Summer events

Summer 2025 is looking like a busy one for Sheffield, with major music festivals, sporting events, vibrant outdoor markets and family entertainment. 

An inclusive scene

At the Rainbow's End

At the Rainbow’s End, by Clare Summerskill, Coming is a new verbatim play addressing homophobic and transphobic abuse of older LGBTQ+ people in care and receiving care in later life.

Reasons to choose Sheffield

Discover the secrets of one of the UK’s most likeable cities – and why it might just be your ideal destination. You might be excused for thinking that we fly a little under the radar of other northern metropolises. But the city has long been quietly reinventing itself as the northern capital of cool.

Eating out with a young family in Sheffield

Here's a lowdown of a few tried and trusted local places in Sheffield to head for if you're visiting the city with your little rascals.

How Everyday Skills Can Make You a Great Entrepreneur

Discover how your everyday skills—like managing finances, making decisions, and persuading others—can help you start and run a successful business. Business Sheffield’s advisors share insights into transferable skills for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Utilita Arena Sheffield

The Arena in the Attercliffe area of Sheffield hosts the worlds most legendary musical superstars & the world's biggest sporting greats, from trophy winning Sheffield Steelers to boxing world title fights and music performers like Katy Perry and Oasis. The Arena has also hosted some more unusual events, from the likes of Cybermen marching through the audience at Doctor Who The Live Tour to 20 life-sized dinosaurs roaming the Arena floor in Walking With Dinosaurs.

Street Art

There are a number of street artists who live in Sheffield and make our walls into something beautiful for the city to be proud of. Their variety of styles can be seen here, as well as all over the world - and we have plenty of guest murals painted by artists who have visited Sheffield to create their own mark too.

Relocate your business

Get in touch with the team at Invest Sheffield who can help with everything from site and office searches through to aftercare and key account management.