What's On

SEPTEMBER

Every Sat and Sun

Discovery Time at Weston Park Museum, for 4-11 year-olds. Free, book your place on the day. Discover more about the museum’s exciting events through storytelling, crafts and puzzles.  www.sheffieldgalleries.org.uk

Every Sun

Family Activity Time, Metalwork Gallery, Millennium Galleries. 11.30am-1.30m, 2-4pm.  Fun activities for 3-7 year-olds. Free, drop in.

7-21

‘Art in the Park’ in the Winter Garden

9

Shepherd Wheel ‘Heritage’ Open Day, Whiteley Woods, Tel: 236 7731 www.simt.co.uk

16

Farm Fayre at Whirlow Hall Farm - Farmers Market, stalls, events, crafts, classic cars and lots more! Tel: 235 2678  www.whirlowhallfarm.co.uk

23

Abbeydale Miniature Railway, 224a Abbeydale Rd South.  www.sheffieldsmee.co.uk

 

OCTOBER

 

Listings for Weston Park Museum and Millennium Galleries same as Sept.

6

South Yorkshire Wood Fair in Endcliffe Park

7

Abbeydale Miniature Railway, 224a Abbeydale Rd South  www.sheffieldsmee.co.uk

14

Shepherd Wheel Open Day, Whiteley Woods.  Tel: 236 7731 www.simt.co.uk

15 Oct - 3 Nov

Off the Shelf festival of reading and writing.  170 events taking place in venues across Sheffield, details available from Sept: 0114 273 4716 or offtheshelf@sheffield.gov.uk

16-20

Scamp Theatre and Bristol Old Vic: Aesop’s Fables.  Michael Morpurgo’s brand new re-tellings of Aesop’s Fables include The Hare And The Tortoise and The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Three actors and a one-man-band  magically recreate the most enchanting stories ever told. Fantastic family entertainment.  Tel: 249 6000  www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk


19-28

The Enchanted Garden, Brodsworth Hall, 6.30-8.30pm.  The Victorian gardens are illuminated to become a place of wonder and enchantment in this sublime night-time experience. Tel: 0870 333 1181  www.english-heritage.org.uk/events

21

Abbeydale Miniature Railway, 224a Abbeydale Rd South.  www.sheffieldsmee.co.uk

30

Air: how it works. Extraordinary Experiments at Weston Park Museum.  Free, repeated four times between 10.30am-12.30pm

 

 

NOVEMBER

 

 

Listings for Weston Park Museum and Millennium Galleries same as Sept.

1

Halloween Open Day at Whirlow Hall Farm- A spooky event for all the family and possibly a bat walk in the evening. Tel: 235 2678  www.whirlowhallfarm.co.uk

 

18

The city’s Christmas Lights switch-on event, in the city centre. 1.30pm - 5.30pm

 

20-25

Disney Adventure on Ice, featuring The Incredibles, characters from Jungle Book, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Toy Story.  Hallam FM Arena. Tel: 256 5656  www.hallamfmarena.co.uk

 

25

Christmas Fayre at Whirlow Hall Farm – Farmers Market, craft stalls and a visit from Father Christmas! Tel: 235 2678  www.whirlowhallfarm.co.uk

 

 

DECEMBER

 

Listings for Weston Park Museum and Millennium Galleries same as Sept.

2, 8, 9

Santa and Steam Specials – Peak Rail.  Tel: 01629 580381

1-24

Santa’s Grotto – outdoor grotto in the city centre.  This year’s designated grotto charity is Macmillan Cancer Support. More information about this event will be available soon on www.sheffield.gov.uk