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Issue 36 · Published 26 October 2026
This week: FearFest takes over Owlerton for Halloween, Chatsworth lights its bonfire, plus a drone show at Wentworth Woodhouse, Steelers vs Panthers, Stornoway, Phil Ellis and free half-term fun at the museums
Below you’ll find our hand-picked events, gigs, culture, food and things to do across Sheffield, with the useful details up front.
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Owlerton Stadium hosts the city's biggest Halloween party, with Hybrid Minds, Hedex, Obskur and TS7 covering drum and bass, house and bassline across one big night.
Official event details for FearFest 2026 →Printmakers from Sheffield and further afield fill the gallery with linocuts, wood engravings, screenprints and more. As well as browsing the stalls, visitors can watch live demonstrations and join a family print workshop.
Suggested £2 donation
Official event details for Sheffield Print Fair 2026 →The Steelers host their oldest rivals on Halloween night. Matches between the two clubs are among the loudest and most fiercely contested in British ice hockey.
Official event details for Sheffield Steelers vs Nottingham Panthers →A blazing bonfire, two firework displays and fire performers, LED drummers and giant illuminated puppets fill the Chatsworth garden on Friday and Saturday night.
Official event details for Bonfire and Fireworks at Chatsworth →The NVM fills its gallery with spooky games for half-term, from Plants vs Zombies to the 1987 Ghostbusters arcade machine. There are also ghost-catching crafts and haunted-house making for younger visitors.
Half-price entry in fancy dress on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October
Official event details for Halloween at the National Videogame Museum →The Oxford indie-folk band, best known for 'Zorbing', bring their Beyonder tour to Crookes Social Club. The neighbourhood venue makes it a much more intimate setting than their London date at Shepherd's Bush Empire.
Official event details for Stornoway: Beyonder Tour →Taskmaster's Phil Ellis brings his first full national tour to the Memorial Hall. The show follows his three award wins at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe and is full of chaotic, silly stand-up.
Official event details for Phil Ellis: Bath Mat →Kelham Island Museum runs a hands-on Halloween science session for half-term. Children can make slime, watch chemical reactions fizz and use static electricity to make paper ghosts dance.
Suggested £3 donation
Official event details for Family Activity: Spooky Science →Craft & Flea brings more than 40 independent makers and traders to The Steamworks, alongside street food, cocktails, local beer, DJs and tarot readings. It's a relaxed evening for gift shopping and grazing.
Under 12s free, costumes encouraged
Official event details for Halloween Night Market Social →Count Dracula, Winnie the Witch and a werewolf called Wayne take the witness stand in this comic family musical from Far Far Away Theatre. Expect songs, audience interaction and plenty of slapstick.
Age 3+
Official event details for All Rise for Halloween: A Spooky Kooky Courtroom Musical →Hundreds of synchronised drones form lions, dolphins and soaring birds in the sky above Wentworth Woodhouse, set to a cinematic soundtrack. There are no loud bangs, so it suits young children and anyone who dislikes fireworks.
Parking must be pre-booked
Official event details for WILD: The Drone Light Show →The long-running tribute show fills the Oval Hall with hits from The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and the Jackson 5. Expect a big cast, lots of costume changes and a crowd on its feet by the end.
Official event details for The Magic of Motown →Plan beyond this week with our evergreen local guides.
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