Our Favourite Places
@ourfaveplaces.bsky.social
A Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals.
https://ourfaveplaces.co.uk
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Organisers of Photomarathon Sheffield: http://photomarathonsheffield.co.uk.
https://ourfaveplaces.co.uk
From Eleven Design: https://elevendesign.co.uk.
Organisers of Photomarathon Sheffield: http://photomarathonsheffield.co.uk.
Meet the locals: Emergence Collective. "One of Sheffield’s most distinctive & quietly radical musical forces." Ahead of their album launch on Friday, the improvised ensemble spoke to us about the ideas that bond their ~40 musicians & how Sheffield inspires them > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/meet-the-loc...
Emergence Collective → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
A quietly radical musical force based entirely around improvisation. Ahead of their album launch, they reflect on the ideas that bond their roughly 40 musicians, and how Sheffield has inspired them al...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Meet the locals: Emergence Collective. "One of Sheffield’s most distinctive & quietly radical musical forces." Ahead of their album launch on Friday, the improvised ensemble spoke to us about the ideas that bond their ~40 musicians & how Sheffield inspires them > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/meet-the-loc...
Our Sheffield art picks bring together highlights of the city's exhibitions, markets, workshops & more. November & December features craft showcases. Landscapes real & imaginary. Festive making. And an immersive exhibition inspired by a slug’s way of life > www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/ar...
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Our Sheffield art picks bring together highlights of the city's exhibitions, markets, workshops & more. November & December features craft showcases. Landscapes real & imaginary. Festive making. And an immersive exhibition inspired by a slug’s way of life > www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/ar...
Our Joe’s film picks for November. A new body horror from the director of Raw and Titane. A portrait of family connection in Taipei. Lynne Ramsay’s new film about a woman trying to hold onto her sanity. Boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ cinema from East and Southeast Asia > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/fi...
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Our Joe’s film picks for November. A new body horror from the director of Raw and Titane. A portrait of family connection in Taipei. Lynne Ramsay’s new film about a woman trying to hold onto her sanity. Boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ cinema from East and Southeast Asia > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/fi...
Welcome to The Sheffield Darkroom. Photographer and self-professed “DSLR-girlie” Wemmy went down to the opening of the city’s new darkroom last week. There she met founders Sam and Chris, and found an inviting place to slow down and (re)connect with process > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/where-to-go/...
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Welcome to The Sheffield Darkroom. Photographer and self-professed “DSLR-girlie” Wemmy went down to the opening of the city’s new darkroom last week. There she met founders Sam and Chris, and found an inviting place to slow down and (re)connect with process > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/where-to-go/...
A solo show about family dynamics and car mechanics. A Yoruba adaptation of Macbeth. Feminist, future-facing dance. A one-woman mix of cabaret and comedy. All coming up in our Sheffield theatre picks > www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/th...
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A solo show about family dynamics and car mechanics. A Yoruba adaptation of Macbeth. Feminist, future-facing dance. A one-woman mix of cabaret and comedy. All coming up in our Sheffield theatre picks > www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/th...
Every November & December, people gather in pubs across Sheffield & North Derbyshire to sing locally-written carols passed down through generations. Some songs are only sung in Sheffield. Some only in one pub. Find out more from @sheffieldfolkguide.bsky.social > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/the...
The Sheffield Carols → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
Every November and December, people gather in pubs across Sheffield and North Derbyshire to sing locally-written carols that have passed down through generations. Some of these songs are only sung in ...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Every November & December, people gather in pubs across Sheffield & North Derbyshire to sing locally-written carols passed down through generations. Some songs are only sung in Sheffield. Some only in one pub. Find out more from @sheffieldfolkguide.bsky.social > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/the...
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📣Announcing... A Children's Manifesto
Kids of all ages can attend to help Sheffield Transformed to write a manifesto about what change they want to make and what world they want to live in.
🎟️ Buy tickets and find out more:
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Kids of all ages can attend to help Sheffield Transformed to write a manifesto about what change they want to make and what world they want to live in.
