In Person Festival Programme

Fri
13 Mar
20:30
Best Of ShAFF 2026 - Award Winners
13 Mar '26 8:30pm
Screen 2
The best of the fest - directors' choice of award winning films from ShAFF 2026

Mon
16 Mar
11:00
A man stands on a small cliff, surrounded by ocean.
Early Doors - The Edge Of Existence
16 Mar '26 11:00am
Screen 3
Cam Cameron attempts to survive for 50 days on the UK’s most remote island, Rockall – one of the most inhospitable places on Earth.
Climber Leo Houlding and his family take a selfie as they sit on a ting ledge on the sheer rock face of El Capitan.
Baby Kino
16 Mar '26 12:00pm
Screen 2
Every Monday at 12pm, the Showroom screens a film for parents or guardians and babies under one year old. Parents can enjoy our latest releases without having to find a babysitter!

Fri
20 Mar
17:00
Boy on dads sholders in watercolor landscape
Adventure Bites
20 Mar '26 5:00pm
Screen 5
An hour-long loop of eye-catching short adventure films representing a little bit of everything.
Jean biking to Nepal
Bike Packing Films
20 Mar '26 5:15pm
Screen 3
Bike packing, gravel riding and adventure biking in all its forms; a session of the best new films celebrating a love of life on two wheels.
Hazal Nehir performing Parkour
Young Adventurers Films 1
20 Mar '26 5:30pm
Screen 1
Family Friendly films every generation of adventurers can enjoy together.
Swimmer stands in water up to her thighs in a loch at sunset surrounded by mountains
Wild Swim & Water Films
20 Mar '26 5:30pm
Screen 2
Reflecting the ways that water inspires, a session showing the best new water-based adventure films from around the world.
A man carefully navigates the exposed and sparsely protected route known as 'The Bells, The Bells!' (E7 6b) at Gogarth
Climb Films 1
20 Mar '26 6:45pm
Screen 1
The first of 4 Climb Films sessions, this one screening a selection of the best new short climbing films from around the world.
Dave Pen as a runner
Run Films 3
20 Mar '26 7:15pm
Screen 2
A session dedicated to the best new running films from around the world.
Mountain Biker Kyle Beattie making a sharp turn in a deep leaf section of the trail.
Bike Films 1
20 Mar '26 7:30pm
Screen 3
The best of this year's bike films from around the world.
Annika
Snow Films
20 Mar '26 9:00pm
Screen 1
Some of the best snow films from around the world
A snowboarder on the upper section of Mam Tor gully at sunrise. Photo by Si Bainbridge
Made In Sheffield 1
20 Mar '26 9:15pm
Screen 2
Unique to ShAFF, this session screens a selection of the best new adventure films Made In Sheffield.
Corner slides
Adrenaline Session
20 Mar '26 9:30pm
Screen 3
The Adrenaline Session is always one of our most popular. Expect a rapid fire of action-packed shorts with a couple of longer, more thought provoking films.

