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Bloc Studios is an artist studios complex in Sheffield city centre. It is also the operational base of Open Up Sheffield, a well-established annual open studio event, where artists and craftspeople welcome the public into their workspaces.
YSP presents ‘The Pull of Gravity’ an exhibition of sculpture and film from the legendary artist William Kentridge.
From £0.00
Fantasy meets punk with a Teesside twist. A joyfully chaotic celebration of youth expression and identity at The Warehouse.
From £0.00
Take a journey through 300 years of pub and brewing history in Leeds, with a heritage Pub and brewery tour.
From £35.00
Opening this April at Leeds Playhouse, Christy Lefteri’s international best-seller novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo.
From £16.50
‘Plant Dreaming’ gathers the work of seven contemporary artists and their thoughts on plant knowledge and ecopolitics, at Leeds Art Gallery.
Free entry
Leeds is a city best explored on foot. With a local guide leading the way, this 90-minute walking tour offers an engaging introduction to a city.
From £12.00
A bold, joyful punk-musical one-person show about making a queer family on your own terms.
From £16.50
Northern Monk, one of Leeds’ best breweries, is kicking off the weekend with a brewery tour to kick start your Saturday afternoon.
From £20.00
Established in 2002, Bloc Projects in Sheffield is an artist-led project space with an annual programme of exhibitions, events and educational activity.
B&B is a gallery, screen-print studio and residency programme founded by curators and artists Bradbury & Blanchard in Sheffield.
A post-industrial concept space for the showing and sharing of everything that’s good in creative endeavour.
Micro-Gallery with a mission to be a ‘high potency visual espresso’, promoting unique engagement with contemporary art and hosting regular events.
Birdhouse Tea Bar & Kitchen is a family-run tea bar serving breakfast, brunch and wood-fired pizzas alongside an extensive drinks menu, which includes creative brews and tea cocktails.
Sidney and Matilda, a former paper factory, is now one of Sheffields’s most exciting gig venues and art spaces.
Excellent coffee, including its own blend, and hearty, relaxed food make this one of Sheffield’s best casual eateries.
Situated In a former cutlery factory in Sheffield, APG Works is a two room contemporary art exhibition space and screenprint studios.
An award-winning Mexican cantina serving speedy and fiercely tasty food – a healthy fast food alternative for the people of Sheffield.
A great pub situated in an early 20th century brick and bright yellow building on the corner of Furnival Street and Brown Street.
Specialising in moving image, new media and performance, and offering a busy events programme, a visit to Site in Sheffield is not to be missed.
Situated in a former flour mill to the south east of the city centre, The Leadmill is Sheffield’s longest running music venue.
Closer, riskier, more immediate. Our small-scale theatre picks stretch from unsettling fables about nationhood to the inner workings of a mind trying to hold itself together.
Spring is here, so sign yourself up for some much-missed al fresco dining at these highly recommended (and mostly new) Manchester restaurants.
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
Spring has sprung a wealth of great exhibitions in the North West, from intimate photographic shows to huge installations.
There's no shortage of great films out at the moment, whether you're looking for the latest blockbuster, that hot arthouse flick fresh from Cannes or a cosy classic.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
This month’s live music picks move between ambitious new work, grassroots celebrations and a few memorable settings.
