Events in Sheffield — October 2026

October 2026: events in Sheffield.

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64 events are listed in Sheffield. These are the ones we'd start with.

Thu, Oct 15

Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour

Utilita Arena Sheffield · Sheffield

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Sat, Oct 31

Velma Celli's HALLOWEEN Cabaret and Ball

The Secret Bar York · Sheffield

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Mon, Oct 26

Trainspotting The Musical

Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall · Sheffield

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Sat, Oct 24

Soul II Soul

Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall · Sheffield

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Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Coldplace (Coldplay Tribute)

Foundry, Sheffield · Sheffield

From £27

Two cocktails on a bar with city lights behind — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Gentleman's Dub Club

Crookes Social Club · Sheffield

From £29

Fri, Oct 23

Stevie Martin - Clout

The Steamworks · Sheffield

From £22

Runners seen from behind on a riverside promenade at golden hour with a stone bridge and old city buildings — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 20

Sports

Sidney & Matilda · Sheffield

From £20

Thu, Oct 15

Professor Brian Cox : Venue Premium Tickets

Utilita Arena Sheffield · Sheffield

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A hand pulls a teal vinyl record from a crate in warm light. — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 15

The Wanted 2.0

Foundry, Sheffield · Sheffield

From £29

Thu, Oct 15

Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour

Utilita Arena Sheffield · Sheffield

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Thu, Oct 15

Michael Starring Ben

Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall · Sheffield

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Vintage microphone in front of a dark velvet stage curtain in a candlelit cabaret room with patrons at small tables — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Paul Smith: Happy: Venue Premium Tickets

Utilita Arena Sheffield · Sheffield

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Empty raked seating in a studio theatre with light across the stage floor — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Jen Brister

The Steamworks · Sheffield

From £28

Fri, Oct 16

Grace Petrie - 16th October

Foundry, Sheffield · Sheffield

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A visitor seen from behind in a knitted sweater holds a glass of red wine in front of a large colourful abstract painting in a dim gallery. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Adult Dvd

Crookes Social Club · Sheffield

From £18

Fri, Oct 16

Swan Lake - Imperial Classical Ballet

Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall · Sheffield

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Fri, Oct 16

Daniel O'Reilly: Let's Have It

Winding Wheel · Sheffield

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Guitarist singing in silhouette on a hazy blue and purple lit club stage with crowd hands raised in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Dusky Presents Signals Tour

Electric Studios · Sheffield

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Guitarist seen from behind at a rooftop acoustic gig at golden hour — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

Dutty Moonshine Big Band

Electric Studios · Sheffield

From £34

Sat, Oct 17

Paul Smith: Happy

Utilita Arena Sheffield · Sheffield

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Macro of piano hammers and strings — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

Grace Petrie - 17th October

Foundry, Sheffield · Sheffield

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Sat, Oct 17

Dr John Cooper Clarke : Have It Tour 2026

Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall · Sheffield

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Sun, Oct 18

Lucy Porter

The Steamworks · Sheffield

From £26

Sun, Oct 18

Heaven 17 perform Penthouse and Pavement

Octagon · Sheffield

From £38

Friends with drinks on a rooftop terrace looking toward a domed skyline at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18

My First Time

Yellow Arch Studios · Sheffield

From £14

Mon, Oct 19

The Mary Wallopers

Octagon · Sheffield

From £31

Couple holding hands walking away down a red-carpeted corridor lit by brass wall lamps — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 19

Gurriers

Crookes Social Club · Sheffield

From £23

Tue, Oct 20

Christopher Hall: Pizazz

Foundry, Sheffield · Sheffield

From £26

Audience watching a cabaret stage with red curtains — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 20

Ignacio Lopez

The Steamworks · Sheffield

From £25

Two spectators in coats, seen from behind, look out over a floodlit stadium. — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 20

Sports

Sidney & Matilda · Sheffield

From £20

Riverside summer stage glowing across the water at blue hour — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 20

