35 ways to celebrate Christmas 2026
Whether it's a special occasion for two, meeting up with friends or planning the perfect Christmas work party, we've picked out a mix of 35 city centre venues and experiences that are ready to serve up your perfect Christmas 2026 celebration.
In this special 'festive-themed' A-Z guide, you'll find everything from the 'traditional' through to a few things that are just a 'little bit different.'
Simply scroll through for some suitably festive inspiration or click a number below and let us choose your destination of choice to celebrate Christmas in Sheffield city centre in 2026.
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Article last updated 27 October 2026. All information correct at time of publication.
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1. All Bar One
Whether you’re looking for an indulgent three‐course celebration meal, a casual work buffet, or stylish drinks, All Bar One on Leopold Street can add a touch of sparkle to your Christmas Party celebrations.
🎁 Christmas 2026 | Parties, Menus & Cocktails | All Bar One
Take a look at this year's festive menu here or how about getting stuck into an All Bar One cocktail making class?
2. Bella Italia
Elevate your Christmas celebration with Bella Italia's Italian-inspired dishes 🍝
Bella's Celebration two-course set menu starts at £22.95.
Indulge in classics like Bella's much-loved Christmas Carbonara and the decadent Festive Camembert Pizza.
🎁 Book Your Christmas Lunch or Party Today | Bella Italia
3. Entertainment on the Big Screen
The festive season guarantees a mix of classics alongside a flurry of new releases to enjoy at the cinema.
Sheffield city centre is home to three fantastic cinemas, each with something unique to offer and pleasing even the hardest film buff.
Amongst this year's highlights for the festive season, the Showroom Cinema are welcoming the Union Brass Band to present special festive performances of Christmas classic The Snowman with a live score.
For the very latest film line ups, head to 🎁 the Light 🎁 ODEON Luxe and 🎁 Showroom Cinema websites.
4. The Botanist
Get the party started at The Botanist on Charter Square.
Their Christmas Dining Menu features two- or three-course options alongside their Festive Finger Food Menu 'designed for mingling and perfect for drinks parties.'
After becoming famous for their 'head-turning' hanging kebabs, (selling three every minute!), The Botanist brings back the Christmas Dinner Hanging Kebab again this year...a perfect alternative Christmas meal.
To view full menus, for pricing and for details on how to book your spot, visit The Botanist's website.
How about a few rounds of Botanist Bingo in the countdown to Christmas? Events held on the first Thursday of the month from 7pm.
5. BOX
Savour seasonal flavours with BOX's festive food and cocktails all whilst enjoying all the top sports action on their HD screens.
🎁 Christmas 2026 in Sheffield | BOX Sheffield | Sports Bar & Kitchen
6. Brewski
Savour a fantastic two and three course festive set menu at Brewski in the West One Plaza.
🎁 Christmas 2026 - Brewski Restaurant
7. Browns Brasserie & Bar
No one does Christmas quite like Browns Sheffield.
Join Browns throughout December for 'delicious menus created especially for the season, fabulously festive cocktails, indulgent afternoon teas' and their 'inimitable brasserie buzz'.
Browns serve up special menus on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve and also proudly offer standalone gluten free Festive and Christmas Day menus, accredited by Coeliac UK.
🎁 Christmas 2026: Menus, Parties & Buffets | Browns Sheffield
8. Bungalows & Bears
Head for Bungalows & Bears on Division Street for a three course festive set menu for £19.95, perfect for a 'feast with colleagues and besties', or check out the buffet menus at £20.95 per person 'for office parties and bigger shindigs'.
🎁 Christmas Parties & Festive Dining in Sheffield | Bungalows & Bears
9. Cosy Club
At the Cosy Club on Holly Street, their Christmas set menu brings 'bold flavours, seasonal favourites and a touch of Cosy charm', served as starter and main or three indulgent courses, starting from £29.95.
💡 View this year's menu here.
🎁 Festive Dining 2026 | Christmas Menu & Bookings | Cosy Club
10. Cosy Joes
Air conditioned private mini rooms for hire by the hour for 4 to 25 people.
Large flat screen televisions, touch screen karaoke systems, volume control and push button drinks service. Have your party your way!
⭐ £230 available for 4-9 guests
🔔 £370 available for 10-17 guests
🎅 £620 available for 17-25 guests
🎁 Sheffield PartyPods & Packages
11. Cubana
Take Christmas 'Latino style' in 2026 courtesy of city centre favourite Cubana in Leopold Square.
Christmas parties run from Tuesday 1 to Wednesday 30 December 2026 and you're guaranteed a great night (or day) out at Cubana.
12. Ego Mediterranean Restaurant
Enjoy flavour-packed starters, vibrant mains, and decadent desserts at Ego Mediterranean on Surrey Street, with this year's festive menu available from 2 December to 30 December.
