Welcome in the Year of the Dragon in Sheffield. With a spectacular illumination of a dragon, a weekend fair in the Peace Gardens and an evening of dance performances.

New for 2025, some incredible breweries are getting lined up to pour at the first Neepsend Craft Beer Festival. Including DEYA, Kirkstall, Atom, Zapato, Amity Brew Co, and more.

Get off to a head start on Sheffield Beer Week with this two-day showcase of craft breweries, fine cider, street food and natural wine.

7 days of beery fun. With brewery tours and tastings, beer and food pairings, pub walks, workshops tap takeovers, and more.

Enjoy the great outdoors from the comfort of your seat. With some of the best new adventure films from around the world plus a spotlight on locally-made films. Part of the wider month-long Festival of the Outdoors.

One big celebration of classical music. With pop-up performances in the Winter Garden, traditional sea shanties in beautiful Upper Chapel, a reimagining of the opera Carmen, and lots more.

Browse the wares of around 50 ceramic artists, potters and sculptors from South Yorkshire and beyond.

A festival of industrial, electro and alternative music, taking over Corporation for Easter bank holiday weekend.

Sheffield Folk Sessions Festival brings pubs around the Kelham Island area to life with a weekend of song. Expect singing sessions, instrumental sessions and workshops. All for free, with donations going to charity.

A bank holiday festival of hardcore and alternative, headlined by New York hardcore legends Agnostic Front.

Sheffield's annual artists' open studios festival.

A joyous one-day festival of independent music, taking over warehouses, breweries and bars of Kelham Island and Neepsend.

Three nights of science fun. Academics bring their research out of the lab for a series of talks, demos and experiments in pubs, bars and creative spaces. Info for 2025 coming soon.

Nine days of intimate and inviting classical music performances for all ages.

Three (hopefully) sunny days of food, food and more food.

Get informed, inspired and filled with ideas for positive change. With talks on big social, political, environmental and economic issues. Come back soon for details of the 2025 programme.

"Death is part of life. Let’s talk about it." Come back soon for details of the second edition of this festival in May, organised by Compassionate Sheffield.

A parade and street party, celebrating and bringing together the local LGBTQ+ community and their allies. With live musicians, DJs, drag queens, comedians, guest speakers, family-friendly activities, fringe events, and more.

The world of documentary film descends on Sheffield each June. With fascinating factual films, innovative storytelling exhibitions and inspiring talks. Come back soon for our guide to the 2025 festival.

A celebration of culture, compassion, and the positive impact migration and refugees have in Sheffield. Held on and around Refugee Week each June. Come back soon for details of the 2025 programme.

Bringing some of the UK's top names in podcasting from your headphones to the stage for one weekend. Details for 2025 coming soon!

The UK’s premier event for everyone in kids TV, media and entertainment. With a free exhibition, Playground, bringing together interactive digital art and maker activities for children to play with.

One big day of music and movement in outdoor spots around the city centre. Details for 2025 to come in early spring.

Dedicated to drum and bass, house, bassline, and beyond.

A three-day summertime celebration of music. On the lineup for 2025: Pulp(!!!), Spiritualized, The Last Dinner Party, Sigrid, CMAT, John Grant, Franz Ferdinand, and more.

Sheffield turns into one giant dancefloor for a weekend each July. While the official Tramlines action takes place in Hillsborough Park, there’s fun to be had at fringe events in pubs, bars and venues right across the city. And lots of it's free!

"Forged in fire, set in steel." An all-dayer dedicated to rock and metal. Back for 2025 in its new venue of SteelYard Kelham.

A festival and conference on algorithmic pattern-making. Exploring procedural approaches in human culture – from heritage arts and crafts like textiles and bell-ringing, to the contemporary likes of live coding and generative art.

A new independent metal festival for 2025 – by the fans, for the fans. Showcasing a lineup of local homegrown artists and national acts, open to all ages and types of metalheads.

Ten days to explore heritage treasures across the city.

Float Along music festival returns to Sheffield city centre to do it all again for the third year running. Details of this year's lineup and venues to come...

A celebration of fiercely independent filmmaking, showcasing raw, bold and passionate films from around the world.

Sheffield's festival of film and music. Expect a truly unique mix of performance, live film scores, screenings, exhibitions, and music industry activity.

A weekend of bleeps, beats and sweaty grins – bringing together music, visual art and technology. Details for 2025 to be confirmed.

Sheffield CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) know a thing or two about good beer, cider and perry. Join them for their 2025 festival, provisionally set to take place on 15–18 October – check back soon for updates.

Sheffield’s horror film festival returns for its 17th year in 2025. Getting you spooked just in time for Halloween.

Sheffield's festival of words, taking place each October. Look out for our guide to the writer talks, workshops and events in the 2025 programme in coming months.