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WHAT'S ON · THU 8 OCTOBER

What's on in Sheffield tomorrow

Plan tomorrow tonight: family events, shows and sessions across Sheffield, with times, prices and ages so you can book before bedtime.

17 things on 7 free 9 indoors 9 venues

Thu 8 October17 things on

ALWAYS A GOOD SHOUT

Good for a spontaneous day out

No booking, no fuss: places you can decide on over breakfast.

Child holding red binoculars whilst viewing a diorama display of a yellow stone building and green landscape.Free

Wakefield Museum

Wakefield

Free museum with craft Saturdays and a weekly Museum Minis session for the under-fives, no ticket needed.

Breastfeeding friendlyCaféDog friendlyHearing loop+2 more

Stone castle with symmetrical formal gardens featuring ivy-covered topiary and a small pond, overlooking rolling countryside.from £23.60

Haddon Hall

Bakewell · ages 0-15

A medieval manor with terraced gardens to explore, kids get in free and there's archery some summer Tuesdays.

ToiletsCaféGift shopParking

Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centrefrom £8

Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre

Chesterfield · ages 3+

A working roundhouse where you get up close to real engines, watch a turntable in action, and dodge into the café when it rains.

Baby changeBike parkingCaféDog friendly+2 more

Swell UK Ltd - Garden, Pond and Aquatic Supplies

Swell UK Ltd - Garden, Pond and Aquatic Supplies

Hyde

A garden and aquatic supplies shop where you can wander past tanks of tropical, coldwater and marine fish, plus reptiles and amphibians.

An instructor in blue helps children collect yellow ducks from water at an outdoor activity centre, with a wooden tower and spectators in the background.

Mission Out

Leeds · ages 6-18

An outdoor adventure park with high ropes, giant swings, lake rafts and a three-storey jump onto an airbag.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesChanging PlacesEV charging+7 more

West Street Live

West Street Live

Sheffield

A late-night venue on West Street that opens into the small hours, not somewhere you'd take the kids.

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Good to know

Is anything free?

Yes, Revolution, Revelation, Reinforcement: Queer Legacies in Sheffield's Art Collection, Lives in Focus: Photography in Sheffield's Collection, Ruskin Collection: Storm Cloud - The Look of the Sky, New Editions: Contemporary Printmaking and 3 more are free to attend. Some free events still need a ticket booked in advance; each listing says so.

What do tickets cost?

Paid events start from £10. Prices are taken from each organiser's own published list and shown on every event page, with the booking link.

What if it rains?

Ascarium: Tricks & Treats, Revolution, Revelation, Reinforcement: Queer Legacies in Sheffield's Art Collection, Lives in Focus: Photography in Sheffield's Collection, Ruskin Collection: Storm Cloud - The Look of the Sky and 5 more are indoors. Our rainy-day list has every place under a roof if the forecast turns.

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