Join this fun, festive workshop to make beautiful tree decorations that you can keep or gift!
Brush making workshop, no previous experience needed. You will learn how to make at least four (maybe five!) different brushes using arenga, tampico and broomcorn fibres. Suitable for beginners.
Get crafty and cozy at this free Bauble Making Workshop—DIY festive decorations and good vibes only! Places are limited, so book now!
A beloved neighbourhood favourite, Hillsborough Bookshop has a strong focus on children’s books and fostering a love of reading within the local community.
Join The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire for a festive evening of creativity and Christmas cheer at as they welcome Monica F Hewitt Florist for a Wreath-Making Workshop.
Step away from the Christmas rush and spend a creative day at the Botanical Gardens learning the art of lino printing.
The Old Workshop is a fully vegan bar, with all their beers, wines, cocktails and other drinks suitable for vegans, including a constantly changing guest keg beer list.
Design and make your own dried flower arrangement in a ceramic pumpkin vase.
Get into the festive spirit with an evening of fizz, fun and eco-friendly wreath making!
Come along for a fun festive evening and create your own beautiful Christmas wreath all whilst raising money for Hope English School!
Get hands-on and make your own festive baubles to take home!
A practical workshop designed for start-ups, small business owners, and anyone looking to improve their online presence. By the end of this session, attendees will understand the essentials of SEO, have the confidence to use free tools, and leave with a clear step-by-step plan to improve their website visibility.
See Sheffield’s knife grinding history brought to life at Shepherd Wheel Workshop.
Get into the festive spirit with an evening of fizz, fun and eco-friendly wreath making!
Get into the festive spirit with an evening of fizz, fun and eco-friendly wreath making!
Get in the spooky spirit at this fun, flower filled masterclass.
Come and hand-print a tote bag or tea-towel, inspired by the amazing architecture of Sheffield Cathedral.
Calling all business owners and marketing enthusiasts! Are you ready to unlock the power of Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising to supercharge your business growth? Join us for an engaging, hands-on workshop that will demystify PPC and equip you with the skills to understand its potential.
Come and hand-print a tote bag or tea-towel, inspired by the amazing architecture of the Cathedral. You’ll be using neoprene foam to make a selection of stamps with which to print your designs onto fabric.
Struggling to define your target market? Understanding your brand values, mission, and identity is essential. Learn how to pinpoint your audience by asking the right questions and discover why appealing to everyone is never the goal. Join our free branding workshop to build a brand that truly resonates with your ideal customers.
Get ready for the holiday season with this Wreath Making workshop!
Learn how to craft key messages, authentic copy, and compelling images that resonate with your audience. Discover how to communicate your brand’s benefits, avoid clichés, and create visuals that truly reflect your brand’s personality. Need guidance? Our Beginner’s Guide to Marketing workshop covers this and much more.
A seasonal aromatherapy workshop by Alchemy Grove. Create an Autumn inspired room spray, drawing on the changing season to reflect and set intentions.
Get ready for the holiday season with this Festive Table Centerpieces workshop!
Autumn Wreath-Making Workshop Saturday 24 October 2026 | 10am–1pm Celebrate the arrival of autumn with a special wreath-making workshop at Sheffield Cathedral, led by our talented Cathedral Flower Guild.
Join artist Eelyn Lee for a free sound, movement, and costume workshop exploring how Sheffield’s rivers carry memories across places and time.
A two-day event focuses on women in Japanese cinema, including screenings, filmmaker Q&A's, and an optional workshop.
In this final session of the TechForge Accelerator for tech startups, we discuss a range of options for raising investment into your business. Whether you need £5,000 or £500,000, many founders find that they just cannot move forward without some external investment. Thankfully, there are several options out there including Debt (borrowing), Equity (sale of shares in the business) and Crowdfunding (from the general public). This session gives you a tour of these options and helps you understand…
Six days of practical content and hands-on delivery that covers measuring techniques, drafting, toiling and fitting techniques.
Four days of practical content and hands-on delivery that includes silhouette development, sleeve adaptations and circular-cutting.
