Magical events in Sheffield city centre
Revel in the sights and sounds of Christmas in Sheffield city centre, all kinds of festive encounters await.
Here's 'our pick' of this year's very best festive events in Sheffield city centre.
Article last updated 4 November 2026. All information correct at time of publication.
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Sheffield Christmas Market
📅 Thursday 12 November to Thursday 24 December 2026
📍 Fargate, Pinstone Street and The Moor
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Skating Rink
📅 From Saturday 14 November
📍 Tudor Square
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Sheffield Christmas Weekend
📅 Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November 2026
📍 Peace Gardens, Tudor Square, Sheffield Winter Garden, Millennium Square, Cambridge Street, Barkers Pool and Pinstone Street
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The Sheffield Christmas Trail
📅 Saturday 28 November to Thursday 24 December 2026
📍 Sheffield City Centre
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Christmas Tree Festival
📅 Wednesday 2 December 2026 to Monday 11 January 2027
📍 Sheffield Cathedral
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Festive Forties: 1940s Christmas Weekend
📅 Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December 2026
📍 National Emergency Services Museum
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Sheffield Christmas Market
📅 Thursday 12 November to Thursday 24 December 2026
💷 Free to attend, with some paid-for activities available
📍 Fargate, Pinstone Street and The Moor
The city centre's famous Sheffield's Christmas Market is back with a selection of seasonal food and drink and unique gift ideas.
Celebrating Sheffield's great independent scene, there'll be a whole host of traders with more than 80% of them being local.
As part of Sheffield's biggest festive programme yet, a range of new family-friendly attractions will include an artificial ice rink in Tudor Square, a snow slide on Surrey Street and sparkling Christmas lights and decorations throughout the city centre.
Expect Alpine-themed bars, a traditional German sausage grill, Yorkshire pudding wraps, mulled wine, cider, hot chocolate, churros and many more treats.
See the city centre from the sky, with a ride on the iconic Big Wheel or prepare to meet the big man himself at Santa's Grotto in Barker's Pool.
Skating Rink
📅 From Saturday 14 November 2026
📍 Tudor Square and Surrey Street
For the first time in more than a decade, Sheffield's Christmas celebrations will include an artificial ice rink in Tudor Square, alongside a snow slide on Surrey Street
The skating rink will be open to the public from Saturday 14 November, and the snow slide will be open from Thursday 12 November. More details coming soon.
Vist the Welcome to Sheffield website for further details of what to expect at the Sheffield Christmas Market.
Sheffield Christmas Weekend
📅 Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November 2026
💷 Free to attend. No booking required
📍 Peace Gardens, Tudor Square, Sheffield Winter Garden, Millennium Square, Cambridge Street, Barkers Pool and Pinstone Street
A weekend of festive fun is planned for Sheffield city centre on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November from 11am to 5pm. Celebrate the opening weekend of the Sheffield Christmas Market with an array of festive family entertainment across the city centre.
You can expect big bands, dance, panto, street entertainment, children's costume characters, crafts and storytelling.
A free (now sold out) ticketed event is also happening on Devonshire Green on the Sunday. Lucky ticket holders can expect dazzling lighting displays and festive entertainment for all ages.
Visit the Welcome to Sheffield website for further details on what to expect across a packed weekend.
The Sheffield Christmas Trail
📅 Saturday 28 November to Thursday 24 December 2026
💷 Free to attend. No booking required
📍 Sheffield City Centre
2026 brings you a brand new Brearley Bear adventure.
Join Brearley Bear on a Christmas mission, following clues and discovering hidden characters in venues across the city centre. Complete the trail and every child will receive a free gift to celebrate their achievement.
Visit the Sheffield Christmas Trail website for further details.
Christmas Tree Festival
📅 Wednesday 2 December 2026 to Monday 11 January 2026
💷 Free to attend. No booking required
📍 Sheffield Cathedral
Head inside Sheffield Cathedral's historic space and you’ll discover the sight – and scent – of more than 40 beautifully decorated Christmas trees.
Local businesses, charities and schools have joined in the fun to each decorate a tree for this year's Christmas Tree Festival.
Visit the Sheffield Cathedral website for further details.
Festive Forties: 1940s Christmas Weekend
📅 Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December 2026
💷 Tickets from the National Emergency Services Museum website
📍 National Emergency Services Museum
Join the National Emergency Services Museum as they turn the clock back 85 years.
Step into a fabulous forties festive wonderland and join a whole host of costumed characters, living history interpreters and even Father Christmas for a truly traditional Christmas event.
Visit Wartime Christmas | 999 Museum for details. Pre-booking tickets is strongly recommended.
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