Open Works Festival presents a rehearsed reading of A Sound is Still a sound. A kaleidoscopic play that spans one boozy night out in Coventry as Tyrell tries to apologise to his ex for forgetting about her birthday.

18 February 1977. One thousand soldiers stormed the Kalakuta Republic. They burned the compound to the ground and murdered Nigeria's matriarch of activism, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. The Kalakuta Queens rebuilt the revolution from the ashes.

Open Works Festival presents a work in progress performance. What happens when the rules and conventions of a British pantomime are thrown into chaos by an African folktale? Let's find out together.

Showroom's Black History Month season kicks off with Sinners. Before and after the film, the cafe bar will be an open space for members of the community to meet – with poetry from Sarah Louise and music from Sheffield DJ collective Calabash.

Utopia Theatre’s free monthly platform for celebrating talent and creativity in Sheffield. Welcoming upcoming and established performers across all genres. First Sunday of every month.

Over three days expect to be entertained, informed and delighted by a powerful mix of music, storytelling, tasty food and fashion, plus free face painting for the children. Family friendly, accessible and all communities welcomed.

Join actor and playwright Lolita Chakrabarti, playwright and theatre director David Greig and Artistic director of Roots Mbili Theatre John Rwothomack in conversation.

Mokan has it all figured out. Get the dream job at Shell. Build his father that house. Marry his sweetheart Sade. Simple. Except Lagos has other plans.

Beautiful atmospheric music full of layered sounds and infectious rhythms. Ghanaian-English guitarist, composer and producer Rory Green joins Jazz at The Lescar following appearances at Lancaster Jazz Festival and Manchester Jazz Festival.

Join Poets Yield Power for a creative expression workshop, combining spoken word and visual art.

A group of shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven by stealing her clothes and reselling them at a lower price, what they call "fashion-forward philanthropy."

A celebration of Jamaican culture, music, and community spirit, raising funds for the Jamaican Hurricane Appeal. Headlining the evening will be the internationally acclaimed Michael "Bammi" Rose Quartet.

An intimate and thought-provoking performance exploring what it means to grow up carrying other people’s ideas about your worth. Blending spoken word, movement, live African percussion and visual storytelling.

An urgent new voice in nature writing JC Niala explores wildlife in our cities, reframing our perception of co-existing with the natural world. Part of Off the Shelf Festival of Words.

Cutlery Works showcases black-owned businesses with over 12 stall holders offering a range of products, from beauty, fashion to baked goods. With live music and entertainment.

An institution of African music, led by Nick Gold of Buena Vista Social Club. More than 50 years on from their formation, the group’s mix of Afro-Cuban rhythms, Wolof griot traditions, mbalax, Congolese rumba and jazz, sounds as fresh as ever.

Follow the story of the 6+1 Running Club, from its early days of low numbers and self-doubt through to the moment running became a form of therapy for its members. Plus Q&A with Director Lando Vandross and members of 6+1.

Discover the fascinating history of queens and warriors who ruled vast swathes of the African continent from pre-colonial Nigeria to the villages of Rwanda, the hills of Madagascar to apartheid South Africa. With historian Paula Akpan.

Music in the Round’s Singer-in-Residence Roderick Williams returns with a programme of heartrendingly beautiful English song, including Vaughan Williams’ glorious cycle Songs of Travel.

Join BAFTA-winning actor, comedian, director, and writer Richard Ayoade for an evening of reflections as he shares insights from his latest book, Afterthoughts, or Some Pistachios Won't Open: Wisdom for the Unreflective.

The rapper and producer heads out on tour this autumn to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Queen’s Speech series with a special run of intimate headline shows.

Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts, Taskmaster, Stath Lets Flats) brings his smash hit improv comedy show to Sheffield.

Curated by Site Gallery’s Creative Producers, Stories We Carry is a short film programme about different black stories across the UK. Followed by a Q&A with the Creative Producers.

What do we leave behind when we move to a new place – and what do we carry with us, physically and emotionally, wherever we land?  Here are the voices of many people who have come to Britain to make a new life.

The iconic band born from the vibrant UK sound system culture. Emerging in the multicultural melting pot of London, Soul II Soul transformed ordinary house parties into extraordinary experiences with their innovative and immersive performances.

A clinic waiting room. Two Somali teens. One awkward meet-cute. Crush is a tender, funny and honest story about identity, connection and the messy path to healing.

Sheffield Cathedral host the third annual Community Civic Service for Black History Month. With inspiring local speakers from the city’s Black-led churches, powerful gospel music, and information stands from community organisations.

A reclamation of alternative music history, for the Black artists who helped pioneer and shape it. Stephanie Phillips is a music journalist and musician who started Black feminist punk band Big Joanie and is part of the Decolonise Fest collective.

Acclaimed novelist, essayist, playwright and poet talks about his latest work, Waking the Warriors, a modern fable, born from the ancient legend of the sleeping warriors who wake when the kingdom is in mortal danger.

A writer investigating her town's dark past for a newspaper article stirs up fears about lurking monsters in director Larry Fessenden’s concluding chapter of his monster quadrilogy. Followed by an extended Q&A.

Showroom's BHM season closes with a celebration of young Black creativity and community. Good Burger (1997) is a comedy about two goofy high-school friends who take summer jobs at a local burger joint and try save it from being taken over by a chain.

An exhibition curated by artist Kedisha Coakley, bringing together artworks, objects and specimens from Sheffield’s collection to explore the relationship between empire and the trade in fruit and flowers.

An exhibition celebrating the many ways that people of African Caribbean heritage have contributed to Sheffield life.