A UK avant/jazz-rock and improvising band make their Sheffield Jazz debut at Crookes Social Club.

A monthly open mic night all about discovering new artists. Giving emerging talent the change to play their songs live with session musicians.

Explore the past and present of characterful Kelham Island and Neepsend, with walks on three themes. Discover stories of industrial Sheffield, working class community, and inspiring art.

Every full moon the selkies appear, peeling away their seal skin, dancing freely in the moonlight. One night a fisherman discovers their secret, and betrayal follows, in this exploration of belonging, otherness and home.

Craft your very own Christmas door wreath. With youth development charity Grow and flower farmers and florists Greystone Flowers.

Emergence Collective build beautiful minimalist sound worlds that gradually evolve through improvised performance. This time, they'll be in musical dialogue with birdsong.

Join artist Lisa Watts to make origami Christmas tree baubles. You'll be using quality glossy origami paper, beads, needles, needle threaders and embroidery thread.

An indie-folk singer songwriter who cites David Byrne, Radiohead, Thundercat and Kendrick Lamar among his influences. Performing an intimate set in the indie bookshop, to coincide with the release of a limited-edition illustrated lyric book.

FFS (Females Films Screens) showcases the creativity of filmmakers from all over the world who identify as women or non-binary. The day-long programme includes family-friendly short films, feature films, a panel discussion and much more.

Kick off the festive season with Burton Street in Hillsborough as it hosts its annual Christmas Market. With craft stalls, music, a tombola, homemade cakes, festive beverages, and chance to meet the man himself in Santa's grotto.

A cosy wonderland of handpicked stalls with unique gifts, handmade crafts and seasonal goodies perfect for ticking off your holiday shopping list. Plus live music in the courtyard from Bold Ass Brass and harpist Phoebe Niamh.

Experience an array of works created by students from the 2023 cohort of Art Psychotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University.

Invisible Women and T A P E collective's double bill highlights the contribution of female action stars to Mexican cinema. The Panther Women plunges into 60s Mexican pulp, where wrestlers Loreta Venus and The Golden Rubi are caught up in dark magic.

Lucha libre meets superheroes in picturesque Acapulco, as a series of wrestler murders prompts the enigmatic Bat Woman, played by Maura Monti, to investigate. Presented by feminist film collective Invisible Women and T A P E collective.

Join the original, award-winning family rave at The Steamworks for music, craft, play, drinks and full-on festive fun. With DJs Rosie Romero and Jay Wearden.

Another instalment in the film club's collaboration with the Sheffield Spanish Intercambio. The satirical, absurdist Spanish-Argentinian film is composed of six standalone shorts with a common theme of catharsis, violence and vengeance.

Key of She invite you to celebrate the musical community they've created through three years of improv jams, workshops and sound baths.

12-year-old Bailey lives with her reckless dad in a rundown squat, when she encounters a mysterious stranger who helps her see the world in a new light. A tender, striking, surprising coming-of-age tale from Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank).

Devoted to having a good time, all the time, Confidence Man are the ultimate party band. The Australian group, fronted by sibling duo Janet Planet and Sugar Bones, create addictive dance anthems in the vein of Deee-Lite, Scissor Sisters and CSS.

A place to relax, experiment with materials and practice drawing the wonderful human form.

Showroom’s Art of Action season features a Dementia Friendly Screening of Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Join artist Eelyn Lee and writer-researcher Dr Yen Oi for an illustrated discussion about their ongoing collaboration. Drawing on migratory energies and ancestral stories, shaped by East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) diasporic experiences.

Hosted by Design by Amara, this workshop is suitable for beginners wanting to learn the beautiful art of modern calligraphy. Sithee will introduce the tools, basic strokes and letterformds, and you'll create your own hand lettered Christmas gift tag.

A 1979 Soviet science fiction film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. A figure known as the Stalker leads an expedition to a mysterious restricted site known as the Zone, where there supposedly exists a room that grants a person's innermost desires.

Learn to werk a runway, strut, dance and pose!

One of silent cinema’s greatest comedies, the Harold Lloyd classic returns to Showroom Cinema as part of the Art of Action season.

