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JUNE 2025
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Your guide to the month ahead.
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DocFest 2025
Sheffield DocFest 2025 lands this June with a fresh lineup of bold, thought-provoking documentaries from around the world. Running from the 18th to the 23rd, the festival transforms the city into a lively hub for filmmakers, artists, and curious minds.
Whether you’re into hard-hitting investigative films or intimate personal stories, there’s something here to challenge and captivate. Expect a strong mix of global premieres, under-the-radar gems, and boundary-pushing experiments in form—plus plenty of opportunities to hear directly from the creators.
But DocFest is more than just screenings. It’s a place where ideas meet action, with workshops, talks, and immersive digital works that invite you to interact, not just observe. This year’s edition puts extra focus on new voices and experimental storytelling, making space for documentaries that don’t fit the traditional mold.
Read our full preview here
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Kelham Pride
On Saturday 21 June, Kelham Island and Neepsend will be alive with colour and music as Kelham Pride returns to Sheffield.
There are many themed events leading up to the actual day, including a Pride Disco launch party at Saw Grinders Union on Friday 20th June with Manchester club scene's legend DJ Kai Ryan (7pm until late).
Then on the 21st, things get going at midday, with the crowd typically gathering at Kelham Island Museum before setting off on a community parade at 1pm that winds through the neighbourhood and lands on Burton Road, where the main stage will host a packed lineup. Keep an eye on socials for the full line up which is due to drop any day.
What makes this event more than just a single stage party is how the entire area gets involved. Venues including Yellow Arch, Peddler Warehouse and Factory Floor will all be running their own pride-themed events—think late-night sets, cabaret, market stalls and community socials. One example is Alder's free entry celebration with sets from Gaydar, Arch Femmesis, Lavender Grey and a DJ set from Chipped Polish.
Join this full-day celebration that stretches across streets, venues, and generations, all driven by a strong sense of inclusion and local pride.
Check out the Kelham Pride website and Instagram page for more information
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Sheffield Wine Week
Sheffield Wine Week is set to return for its second year from Wednesday 18th to Sunday 22nd June, bringing a citywide celebration of wine to venues across Sheffield.
The week will feature a variety of events, including tastings, food pairings, and meet-the-maker sessions. One of the highlights is the inaugural Wine Week Fest on Saturday 21 June, transforming Bole Hills into an open-air wine fair with over a dozen vendors, food trucks, live music, and family-friendly activities.
Throughout the week, attendees can look forward to events like the Summer Wine Fair at Tenaya Wine Bar, featuring over 30 wines to sample, and a Wine and Crisps Pairing at The Old Shoe, exploring unique flavour combinations. Other highlights include a Blind Sparkling Wine Tasting at Gills & Co, comparing English and French sparkling wines, and a Sushi and Sake evening at StarmoreBoss, offering a deep dive into sake varieties paired with artisan sushi.
For a full list of events and ticket information, visit the official Sheffield Wine Week website.
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The Leadmill Farewell Events
This is one we don't want to have to write but as we know, our beloved Leadmill music venue will be closing its doors this month.
In true Leadmill style, there are loads of final celebrations planned to say our reluctant farewells (to put it mildly!) to a place that has been so incredibly significant to so many of us.
This month, you can expect some incredible send offs from Steel City blues titans The Heavy Souls(13th June), Sheffield/Millburn/Reverend legend Joe Carnell Jr's intimate matinee show (15th June) and Scottish singer-songwriter King Creosote (June 19th).
There will also be an all-dayer starting at 3:45pm on June 14th, headlined by local indie outfit and rising talent The Rosadocs with a range of up and coming talent from the city and beyond.
In addition, the legendary club nights will be brought to a close with Bring Me..., Abba, Comedy Club, AM Weekender, 2015 and Sonic Saturday nights all scheduled.
This is all bittersweet but we need to give Leadmill a legendary send off - we owe it to the staff and the many artists past and present who have made this venue such a jewel in the crown of our city.
For a full list of final events, please visit the Leadmill website.
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SHEFF HERD
FILMS OF THE WEEK
IN ASSOCIATION WITH KELHAM FILM CLUB
8th - 15th June
Sheff Herd is delighted to be sponsoring the fantastic Kelham Film Club - a community cinema night that holds weekly screenings of unique films, with great drinks deals in the welcoming Alder Bar.
This month, Kelham Film Club will be screening some superbly curated events in collaboration with Kelham Pride to celebrate Pride month. There will be six screenings across the month of amazing LGBTQ+ films and tickets to all are here.
Sunday 8th June at 6:30pm
In response to a community call out for LGBTQ+ themed shorts, the Kelham Film Club has received some excellent content to screen ahead of main features. The first of these is the short film 'Do You Want To?' which tells the story of Connor and Jake's domestic bliss being put to the test between the sheets in this heartwarming rom com short.
Following this will be feature length film Swan Song; a 2021 American drama, written, directed, and produced by Todd Stephens starring Udo Kier, Jennifer Coolidge, Linda Evans, Michael Urie, Ira Hawkins, and Stephanie McVay.
A formerly flamboyant hairdresser takes a long walk across a small town to style a dead woman's hair.
Monday 9th June at 6:30pm (but arrive early to get a drink)
Orlando, My Political Biography is a 2023 French documentary directed by Paul B. Preciado. Preciado brings together 26 contemporary trans and non-binary people, aged 8 to 70, to tell his and others' stories of transition through unique re-enactments and visual interpretations of Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography.
It was selected in Encounter at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere. The film was also nominated for Berlinale Documentary Film Award, and won the Teddy Award for the Best Documentary Film.
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Herd the Word
EVENT OF THE WEEK w/c 9th June 2025
On Monday June 9th, take a step back in time and wander through nature as seen through the eyes of Shakespeare in this hour-long guided tour of Sheffield’s Botanical Gardens.
From the symbolic rosemary of Hamlet to the fragrant violets in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the ominous hemlock of Macbeth, Shakespeare's plays are rich with plant lore. With midsummer drawing near, the evening’s focus is on the flowers, herbs, and trees that bloom through the Bard’s most beloved works.
Perfect for literature lovers, nature enthusiasts, or anyone looking for a tranquil start to the week.
Meeting point: 6pm outside the Dorothy Fox Education Centre (top of the slope from the Thompson Road entrance, off Ecclesall Road).
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Scene and Herd
EVENT OF THE WEEK w/c 9th June 2025
On Saturday 14th June, raise a glass to summer at this laid-back afternoon gathering in one of Sheffield’s most atmospheric spaces. Set in the historic Samuel Worth Chapel, this unique fundraiser brings together craft beer, live music, wood-fired food, and cosmic curiosity—all in support of the Sheffield General Cemetery Trust.
The event runs from 2-8pm. Expect a handpicked selection of beers from the much-loved Abbeydale Brewery, renowned for its fresh, hop-forward brews and inventive styles. Entry includes your first drink (beer or soft), and from there the taps will keep flowing.
Live sets from Sheff Herd previously reviewed and recommended Blue 7 Jazz will soundtrack the afternoon with smooth, soulful vibes, while Unbeatable Energy brings vibrant African drumming into the mix. Sunshine Pizza will also be serving up artisan pizza from their mobile wood-fired oven.
And for something a little different—take a turn skyward with Sheffield Astronomical Society, who’ll be on hand with solar telescopes for a bit of safe afternoon sungazing (weather permitting).
Tickets are just £5 (plus booking), with all proceeds supporting the conservation work of the Cemetery Trust. Whether you’re a beer connoisseur or just after a chilled community day out, this is one not to miss.
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