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ShAFF 2023 Award Winners
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FREE Campfire Talks
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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
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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
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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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ShAFF Panel Discussions 2023
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What's On For Runners
What's On For Runners At ShAFF
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Whats On For Cyclists
What's On For Cyclists At ShAFF 2023
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What's On For Wild Swimmers
What's on for wild swimmers at ShAFF 2023
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What's On For Climbers
It's a bumper year for climbing films at ShAFF 2023!
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Sustainable Adventure
Lower Your Adventure Footprint At ShAFF 2023
Have Your Own Adventure
Have Your Own Adventure At ShAFF 2023
Filmmaker Focus: Hannah Maia
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Festival Director's Film Recommendations
Matt & Anna's Top Film Picks of ShAFF 2023
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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.