Showroom Cinema’s Art of Action season continues its ‘essential viewing’ titles of beloved action classics with Sam Peckinpah’s epic and bloody revisionist western.

An after-hours screening of Bobby Baker’s critically acclaimed performance. Exploring early motherhood from the vantage point of age and experience. Followed by artist talk and Q&A.

Livia from Living in Sheffield is creating a joyful party for the second year running, to bring together women from all across the world. With music, dancing, delicious food, lots of laughs, and prizes to be won.

Hailed as ‘the queen of the qanun’, the Middle Eastern 78-stringed plucked zither. Based on Arabic classical traditions, Maya's sound has echoes of everything from jazz to flamenco, infused with warmth and humour.

Voted one of Classic FM’s top 25 greatest pianists ever, Stephen Hough returns to the Crucible Playhouse to perform works including Schumann’s Fantasie in C and Chopin’s final piano sonata.

Keeping the Faith to the original sounds of the underground movement that started on the dance floors in the north and eventually swept the nation.

Rising star trumpeter Aaron Akugbo makes his Sheffield debut. Citing Louis Armstrong as his greatest musical influence, this charismatic performer presents an eclectic mix of works by Vivaldi, Florence Price, Eugene Bozza and more.

Sheffield funk and soul music legends Highway Child return to Showroom Cinema to present 80s film classic, Dirty Dancing.

Sheffield-based electronic musician Leafcutter John performs his new project GRIT in this double-bill concert from Music in the Round with experimental turntablist Graham Dunning.

An eclectic mix of musical morsels combine to make a wonderfully appetising whole, in this evening with Sheffield Chamber Orchestra.

A special live performance at Site Gallery, from Jerwood Survey III artist Paul Nataraj.

Named as “one of the most promising new bands on the UK’s guitar scene” by The Line of Best Fit, Our Girl’s soaring, emotion-fuelled take on indie-rock has seen them garner comparisons to stalwarts like The Pixies and My Bloody Valentine.

Showroom continues its series of beloved action classics with Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 cult classic. FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) goes undercover with a surfer gang suspected of bank robberies, led by Bodhi (Patrick Swayze).

Join the Showroom Cinema as it celebrates action star Michelle Yeoh. This fast-paced 80s Hong Kong action classic follows CID officer Yip (Yeoh) as she incurs the wrath of a gang of Vietnam veterans who are out for vengeance. With introduction.

A wholly original sci-fi action film, showing as part of the Showroom's double bill celebrating action star Michelle Yeoh. Yeoh plays Evelyn Wang, an unlikely hero who encounters bizarre dangers and comes face to face with lives she could have led.

Join the artists and makers based in the historic Portland Works this festive period. Expect silversmiths, ceramics, woodcraft, painting, textiles and more – plus mulled wine and mince pies.

The tale of a magical boy who dreams of being the fairy on top of the Christmas tree. To get the top, he’ll have to convince a whole tree of doubting baubles, naughty elves and a naysaying nutcracker. With music, puppetry and storytelling. Ages 3+.

Learn about the stories buried in this sprawling, picturesque 19th-century cemetery. Taking place on the first Sunday of each month.

Gather under the gaslamps and celebrate the start of the festive season as the much-loved Victorian Christmas Market returns to Kelham Island Museum.

A display about the positive power of making by hand. Including a new memorial quilt commemorating Terry Higgins, the first named person in the UK to die of an AIDS-related illness, on public display for the first time.

Tantalise your taste buds at the Steam Kitchen street food market. With live music and free activities for kids.

Bring your friends and family for festive cheer and holiday magic at Cambridge Street Collective this December with their series of free mini discos.

A bumper festive edition of Sharrow Vale Market. With more than 100 stalls of locally-sourced and homemade produce, preserves, sweet treats, crafts, gifts and more. Plus live festive music and Santa's Grotto.

A 1932 macabre "chase film," showing as part of a three-film series at the Showroom. Big game hunter Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrea) survives a shipwreck only to wash ashore on the private island of the sinister Count Zaroff (Leslie Banks). With intro.

