So much happens in Sheffield every week!
This is our comprehensive event listing page for every single event that gets submitted to our website - from small workshops and community events to international sporting fixtures and citywide festivals.
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All Events in Sheffield
Penny McCarthy: How to Look Through Time
Penny McCarthy sets out to find new ways to consider time, loss and preservation.
New Horizons: Growing Sheffield’s Art Collection
Sheffield’s art collection has been expanding and evolving ever since it was founded 150 years ago. Today, it continues to develop, celebrating artistic excellence that reflects the world we live in and helps us find our place in it.
A Christmas Carol
A festive Sheffield Theatres production of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic, featuring the Sheffield Carols, redemption, heart, and holiday spirit. Live on the iconic Crucible stage, 29 November - 10 January.
Christmas Tree Festival
Sheffield Cathedral will sparkle and shine when it is lit up with more than 40 Christmas trees, each beautifully decorated by a local charity, community group or business, 2 December - 11 January.
Aladdin at the Lyceum Theatre
This year's spectacular, fun-filled, family pantomime in the Lyceum Theatre is Aladdin! Starring Strictly superstar, Kevin Clifton, CBeebies' favourite, Evie Pickerill and Sheffield legend Damian Williams, 5 December - 4 January.
Goldsoul - Soul Night Out
The famous Sheffield City Hall plays host to another big Soul night out. Join us on Saturday 13th December 2025 for 3 rooms of Classic Dancefloor favourites presented by the North’s Best Loved Soul DJ’s. 9pm-2am. Be quick, it generally sells out.
Sheffield International Concert Season 2025/26 - Black Dyke Band and Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus
Take some time out from the hustle and bustle of all the Christmas preparations – from shopping and wrapping, to decorating and card writing – with this sparkling seasonal celebration.
Kate Rusby
Kate Rusby celebrates 20 years of festive joy with this year’s tour, ‘Christmas Is Merry’—a heart-warming tradition for thousands of fans. Her pure, unmistakable voice breathes new life into traditional South Yorkshire carols, winter songs, and Christmas classics, creating an enchanting, magical atmosphere.
Richard Hawley
To celebrate 20 years of Coles Corner, Richard Hawley returns to Sheffield City Hall for another landmark hometown performance. Come along and honour two decades of this iconic album in the city where it all began. Expect timeless songs and that unmistakable Hawley magic!
Christmas Lights
Join award-winning company, Filskit Theatre, for this festive performance that shows us how the power of friendship can light up the dark. With beautiful lights, original music, playful performance, Christmas Lights will be sure to dazzle children aged 1-4 and their families.
The Holiday in Concert
The beloved Christmas film, The Holiday, will be presented live in concert this winter across the UK, featuring its magical musical score performed live to the film by a full concert orchestra.
The Bootleg Beatles
The Bootleg Beatles return for 2025! From Love Me Do to Let It Be, from the Cavern to the Apple rooftop, from black and white to psychedelic technicolor, the world's Premier Beatles band returns to take you on a whistle-stop journey through the most vibrant revolutionary and divisive decade of all - the Swinging Sixties.
The Bootleg Beatles
Following the triumph of their last concert celebrating the songs of the Beatles' iconic five films, The Bootleg Beatles return this year with their focus on another Famous Five.
Day Fever!
Full of people ready to party to the best feel good music, personally curated by Jon McClure of Reverend and the Makers, the gang behind Day Fever guarantee it'll be an afternoon of no holds barred fun times and dancing.
Day Fever!
Full of people ready to party to the best feel good music, personally curated by Jon McClure of Reverend and the Makers, the gang behind Day Fever guarantee it'll be an afternoon of no holds barred fun times and dancing.
Manor Operatic Society presents Sleeping Beauty
Manor Operatic Society proudly presents Sleeping Beauty, with 13 incredible shows at the Sheffield City Hall.
Manor Operatic Society presents Sleeping Beauty
Manor Operatic Society proudly presents Sleeping Beauty, with 13 incredible shows at the Sheffield City Hall.
Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana
A Cuban take on the favourite festive classic, the production explodes onto the Lyceum stage, featuring new choreography by Carlos Acosta CBE and performed by his Cuban company, Acosta Danza.
The Big Pants Party
Get ready for the ultimate ladies night out, celebrating the iconic soundtrack of a lifetime of fun, love and friendship! Gather your squad, dress to impress and go on a musical trip down memory lane with hits from your favourite artists
The Rocky Horror Show
Ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show returns to the Lyceum as part of a new world tour.
The ELO Experience
The ELO Experience - The world's foremost multi award winning tribute to The Electric Light Orchestra. With sensational string section, stunning light show and large screen projection.
Top Hat the Musical
You’re invited to the musical equivalent of the finest vintage champagne. Effervescent, elegant and exhilarating, Top Hat is a heady romantic cocktail laced with sparklingly witty dialogue, stunning choreography, lavish sets and gorgeous costumes.
Sheffield International Concert Season 2025/26 - The Hallé
2025’s astounding winner of the prestigious Terence Judd-Hallé Award, Julius Asal, joins forces with returning Hallé conductor Lionel Bringuier for a performance of Grieg’s youthful Piano Concerto. From its thunderous opening timpani roll, through a heart-stoppingly beautiful Adagio to a rousing final movement, this stunning work has it all.
To Kill A Mockingbird
Aaron Sorkin’s riveting, award-winning stage adaptation of the seminal American novel about racial injustice and childhood innocence became a Broadway and West End sensation with star-studded sell-out seasons on both sides of the Atlantic.
Glenn Moore - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some More?
Join Glenn Moore, one of the UK's most prolific and celebrated joke-writers, for an evening of rapid-fire comedy packed with perfectly crafted punchlines.
My Brother's A Genius
Poetry, grime and dance unite in Debris Stevenson’s explosive new play about learning to fall, fail and find our own ways to fly.
Sheffield Powerlifting Championships 2026
The Sheffield Powerlifting Championships will return in 2026, as the worlds strongest powerlifters assemble in the United Kingdom to battle it out for the title of Champion of Champions.
Bowie Experience
Direct from London's West End, Bowie Experience is a spectacular concert celebrating the sound and vision of David Bowie. A must see for all Bowie fans.
Sheffield International Concert Season 2025/26 - Manchester Camerata
Manchester Camerata and conductor Tom Fetherstonhaugh, described by BBC Radio 3 as “a spark to watch”, guide us on an immersive journey through various sonic landscapes.
Twilight in Concert
Experience the legendary Twilight film in an unforgettable way with Twilight in Concert, a breath-taking live-to-film event.
The Bodyguard the Musical
Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge – what they don't expect is to fall in love.
Madama Butterfly - Ellen Kent's Farewell Opera Tour
Senbla presents Ellen Kent's farewell opera tour featuring Opera International Kyiv, Ukraine, with highly-praised soloists and full orchestra.
Lost In Music - One Night at the Disco
Embark on an electrifying journey through the sensational 70s. A world class band and dazzling vocals are set to transport you straight to the heart of disco fever.
Jason Manford - A Manford All Seasons
Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show, A Manford All Seasons. Jason's been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn't changed a bit.
Chris McCausland - Yonks!
Chris McCausland is hitting the road again with another masterclass in stand-up comedy that has literally been yonks in the making...
Uncanny: Fear of The Dark
The first Uncanny live stage show I Know What I Saw was one of the best-selling paranormal shows in theatre history.
Sheffield International Concert Season 2025/26 - Czech Janacek
The Czech Janáček Philharmonic, led by their esteemed Music Director Daniel Raiskin, opens this captivating programme with music rooted in Czech history and influenced by the country’s folk music.
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!
Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells: The Best Of Tubular Bells
The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III which celebrates the brilliance of these iconic and seminal musical pieces, will tour across the UK throughout February and March 2026.
Sheffield Lunar New Year Celebration 2026
After a phenomenal weekend celebration in 2025, the Sheffield Lunar Chinese New Year Festival will return to the city centre on 21 and 22 February 2026, to mark 'Year of the Horse'.
