Family Events
Sector Safari
From June 23 to Aug 10, explore Sheffield’s city centre businesses with a free careers trail. Come and join in this children’s activities and find out more. Perfect for young people and families! Grab a map, solve puzzles, discover careers, and earn a badge + a chance to win a £100 gift card!
Meadowhall's Summer Beach Club
Meadowhall will once again welcome the return of its hugely successful Summer Beach Club for the school holidays, with its biggest line-up yet 18 July - 31 August.
DINOTRAIL at Sheffield Cathedral
Dinosaurs have taken over Sheffield Cathedral! Follow the clues, uncover hidden prehistoric creatures, and claim a dinosaur-themed prize at the end of your journey, running 21 July - 4 August.
Sheffield by the Seaside 2025
Grab your buckets and spades as the seaside returns to Sheffield's Peace Gardens this summer, with a whole host of FREE family fun, 24 July - 24 August.
Make It! Play It! at The National Videogame Museum
Step behind the screens and explore the making that powers play! Whether you’re sculpting clay characters, building LEGO scenes or animating, discover how craft and creativity come together to create some of the world’s most imaginative videogames, with fun activities every day 24 July – 1 September.
Tropical Treasures Trail
Follow the flutter, swing and squawk! Get ready for a summer of discovery as the ‘Tropical Treasures’ trail swings into play at the Tropical Butterfly House Wildlife Conservation Park, 26 July - 31 August.
Wild Play Summer Holidays
Love playing and exploring outside? Join these nature inspired woodland sessions where you will build dens, make compasses from leaves, play games and survive the woods! The event is also part of the Children's University!
Growtheatre Family Adventures - The Mighty Maze
Calling all master maze-makers! Can you create a challenge to stump even the boldest adventurers? Think obstacles, traps, challenges… and mud! Get ready to build, get mucky, and outwit them all!
Together Festival 2025
A lively and welcoming free festival celebrating theatre and arts created with community groups across Sheffield.
Classic Car Show
The South Yorkshire Classic Car & Motorcycle Show comes to Wentworth Woodhouse this summer offering a spectacular day of motoring heritage ideal for enthusiasts, families and day trippers alike!
House of Fun Exhibition
A little weird. A lot wonderful. Art that’s immersive, surreal, and seriously selfie-worthy. Explore stories of parties, excess, and fun in a new playful and interactive exhibition – expect costumes, games, and a space made for wild imaginations!
House of Fun Season
Welcome to the House of Fun – a historic home with a mischievous side. Wentworth Woodhouse isn’t a whisper-while-you-walk stately home. It’s a place where children can lead the way, adults can let loose, and everyone is free to have fun in a space that belongs to us all.
Birds of a Feather Trail
As part of the Threads Through the Cross exhibition, families are invited to explore Sheffield Cathedral and discover all the hidden feathered friends woven into the stunning textile panels. Along the way, children can put their creativity to the test by sketching each bird they find.
Eats, Treats & Moor
Get ready for a weekend bursting with flavour, fun, and festivities! Eats, Treats & Moor is back 9- 10 August in Sheffield City Centre – and it’s bigger and better than ever.
Great British Food Festival
The UK’s favourite foodie day out is back at Wentworth Woodhouse for 2025!
Classic Car Show
Get ready for a fantastic day out as The Moor teams up with the Rotary Club of Sheffield to bring you the 15th Annual Classic Car Show on Sunday 17 August.
CareFest 2025
Get ready for a day of epic tunes, street food, family fun, and celebration as Carefest 2025 takes over Thorncliffe Hall on Monday 25th August!
Sheffield Fayre 2025
A fantastic day out for all of the family in one of Sheffield’s most wonderful parks, Sheffield Fayre returns on Bank Holiday Monday 25 August 2025.
Wardsend Cemetery Bioblitz
‘Bio’ means ‘life’ and ‘Blitz’ means ‘to do something quickly’. Together they make ‘BioBlitz’, a community race against the clock to discover as many species of plants, animals and fungi as possible within 24 hours!
Growtheatre Family Adventures – Superheroes!
Do you have what it takes to complete high-priority training and become the woods’ newest superhero? Save the woods from DOOM and create top secret bases, super strength webbing, fantastic disguises and much more. Use your super powers to protect the wood
LongShaw Sheep Dog Trials 2025
The Longshaw Sheep Dog Trials, set to take place on August 28-30 2025, is a highly anticipated event that brings together the finest sheepdogs and their handlers from across the UK and beyond.
House of Fun | WE Wonder Festival 2025
Roll up, roll up! Welcome to the House of Fun! Step right up into the magic of the big top as the House of Fun brings the circus to the Wentworth Woodhouse's glorious gardens for this year’s WE Wonder Festival.
