2018 People's Choice Awards Announced
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Yoga - Adventure Flow
21 Feb '26 10:00am
An Adventure Flow session designed with active people in mind
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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
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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
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Best Of ShAFF Programme Announced
The Best Of ShAFF 2018 Films Are Announced
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Why Come To ShAFF?
Over 100 Films, 5 Big Screens, 1 Weekend. 9-11 Mar, Sheffield UK
The Outdoor City
Sheffield is the UK's leading destination for people seeking outdoor adventure, city culture and rural escapes.
Showroom Cinema
Situated in the heart of Sheffield, we're one of Europe’s largest independent cinema
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BoomBeam
BoomBeam's mission is to improve cinema and big screen experiences
Outdoorista - Inspiring outdoor women
I'm an Adventure Journalist, Film Producer, and mountain runner, working freelance across a variety of roles in the outdoor industry. I established Outdoorista to shine a light on the incredible stories and female role models in the outdoor world, with the aim of motivating others to get active outdoors.
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Submission has now closed for 2018. However you can submit for 2019 here.
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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.