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EVENT OF THE WEEK
w/c 29th June 2026
Crossed Wires returns to Sheffield from 2nd - 5th July with another packed programme that transforms the city into a meeting place for podcast fans. Stages across Sheffield City Hall, the Crucible and neighbouring venues will host live recordings, interviews and special performances, while a free BBC fringe adds extra conversations and broadcasts throughout the weekend.
The opening night features Greg James and Alice Levine's Bad Chat, before Friday brings a varied line-up including JaackMaate's Happy Hour, The Psychology of Your 20s, Get A Grip: Bras Off and The Screen Rot Podcast. Saturday shifts between comedy, culture and sport with The Elis and John Show, How To Fail with Elizabeth Day, That Boxing Show, If I Speak and the All My Friends after-party keeping the festival atmosphere going into the evening.
Sunday rounds off the weekend with something for every generation. Visitors can choose from The Blindboy Podcast, British Scandal, The Magnus Archives, Bold Politics with Zack Polanski and Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball, alongside family shows including Nick Cope and Fun Kids Science Quest. With dozens of live podcasts, free fringe events and audiences travelling from across the UK, Crossed Wires has quickly become one of Sheffield's standout cultural weekends.
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Herd the Word EVENT OF THE WEEK
w/c 29th June 2026
Award-winning poet, novelist and essayist Helen Mort has built a reputation for writing that is fearless, lyrical and deeply human. Shortlisted for the Forward, T. S. Eliot and Costa prizes, and author of the acclaimed memoir A Line Above the Sky, along with many poetry collections, she has a remarkable gift for exploring identity, family and belonging with warmth, honesty and originality.
On Thursday 2nd July from 6pm-8pm, Helen will appear at La Biblioteka at Leah's Yard, for an evening of readings and conversation celebrating her powerful new collection, Stepmother.
Blending fairy tales, contemporary family life and questions of female power, Stepmother is both thought-provoking and deeply moving. Helen will also be joined in conversation by Sheffield poet Suzannah Evans.
Whether you're already a fan of Helen Mort's work or discovering her writing for the first time, this promises to be an engaging evening with one of Britain's most distinctive literary voices.
JUNE 2026
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Your guide to the month ahead.
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HorrorCon UK 2026
HorrorCon UK returns to Magna on 6th - 7th June 2026 with a packed programme of celebrity guests, Q&As, screenings, cosplay and specialist traders. Held inside Magna’s vast former steelworks complex, the convention has become one of the UK’s leading horror events, attracting fans of cult cinema, television and genre filmmaking from across the country. Visitors can spend the weekend meeting stars of the screen, attending live interviews and exploring the convention’s extensive trader and artist areas.
Among this year’s headline guests are Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, the award-winning writers and performers behind The League of Gentlemen, Psychoville and Inside No. 9. They are joined by cult horror-comedy creator Matthew Holness, best known as Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace author Garth Marenghi, alongside veteran actor Ian Ogilvy, whose career includes appearances in horror classics such as Witchfinder General and From Beyond the Grave. Legendary Italian composer Fabio Frizzi, whose music became synonymous with Lucio Fulci’s iconic horror films including Zombie Flesh Eaters and The Beyond, is also among the major attractions.
Alongside the guest appearances, HorrorCon will host its annual short film festival, cosplay competition and a full schedule of panels and live events. The convention’s blend of horror legends, cult television stars, independent filmmaking and fan culture continues to make it one of the standout events in South Yorkshire’s summer calendar.
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Pride of Yorkshire Trail
The much anticipated Pride of Yorkshire launches on 8th June and will transform Sheffield and South Yorkshire into a giant open-air art trail throughout the summer. Created to mark the 150th anniversary of Sheffield Children’s Hospital, the project features more than 150 individually designed lion sculptures placed across the region, encouraging residents and visitors to explore the city while raising money for the hospital’s charitable foundation.
The trail will include large lion sculptures created by professional artists alongside smaller “little lions” designed by schools and community groups. Visitors will be able to follow maps and digital guides to discover the artworks in locations across Sheffield city centre, local attractions and neighbouring towns, creating a family-friendly activity that combines public art, fundraising and tourism.
Organisers hope the trail will become one of the biggest public art events ever staged in South Yorkshire, drawing thousands of people into the city over the summer months. When the trail concludes, many of the large sculptures will be auctioned to raise funds for Sheffield Children’s Hospital, ensuring the project leaves a lasting legacy long after the lions disappear from the streets.
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SBC Theatre Around the World Football Events
The summer’s biggest sporting event also arrives in June, with the 2026 FIFA World Cup getting underway across the United States, Canada and Mexico. While Sheffield’s pubs and bars prepare for a month of football screenings, one local arts organisation is marking the tournament in a very different way through a city-wide project celebrating football, creativity and community.
Around The World, organised by Stand & Be Counted Theatre, will take a bright yellow school bus on a tour of Sheffield communities and schools between 11 and 16th June. Participants will create football-inspired artwork exploring themes of identity, belonging and the global game, with the work displayed on the bus before being projected onto it during a public finale. The project has been developed with Football Unites Racism Divides, Sheffield Home of Football and Yellow Bus Events, and is supported by Counterpoints Arts and Sheffield’s Migration Matters Festival.
The project culminates in the Peace Gardens on 17th June with a day of football and arts activities, including an ambitious attempt to break the world record for the longest chain of multi-club football scarves.
Organisers are appealing for supporters to donate scarves from clubs around the world, with the aim of creating a chain more than 100 metres long before a symbolic parade carries it from The Sanctuary on Chapel Walk to the Peace Gardens ahead of England’s World Cup fixture that evening. Scarves can be donated at The U-Mix Centre in Lowfield or The Sanctuary on Chapel Walk.
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Kelham Pride Festival 2026
Kelham Pride returns on Saturday 20th June and is set to be one of Sheffield’s biggest LGBTQ+ celebrations, with events running across Kelham Island and Neepsend from early afternoon into the evening. The festival’s Pride parade will once again move through the neighbourhood before crowds gather around the main festival spaces and participating venues. As the event has grown, it has become known for combining major drag and live performance acts with Sheffield’s independent music, food and nightlife scene.
This year’s lineup is led by Danny Beard, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, whose mix of drag, live vocals and comedy has made them one of the biggest names in British queer entertainment. The programme also includes Marigold Addams as Jane McDonald, alongside collective Ghetto Fabulous and a wider lineup of drag performers, DJs and live acts appearing throughout the day. Organisers are also planning family-friendly activities, community spaces and daytime entertainment alongside the main stage programme.
Rather than being centred around a single site, the festival spreads across some of Kelham’s best-known venues. Peddler Warehouse will host part of the food and music programme, while venues including Yellow Arch Studios, Neepsend Social Club, Factory Floor, Alder, The Harlequin and The Three Tuns are all expected to take part in the wider celebrations. It is a free event.