Poet Laureate Simon Armitage will read from his new work at Off the Shelf before a second half of brilliant live music with band LYR on 15 Oct, 7pm The Octagon Centre, Sheffield Info and tickets here: https://t.co/rNmiGkiLII
Join Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, for a reading of his books, Dwell and New Cemetery, followed by the critically acclaimed band, LYR! The trio deliver an extraordinary sound merging spoken word and classical pop. Book here: https://t.co/oDAI1gHQfE @PerfVenuesSheff
Explore the history and legacy of slavery in Africa with @martinplaut in this powerful talk on how slavery has shaped the continent for millennia. 🎟️ Book: https://t.co/7l4d3VtoXP @hurstpublishers @TrishaCooper @BBCSheffield
Remember hippy Neil from The Young Ones? Join us for a hilarious, heart-warming evening with @NigelPlaner1 in conversation with @NickAhad about his new memoir, Young Once: A Life Less Heavy. Book here: https://t.co/l0y8L5AhkF @johnmurrays @SheffieldSU
Only 3 weeks to go until Out of This World 2025! Who's Excited? Coming in costume? Share your costume pics with us in the comments!
The FREE retro gaming area will be back in the town hall on Sunday 26th October as part of Out of This World!!!
Now in its 11th year, Sheffield's Out of This World is a free city centre event that celebrates all things otherworldly. Attracting thousands of children and adults each year, this weird, wonderful and wacky event will return on Sunday 26 October. Expect a host of street entertainment, demonstrations, comic con characters, fancy dress, family activities, fairground rides, street food stalls and more. The Winter Garden, Tudor Square and Peace Gardens play host to the ever popular sci-fi, comic book, gaming and fantasy areas, while the Halloween Zone can be found spread across Town Hall Square, the Peace Gardens, Pinstone and Surrey Street. At Millennium Square and the Peace Gardens, visitors will be able to step into a world of magic and illusion, with some of the UK’s best magicians and illusionists flexing their skills, while spiring young witches and wizards will also be able to learn magic spells, design and make their own wands, and much more. Don your best fancy dress and come join the spooky fun!
New exhibition coming soon to Millennium Gallery: New Horizons: Growing Sheffield’s Art Collection ✨ Sheffield’s art collection has been expanding and evolving ever since it was founded 150 years ago. Today, it continues to develop, celebrating artistic excellence that reflects the world we live in and helps us find our place in it. Work by artists including Lubna Chowdhary, Lucian Freud, Dan Holdsworth, Grayson Perry, Bridget Riley, Marlene Smith, Mark Wallinger and more will demonstrate art’s great power to speak to our lives now. Opens: 📆Sat 18 Oct 25 - Sun 25 Jan 26 📍 The Millennium Gallery 🎟 Free entry, please donate £5 Image details: Dan Holdsworth Untitled (Sheffield Ski Slope), 1998 © Dan Holdsworth Andrew Hunt ‘Nathaniel’, 2018 © Andrew Hunt Sean Scully Wall in Brown, 2024 © Sean Scully. Photo courtesy the artist Sheffield Museums Marlene Smith Art History, 1987 © Marlene Smith, courtesy of the artist Lubna Chowdhary Certain Times LII, 2021 © the artist. Photo © Andrew Judd John Hoyland , Coffee Bar, Sheffield,1955 © The John Hoyland Estate Nahem Shoa Giant Head of Gbenga in Profile © the artist 🔗 Find out more here: https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/new-horizons-growing-sheffield-s-art-collection/
🚆 All aboard! It's the modern railway's 200th anniversary and we're looking forward to hosting Polyhymns : Peak Tracks a highlight of Sensoria Festival. Sheffield musical duo Polyhymns take you on a unique sound journey along the Hope Valley train line – from Sheffield to Chinley, in the Peak District – with a quadraphonic soundscape installation of improvised music, field recordings and oral history clips. Created with DYCP funding from the Arts Council ✨ 📅 Thu 2 – Sun 5 Oct 🕚 Played on loop from 11am–3:45pm (Thu, Fri and Sat) and 11am–12:30pm (Sun) 📍 Cadman Room, The Millennium Gallery ⌚Journey time: approx. 41 mins Expect acoustic guitar and piano loops mixed with the sound of birdsong, rivers, football crowds, farmers, commuters and more to capture the people and landscapes of this iconic route. ⭐ “Excellent stuff” – Gideon Coe, BBC 6 Music 🎟️ Free entry, donations welcome. Part of Sensoria Festival 2025 (in addition to Sheffield Museums’ own programme). 🔗Find out more and plan your visit here: https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/sensoria-festival-polyhymns-peak-tracks
Baby Friendly Art Club is back for autumn sessions Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet 🍂 Take a look at these collages and window decorations made by new parents this. Exploring colour, shape and pattern, fully inspired by Andy Welland's window installation at Millennium Gallery! If you'd like to join in, pop along to one of our upcoming dates, these are relaxed, creative sessions to enjoy with your baby in a beautiful setting 💆♀️ Baby Friendly Art Club, every Tuesday at the Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet: 🖍️ Tue 30 Sep, 11am–12:30pm 🖍️ Tue 7 Sep, 11am–12:30pm 🖍️ Tue 14 Sep, 11am–12:30pm 🖍️ Tue 21 Sep, 11am–12:30pm 🖍️ Tue 28 Sep, 11am–12:30pm ✨ Perfect for babies 12 months and under, we are breast-feeding friendly and have baby changing facilities on site, £9, booking recommended 👍 👉 www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/baby-friendly-art-club/