A friendly 4-week introduction to Taoist exercise, combining Tai Chi, Qigong, Dao Yoga and Soft Kung Fu. Learn practical exercises to improve strength, balance, energy, mobility and focus. No previous experience needed.
Thinking about creating a website for your business but not sure where to begin? Join our Creating your first business website workshop and learn the key steps to planning a website that supports your business goals.
This workshop explains the rights available to businesses and how you can use them to your advantage. The benefits intellectual property rights can give are more than just protection to your ideas. They can also impact taxation and even immigration.
Feeling overwhelmed by marketing? Our 7-step guide for small business owners will help you start strong and target your ideal customers effectively.
Creating a marketing plan starts with defining SMART goals—specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely. Learn how to set clear objectives, choose effective strategies, and map out actionable steps for growth. This guide will help you build a customized plan to keep your business on track and moving forward.
Marketing is like a slow-running tap filling a bucket with a small leak—it requires consistency to keep your business growing. Learn why regular, manageable marketing efforts are essential to retain customers and maintain stability, and discover practical tips for implementing a sustainable marketing plan
Did you know it costs 5 to 10 times more to acquire a new customer than to sell to an existing one? Loyal customers also spend around 67% more per order. Learn the 3 essential steps to maximize your existing customer base: staying connected, expanding business share, and showcasing your full range of offerings. Treat your current customers like the valuable assets they are
In a constantly changing world, standing still can leave your business behind. Learn how regular SWOT analysis and market research can help you stay competitive and anticipate industry changes. Discover practical tips to keep up with customers, competitors, and market trends for ongoing success.
Still spending too much time on repetitive business tasks? This practical workshop will show you how to use AI to speed up everyday work, improve consistency and build smarter systems for your business. From writing social media posts and emails to organising admin tasks, customer processes and internal workflows, discover how AI can help you work more efficiently.
Join us for this dynamic workshop where you’ll learn how to craft a unique and memorable brand that truly represents your business. We will take you on a journey to understand your target market and position your brand correctly. We will do this through a series of guided exercises that will help you work through all the components of your brand, so you can develop a cohesive, powerful brand that really connects with your audience.
Following on from the Top Tips for Starting Up workshop, this session focuses on planning your business idea, understanding your business and personal visions, marketing your business, and understanding your competitors. Culminating in the development and completion of your own business plan.
From suntrap terraces to cobbled courtyards in former cutlery workshops and even the odd rooftop, explore our guide of great places to enjoy outdoor drinks and fantastic food in Sheffield.
We’ll walk you through the entire process of crafting a strong marketing plan. Using a series of guided, hands-on exercises, we’ll explore your business goals, define your strategies, identify the most effective tactics, and much more. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a laser-focused plan in place, ready to direct your marketing activities with precision.
6 week Argentine Tango beginners course
From guided tours led by friendly local experts and adventures in our great outdoors, to tasting your way around the city or even getting hands-on with a masterclass/workshop, Sheffield is full of fantastic unique experiences for visitors.
Hosted by the Children's University each year, the Festival of Fun offers a huge programme of activities and workshops for children across Sheffield to get involved with throughout the summer school holidays.
As the woodland prepares for winter, spend a day capturing the beauty of autumn in print.
Come along for weekly violin making classes open to all levels
Discover the art of peg loom weaving
Discover the art of peg loom weaving
Join in for a hands-on Zero Waste cooking class at Blend Culinary Foundation - where you'll learn to cook smarter, waste less, and get more out of your ingredients.
Shake up two birthday cocktails at the Cutlery Works! Learn, mix, muddle and sip your way through a fun-filled cocktail masterclass.
After an amazing sold-out night last year, pumpkin painting is back at Steamworks!
Created a Handcrafted Quilted Christmas Stocking
Created a Handcrafted Quilted Christmas Stocking
Created a Handcrafted Quilted Christmas Stocking
Beat the Halloween rush and celebrate a week early with The Writers Workshop's Weird Weekend party with a literary flavour. Over 18s only.
