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

Migration Matters Festival

Migration Matters 2024, photo by Smart Banda

In 2007 Sheffield became the UK’s first City of Sanctuary – a place that welcomes asylum-seekers and refugees, that offers a hand to people in need of safety. Held around Refugee Week each June, Migration Matters Festival is a celebration of diversity and the positive impact migration and refugees have in Sheffield.

The festival launched in 2016, the year of the Brexit referendum and Syrian refugee crisis. Each year the Migration Matters programme brings communities together over fantastic, globe-spanning variety of theatre, music, dance, workshops, exhibitions, and more.

Come back soon for dates and details of Migration Matters 2026.

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Children's Media Conference

Tue. 7 July 2026 — Thu. 9 July 2026

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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.

Mythical Creature Claymation Workshops

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An action packed claymation workshop inspired by the mythological beings referenced in Rehana Zaman’s Plantation exhibition.

Sheffield Indie Book Festival

Sun. 26 April 2026

The Victoria, 1 Rowland Street, S3 8DE

New for '26. Celebrating stories, and the shops and publishers who keep them alive. With talks and workshops from Bethan Woollvin, Steve Webb, Kavitha Rao, Michelle Tea and more. Organised by Sheffield indie bookshops at The Mowbray and The Victoria.

Evening Talk: Ryan Mosley

Wed. 18 March 2026

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An enlightening evening talk with acclaimed British painter Ryan Mosley, whose richly imaginative canvases have made him one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary figurative art.