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Highliner walks 125ft off the ground
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Yoga - Adventure Flow
21 Feb '26 10:00am
An Adventure Flow session designed with active people in mind
ropes hang down an empty indoor climbing wall
Indoor Roped Climbing Sessions
14 Mar '26 10:00am
Join DC Outdoors for some indoor roped climbing sessions at the Foundry
a kayak paddles along a canal towards a road bridge
Canoe Taster Sessions
15 Mar '26 10:00am
Join DC Outdoors for a canoeing taster session in the heart of Sheffield
Close up of a ShAFF branded ale being poured into a ShAFF branded pint glass
ShAFF Opening Night Drinks
20 Mar '26 7:00pm
An opportunity for filmmakers, sponsors and other partners to meet, kick back and have a drink on us
Petzl Quiz Jam with Niall Grimes
20 Mar '26 8:30pm
Back by popular demand, Niall Grimes hosts the ultimate test of your outdoor brains
Featured
Why Come To ShAFF?
Over 100 Films, 5 Big Screens, 1 Weekend. 11-13 March, Sheffield UK
Highlining
Look up above the streets of Sheffield to spot the highliners in the sky.
Festival at a glance
Look at the whole festival in one place and plan your weekend
ShED Talks
A series of free to attend brief talks in the format of TED talks, but with an adventure focus
News
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What If ShAFF Did The Winter Olympics?
Who doesn’t love the Winter Olympics? We’re about to get suddenly and intensely interested in the Curling Doubles and Nordic Combined. But we couldn’t help but wonder what a ShAFF version might look like…
Watch the 2026 trailer!
16 Feb '26
Sheffield Adventure Film Festival takes place 20th - 22nd March 2026. Watch the trailer below, beautifully created from a montage of this year's films by Hannah Maia.
DVDs to drones: 20 years of ShAFF
How the festival, filmmaking and Sheffield has changed over the last two decades: "it was bittersweet".
ShAFF 2026 Book Now
The 20th edition of ShAFF will take place 20th-22nd March at the independent Showroom Cinema in Sheffield.
Revive Sheffield Ski Village is joining us for SoA
RSSV is joining us for our Spirit of Adventure evenings.