A joy-filled festive market. Full to the brim with incredible local makers and creators – Chatsworth Farm Shop, Bench La Cave, Crumb Sheffield, Pottery West, Nomad Maison and more. With two bars, coffee hangouts and choirs too.

An exhibition of landscape, figurative, and abstract paintings by Sheffield artists Greta Vilidaite, Loukas Georgiou, and Ranaa Farooq.

Join Steamworks for an indoor yard sale, just in time for Christmas. Browse 50 pitches of clothing, bric-a-brac and household goods, all from non-business sellers. Also serving hot food, hot drinks, cakes, plus drinks at the bar.

A purr-fectly festive time with Crafty Cats. Let your little ones unleash their inner artist as they create handmade ornaments, decorations, and more.

It’s right before Christmas and high-powered businessman Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is fighting a shopping war in order to buy his son the hottest action figure of the season – Turbo Man.

George Miller’s pioneering film returns to the big screen to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). An apocalyptic story set in a stark desert where humanity is broken and almost everyone is fighting for the necessities of life.

Get crafty this Christmas and learn how to create a fresh door wreath to take home.

Acclaimed duduk player Arsen Petrosyan collaborates with lauded Iranian musicians Mehdi Rostami and Adib Rostami.

Join three talented comedians as they take the stage to share their unique experiences and insights on the rollercoaster ride of motherhood.

This festive season, join the Showrooom for Early Doors screenings with a special group Christmas Lunch.

A UK jazz outfit celebrated for their complex, thoughtful writing and spontaneous improvisation. Hosted by Sheffield Jazz and Music in The Round.

Billy has just received an unusual present from his father. To look after the strange, furry creature known as Gizmo, he has to follow three simple rules: keep him away from water, bright lights and, most importantly, never feed him after midnight...

Food, music and art in a former warehouse, one weekend a month. Plus kids craft activities on the Saturday afternoons. With bonus Christmas crafts for their festive edition.

A brilliantly imaginative, dark fantasy stop-motion animated musical. Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town and attempts to bring Christmas under his control. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

An exhibition curated by artist Victoria Lucas, centred around a painting of an imaginary landscape by JMW Turner. Exploring perceptions of reality and representations of the relationship between women and nature.

Join RivelinCo in Hillsborough for their 2024 Festive Makers’ Market. A range of stalls will showcase brilliant local makers, plus refreshments and a raffle.

Two utterly different string quartets from two giants who typify the staggering range of fin de siècle classical music: Schoenberg and Debussy.

An afternoon concert with the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, performing everything from classical favourites to irresistible tango and famous movie hits.

A hands-on wreath-making workshop guided by Tracey Campbell of Campbell’s Flowers. Tickets include all materials, a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie.

Join Heeley's new communal workshop space for their Winter Warmer. With open workshop actives, food, drink, music and stalls.

This Leeds-based trio are known for their unique live performances and madcap antics. They're back once again at Dorothy Pax this December, for what is fast becoming a Paxmas tradition. With support from Captain Hotknives.

Join Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra for their annual Christmas Concert. A festive afternoon for all ages, filled with Christmas classics including music from The Nutcracker, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and more.

“A celebration of being, making and looking.” Read our writer Wemmy's review of this inspiring exhibition full of love letters to bodies.

Calling all indie-loving families with babies and young children: bop on down to the next Indie Kids disco. December's Christmas Bop will play the least annoying Christmas songs by The Pogues, Elton John, Ron Sexsmith, Pretenders, Low, and more.

A 30-piece band and orchestra made up of some of Sheffield’s finest musicians, paying homage to the Fab Four’s seminal back catalogue. Join them as they play The White Album in its entirety, with the additional option of an accessible show.

Unite the Union Brass Band present a special festive performance of the Christmas classic with a live score.

Running for over 20 years, this award winning ensemble perform across the UK and Europe every year.

As part of the BFI’s Art of Action season, film historian Craig Ian Mann presents Run for Your Life, three “chase” films that illustrate the complex narrative themes of action cinema.

Showroom’s Art of Action season continues with a special screening of Donnie Yen martial arts classic Ip Man, followed by a martial arts demonstration from Sheffield and Peak District Qigong and Wing Chun.

