A biennial festival of new ideas. Bringing together the city's creative community and its academic minds through exhibitions, talks, screenings, performances and more.
Sheffield Festivals Guide
Sheffield is home to some incredible, and incredibly unique, cultural festivals.
Read on for what's to come in our guide to Sheffield's cultural festivals for 2026.
Featuring music, film, visual art, theatre, and more. Let us know if we've missed anything!
Classical Weekend
Fri. 12 March 2027 — Sun. 14 March 2027
Classical Weekend returns in 2027. The biennial festival is one big celebration of classical music – in all manner of forms, in all kinds of places.
Alpaca Festival
Thu. 6 May 2027 — Sun. 9 May 2027
A festival on algorithmic pattern-making in anything from heritage crafts to tech. With an algorave, a concert with pattern-based instrumental music, talks and workshops around patterns in juggling, textiles, music and more.
Festival of Debate
Get informed, inspired and filled with ideas for positive change. With talks on big social, political, environmental and economic issues. The festival is taking a break in 2026 – come back for details of the 2027 event.
Lick of Paint
A mural and street art festival. Returning for a second edition in 2027. Expect smaller creative events from the team throughout 2026 though – watch this space for details!