The University of Sheffield
Information for parents

Outdoor seating at a city centre bar

Going out

Sheffield offers a huge range of activities, cultural and social, for students to pursue in their free time.

Night life

Sheffield's reputation as a live music venue means that it can attract the best new bands and the biggest international acts.

There are venues throughout the city to suit every musical taste and student budget, many of them internationally-renowned and attracting a nationwide audience.

Sheffield Union

Sheffield Arena

The Leadmill

Galleries and Museums

As part of the regeneration of the city centre there have been several high-profile projects to create venues for the visual arts and museum space in Sheffield.

Museums Sheffield

Lyceum Theatre in central theatre complex

Theatre

Sheffield is home to the largest regional theatre complex outside London including the world-famous Crucible theatre.

Sheffield Theatres

Cinemas

As well as offering a selection of national film chains to choose from Sheffield also contains the Showroom cinema, the largest independent cinema outside London.

Showroom Cinema