🎁 Christmas at Ego | Festive Dining, Christmas Day & New Year’s Eve
13. Forum Sheffield
Forum Sheffield on Division Street have got 'everything you need' for celebrating Christmas 2026 with a bang!
Whether it’s a cosy lunch with friends, a lively dinner with family, a Christmas bottomless brunch, or a full-on party with your work colleagues, The Forum has everything you need to make this Christmas period unforgettable.
Food packages for £22 per person and live music or DJ sets every Friday and Saturday throughout the festive season.
🎁 Christmas celebrations at Forum
14. Visit a Food Hall
Sheffield's standing on the UK's food hall scene is right up there with the very best on offer with Cambridge Street Collective and Sheffield Plate (in Orchard Square) calling Sheffield city centre their home.
With 20 food partners across Cambridge Street Collective, your Christmas party becomes 'a festive tasting tour', where everyone can find something they enjoy.
They're also hosting a series of Christmas-themed events in the run-up to the big day including 🎄 Festive wreath workshops 🎄 Bauble painting workshops and 🎄 Reindeer Meet & Great events. Full details of all Cambridge Street Collective's events programme can be found on their website.
Sheffield Plate, inside Orchard Square, is home to six exciting food vendors, serving everything from Sri Lankan to Thai.
They've also got a lovely space downstairs in Sheffield Plate, perfect for private hire. Email events@sheffieldplate.co.uk for further details.
15. Get competitive
If you're after a spot of 'healthy competition' this festive season then Sheffield city centre has you covered.
Whether it's a few frames of bowling, mastering an escape room or becoming a game show contestant for the day, there's plenty of fun to be had this Christmas courtesy of the city centre's gaming venues.
How about one or all of these? 🤔
Gameshow All-Stars (you'll find the entrance on Leopold Street) offer a variety of challenges involving skill, brains and - for some games - random luck. Anyone could be a winner this Christmas at Gameshow All-Stars and they have space for up to 90 guests.
🎁 Christmas (gameshowallstars.co.uk)
At The Great Escape on Vicar Lane, the name of the game is...escape rooms 🔓
With one hour on the clock, will you and your team escape in time? Combine the escape room experience with a drink (or two) as part of their special Christmas deals.
🎁 Christmas Parties | The Great Escape Game
At Escape Hunt Sheffield on Moor Walk you'll find Sheffield's latest escape room gaming experience.
Take your Christmas party 'to the next level' with 'utterly immersive, adrenaline-fuelled 5* escape rooms'.
Step into new worlds, solve puzzles and complete challenges in a thrilling race against the clock - a Christmas party activity like no other!
Download the Christmas Party Package brochure here.
🎁 Escape Room Christmas Parties at Sheffield | Escape Hun
It's not 'just' about bowling over at Lane7 on Matilda Street 🎳
Christmas starts on Tuesday 24 November this year at Lane7 and they've got a string of great offers lined up - across gaming, eating and drinking - including 'Welcome to the Party, Pal', 'Yipee Ki-Yay' and 'Nakatomi Nights'.
🎁 Christmas 2026 | Lane7 | Bowl, Game and Play
Have a ballin’ Christmas at Roxy Ball Room on Charter Square this festive season.
With fun-packed games, festive vibes, and everything taken care of, Roxy Ball Room is the perfect spot to make this Christmas one to remember.
Christmas packages, including 'Festive Face Off' and the 'Full Sleigh', are available from Friday 13 November.
🎁 Sheffield Work Christmas Party | Sheffield Office Xmas Parties | Roxy
Channel your inner Luke (Humphries or Littler), Beau Greaves or Fallon Sherrock and head to Bungalows & Bears on Division Street for 'darts with a difference' 🎯 This is interactive darts, the Arrowsmiths way.
Pick a game and let their electronic boards do all the sums for you 👌 Games begin from just £9 per person for 90 minutes. This experience is for over 18's only.
See the full Christmas line-up on the Bungalows & Bears website.
At Tenpin, on Angel Street, they offer an enhanced bowling experience with fully immersive sound and lighting as well as laser tag, private karaoke rooms and escape rooms.
And if that isn’t enough, why not attempt the 10-hole prison-themed golf course?
16. Genting Casino
Get ready to make this festive season one to remember at Genting Casino 🎲
They're ready to bring 'the sparkle, the sounds, and the celebration' with unmissable Christmas Party Nights, live entertainment, delicious festive dining, and all the excitement of the casino floor.
Join them every Thursday to Saturday from Friday 4 to Saturday 19 December for a Christmas party experience like no other.
