Series, 6 Events

Understanding Society: A Festival of Social Science 2026

A series of free events and activities examining the ideas that shape our everyday lives. From Saturday 17 to Saturday 31 October 2026 in various venues across Sheffield City Centre.

Events
Exhibits
About the Festival

Collage art featuring a tiny monochrome person balancing on a giant tomato while lifting an orange squash over their head, next to an arrangement of fresh vegetables including a halved squash, bell pepper, carrots, and onions.

Exhibit, 14 days

Exhibition @ The Moor Market

Collage art featuring a open hand holding a glass jar overflowing with stacked coins, set against abstract green and pink shapes on a yellow grid background.

Exhibit, 5 days

Exhibition @ The Winter Garden

Pencil sketch of simplified, featureless figures interacting outside and inside a café with a dog, framed as if viewed through a window or doorway by another figure standing in the foreground.

Exhibit, 10 days

The Value of Care

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