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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

Crossed Wires Festival

Thu. 2 July 2026 — Sun. 5 July 2026

Ticket prices vary

Sheffield's Crossed Wires Festival brings some of the UK's top names in podcasting from your headphones to the stage for one weekend.

The festival returns for its third year in July 2026.

Expect another incredible lineup of podcasting talent across comedy, current affairs, culture and more. Plus food pop-ups, after parties and fringe events.

Come back soon for details of Crossed Wires 2026.

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Powerlines

Sat. 18 July 2026

Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road, S10 1TD

An independent metal festival by the fans, for the fans – back for a second year. Showcasing a lineup of local homegrown artists and national acts, open to all ages and types of metalheads. Lineup to be announced.

Celluloid Screams

Showroom

Sheffield’s horror film festival returns every October – getting you spooked just in time for Halloween. Come back closer to the time for details of Celluloid Screams 2026.

Sheffield Ceramics Festival

Sat. 18 April 2026 — Sun. 19 April 2026

Kelham Island Museum

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

Too Much: Melodrama on Film

Wed. 15 October 2025 — Thu. 4 December 2025

Showroom

A season celebrating the visual and emotional excess of melodrama in film – from the silent era to the present day.