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Sheffield with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Sheffield with children: the free days out, places for a rainy day, clubs that meet every week and what’s coming up, all from the map.
On the map within about 20 km:
📅 What’s on in Sheffield this weekend
Find by type
- Baby and toddler groups 37
- Scouts, Guides and youth groups 7
- Music and drama 4
- Outdoor and forest school groups 11
- Soft plays 19
- Trampoline and inflatable parks 3
- Play parks 636
- Farms 4
- Parks and walks 353
- Museums and attractions 83
- Pools 27
- Cinemas 7
- Libraries and classes 56
- Cafés and restaurants 750
- Other places to stay 3
Free to get into
- Millennium Gallery Museum & attraction · Sheffield · Free
- Turner Museum of Glass Museum & attraction · Sheffield · Free
- Weston Park Museum Museum & attraction · Netherthorpe · Free
- Clifton Park Museum Museum & attraction · Clifton · Free
- Ulley Country Park Park & nature walk · Ulley · Free
- Rother Valley Country Park Park & nature walk · Sothall · Free
For a rainy day
- Graves Gallery Museum & attraction · Sheffield
- The National Videogame Museum Museum & attraction · Sheffield
- National Emergency Services Museum Museum & attraction · Sheffield
- Site Gallery Museum & attraction · Sheffield
- Kelham Island Museum Museum & attraction · Neepsend
- Yorkshire Natural History Museum Museum & attraction · Hillsborough
Out in the fresh air
- Heeley City Farm Farm & animals · Heeley
- Castle View Park Park & nature walk · Manor
- Graves Park Animal Farm Farm & animals · Norton
- Whirlow Hall Farm Trust Farm & animals · Whirlow
- Pound's Park Park & nature walk · Sheffield · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- Babytime and Storytime at Central Library, Sheffield Baby & toddler groups · Sheffield city centre · Babytime Fridays 11am-12 noon; Storytime Mondays 11am-12 noon
- Junior Voices choir (Sheffield Music Hub) Music & drama · Sheffield city centre · Mondays 6-7pm
- Sheffield Children's Orchestra (beginner strings) (Sheffield Music Hub) Music & drama · Sheffield (Granville Road) · Thursdays 6.15-7.15pm
- Sheffield Youth Strings (Sheffield Music Hub) Music & drama · Sheffield (Granville Road) · Thursdays 6.15-7.15pm
- Intermediate Strings (Sheffield Music Hub) Music & drama · Sheffield (Granville Road) · Thursdays 6.15-7.15pm
- Norfolk Heritage Park junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Sheffield · Every Sunday at 9am
- Kids Club bouldering at Depot Climbing Sheffield Outdoor & forest school · Attercliffe · One-hour weekly sessions; book dates and times on the Depot site
- 10th Sheffield Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Sheffield · Anchors (5–8) Fridays 6.00–7.15; Juniors (8–11) Fridays 6.00–8.00 pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 7.00–9.00 pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 7.00–9.00
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Christmas at Chatsworth: the 12 Days of Christmas Santa & Christmas · Chatsworth, Derbyshire · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Sheffield Christmas Market Festivals, fairs & gala days · City centre · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sat 26 Dec
- Fox Valley Christmas Lights Switch-On Santa & Christmas · Stocksbridge · 📅 Sun 15 Nov
- Cinderella, the Lyceum panto Shows, theatre & panto · City centre · 📅 Sat 28 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Alice in Wentworth Wonderland Santa & Christmas · Wentworth, Rotherham · 📅 Tue 1 Dec – Sun 3 Jan
- Concerteenies at Christmas: Festive Singalong Music & concerts · Little Sheffield · 📅 Fri 4 Dec – Sun 6 Dec
- Stick Man Shows, theatre & panto · City centre · 📅 Sat 5 Dec – Sun 3 Jan
- Victorian Christmas Market at Kelham Island Museum Santa & Christmas · Kelham Island · 📅 Sat 5 Dec – Sun 6 Dec