Events

Place of Alcohol in Sheffield’s Past, Present and Future

Fri 6 June 2025, 6:00-8:00pm
Locksley Distilling, Portland Works
We’ve commissioned Sheffield artists Jessica Heywood, Maria Marinou, and Wemmy Ogunyankin to create original works inspired by the city’s craft alcohol movement. Join us to celebrate their unique interpretations at the exhibition launch.

Pints of Interest:
Pubs as Social Landmarks

Wed  13 November 2024, 6:30pm
Being Human Festival (Sheffield Tap)
In this contribution to the national celebration of humanities research, we'll head to the venerable Sheffield Tap to explore the role of drinking places as social landmarks in Sheffield's urban landscape.

Sheffield and District CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival

Wed 16–Sat 19 October 2024
Kelham Island Museum
We'll be at this celebration of Sheffield's craft beer and cider scene, with a huge range of cask ales and beers, artisanal cider and perry, as well as food vendors, pub games, tours, and live entertainment.

Maria Marinou:
Abstracts at Trippets

Wed 2 October 2024, 5:30pm
Trippets
Join one of our collaborators, fine artist Maria Marinou, for a private view of some of her recent abstract work in the extremely appropriate environment of a popular Sheffield lounge bar.

Holy Herbs and the Psychoactive Revolution

Wed 25 September 2024, 4–5pm
Festival of the Mind (Spiegeltent)
Phil is joined by artist Jessica Heywood and plant biologist Professor Colin Osborne to discuss their art installation exploring the botanical dimensions of early modern Europe's psychoactive revolution.

Craft Beer: In Conversation with Pete Brown

Tue 24 September 2024, 5–6pm
Festival of the Mind (Spiegeltent)
A discussion with author, journalist, broadcaster, and consultant Pete Brown, four-times British Beer Writer of the Year and author of Craft: An Argument (2020) and the Sheffield Beer City Report (2024).