Out of this World 2026

Winter Garden, Tudor Square, Town Hall and the Peace Gardens

The ever popular sci-fi, comic book, gaming and fantasy areas are home to comic book artists, costumers, trade stalls and displays.

You’ll encounter your favourite heroes and villains including Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, Ghostbusters and Dr Who. Keep your eyes open for Daleks too.

A popular zone to find, or photobomb, your movie and comic book favourites, get hold of the latest character and comicon and gaming must haves.

Enter the Retro Gaming room to see if you can help Pacman outrun those pesky ghosts.

Share a dance with your favourite children’s film and animation costume characters and grab a photo at their meet and greets. And join the Huntrix for the K Pop Demon Hunters interactive sessions, learn some moves and sing along to the soundtrack. We know you’re gonna be golden!

Visit Scales and Tails in the Town Hall for a chance to get cozy with their lizards, or if your brave enough there is a chance to hold one of the snakes.

Can you spot the Time Travellers? They should be in our time zone for a few hours . Behold the Time Machine; an incredible piece of eccentric Victorian engineering. Professor Weft and Miss Warp will be astounded to hear what the latest inventions of today are

Magic and Illusion Zone

Millennium Square, Town Hall and Peace Gardens

A programme of mystifying illusion and magic - some of the UK’s best magicians and illusionists can be found in this zone. Magic that will astound you - from sleight of hand to the weird and wonderful!

Step right up and witness the jaw-dropping spectacle of Dangerous Steve’s Sideshow! Be amazed as fearless performers perform fantastic feats of fire and balance. Watch in awe daredevil Ramona tackles the Ladder of Swords, where one wrong step could mean disaster!

The World’s smallest performer dazzle at the ever-popular Professor Jon’s Flea Circus returns with new fleas to perform amazing feats for your delight. It's a charming, fun-filled show for the whole family, full of wonder and laughter.

“Heads I Win, Tails You Lose!" With Sam the Scam, presenting Beat the Cheat! Here’s a chance to enjoy being fooled and entertained by a trickster with his old-time scams, sleight of hand, magic and comedy.. You won’t lose any money but we guarantee laughter!

Rachel the Enchantress invites all budding young spellcasters to enter her den of magic for a fun, imaginative and creative session. Young witches and wizards will.

learn magic spells, design and make a wand, turn their grownups into frogs and even make them disappear. Or try the sci-fi themed workshops to amaze and delight your friends and family with magic tricks. Here's a chance for beginners to make and take home some conjuring tricks. Make money appear and disappear, float cards in the air and lots more clever tricks in these fun workshop sessions led by our experienced professional magician Magic Dave. Tickets are free but must be picked up from the steward in front of the Town Hall to ensure your place.

Halloween Zone

Town Hall Square, Town Hall, Peace Gardens, Pinstone St and Fargate

Little Monsters will be running loose again this year, so get your Halloween fancy dress on and enjoy some spooky attractions!

Watch out for Trick and Treat sneaking up when you least expect it. This silly pair of ghastly ghouls will be haunting the event with horrifying howlers, hocus-pocus and hoodwinking. These two fantastically funny phantoms dance around and perform tricks from their 'wonderful wagon of weirdness’.

The Pre Hee Men are two potty cavemen with batty banter and music from the stone age, Accompanied by their prehistoric pet bird “Peep” who joins the nutty Neanderthals on their wacky adventures.

Hopefully Out Of This Worlders “ain’t afraid of no ghosts” – but don’t worry if you are a little fearful as the Ghostbusters will be round and about keeping a watchful eye on the event and an ear to their PKE Meter to keep the spirits at bay. Talented Sheffield kids from local dance groups Funky Dance Fever and Razzmataz will also give you shivers with their dance tricks, it will definitely be a treat.

Visit The Prisoner in his Halloween cage as he plays his tricks in the Peace Gardens but beware of getting too close, he’s trying to persuade you to set him free to cause chaos around the event.

If that isn’t scary enough for you, you can always go retro on the classic Ghost Train on Fargate.

The UK’s very own Plumber Drummer returns bringing his zany instruments to provide an out of this world soundtrack to the event.

With plenty of trade stalls and caterers around the event it may also be the perfect time to pick up your last minute Halloween must haves, grab a bite to eat or make a start on the festive shopping.

For enquiries please contact the Major Events Team – events@sheffield.gov.uk