Watch the experts demonstrate how to throw a variety of pots then jump in and have a go! No experience required. Total beginners welcome!
Opened in 2016, La Biblioteka is an award-winning small bookshop, kiosk and cultural space in Sheffield city centre.
Sheffield's largest second-hand bookshop, located on Shalesmoor near Kelham Island since June 2018.
Hangingwater Studio is a working artists’ studio found in Fulton’s Yard, a part of the Victorian workshops on Nether Green Road.
Starting a food business in Sheffield? Download our free step-by-step checklist covering food business registration, street trading consent, food hygiene requirements, insurance and licensing for food carts, street food stalls and mobile catering businesses.
A relaxed non-traditional life drawing session in a speakeasy-style wine loft, featuring a model in unique garments with a spooky themed twist.
A series of free events and activities examining the ideas that shape our everyday lives. From Saturday 17 to Saturday 31 October 2026 in various venues across Sheffield City Centre.
Bike Garage offer bike repairs, hire and sales from their workshop in Bamford, Peak District.
Fulwood Old Chapel was built in 1728 on a green just outside Fulwood village as a meeting place for those who felt the restrictions and dogma of the Church of England too much but still wanted a place to meet and worship.
Waterstones is a large national bookshop chain. The Sheffield branch can be found in Orchard Square in the city centre and sells a wide range of books.
Sheffield Print Club are an independent, screen printing, not-for-profit, social enterprise. The Club runs group workshops, private classes, bespoke sessions and offer a wide range of services to members including studio hire. They can also provide external workshops, such as school visits, and demonstrations as part of a larger event.
Manor Oaks House offers a distinctive heritage space perfect for meetings, workshops, training events and small conferences of up to 60 people.
Bricks and Bits Toy Shop is an official stockist of LEGO, Playmobil, Games Workshop and Orange Tree Toys. Based in Sheffield the stock a huge variety of games.
Discover how AI automation can help you build intelligent systems and agents to support day to day business tasks and workflows.
Whether you need advice on record-keeping, business structure, year-end accounts or tax issues, you'll get up to 45 minutes of FREE support and guidance in a virtual one-to-one session with experienced Accountant and Tax advisor, Adrian Dunkley of MGRW Accountants.
Whether you need advice on record-keeping, business structure, year-end accounts or tax issues, you'll get up to 45 minutes of FREE support and guidance in a virtual one-to-one session with experienced Accountant and Tax advisor, Adrian Dunkley of MGRW Accountants.
Whether you need advice on record-keeping, business structure, year-end accounts or tax issues, you'll get up to 45 minutes of FREE support and guidance in a virtual one-to-one session with experienced Accountant and Tax advisor, Adrian Dunkley of MGRW Accountants.
Do you have legal questions around contracts, leases, partnership agreements and more? Not quite sure what documentation you need in place for your business? Speak to a professional and get the advice you need, in a FREE 45 minute virtual 1-2-1 consultation with a representative from leading law firm, Wake Smith
Most digital platforms are governed by algorithms that influence what gets seen and by whom. As a result, the experience of trying to be visible online varies significantly. What’s more, the pressure to be visible can feel exposing, and can bring its own challenges: uncertainty about self-presentation, criticism, or maintaining personal boundaries.
Considering starting a business? Have no clue where to start? Join our specialist Start Up Business Advisors as they take you through the basics, to help get you going.
If you're in need of ideas to keep the kids entertained, Our Favourite Places have pulled together their cultural holiday highlights for a creative summer in Sheffield.
Diavazo Greek Books has a hand-picked selection of books that represent an organically ever-growing variety of books in Greek or/and about Greece and is a bookshop created by booklovers for booklovers.
So much happens in Sheffield every week! This is our comprehensive event listings page for every single event that gets submitted to our website, from small workshops to citywide festivals.
The Art House Charity provides a range of pottery and art courses and workshops with two Galleries plus spaces to rent. They also deliver Well-being Creative Classes for people needing support in the community.
