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

Amazing work goes on behind university walls. New ideas constantly bounce from one laboratory or seminar room to the next. With a little help from Sheffield's creative community, that work and those ideas are let loose in the city throughout the Festival of the Mind.

Every other autumn, academic and creative minds from Sheffield come together to host exhibitions, talks, screenings, performances and more, in venues across the city. Past editions of Festival of the Mind have also brought to town a Spiegeltent, a glorious 18th century structure that's acted as the festival's hub.

Come back soon to find out what's in store for the next Festival of the Mind in autumn 2026.

In the meantime, keep an eye on the festival's Facebook page for updates.

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Family Activity: Making Lantern Slide Specimens

Tue. 18 August 2026

Kelham Island Museum

Drawing inspiration from marine zoologist Henry Clifton Sorby's lantern slide specimens, create your own creatures using light, inks, and paper.

Free cinema: Sunny Dancer

Tue. 28 July 2026

Showroom

The Showroom is offering free tickets to see Bella Ramsey and James Norton's new coming-of-age comedy drama as part of nationwide free cinema initiative Escapes.

Bailey Lane Car Park

The Spanish artist Nano 4814 left behind this bright, wacky, and slightly unsettling piece when he came to town as part of the Feature Walls street art festival in 2016. It's the ninth stop on our city-centre street art trail.