Bring the little ones for a magical morning filled with festive fun.

A 1951 classic. Miserly Victorian businessman Ebenezer Scrooge is persuaded to change his ways one Christmas by visitations from the ghost of his former business partner and the spirits of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come.

A special fundraising screening of global cinema phenomenon CatVideoFest, in association with the Sheffield Cats Shelter.

Independent Abbeydale celebrate the independent ethos of the businesses in the Abbeydale Road area, south of the city centre. Join them for their Winter Festival. With food, kids activities, music, and street-wide pop-up events. Details coming soon.

Join Janine Dyer and her renowned Sheffield Community Choir at Sheffield Cathedral for a joyous evening celebrating Christmas.

Celebrate the start of the holiday season in style with Grow's annual festive quiz.

Join flautist Kristýna Farag and harpist Ruth Lee for their winter concert at Cafe #9 in Nether Edge. Featuring music and yuletide stories from around the globe – from classic Christmas favourites to contemporary winter-themed pieces.

Join Ladies, Wine & Design (LWD) at Bon in Broomhill to craft vibrant, colourful garlands to celebrate the festive season. The perfect way to add a cheer to your space or create a special homemade gift. Beginners welcome, all materials provided.

A magical night of music and holiday cheer.

Two of London’s most intriguing pianists come together in this special piano and keyboard performance.

A Japanese zombie horror comedy musical. Yes, you did read that right.

Get out of your classroom and into Showroom for a unique film screening with special introduction from one of the Showroom's knowledgeable film programmers.

The choir of Sheffield Cathedral brings to life Benjamin Britten's beautiful A Boy Was Born, capturing the spirit of Christmas. Plus other seasonal classics performed with Ensemble 360.

One of the UK’s premier swing orchestras stop in Sheffield on their Christmas tour, transporting you to a world of timeless classics and fresh takes on festive favourites.

An opera and exhibition imagining environmental and financial catastrophes. "Both an education and a surrealist rollercoaster, subverting conventions of time and space to depict disaster, lamentation and sorrow." Read our full review by Steven Allen.

Traditional songs, folk carols, spoken word and newly written music to galvanise and brighten this darkest season.

Join John Reilly and Friends for a Sheffield tradition – a mix of music, for a real feel-good Christmas show.

Screenprint your very own Christmas stockings, just in time for the big man’s arrival. Add colourful designs and decorate with markers and more to make them extra special. All ages welcome.

A seasonal celebration with carols for choir, singalongs for the audience and gems for the band. Including local Sheffield carols and a long-forgotten carol by Barnsley composer Arthur Godfrey.

Inspired by the pop classicism of Big Star, the heart-on-the-sleeve rawness of The Replacements and the glitter of T-Rex. Support from Big Jilm and Desired Effect, plus charity raffle and Christmas karaoke. Proceeds to Medical Aid for Palestinians.

Join Andro and Eve at Sidney and Matilda for a festive party and queer cabaret hosted by drag artist and burlesque star Rhys Pieces.

Join Abbeydale Singers for an evening of festive music.

A special 20th anniversary screening of the beloved animation classic. Showroom's North Pole Family Time ticket includes the film, a cookie, a hot chocolate, and a video call from a very special guest.

Learn how to create your own animated digital avatars at Site Gallery with artist MV Brown.

Film Girls Galore is a club bringing women and girls together to discuss film and forge friendships. Join them for the nostalgic and iconic How The Grinch Stole Christmas, starring Jim Carrey. Followed by crafts.

The organisers of Walkley Festival present their 2024 Christmas Market. With over 40 stalls, live music, hot food and refreshments, mulled wine, plus a children's trail and activities.

Celebrate the festive season with OEC's Christmas comedy drag show.

As part of the BFI’s Art of Action season, film historian Craig Ian Mann presents Run for Your Life, three “chase” films that illustrate the complex narrative themes of action cinema.

Join the Showroom as they show all the classic Wallace & Gromit animations in beautiful 4K restorations ahead of the new one coming to BBC One on Christmas Day.