🎟️ Buy tickets and find out more:
buff.ly/g9shP7n
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
📣Announcing... A Children's Manifesto
Kids of all ages can attend to help Sheffield Transformed to write a manifesto about what change they want to make and what world they want to live in.
🎟️ Buy tickets and find out more:
buff.ly/g9shP7n
Kids of all ages can attend to help Sheffield Transformed to write a manifesto about what change they want to make and what world they want to live in.
🎟️ Buy tickets and find out more:
buff.ly/g9shP7n
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2025 marks 10 years of Reel Steel.
To celebrate our 10th Anniversary, we have a special Limited Edition '10 years' t-shirt designed by illustrator Rosie Wilson:
reelsteelcinema.com/merchandise
featuring characters from films we've screened in 35mm, available to order until December 1st...
To celebrate our 10th Anniversary, we have a special Limited Edition '10 years' t-shirt designed by illustrator Rosie Wilson:
reelsteelcinema.com/merchandise
featuring characters from films we've screened in 35mm, available to order until December 1st...
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
2025 marks 10 years of Reel Steel.
To celebrate our 10th Anniversary, we have a special Limited Edition '10 years' t-shirt designed by illustrator Rosie Wilson:
reelsteelcinema.com/merchandise
featuring characters from films we've screened in 35mm, available to order until December 1st...
To celebrate our 10th Anniversary, we have a special Limited Edition '10 years' t-shirt designed by illustrator Rosie Wilson:
reelsteelcinema.com/merchandise
featuring characters from films we've screened in 35mm, available to order until December 1st...
A weekend of left-wing politics & culture, @sheffieldtransformed.org returns later this month. With zine making, a radical history walk, pub quiz, a folk session at Gut Level, plus conversations on LGBTQ+ activism, racial justice, international solidarity & more > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/she...
Sheffield Transformed Festival → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
A weekend of left-wing politics and culture. With discussions on local, national and international issues, plus a party.
ourfaveplaces.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
A weekend of left-wing politics & culture, @sheffieldtransformed.org returns later this month. With zine making, a radical history walk, pub quiz, a folk session at Gut Level, plus conversations on LGBTQ+ activism, racial justice, international solidarity & more > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/she...
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Sheffield Folk Guides for the next 2 weeks- Sheffield local carols start this week! Come and sing these brilliant local carols in a pub. The first session will be this Thursday at The Greyhound, Ecclesfield. see www.localcarols.org.uk @helpsheffield.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Sheffield Folk Guides for the next 2 weeks- Sheffield local carols start this week! Come and sing these brilliant local carols in a pub. The first session will be this Thursday at The Greyhound, Ecclesfield. see www.localcarols.org.uk @helpsheffield.co.uk
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Back in Sheffield for @gettogetherfest.bsky.social 2026, I’ve got some strong connections with the city but hardly played up there over the last few years. Heard a lot about this independent festival!
Early bird tickets on sale tomorrow (Friday) morning at 10am.
gettogether.seetickets.com
Early bird tickets on sale tomorrow (Friday) morning at 10am.
gettogether.seetickets.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Back in Sheffield for @gettogetherfest.bsky.social 2026, I’ve got some strong connections with the city but hardly played up there over the last few years. Heard a lot about this independent festival!
Early bird tickets on sale tomorrow (Friday) morning at 10am.
gettogether.seetickets.com
Early bird tickets on sale tomorrow (Friday) morning at 10am.
gettogether.seetickets.com
Coming up in our Tom's music picks this month: master of the West African kora, Suntou Susso. The expansive sound of English Teacher. Acoustic improv in an album launch from Sheffield’s own Emergence Collective. And lots more > www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/mu...
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Coming up in our Tom's music picks this month: master of the West African kora, Suntou Susso. The expansive sound of English Teacher. Acoustic improv in an album launch from Sheffield’s own Emergence Collective. And lots more > www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/mu...
Each November, over a hundred creative residents at Yorkshire Artspace's two buildings open their doors to the public for one weekend. Make some plans to get nosy at Yorkshire Artspace Open Studios this month > www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/yor...