The Graves Park Food and Drink Festival 2025: A Summertime Feast
Brand new for 2025! The Graves Park Food Festival will be taking place 30 - 31 August in Sheffield’s largest park!
Art in the Gardens
Taking place Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 September 2025 in Sheffield's stunning Botanical Gardens, Art in the Gardens is one of the largest outdoor art markets in the North of England, with artists, craft makers and visitors coming from across the UK.
Lick of Paint Festival
A new street art festival for Sheffield! ‘Lick of Paint Festival’ is set to be an artist-led, weekend-long mural and street art event taking place 6 - 7 September, celebrating the diversity and talent of creatives in the North.
A Victorian Tea Party
Come and celebrate 150 years of Firth Park with the Friends of Firth Park - it's going to be a fun-filled day of history, music, and community spirit!
Fun Club
A day of activities, workshops, entertainment and a local makers market!
Nether Edge Farmers' Market - September 2025
The September edition of this quarterly market, which takes place in the streets around Nether Edge. Expect a bustling atmosphere with over eighty stallholders selling a vast array of local produce, crafts and wares.
Greystones Gigs - FLOW Classical Music Fusion
Concerteenies' Greystones Gigs bring brilliant musical experiences for all the family into the community.
3D Film Night: Spy Kids 3D: Game Over - 2003
3D screening of 2005 Spy Kids 3D: Game over by Robert Rodriguez
Family Concert: The Storm Whale
A brand-new musical version of Benji Davies’ modern-classic The Storm Whale, which tells the story of a boy, a whale washed up on the beach and friendships that will change their lives forever and echo down the generations.
The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the West End smash-hit production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe comes to the Lyceum.
Greystones Gigs - Mambo Jambo Halloween Specials
Concerteenies' Greystones Gigs bring brilliant musical experiences for all the family into the community.
Autumn Lights at Don Valley Bowl
Autumn Lights returns to Don Valley Bowl for their fireworks fiesta on Bonfire Night Wednesday 5 November. Alongside Sheffield's biggest fireworks display, there will live music, DJ, fire/ light performers, laser shows, fun fair and street food.
Illuminate The Gardens 2025
Illuminate the Gardens is a fireworks and lighting extravaganza that takes place over several nights at Sheffield's stunning Botanical Gardens, around the weekend of Bonfire Night. This years event will be 7 - 9 November.
Crackers For Christmas - Sheffield Festive Market Opening Weekend
Come and celebrate the opening weekend of Sheffield's Christmas Market and the countdown to Christmas with a host festive family entertainment across the city centre, 15 - 16 November.
Greystones Gigs - Good Habits Folk Fusion
Concerteenies' Greystones Gigs bring brilliant musical experiences for all the family into the community.
Aladdin
Sheffield Lyceum's 2025 spectacular, fun-filled, family pantomime will be... Aladdin! Panto legend Damian Williams will return for his 18th year. Aladdin will run from 5 December 2025 to 4 January 2026.
Greystones Gigs - Festive Christmas Singalong
Concerteenies' Greystones Gigs bring brilliant musical experiences for all the family into the community.
Lunch with the Grinch
A Whoville Adventure! Visit the Mercure Sheffield Kenwood Hall Hotel & Spa for a lunch like no other, with the Grinch himself joined by Cindy Lou Who, and a lively party host to make it a day to re member!
Santa Sunday Lunch
Visit Whirlow Brook Hall for a magical festive family celebration! Enjoy a delicious three-course Sunday lunch, followed by coffee and mince pies, and a special visit from Santa, who will bring a gift for each child.
Disney On Ice presents Find Your Hero
Discover the hero inside us all at Disney On Ice. Step inside the story of Encanto with Mirabel and her family and learn that everyone has a special gift. Sail away with Moana and Maui on their journey across the ocean. Join Elsa on her quest to protect Arendelle.
Greystones Gigs - Christmas carol singalong
Concerteenies' Greystones Gigs bring brilliant musical experiences for all the family into the community.
Breakfast with Santa
Join the Mercure Sheffield Kenwood Hall Hotel & Spa for a magical morning with Santa!
New Years Eve Family Celebration
With something for every member of the family, this New Year's Eve Celebration promises to be an unforgettable way to welcome the year ahead.
Taylor Swift Tribute
Come along for an unforgettable afternoon of music and magic at our Taylor Swift Tribute Show! This family-friendly event is perfect for fans of all ages, celebrating the incredible career and iconic hits of one of the most beloved artists.
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big, stripy tiger!
Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic
Your favourite characters and music from across the Walt Disney Animation Studios catalogue come to life on the concert hall stage and screen to create a cinematic concert experience like never before.