Enjoy an amazing night of Drag Bingo hosted by local drag sensation Emma Maezin, that will have you calling out HOUSE (down boots!).

After realising he doesn't fit in with the other elves, Buddy sets out to find a place where he belongs – in search of his dad in New York City.

The iconic Glaswegian band take to the stage with beloved tracks like Why Does It Always Rain on Me? and Sing.

A bittersweet anime comedy set on Christmas Eve in Tokyo. The film follows three homeless people – a middle aged alcoholic, a former drag queen and a runaway teen. When they find a baby, they attempt to reunite the baby with its parents.

Sheffield Arts Lab (SHLAB) return to take on the folk tradition of a mummers’ play. Followed by the fourth annual Hearnes Christmas Carols sing-along hosted by Rebecca L Hearne, Ray Hearne and Emily Hearne. Donations to Prostate Cancer Care.

Playing material from the likes of Dr.John, James Booker and Louis Armstrong along with a selection of festive hits, the New Orleans-style pianist returns to The Greystones for his annual Christmas show.

Open to the public now at Western Bank Library, this exhibition looks at the life and work of the poet and musician Roy Fisher through his notebooks and typescripts, his small press pamphlets, his private press extravaganzas and his music.

Join one of the UK’s best loved folk groups for a special set of seasonal songs old and new.

A ridiculous, delusional hot pink and denim fantasy, told through Glitterbomb Dancers’ signature high energy dancing, drag, comedy and chaotic queer aesthetic.

A monthly jam night for women and marginalised genders to explore improvised music in a fun and relaxed environment.

Celebrate the holiday season with festive fun at the National Videogame Museum with their new Christmas Lates.

Join the Toolmakers Comedy Club for their Christmas Special. A night of laughs and festive cheer, with a lineup of comedians who will have you in stitches all night long.

An exhibition curated by artist Yuen Fong Ling, encouraging us to consider the significance of those represented on, or in opposition to, the plinth.

Bold, hybrid installations, drawings and sculptures exploring the interconnectivity of objects in the material world. Including new work the artist developed during residencies in India and Italy.

What better way to celebrate the final week of term before Christmas than with an atmospheric choral concert.

Sheffield’s one and only Everly Pregnant Brothers return once again to the Octagon for their annual Christmas show.

In this beloved musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’s classic novel, Jim Henson’s Muppets – and Michael Caine – retell A Christmas Carol from their unique point of view.

A festive film favourite. Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to Paris for the holidays in this action-packed adventure.

This December, Showroom are screening all four classic Wallace & Gromit animations in beautiful 4K restorations. Ahead of the premiere of the brand-new Wallace & Gromit film on BBC One this Christmas Day.

Join storyteller Adrian Finney and folk singer Rebecca L Hearne for a night of folk tales and dark folk music from Christmas past. Plus radishes. Named after Noche De Rábanos, aka the Night of the Radish, a Mexican Christmas tradition.

Released in 1946, this black and white iconic film is the heartwarming treat you need on a chilly December night.

It's that time of year again... where friends, families and strangers on the internet argue over whether Die Hard is a Christmas film. Seeing John McClane take on Hans Gruber at this time of year is almost as much of a tradition as Christmas itself.

Millennium Gallery’s new annual selling showcase celebrating excellence in making across the region and beyond.

Based on Raymond Briggs' well-loved character. After a hard night's work on Christmas Eve, Father Christmas goes on holiday. But he discovers he's forgotten to deliver one present – to a certain resident at Buckingham Palace. From 29 November.

Belt out Let It Go and Do You Want to Build a Snowman? at this special screening of the Disney fave.

Charles Dickens’s Christmas Carol can sometimes be a bit of a grizzly tale (especially when the Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come appears on the scene), but the Muppets brighten the Christmas tale right up.

A folk tradition, filling pubs with the sound of locally written songs that have passed down the generations. Gather in the pubs to join in the sings this November and December.

A celebration of creativity, inclusion and Sheffield’s industrial heritage. With artworks responding to the museum’s collection made by ArtWorks, a collective of artists who have learning disabilities, autistic artists or both.