Single White Female
Based on the iconic 90’s psychological thriller, the world premiere stage production of Single White Female is a bold and modern re-imagining of the best-selling book and hit movie, that coined a phrase and lead a generation to fear a stiletto heel!
An Evening with Ruby Wax
Don't miss the incomparable Ruby Wax live on stage for a brilliant, bold and deeply human evening of storytelling, insight and razor-sharp wit on Thursday 26 February 2025.
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.
Bridget Christie
A kidney stone. A stray cat. An eye-themed fetish. Bridget Christie hits the road again with a brand new show.
The Ladies Football Club
With World War 1 forcing men onto the front line to fight, the women of Sheffield take their place in the factories, constructing the bombs and the bullets. When they start kicking a football around on their lunch breaks, it soon becomes clear that it’s not just positions on a factory floor these women can fill; it’s on the football pitch too.
Legally Blonde the Musical
The iconic international West End and Broadway smash hit musical comedy Legally Blonde the Musical is back in fashion with a huge new production.
Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted By Tony Blackburn OBE
Get ready for an evening of 60s classics performed by the Sounds Of The 60s All Star Band & Singers, hosted by Radio 2's legendary DJ, Tony Blackburn OBE. The show features stories and songs from the most loved decade.
Indie Beer Feast 2026
Kicking off Sheffield Beer Week in style… the Indie Beer Feast is a two-day independent craft beer festival, taking place at Trafalgar Warehouse in Sheffield City Centre, 6 - 7 March.
Lily Allen : Performs West End Girl
The remarkable Lily Allen, whose new album West End Girl has received rave reviews, has announced she will play her first dates for 7 years when she tours the UK in March 2026.
Horrible Histories: The Concert, Live & Dead on Stage!
For the very first time, your favourite songs and actors from the BAFTA Award-winning CBBC TV series will be appearing live (and dead!) on stage in a very special production!
Northern Soul Orchestrated
Following the huge success of the Northern Soul Orchestrated tour last year, writer and BBC Radio 6 Music broadcaster Stuart Maconie, alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra and Manchester?s composer and conductor Joe Duddell will return with new dates in March 2026.
Agatha Christie's Death On The Nile
Bitter Rivals. Buried Secrets. A Love to Die For. On board a luxurious cruise under the heat of the Egyptian sun, a couple’s idyllic honeymoon is cut short by a brutal murder.
Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes
Nicolas Reyes has been the leader and co-founder of the Gipsy Kings for well over 30 years. In the past three decades, they have dominated the World Music charts and sold more than 14 million albums worldwide.
Thomas Green
One of Australia's best exports, Thomas Green storms back onto the stage to electrify audiences with a brand new hour, following his sell-out debut tour.
Clinton Baptiste
Hot on the heels of his fourth sell-out UK tour, the nation’s favourite clairvoyant medium Clinton Baptiste is back with a new live show for 2026 and beyond! In a rudderless world, mankind needs an envoy to gather solutions from the all-knowing, all-seeing Afterlife. But who should it be?
Living
Award-winning Sheffield playwright, Leo Butler’s (Redundant), state-of-the-nation drama about all the years of our lives.
Sheffield International Concert Season 2025/26 - The Hallé
Alpesh Chauhan, an inspiring conductor with a glittering career, opens the Hallé’s fourth appearance with Britten’s lively “Courtly Dances” from his opera Gloriana. Norwegian trumpet star, Tine Thing Helseth, then takes to the platform to perform a new and exciting work, written especially for her.
Tom Rosenthal
Star of Friday Night Dinner and Plebs, Tom Rosenthal returns to stand-up with his much-anticipated new show Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am.
The Dubliners Encore - Official Stage Show
The Dubliners Encore is the official stage show celebrating the greatest folk band of all time. Produced by The Dubliners' John Sheahan; renowned fiddle player and legendary Irish icon, this new show packs 50 years of songs, stories, and craic, into one unforgettable night.
10cc and Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour
One of the UK's most innovative and influential bands, 10cc have announced their return to the UK concert scene in 2026 with the typically tongue-in-cheek And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour celebrating a genre-defying repertoire that continues to captivate audiences across the world.