A creative haven in Leah’s Yard, Earth Paper Fibre celebrates the joy of making with hands-on ceramic workshops and a delightful collection of handcrafted goods - perfect for date nights, birthdays, or a cosy catch-up with friends.
Based in Sheffield, Woodland Wellbeing facilitates courses and workshops for businesses, communities and families - designed to encourage a deeper connection to nature for positive mental health and to encourage a deeper care for the environment.
Waleswood caravan and camping site is located in 12.5 acres of land overlooking and with access to walk into the 750 acre Rother Valley Country park.
Considering a website for your business but don’t know where to start? Join our "Beginners Website Course for Start-ups - Part 2" for hands-on learning. Course Highlights: Practical Demonstration: Watch and learn as we create web pages using a popular website builder platform. Interactive Learning: Encourage discussions and interaction between participants and facilitator.
Looking to get your craft on? Sheffield is home to a range of quirky arts cafés and creative spaces. perfect for beginners and seasoned makers alike.
Following on from the Top Tips and Business Planning & Marketing workshops. This session looks at what it means to be self-employed, covering business structure and registration, start up plans, cashflow, taxation, HMRC obligations, and forecasting. Culminating in development and completion of your own sales and cashflow forecast.
Lucy & Yak comes home to Yorkshire for a joyful weekend celebrating clothes worth keeping. Rummage through 40+ rails of PreLoved treasures, watch live repairs, drop into making workshops, BBC Sewing Bee’s Nicole Akong and more!
No Bounds is a multi-site festival, so you’ll get to explore loads of independent spaces around Sheffield as you explore.
Get a host of tips and techniques on a variety of different ways to market your business, from email campaigns and websites, to cold calling, PR and more. Covering the do’s and don’ts of creating impactful marketing material, this session also aims to help you develop your key messages and routes to market with practical guided exercises.
Business Sheffield helped Olga & Asquith grow their brand by turning their Jamaican rum cake into a stout—through expert advice and a key introduction.
Renuka is a medical herbalist and forager who runs public workshops, gives presentations to local groups and holds regular walks in the Peak District. The walks include learning about poisonous plants through solving a murder-mystery puzzle, exploring the historical uses of plants complete with references to Shakespeare and his contemporaries, identifying medicinal plants growing in our hedgerows and fields, learning about trees and how they can communicate with each other.
In their two studios, Yoga at the Reach offer a wide variety of yoga and classes, courses and workshops. The styles, include: ashtanga, Mysore, hatha, dynamic hatha, acro yoga, rest and relax classes, restorative yoga, pregnancy yoga, baby yoga, baby massage, post-natal yoga, yoga therapy and the yoga of healthy backs programme. They nurture and encourage everyone and help them to fulfil their personal journey and reach their highest potential.
18 Bikes is a bike shop in Hope, in the Derbyshire Peak District. They are surrounded by hills that are just perfect for mountain bikes - but that’s not all they do. As a proper bike shop with on-site workshop they add lots of little extras that most retailers don’t. They tape wheels for tubeless use where appropriate, tap/face and ream frames before dispatch and any complete bikes are properly unpacked and checked before dispatch rather than sent out as supplied from the distributor.
A Different Gear are an independent, not for profit, community-owned bike shop and workshop based in Heeley. They sell new bikes and accessories with a focus on adventure, utility and cargo. As well as selling new bikes and accessories they also take in donated bikes, strip them down and refurbish them. They are then resold for a fraction of the price of a new bike. Prices in the shop are affordable, with decent adult bikes starting at £120. There's usually a good selection for kids too,…
Whether you're visiting for a day or exploring like a local, here’s your guide to Sheffield’s most distinctive indie bookshops.
Kelham Island has long been at the forefront of Sheffield's brewing reputation and has become a mecca for renowned real ale pubs and microbreweries. This guide gives you a rundown of the best beery places to visit on a day/evening out.
Rob Lawley is the Service Manager for Business Sheffield, leading the delivery of programmes that help Sheffield’s businesses start, grow and thrive. Before stepping into this role, Rob worked as a Business Advisor within the service, supporting entrepreneurs and early‑stage businesses across a wide range of sectors.