Half-term in Sheffield city centre 😁
📖 Article published on 19 May 2025.
Prepare for a fun-filled half-term with the help of Sheffield city centre.
Here's a round up of just a few of the things you may want to seek out during the May half-term.
📝 All information correct at time of publication and listings are displayed in chronological order.
💡 Please check individual venue websites for further details.
Sheffield Food Festival 🍽️
Saturday 24 to Monday 26 May 2025
📍 Peace Gardens, Pinstone Street and Fargate
Experience Sheffield's finest food, drinks and music at this free festival in the heart of Sheffield city centre.
💡 One of the city centre's largest free to attend events, the festival provides a fantastic showcase of Sheffield’s thriving food and drink scene.
📝 Visit the Welcome to Sheffield website for further information.
Half-term at Waterstones
Saturday 24 to Saturday 31 May 2025
📍 Waterstones, Orchard Square
Join Waterstones' inside Orchard Square for a fun filled week highlighting new release Donut Squad by Neill Cameron.
There will be a Donut treasure hunt around the children's section.
You can also design your own donut sheets, complete colouring sheets and draw your own comic strips to take home and create your own masterpiece.
💡 There will also be a special story-time at 2pm on Saturday 31 May.
📝 For further information visit the Waterstones website.
Pit Stop 🏁
Saturday 24 May to Sunday 1 June 2025
📍 National Videogame Museum
Drive into accessible gaming this May half term courtesy of the National Videogame Museum.
They're revving up for 'a celebration of driving games, accessible technology, and all out racing fun with Pit Stop!'
📝 Visit the National Videogame Museum website for further information.
Half-term at Cambridge Street Collective 🎪
Activities from Saturday 24 May 2025
📍 The Moor
Cambridge Street Collective have lined up a week full of activities for half-term, including all of this 🤯
Saturday 24 May 2025
🌟 Boomchikkaboom Family Party
Sunday 25 May 2025
🌟 Once Upon a Dream Princess Ball
Monday 26 May 2025
🌟 Kids' Spring Poster Screen Printing
Tuesday 27 May 2025
🌟 Kids' Sushi Making Workshop
Friday 30 May 2025
🌟 Family Superhero Silent Disco
📝 Visit the Cambridge Street Collective website for further details.
Custom Car Show 🛞
Sunday 25 May 2025
📍 The Moor
The Moor's very first Custom Car Show, delivered in partnership with Rotary Sheffield Vulcan.
With over 75 unique vehicles on display, this event will showcase everything from 'classic cars and hot rods to American muscle and fully customised rides'.
📝 Visit The Moor's website for further information.
Fantastic Beasts 🐲
Monday 26 May to Sunday 1 June 2025
📍 Sheffield Cathedral
Strange sightings of mythical creatures have been reported inside Sheffield Cathedral...and they need your help to solve the mystery and uncover the enchanted word that will return these magical beasts to their hidden realm.
📝 Visit Sheffield Cathedral's website for further information.
Have you ever dreamed of meeting a Unicorn? 🦄
Tuesday 27 May 2025
📍 Sheffield Cathedral
Join Sheffield Cathedral for a magical workshop filled with enchanting crafts and a special unicorn meet and greet.
Workshop sessions between 10am and 11:30am or 1pm to 2:30pm.
📝 Visit Sheffield Cathedral's website for further information.
The Detective Dog 🎭
Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 May 2025
📍 Playhouse
Tiny & Tall Productions accessible and imaginative adaptation of Julia Donaldson’s award winning book, The Detective Dog, features puppetry, song and magical scent technology, bringing the story alive on stage for audiences of all ages.
📝 Limited tickets remain. Visit the Sheffield Theatres website for details.
🎬 Watch the trailer for this production here.
Supported by Arts Council England. Commission by ARC Stockton and Barnsley Civic.
🆕 For the very latest on productions at Sheffield Theatres please visit What's on | Sheffield Theatres and click here to be added to the Sheffield Theatres mailing list.
Family Activity: Coffee and Tea Painting 🎨
Wednesday 28 May 2025
📍 Millennium Gallery
Try landscape painting with a difference – using tea, coffee and spices to create your picture.
This creative session is inspired by The Sheffield Esteli Society, who work to develop relationships between groups in Sheffield and those in Nicaragua.
📝 Visit the Sheffield Museums website for further information.
A Tale of Us 🎭
Thursday 29 May 2025
📍 Playhouse
A brand new play for parents and their babies.
Join Ivy and her little one on a funny, frank and magical journey through their first year of life together.
📝 Visit the Sheffield Theatres website for details.
Made for parents with children ages 0-18 months. Supported by Arts Council England.
🆕 For the very latest on productions at Sheffield Theatres please visit What's on | Sheffield Theatres and click here to be added to the Sheffield Theatres mailing list.
Sensory Play 🎨
Friday 30 May 2025
📍 National Emergency Services Museum
Perfect for children under 5, these sessions run from 10:30am to 12:30pm and from 1pm until 3pm.
Find out about emergency services around the world. Create different flags and play with globes and planes.
Learn about the different numbers, vehicles and equipment that other countries emergency services do and dress up in some of their uniform too.
Visit the National Emergency Services Museum website for further information.
The Mountain Witch 🎭
Saturday 31 May 2025
📍 Playhouse
The Mountain Witch invites children into a vibrant, immersive experience where they can awaken scampering creatures, tiptoe past the Mountain Witch’s cave, and ultimately convince her to let the sun return.
Join musicians and dancers in this playful and inclusive experience for children aged 3-8 years and their grown-ups.
📝 Limited tickets remain. Visit the Sheffield Theatres website for details.
Presented by Speedwell Dance
🆕 For the very latest on productions at Sheffield Theatres please visit What's on | Sheffield Theatres and click here to be added to the Sheffield Theatres mailing list.
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