Thea Gilmore

The Greystones · Sheffield

From £31

Tue, Oct 20

Halloween in Concert

Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall · Sheffield

From £11

Wed, Oct 21

Hayseed Dixie

Corporation · Sheffield

From £29

Wed, Oct 21

The Proclaimers

Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall · Sheffield

From £28

Wed, Oct 21

Kiell Smith-Bynoe & Friends: Kool Story Bro

Sheffield City Hall Memorial Hall · Sheffield

From £28

Thu, Oct 22

The Legends in Vegas- After Hours

Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall · Sheffield

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Diners at candlelit tables in a stone arcaded courtyard at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 22

Admiral Fallow

Yellow Arch Studios · Sheffield

From £17

Thu, Oct 22

Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand-Up Years

Sheffield City Hall Memorial Hall · Sheffield

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Concert crowd with raised hands in the stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 22

Colonised Marshland

University Drama Studio · Sheffield

From £6

Audience in a historic theatre facing a red stage curtain — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23

Morgan Rees: What A Bummer

Foundry, Sheffield · Sheffield

From £21

People arriving at a glass-fronted event venue at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23

The Undertones: 50th Anniversary Show + The Men They Couldn't Hang

Foundry, Sheffield · Sheffield

From £36

Fri, Oct 23

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Sidney and Matilda · Sheffield

From £17

Fri, Oct 23

Stevie Martin - Clout

The Steamworks · Sheffield

From £22

Audience seen from behind in a gilded opera house under a large crystal chandelier — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23

Downloaded

Corporation · Sheffield

From £20

Acoustic guitarist playing to a small audience in a cafe — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23

Plaid & NikNak

Hangr Warehouse · Sheffield

From £19

Fri, Oct 23

Goldsoul: Soul Night Out

Sheffield City Hall Ballroom · Sheffield

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A violinist plays in a candlelit stone crypt while the audience watches from behind. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Pop Rock by Candlelight - Sheffield

All Saints Church · Sheffield

From £16

Four theatregoers seen from behind on a balcony overlooking a gilded, warmly lit theatre auditorium — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Plantasia Collective

Drama Studio · Sheffield

From £9

Theatre audience applauding, seen from behind, with a brightly lit stage and balcony beyond — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Punk Rock Factory

Corporation · Sheffield

From £29

Dance floor at a nightclub with coloured lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Gentleman's Dub Club

Crookes Social Club · Sheffield

From £29

Sat, Oct 24

Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show

The Steamworks · Sheffield

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Sat, Oct 24

Soul II Soul

Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall · Sheffield

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Pianist seen from behind at a grand piano in an amber-lit piano bar with glasses in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25

Cabaret Voltaire

Octagon Centre · Sheffield

From £39

Author reading to an audience in a bookshop — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25

MT Jones

Yellow Arch Studios · Sheffield

From £20

Crowd gathering in an old town square at dusk under strings of festoon lights — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25

Ugly

Sidney & Matilda · Sheffield

From £17

Live band on stage with confetti and warm lights over the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 26

Knats

Yellow Arch Studios · Sheffield

From £15

Mon, Oct 26

Trainspotting The Musical

Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall · Sheffield

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Two actors on a dimly lit stage in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 27

Stornoway

Crookes Social Club · Sheffield

From £29

Mime performer on a sunny square watched by a crowd from behind — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28

Burner

Corporation · Sheffield

From £14

Wed, Oct 28

Phil Ellis: Bath Mat

Sheffield City Hall Memorial Hall · Sheffield

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Band playing to a crowd in a brick-walled club — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29

CUD

Sidney & Matilda · Sheffield

From £28

Listeners seated on wooden chairs in a candle-lit converted church hall facing a small stage — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Aesthetic Perfection + Support

Corporation · Sheffield

From £30

Festival tent crowd seen from behind with arms raised toward a distant lit stage and band under a canvas roof — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Coldplace (Coldplay Tribute)

Foundry, Sheffield · Sheffield

From £27

Guests arriving in a bright glass-walled event venue foyer — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Tim Burton's Universe by Mystery Ensemble

Victoria Hall · Sheffield

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People in winter coats climbing snowy steps to a lamp-lit theatre entrance — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Jawdropped

Alder Bar · Sheffield

From £14

Fri, Oct 30

Trainspotting The Musical: Arches Bar Experience

Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall · Sheffield

From £6

Candlelit string quartet in a church — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23 – Fri, Nov 13 · 07:00 PM

Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson

Sheffield Cathedral · Sheffield

From £15

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