About this Event
To celebrate our beautiful waterways the Canal & River Trust are running our yearly festival in Victoria Quays. The Quays will become a hive of activity with lots of activities for you to try, mostly free of charge.
We are delighted that this festival has received funding from the Economic Recovery Fund via Sheffield City Council to make this event bigger and better than ever.
Onsite you will find from 10am-4pm:
- Paddleboard taster sessions (FREE)
- Boat Trips (FREE - but with very limited availability so arrive early)
- Climbing Wall (FREE)
- Magic by Steve Faulkner (FREE)
- Stonemasonry Taster sessions (FREE)
- Theatrical Walks (FREE)
- Historic Bus Tours (FREE)
- Arts and Crafts (FREE)
- Live Stage (FREE)
- Stalls from local sellers and organisations
- Reduced price entry to Curious Kids Town a miniature play village located on Lumley street on the banks of the canal (tickets are necessary for this and are available on our other eventbrite listings)
Food and drink will be served by local vendors the Dorothy Pax Pub, True Loves Restaurant and the Victoria Junction Cafe.
The Grey-Green Opening Celebration is another festival on the same day only a few steps away from Victoria Quays on Castlegate Street which is also worth a visit – for more details see https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/castlegatefestival. Their will be a carnival environment with samba, live music and Caribbean food.
Worried about finding the festival? Victoria Quays is easy to walk to from Sheffield Train Station, Ponds Forge Tram Station and there is plenty of available parking at Victoria Quays multi-story car park on North Quay Drive or alternatively Blonk Street car park.
Did you know we are also hosting a festival at a second site this year? We are also hosting the festival at Don Valley Moorings in Attercliffe from 11-3pm. There are different activities on offer at Attercliffe and it has a different atmosphere with a serene grassy landscape. The Moorings are a 30-40 minute walk from Victoria Quays depending on how fast you walk which takes you past our beautiful street art trail. Alternatively the moorings are accessible via tram, the nearest tram station to Attercliffe is Arena/Olympic Legacy Park. There site will be signposted from the Olympic Legacy Park and the tram station.
YOU DO NOT NEED A TICKET FOR THIS EVENT SO FEEL FREE TO SHOW UP ON THE DAY BUT YOU CAN RESERVE TICKETS ON HERE SO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF ATTENDEE NUMBERS
THE PICTURE BELOW IS FOR DIRECTIONS TO THE ATTERCLIFFE SITE - NOT VICTORIA QUAYS
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Victoria Quays, Victoria Quays, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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