Yorkshire Artspace Open Studios → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
Each November, over a hundred creative residents at Yorkshire Artspace's two sites open their doors to the public for one weekend. Meet some of Sheffield's most talented artists, nosy around their cre...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Each November, over a hundred creative residents at Yorkshire Artspace's two buildings open their doors to the public for one weekend. Make some plans to get nosy at Yorkshire Artspace Open Studios this month > www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/yor...
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This Sunday, have the history of one of Sheffield's first industrial districts brought to life on a Kelham Island walking tour.
Sunday 26 Oct, 11am, Meet by the Bessemer Converter outside Kelham Island Museum. Tickets are £10 and can booked at kelhamislandwalks.com
#sheffield #kelhamisland
Sunday 26 Oct, 11am, Meet by the Bessemer Converter outside Kelham Island Museum. Tickets are £10 and can booked at kelhamislandwalks.com
#sheffield #kelhamisland
October 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This Sunday, have the history of one of Sheffield's first industrial districts brought to life on a Kelham Island walking tour.
Sunday 26 Oct, 11am, Meet by the Bessemer Converter outside Kelham Island Museum. Tickets are £10 and can booked at kelhamislandwalks.com
#sheffield #kelhamisland
Sunday 26 Oct, 11am, Meet by the Bessemer Converter outside Kelham Island Museum. Tickets are £10 and can booked at kelhamislandwalks.com
#sheffield #kelhamisland
Stories of community solidarity, stars, activism and empowerment. There’s still lots to come in our @otsfestival.bsky.social highlights > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/of...
Off the Shelf picks → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
A celebration of books, words and ideas. With thought-provoking events from some of the best-known and rising stars in writing, arts and media. See our writer Rae's top picks from the festival's packe...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Stories of community solidarity, stars, activism and empowerment. There’s still lots to come in our @otsfestival.bsky.social highlights > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/of...
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There's a small number of tickets avaiable for this Sunday's tour of the city centre's street art: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/street-art...
#SheffEvents #Sheffield #StreetArt
#SheffEvents #Sheffield #StreetArt
October 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
There's a small number of tickets avaiable for this Sunday's tour of the city centre's street art: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/street-art...
#SheffEvents #Sheffield #StreetArt
#SheffEvents #Sheffield #StreetArt
Sheffield’s horror film festival @celluloidscreams.bsky.social returns to the Showroom on 23–26 October, getting you spooked just in time for Halloween. This year's festival kicks off with a drag zombie extravaganza > www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/cel...
Celluloid Screams → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
Sheffield’s horror film festival returns for its 17th year in 2025. Getting you spooked just in time for Halloween. Opening with a drag zombie extravaganza – with Queens of the Dead followed by a drag...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Sheffield’s horror film festival @celluloidscreams.bsky.social returns to the Showroom on 23–26 October, getting you spooked just in time for Halloween. This year's festival kicks off with a drag zombie extravaganza > www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/cel...
Our Joe's film picks for October. A Halloween screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. New restorations of animated classics Perfect Blue and Princess Mononoke. A documentary about the home studio that nurtured beloved 80s/90s Sheffield bands. And more > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/fi...
October 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Our Joe's film picks for October. A Halloween screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. New restorations of animated classics Perfect Blue and Princess Mononoke. A documentary about the home studio that nurtured beloved 80s/90s Sheffield bands. And more > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/fi...
A celebration of books, words and ideas, @otsfestival.bsky.social is back this week, 10 October–10 November. Our writer Rae has put together their top 10 picks for the festival – on star spotting, solidarity, 80s Sheffield pop music, disability activism and more > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/of...
October 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
A celebration of books, words and ideas, @otsfestival.bsky.social is back this week, 10 October–10 November. Our writer Rae has put together their top 10 picks for the festival – on star spotting, solidarity, 80s Sheffield pop music, disability activism and more > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/of...
Black History Month starts today. A celebration of the rich history of Black British/African heritage people in the UK & in shaping local communities. Read our guide to the many events in Sheffield, put together by the folks at African Heritage Culture Forum > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/bl...