Scouting for Girls
Scouting For Girls commemorate the album's 15th anniversary with the release of new picture disc and zoetrope vinyl formats, and confirm details of a special celebratory tour which will see them mix songs from the album with all of their biggest hits.
English Touring Opera - The Gondoliers
The Gondoliers, Gilbert and Sullivan’s last great success, is a fizzing comedy of mistaken identity that marries joy and chaos with a sharp satire of monarchy and class.
Ross Noble - Cranium of Curiosities
Roll up, roll up! Or use a more conventional form of transport to get to the show. It’s entirely your choice. Unless you accidentally become trapped in a barrel. Should that happen, then just find an incline and start rolling to see the one and only Ross Noble!
Alex James' Britpop Classical
Britpop classics brought to life by Blur's Alex James, symphony orchestra and special guests Phil Daniels, Saffron Sprackling, Gary Stringer.
English Touring Opera - Pagliacci
When Canio, leader of a theatre troupe, sees his life reflected in rehearsals for an upcoming opera, he becomes convinced that his wife is having an affair. Can Canio temper his spiralling emotions, or will his jealousy get the better of him?
The Billy Joel Songbook
The hugely acclaimed singer-songwriter and pianist Elio Pace and his incredible band are set to thrill UK audiences once more with the smash-hit award-winning show including more than 30 hits including She's Always A Woman, Uptown Girl, Tell Her About It and Piano Man.
The Cher Show
Do you believe in life after love? The Cher Show, celebrates the remarkable story of Cher’s life and illustrious career: the highs, lows, loves, hits and outrageously fabulous costumes.
Chris Ramsey - Here Man
Following overwhelming demand (mainly from his wife Rosie who is desperate to get him out of the house), Chris Ramsey will be back on the road in 2026 with a brand-new stand-up show.
Northern Ballet's Gentleman Jack
Masters of storytelling Northern Ballet bring to the stage the extraordinary story of Anne Lister — better known as Gentleman Jack.
Fawlty Towers The Play
Join Basil (Danny Bayne), the delightfully bumbling Major and Polly (Joanne Clifton), with an 18-strong cast as they bring to life all your favourite moments from the show’s unforgettable twelve episodes.
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat is the 2024 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical. It’s London's biggest hit with 77 five-star reviews making it the best-reviewed show in West End history. Now also a Tony-nominated Best Musical on Broadway!
World Snooker Championship 2026
Professional snooker's most prestigious tournament and one of Sheffield’s biggest sporting events, the World Championship returns with 32 of snooker’s best players competing in a knockout style tournament, 18 April - 4 May.
Barnum
Step right up and enter the dazzling world of P.T. Barnum, where imagination and ambition know no bounds. Hand in hand with wife Charity, Barnum’s life and career twists and turns as he schemes and dreams his way to headier heights.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
For the first time ever, a novel by John le Carré — the undisputed master of the modern spy genre whose works include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Night Manager — is brought to life in a thrilling stage adaptation.
World Seniors Snooker Championship 2026
The World Seniors Snooker Championship returns in 2026 with many of the legends of yesteryear once again competing at the Crucible, 6 - 10 May.
Bluey's Big Play
Back by popular demand - Bluey, Bingo, Bandit and Chilli are returning to Sheffield in the Olivier award-nominated live stage show, Bluey’s Big Play.
Sheffield Food Festival 2026
One of the city's largest free to attend events for all the family, the festival is a bustling exhibition of Sheffield’s flourishing food & drink scene, with 90% of the traders taking part, based locally. This year's food festival takes place 23 - 25 May.
Justin Live - Justin Time To Rock
Famous for his BAFTA Award-winning appearances in hit programmes including Something Special, Justin’s House, Gigglebiz and Gigglequiz, Justin and his friends are back, starring in a brand-new rocktastic theatre show.
2:22 A Ghost Story
Following seven West End seasons, a record-breaking UK and Ireland tour and thirty productions across the globe, the stage phenomenon 2:22 A Ghost Story now comes/returns to Sheffield.
