What's on...

Join our team for our monthly Sensory Play sessions, which feature a new theme each month, along with singing and plenty of hands-on activities. These sessions are designed for children under 5 years old.

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Click 'more info' below for monthly dates and times.

Every Thursday during the August school holidays from 10:30am - 1pm and 1:30pm - 3:30 pm, our 47-foot-long, 'City of Sheffield' Tyne Class Lifeboat will be open for visitors to climb aboard. Discover the vital role this lifesaving vessel once played, sit in the very seats used by the crew, and climb down into the boat’s survival cabins to see where rescued people would have taken shelter.

Let’s solve that crime, just like a Victorian! Next year marks 60 years since our Victorian building closed its doors as a police station. Join us this October half term as we step back in time to the Victorian era: solve a crime, explore early crime-fighting methods, and become a detective to crack the puzzle around the museum.

Join our team this August, every Wednesday to Sunday, as we dive into seaside safety! 

Enjoy hands-on games, crafts, and plenty of summer fun in our Event Space, which will be jam-packed with activities for all the family.

Every Friday this August, we’re diving into the incredible world of navigation; on land, in the air, and at sea!

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Join us for fun-filled Fridays where you can test your navigation skills through games and challenges, all themed around how rescuers find their way in different environments. Get hands-on with creative crafts, including the chance to build and launch your very own paper helicopter.

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Best of all, these activities are included with standard museum entry, and if you’ve got a year ticket, you’re already covered!

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Every Friday during August from: 10:30am - 1pm and 1:30pm - 3:30 pm.

Get your dancing shoes on as we celebrate the community spirit of the 1940s with live music, dance, re-enactors, displays, storytelling, crafts, meet Father Christmas, magic and more!

10am - 4pm

Saturday 13 and Sunday 14

December 2025

Join us for our special Teddy Bear Picnic, filled with seaside safety fun, including stories, songs, crafts and picnic playtime.

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Open to all ages, with no additional charge, our summer holiday activities are included in your museum entry. Don’t forget your teddy!

Wednesday, July 30, August 6, 13, 20 and 27. 

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From 10:30am - 12:30pm and 1pm - 3:30pm.

The year 2025 marks 60 years since the closure of the operational station the museum now calls its home. Join us as we examine its Victorian architecture, the story behind the building, and its advanced technology at the time.

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Saturday 13, Friday 19 and Sunday 21, September 2025.

This December, as we mark the 85th anniversary of the Sheffield Blitz, we’ll be opening a brand new exhibition, thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It will uncover the stories of the emergency services, the people behind the uniforms, and the children who supported them during the Blitz. Our current exhibition will close at the end of October 2025 to make way for this new display, opening on the weekend of Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 December 2025.