So much happens in Sheffield every week!
This is our comprehensive event listing page for every single event that gets submitted to our website - from small workshops and community events to international sporting fixtures and citywide festivals.
So if you're looking for something specific, please use the filter tags and date search below, to help narrow the event listings results for what you'd really like to see/find.
Alternatively, visit our What's On page for seasonal highlights and roundups of the bigger events happening in Sheffield.
All Events in Sheffield
Off The Shelf Festival of Words 2025
Sheffield's annual festival celebrating books, words and ideas, is one of the UK’s largest literary festivals. Taking place 10 - 26 October, the festival will once again be bringing some of the biggest names in literary talent, media and the arts to South Yorkshire.
Let the Light In – Lemn Sissay
Hear one of our most beloved poets read from this collection, a first aid kit for the heart, as well as his other work.
Inspiration - conversations with writers from the Royal Literary Fund
Northern-based writers and RLF Fellows Mark Morris, Caroline Cauchi and Susan Elliot Wright share insights on what ignites their creativity
How I Write - conversations with writers from the Royal Literary Fund
Northern-based writers and RLF Fellows Chris Simms, Susan Elliot Wright & Mark Morris talk about the nuts and bolts of how the writing happens
Creative Writing Workshops
Free Creative Writing Workshops for trans + non binary folks!
The Stories That Women Tell
Jacqueline Crooks, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi & Cheryl Martin in conversation with Désirée Reynolds.
Out of Character: From Abigail’s Party to Gavin and Stacey – Alison Steadman
In a career spanning film, television, stage, and radio, Alison Steadman has become a national treasure, renowned for her memorable roles in productions like Gavin and Stacey, Pride and Prejudice, and Abigail's Party, among many others.
Among the Tombstones: Nature Writing at the General Cemetery
An all-weather writing workshop taking inspiration from the beauty of this peaceful cemetery in the heart of Sheffield.
Talking to the Dead: A Creative Writing Workshop
A creative-writing workshop that celebrates our ancestry and those we've loved and lost.
Bolsover Castle – Lucy Worsley
Passionate about making history accessible, TV's Lucy Worsley will share the fascinating story of Bolsover Castle, a 17th-century pleasure palace in Derbyshire that holds special significance for her as the site of her first job with English Heritage.