The Choir of Man
An uplifting celebration of community and friendship where everyone is welcome, over-flowing with feel-good, foot-stomping entertainment.
Summer Holiday The Musical
Aboard a double decker bus, Don and his friends are on a fun-packed trip to Paris, The Alps, Italy and Greece, in search of a good time and a brilliant summer. On the way they encounter pop bands, runaway pops stars and of course holiday romance.
Sheffield Krazy Races
Krazy Races Arrives in Sheffield for the First Time! Get ready for an adrenaline-filled day as teams race downhill, navigating tight turns and racing to the finish line in front of thousands of spectators!
Peppa Pig's Big Family Show
Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show is packed full of music, adventure and surprises for little ones and is the perfect introduction to theatre.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film, is back with a dazzling UK and International tour!
Crossed Wires: The Podcast Festival
The world's biggest podcast festival is back! Crossed Wires will once again be assembling the nation's top names in Sheffield, for one big weekend of special podcast events, Friday 3 July - Sunday 5 July.
The Karate Kid - The Musical
Don’t miss the unforgettable theatrical experience of the season as this heartfelt coming-of-age story takes flight with spectacular musical numbers and dazzlingly inventive choreography. Daniel LaRusso’s journey is reimagined through movement, music, and raw, energetic storytelling.
Lord of the Dance - 30th Anniversary
Lord of the Dance, the global phenomenon that redefined Irish dance, is set to return to the UK in 2026 to celebrate its 30th anniversary with a new tour. This milestone event promises to be a grand celebration of the production’s legacy, captivating over 60 million fans in 60 countries since its debut in 1996.
SIX The Musical
The crowning glory of Broadway, the West End and beyond, the international smash hit musical SIX makes its royal return to Sheffield following its previous sell out success!
Mamma Mia!
Set on a Greek island paradise, a story of love, friendship and identity is cleverly told through the timeless songs of ABBA.
Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians
From the fascinating Pharaohs to the power of the pyramids, discover the foul facts of death and decay with the meanest mummies in Egypt. Are you ready to rumble with Ramesses the Great? Dare you enter through the Gates of the afterlife?
Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors
From the horrible Henrys to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry’s headless wives and his punch up with the Pope.
English Touring Opera: Ariadne / Dido & Aeneas
The English Touring Opera perform Ariadne / Dido & Aeneas.
English Touring Opera: Orpheus and Eurydice
Gluck’s most popular work, Orpheus and Eurydice marked a change of pace for opera, celebrating the myth of Orpheus through the power of the voice and profound theatricality.
Waitress
Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of some happiness in her life. When a hot new doctor arrives in town, life gets complicated.
Mean Girls
Meet The Plastics – Regina, Gretchen and Karen. They rule North Shore High and will burn anyone who gets in their way. Home-schooled Cady Heron may think she knows a thing or two about survival of the fittest thanks to her zoologist parents, but high school is a whole new level of savage.
The Sykes Gallery Metalwork Collection
Sheffield Museums’ Metalwork Collection is one of the finest in the world. It contains the cutlery, flatware and tableware that have made Sheffield famous, as well as beautiful objects collected from every continent.
We are the Monument
Curated by artist Yuen Fong Ling, We are the Monument explores the ways in which the plinth can be seen as a social, political and cultural symbol and encourages us to consider the significance of those represented on, or in opposition to, the plinth.
Collection Display: Portraits and the Human Figure
Drawn from Sheffield’s collections, this recently refreshed display explores artists’ enduring fascination with depicting people.
Collection Display: Colour, Form & Line
Discover how artists have experimented with colour and form, with displays including work by Joseph Cutts, Naum Gabo, Tess Jaray and Bridget Riley.
Collection Display: Place and Identity
See how ideas around place and identity have been explored by artists including Fay Godwin, David Hockney, Mandy Payne, Frank Auerbach, Eric Ravilious and and Kateřina Šedá.
In Conversation: On the Border of my Peaceful Home
This new exhibition, curated by artist Kedisha Coakley, brings together artworks, objects and specimens from Sheffield’s collection to explore the relationship between Empire and the trade in fruit and flowers.