🎁 Visit Christmas Parties at Genting Casino Sheffield for further information and see the full Genting Casino Christmas 2026 brochure here 👀
17. Grappa
At Grappa on Glossop Road, their Christmas Set Menu brings together a selection of festive favourites, perfect for enjoying with colleagues, friends or family.
With delicious food, a lively atmosphere and plenty of cheer, Grappa is the perfect place to get together and celebrate the festive season in style.
🎁 Christmas at Grappa | Grappa Italian Restaurant & Bar
18. Kapital
‘Tis the season for bier, bratwurst and European feasting – right in the heart of Sheffield. Cosy dinners, private parties, or full-on work knees ups – Kapital have got your festive plans sorted.
Christmas Specials available daily from Friday 20 November, alongside their main menu.
19. Kuckoo
The Kuckoo Christmas Brunch!
Think Christmas themed boards, pizza, puds, hats, crackers, and of course their famous Bottomless Full Cocktail Menu.
Add in all the usual fun, games, entertainment, prizes and a Christmas bangers soundtrack fit for a good ole singalong!
Absolute Christmas good times guaranteed...for £60 per person.
20. Manahatta
Head to Manahatta on Balm Green, opposite the legendary Sheffield City Hall, for festive food and dining, Christmas cocktail specials and the return of their 'iconic' two-hour Festive Bottomless Brunch and Christmas Bottomless Party.
The ever-popular 'Festive Feast' is perfect for eight (or more) people at £28.95 per person, plus there's a vegan and non-gluten alternative available.
🎁 Christmas Parties 2026 | Sheffield City Centre | Manahatta
21. Miller & Carter
A 'decadent' Christmas 2025 awaits you at Miller & Carter on Surrey Street.
The Festive Menu provides two courses from £35.50 or three courses from £39.50.
The Young Guest Festive Menu is also available from £11.95.
And there's also the option of a Gluten Free Festive Menu.
Check out the Christmas Day Menu, Boxing Day Menu and New Year's Eve Menu for more inspiration.
🎁 Miller & Carter | Christmas 2026
22. Mr Wilson's
Mr Wilson has gone all out this Christmas with events and bookings available of all sizes.
From Bottomless Christmas Brunch to full venue hire, there's something for everyone.
Or, are you looking for something a little more exclusive?
His private bar is 'yours for the taking', with the option to also book the entire venue for those with larger groups.
Enjoy 90-minutes of festive food and unlimited drinks with your nearest and dearest. Bottomless Christmas Brunch is priced at £44.95 per person, including a Christmas cracker and mince pies for all.
Available every Friday and Saturday between Friday 20 November and Saturday 19 December.
🎁 Christmas Bookings | Mr Wilsons Bar & Capone's Speakeasy | West Street - Sheffield
23. MOJO Sheffield
Head to Holly Street for a very MOJO Christmas 🎅
They're turning up the volume this Christmas with 'wild nights, killer cocktails and unapologetic fun'.
Whether you're planning a work do, a mates’ night out or a full-blown festive blowout - MOJO have everything you need to make this one legendary.
How about a Festive Cocktail Masterclass?
🎁 Christmas at MOJO Sheffield — MOJO Bar
24. Head to Orchard Square
Alongside Sheffield Plate, the Food Hall with six fantastic food options to choose from...and a dedicated bar, there's also a whole hots of other venues that are gearing up to serve 'a Christmas feast' this year!
At Proove you can look forward to 'delicious Neapolitan pizza, handcrafted cocktails, a warm welcome and impeccable service'.
🎁 Orchard Square – Proove Pizza
Meanwhile, upstairs at Terrace Goods, you'll find the perfect spot to keep the party going whilst enjoying the views over the square below.
To keep the good times flowing, make sure you pay a visit to popular city centre drinking establishments Cheap Dates and The Old Shoe. You'll find both venues tucked away inside Orchard Square 🍎
Or, for the more adventurous, see if you can find the secret entrance to Not Open; Don't Come, for a 'speakeasy-style fine wine loft party'.
25. OMOMO
Look forward to a special menu featuring two courses for £25 or three courses for £30 at OMOMO on Division Street.
See the full Festive menu here.
🎁 Christmas at OMOMO | OMOMO Korean Street Food & Bubble Tea
26. Pho 🍜
Leopold Square favourite, Pho, introduce their Christmas party menus will be available to book for parties of four or more from Monday 23 November right through to Christmas Eve.
The two course option is £24.95 and three courses is £27.95.
See the full Christmas set menu - including a fantastic vegan menu - here.
It's Pho ho ho with Pho 🎅
🎁 Christmas - Pho Restaurants - Healthy Vietnamese Food
27. Piccolino
Indulgent Italian dishes, festive cocktails and an unforgettable atmosphere await at Piccolino in Millennium Square.
