Illuminate the Gardens is a fireworks and lighting extravaganza that takes place over several nights at Sheffield's stunning Botanical Gardens, around the weekend of Bonfire Night. This years event will be 7 - 9 November.
Passionate about making history accessible, TV's Lucy Worsley will share the fascinating story of Bolsover Castle, a 17th-century pleasure palace in Derbyshire that holds special significance for her as the site of her first job with English Heritage.
Come play with paint at @houseskatepark on Saturday the 6th Sept, 11am–4pm, at this free upcycling workshop hosted by @saul_art42. Grab a recycled paint can or skateboard from our stash and give it a fresh new look. Or do you have a tote bag or an old tee crying out for some flair?
Get scribbling at the giant doodle table @ Nomad Maison on Sat 6 Sept, at Nomad Maison. Come by anytime between 12 and 4pm — add a doodle, leave your mark, and help fill the table with creativity.
Come and join in with this hands-on creative session where The Cube Workshop is inviting the public to add their mark to a collection of 1m x 1m cubes, building colourful, abstract artworks layer by layer, on Saturday 6 September at the Kelham Island Museum.
Get hands-on with a giant collaborative artwork led by the brilliant artist Enso, known for his stunning calligraphy and intricate pattern-making at the Department of Art and Design SHU (the old Head Post Office in Fitzalan Square) on 7 September 2025.
Bring a little creativity to your Christmas with this Our Favourite Places guide to arts and crafts markets, workshops and events coming up in Sheffield.
As we start warming up for a very busy summer in Sheffield, May is also looking pretty jam-packed with a whole host of great events happening across the city.
Measuring 483.69 square metres in total, the artwork will be painted across 6 facades of the brown-brick NCP building on Wellington Street, paying homage to the natural topography which has defined Sheffield since the 12th century, as a city built on hills and rivers.
Sheffield Museums’ Metalwork Collection is one of the finest in the world. It contains the cutlery, flatware and tableware that have made Sheffield famous, as well as beautiful objects collected from every continent.