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DocFest 2026

Multiple venues across Sheffield
Sheffield DocFest is an international film and arts festival and marketplace, “celebrating, championing and debating” the genre of documentary film and art. Highlights this year include as one of the themes Rebellions – Stories of resistance, revolution and the fight for our rights, and there are various events including one on Podcasting, and loads of films to watch. The public…
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Migration Matters Festival 2026

Various venues in Sheffield
The 11th Migration Matters Festival is the UK’s biggest Refugee Week event. The 2026 theme Forged By Migration recognises how different communities have shaped Sheffield, and contributed to its diverse international population. This year there is an added outdoor stage in collaboration with Kelham Island Museum, offering a free event on Saturday 28th of June. Festival highlights include Mobo Award-winning…
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Crossed Wires Podcast Festival 2026

Multiple venues across Sheffield
Crossed Wires Podcast Festival returns to Sheffield bringing four days of headline live podcast recordings, big names, city-wide events, a lively Fringe, pop-ups, after-parties and one-off shows, with up to 35,000 people expected. First Wave Line-Up Announced: Dig It – Jo Whiley & Zoe Ball How to Fail – Elizabeth Day The Blindboy Podcast – Blindboy Boatclub If I Speak…
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