October 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Black History Month starts today. A celebration of the rich history of Black British/African heritage people in the UK & in shaping local communities. Read our guide to the many events in Sheffield, put together by the folks at African Heritage Culture Forum > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/bl...
An audio-visual delve into @warprecords.bsky.social' archives. A sonic trip along the Hope Valley train line. Afro-electro. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's synth soundscapes. All coming up at Sensoria, Sheffield's festival of film and music, when it returns this week > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/sen...
September 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
An audio-visual delve into @warprecords.bsky.social' archives. A sonic trip along the Hope Valley train line. Afro-electro. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's synth soundscapes. All coming up at Sensoria, Sheffield's festival of film and music, when it returns this week > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/sen...
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Thanks to @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social for featuring our Modern Nature gig in Sheffield next Friday:
www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/mod...
@modernnature.bsky.social
@bellaunion.bsky.social
www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/mod...
@modernnature.bsky.social
@bellaunion.bsky.social
Modern Nature → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
Modern Nature create meandering, elegant and expansive soundscapes on themes of nature, religion, social ignorance and literature. Support comes from Ancient History, a new project from James Levitt (...
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September 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Thanks to @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social for featuring our Modern Nature gig in Sheffield next Friday:
www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/mod...
@modernnature.bsky.social
@bellaunion.bsky.social
www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/mod...
@modernnature.bsky.social
@bellaunion.bsky.social
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𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗕𝗬 𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗬 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗥
𝘈 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴.
PV: Fri 10 Oct, 7:30pm
Exhibition: 11 Oct–15 Nov 2025
Cupola Contemporary Art, Sheffield
🔗 andycropper.art/cupola2025
#Kenopsia #SpiritOfPlace #BusStopGothic #UrbanRealism
𝘈 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴.
PV: Fri 10 Oct, 7:30pm
Exhibition: 11 Oct–15 Nov 2025
Cupola Contemporary Art, Sheffield
🔗 andycropper.art/cupola2025
#Kenopsia #SpiritOfPlace #BusStopGothic #UrbanRealism
September 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗕𝗬 𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗬 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗥
𝘈 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴.
PV: Fri 10 Oct, 7:30pm
Exhibition: 11 Oct–15 Nov 2025
Cupola Contemporary Art, Sheffield
🔗 andycropper.art/cupola2025
#Kenopsia #SpiritOfPlace #BusStopGothic #UrbanRealism
𝘈 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴.
PV: Fri 10 Oct, 7:30pm
Exhibition: 11 Oct–15 Nov 2025
Cupola Contemporary Art, Sheffield
🔗 andycropper.art/cupola2025
#Kenopsia #SpiritOfPlace #BusStopGothic #UrbanRealism
The city centre's annual free street party, Castlegate Festival returns tomorrow. With a skate jam, live music, family-friendly activities, food and drinks – from day into night > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/cas...
Castlegate Festival → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
The city centre's annual free street party returns. With a skate jam, live music, family-friendly activities, food and drinks all day into the night.
ourfaveplaces.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The city centre's annual free street party, Castlegate Festival returns tomorrow. With a skate jam, live music, family-friendly activities, food and drinks – from day into night > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/cas...
A weekend dedicated to adventure photography, Exposure Festival is coming to Kelham Island & the Peaks, 19–21 Sept. Here to inspire climbers, aspiring professionals & passionate photography hobbyists alike. With workshops, studio talks, social events & a gallery > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/exp...
Exposure Photography Festival → Our Favourite Places – Sheffield Culture Guide
A weekend dedicated to adventure photography. Here to inspire climbers, aspiring professional and passionate photography hobbyists alike – with workshops out in the Peak District and in a Kelham Islan...
ourfaveplaces.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A weekend dedicated to adventure photography, Exposure Festival is coming to Kelham Island & the Peaks, 19–21 Sept. Here to inspire climbers, aspiring professionals & passionate photography hobbyists alike. With workshops, studio talks, social events & a gallery > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/exp...