Information for delegates

Shopping

Sheffield’s authentic and independent spirit is reflected in its retail and there are several areas of the city where clusters of independent shops have grown to become quirky shopping districts in their own right.

A city break with a soundtrack

Whether you love basing your weekend away around a national tour, prefer to rock up at a local joint and check out whatever happens to be on offer, or you're a band/artist playing one of our venues or festivals, then you'll feel right at home here.

Rivelin Rail

Rivelin Rail is making tracks with the Productivity and Digitisation Grants! With support from Business Sheffield and funding from the Productivity and Digitisation Grants, Rivelin Rail were able to make significant software and hardware improvements to their bespoke railway inspection device, improving functionality and reducing assembly time.

Digital and Productivity Grant - Bullion Case Study

Thanks to support from the UKSPF Digital and Productivity Grant, Bullion, a local bean-to-bar chocolate maker, doubled their output and scaled up their business!

Darren Buxton, Growth Advisor

Meet Darren from our team of business advisors. Darren has worked with hundreds of businesses helping them to look at business strategy, process improvement, and digital challenges. He provides expert support on those grant funding applications too.

What's On

Sheffield has a fantastic programme of vibrant events and festivals all year round, from international sporting fixtures and summer music festivals to world-renowned theatre and exhibitions.

The pioneering city of electronic music

There are few cities in the world as synonymous with electronic music as Sheffield. For half a century the city has been producing a steady stream of game-changing music that has gone on to impact and shape the way electronic music sounds all across the world.

Vivacity Choir set to perform first full concert after surviving pandemic

A Hillsborough-based choir is preparing for its first full concert since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 - and everyone is invited!

The modern makers at No Bounds 2022

The No Bounds 2022 program leads with major pieces of work exploring new technologies, yet with a collective and collaborative approach, as well as cross continental musical dialogues. Here's Liam O'Shea, festival director, with more information.