Internationally acclaimed saxophonist Tommy Smith and Gwilym Simcock, renowned as one of the most gifted pianists on the European scene, come together for an acoustic night of intensely musical duets and dazzling improvisation.

A truly varied exhibition of work by over 70 artists responding to the theme of joy. With an opening event on 22 November.

Tenor sax maestro and Sheffield Jazz favourite Dave O’Higgins returns with his latest project Monkin’ Around, playing more music by the great Thelonious Monk. Presented by Sheffield Jazz

The killer rock musical comes to the Crucible in time for Christmas. When flower shop assistant Seymour acquires a mysterious new plant, he names it ‘Audrey II’ after his crush. But this plant’s out for blood.

An exhibition plunging into the joys and heartaches, mess, myths and mishaps of motherhood. With modern and contemporary work by artists including Bobby Baker, Marlene Dumas, Tracey Emin, Susan Hiller, Chantal Joffe, Claudette Johnson and Paula Rego.

The fiery, fearless rock project of musician, composer, animator and video director Beth Jeans Houghton. Embracing the sounds of punk, pop, blues, glam and soul, with honest and forthright music often touching on heartbreak and mental illness.

Moray has been pushing the boundaries of traditional folk music since the early 2000s, infusing it with elements of electronica, rock and hip-hop to create a sound that is uniquely his own.

Set in Nigeria in the late 1940s and based on a true story, Elesin, the king's horseman, is tasked with carrying out a sacred ritual upon the death of the king. However Elesin is overtaken by the allure of earthly desires.

Singaporean-British mezzo Fleur Barron is a passionate interpreter of opera, chamber music, and concert works ranging from the baroque to the contemporary. Joined by Simon Lepper, an incredibly talented pianist and accompanist.

Elsa doesn’t know why she’s never fit in. She’s quirky, kind, clever and funny, but school was a nightmare and romance was a mystery, until now. One woman’s journey of self-discovery: a celebration of the joy that comes when we live as we truly are.

An evening celebrating 150 years since Ravel’s birth with two of the UK’s finest classical musicians.

Experience the captivating fusion of contemporary jazz and Azerbaijani folk music, brought to life through the original compositions of acclaimed pianist Elchin Shirinov. In association with Sheffield Jazz.

The ultimate modern day country show, combining all your favourite contemporary artists and hits into one phenomenal live show.

Join the multi-genre pianist and musical director for a contemporary recital of works around the theme of play. Including a piece for piano and Commodore 64.

Hejira, a band of experienced jazz musicians who celebrate the work of singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late 70s, put their own stamp on the material whilst remaining true to the spirit of the originals. Presented by Sheffield Jazz.

All Cameron wants is to be normal, but he needs a heart transplant. When he's finally offered a new heart, he must choose how far he’ll go to get his life back. Based on the novel by award-winning writer Malorie Blackman OBE (Noughts and Crosses).

A seven-piece band mixing the raw energy of punk rock with traditional Irish folk ballads to create something joyous, chaotic and irreverent. Their shows are often anarchic but also showcase the pure emotion of songs passed down the generations.

One big celebration of classical music. Bringing classical music to concert halls, gardens and public spaces across the city, every other year. Returning in 2025.

Sheffield Jazz hosts multi-award-winning vocalist and lyricist Georgia Mancio and double Grammy-winning pianist and composer Alan Broadbent, as they present songs from their new album, alongside gems from their 40-strong back catalogues.

Fresh off playing their thousandth show, retro musical collective Postmodern Jukebox are going on tour and coming to Sheffield.

Acclaimed bassist and prolific composer and arranger Misha Mullov-Abbado leads his regular group, featuring some of the most sought-after young musicians in London. Presented by Sheffield Jazz.

Multi-award-winning pianist Ivo Neame is one of a handful of musician/composers redefining the sound of British jazz. Join him as he leads his trio, featuring two of the finest UK-based jazz instrumentalists. Presented by Sheffield Jazz.

Join one of Sheffield best-loved artists as he takes you on a nostalgia-filled journey through his 1970s childhood.

An exhibition celebrating the many ways that people of African Caribbean heritage have contributed to Sheffield life. With stories of sport, carnival, fighting racism, and more.