Get ready to 'paint the town silver', and make this season one to remember with Christmas party menus from £45 per person.
🎁 Christmas at Piccolino 2026 | Dining & Parties
28. Pizza!
Sheffield city centre is proudly home to a wide variety of fantastic pizza places including...
Forbici's Christmas Sharing Menu is priced at £25pp and is made for groups of six or more...this one is definitely built for the middle of the table.
At Rudy's on Division Street, Christmas is all about good food, good friends, and authentic pizza.
🎁 Christmas at Rudy’s | Neapolitan Pizza & Group Parties
Over at Orchard Square's Proove, you can look forward to 'delicious Neapolitan pizza, handcrafted cocktails, a warm welcome and impeccable service'.
🎁 Proove Pizza
Last, but not least, Pizza Express in St Paul's Place Their gift to you this year is any starter and any main for £20.
🎁 Christmas 2026 | Pizza Express
29. A visit to the pub
Nothing beats a trip to the local at Christmas time 🍻
Sheffield city centre is home to some fantastic pubs all ready to welcome you this Christmas.
Here are just a few suggestions for helping you to get in to the festive spirit this year.
Celebrate Christmas at The Head of Steam on Norfolk Street. Check out their 🎁 range of Christmas menus.
Take the short walk from The Head of Steam to The Fargate where you're guaranteed a perfect pour in their wonderful surroundings at the top of Fargate. The Fargate is a Thornbridge and Co. pub, set in in one of Sheffield's most prominent city centre locations.
On West Street, The Four Leaf Kitchen & Bar, is known for their for 'exclusive festive specials', including some 'foody Christmas classics as well as some more decadent choices'.
🎁 Slainte to the Festive Season - The Four Leaf | Sheffield.
At Sheffield city centre favourite, the Frog & Parrot on Division Street, their special festive buffet menu serves up a variety of pub classics, small plates and sharers.
🎁 Christmas 2026 | Greene King
Or you can also head to The Museum (at Orchard Square), an alternative Greene King pub in the city centre, for their special festive menu.
At The Howard on Howard Street their festive set menu is 'full of delicious dishes and traditional favourites'.
🎁 Christmas Celebrations at The Howard, Sheffield
And at Vocation & Co. on Devonshire Street they have over 20 taps pouring a rotating selection of their own beers and those from other breweries that they admire, there’s always something new to try.
🎁 Vocation Craft Beer Brewery - Sheffield | Vocation Brewery
30. Sheffield Theatres
Make your Christmas visit to Sheffield Theatres extra special with your own private hospitality space, the theatre café, bar and restaurant Crucible Kitchen.
This year, the Crucible will sparkle with this year's production of Singin' in the Rain.
Over in the Lyceum, Damian Williams returns for his 19th year with this year's cast for Cinderella.
In the Montgomery, there's Stick Man to look forward to...providing more fun than you can shake a stick at!
And, finally, in the Playhouse delve into Christmas with Santa’s magical grotto nestled within an enchanted forest. It's perfect addition to your visit to see Cinderella or Stick Man, join Santa for a heart-warming festive experience for children young and old.
🎁 Santa's Grotto and Enchanted Forest | Sheffield Theatres
31. Silversmiths
Step into the enchanting world of Christmas at Silversmiths on Arundel Street, where every moment is infused with festive magic.
With a carefully crafted festive menu, Silversmiths invite you to join them 'on a culinary journey that promises to make this holiday season truly special'.
🎁 Christmas at Silversmiths – Silversmiths Restaurant
32. Slug & Lettuce
At the Slug & Lettuce on Holly Street, they're serving up a choice of festive menus including a Christmas botttomless brunch.
🎁 Christmas 2026 | Slug And Lettuce Sheffield
33. SMOKE BBQ
Celebrate a 'smokin' Christmas' at Smoke BBQ 🔥
Slow-smoked brisket, fall-off-the-bone ribs and juicy pulled pork and a special Christmas Menu that you can mix and match with their regular menu.
🎁 Call 0114 331 0331 or reserve your table here.
34. Turtle Bay
Celebrate Christmas with 'a festive feast with island soul' and experience 'the warmth of Caribbean hospitality, delicious flavours and the best vibes' 🍹
It's two courses for £26 or three courses for £31.
🎁 Christmas Parties & Festive Dining | Turtle Bay - Turtle Bay UK
35. Zizzi
Filled with seasonal flavours and holiday cheer, from twinkling decorations to a three course festive set menu, Zizzi in Leopold Square have got everything you need for a magical Christmas celebration.
Opt for their two or three course Christmas Set Menus at £24.95 and £29.95 respectively.
🎁 Zizzi Christmas Set Menu 2026 | Festive Meals, Lunch & Parties | Zizzi
Season's eatings 😋
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