Sat
21 Mar
10:00
Boy on dads sholders in watercolor landscape
Adventure Bites
21 Mar '26 10:00am
Screen 5
An hour-long loop of eye-catching short adventure films representing a little bit of everything.
Climber Leo Houlding and his family take a selfie as they sit on a ting ledge on the sheer rock face of El Capitan.
Young Adventurers Films 2
21 Mar '26 10:30am
Screen 2
A second session of Family Friendly films every generation of adventurers can enjoy.
Sunlight breaks through clouds to illuminate a rugged mountain range partially covered with snow, creating a dramatic contrast between the warm glow on the peaks and the dark, shadowed slopes below.
Walk Films
21 Mar '26 10:45am
Screen 3
A selection of of the best walking and hiking films.
Ayman, a young refugee from Sudan, outside his shelter.
Feature - This Jungo Life
21 Mar '26 11:00am
Screen 1
The hidden lives of young refugees and asylum seekers from Sudan and South Sudan.
High school rivals attempt 100km before its too late
Run Films 1
21 Mar '26 11:45am
Screen 2
A session dedicated to the best new running films from around the world.
Solo climber walking towards camera with rolling glaciers behind
Spirit of Adventure Films 1
21 Mar '26 12:45pm
Screen 3
Spirit of Adventure defines the essence of ShAFF.
Peter Stelzner in the mountains of Chamonix
Reconnection Films
21 Mar '26 1:00pm
Screen 1
A new selection for ShAFF, of films which reconnect with community, nature and natural systems.
Luke rides his tandem bike through the cold dark night in Ukraine
Feature - A Life In Tandem
21 Mar '26 1:45pm
Screen 2
In the wake of his incurable cancer diagnosis, Luke sets off on a tandem bike expedition from Bristol to Beijing
Two women stand on the roof of a loaded 4x4 vehicle parked between two tall, weathered gateway towers in a desert landscape, with distant mountains in the background.
Spirit of Adventure Films 2
21 Mar '26 2:45pm
Screen 3
Celebrating the Spirit of Adventure often found in surprising people or places.
North Sea Surfer Sandy Kerr charges a huge wave wearing a natural rubber wetsuit
Feature - The Big Sea
21 Mar '26 3:00pm
Screen 1
The price of the perfect wave is greater than you think.
Erika leads the team through the white out in Lochnagar
Mountain Films 2
21 Mar '26 3:45pm
Screen 2
A selection of the best mountain films from around the world.
Surf & Kayak Films
21 Mar '26 4:45pm
Screen 1
A session of the best surf and kayak films at this year's festival
Kilian Bron and local childs on a suspension bridge in the remote Ringmo village, Dolpo, Nepal.
Bike Films 2
21 Mar '26 5:00pm
Screen 3
The best of this year's bike films from around the world.
Climber at the top of a crag at stanage
Made In Sheffield 2
21 Mar '26 5:45pm
Screen 2
A new addition to ShAFF, a second selection of the best films Made In Sheffield this year specifically dedicated to Climb Films.
Climber Anna Pfaff ascends the icy slopes of Kyajo Ri as the morning light hits her frozen breath
Climb Films 2
21 Mar '26 6:45pm
Screen 1
The second of 4 Climb Films sessions at Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 2026
2 Kids from climbing up the mountain together
Run Films 2
21 Mar '26 7:00pm
Screen 3
A session dedicated to the best new running films from around the world.
Corner slides
Adrenaline Session
21 Mar '26 7:45pm
Screen 2
The Adrenaline Session is always one of our most popular. Expect a rapid fire of action-packed shorts with a couple of longer, more thought provoking films.
Herb and Jan Conn
Climb Films 4 - #climbinglife
21 Mar '26 8:30pm
Screen 1
A pair of films about folk choosing a life of climbing
Best Of ShAFF 2026 - Award Winners
21 Mar '26 9:00pm
Screen 3
The best of the fest - directors' choice of award winning films from ShAFF 2026

Sun
22 Mar
10:00
Boy on dads sholders in watercolor landscape
Adventure Bites
22 Mar '26 10:00am
Screen 5
An hour-long loop of eye-catching short adventure films representing a little bit of everything.
Hazal Nehir performing Parkour
Young Adventurers Films 1
22 Mar '26 10:30am
Screen 1
Family Friendly films every generation of adventurers can enjoy together.
A snowboarder on the upper section of Mam Tor gully at sunrise. Photo by Si Bainbridge
Made In Sheffield 1
22 Mar '26 10:30am
Screen 2
Unique to ShAFF, this session screens a selection of the best new adventure films Made In Sheffield.
Three people climb up a small rock, surrounded by ocean.
Feature - Edge Of Existence
22 Mar '26 11:00am
Screen 3
Cam Cameron attempts to live on the UK’s most remote and arguably most dangerous island, Rockall, for a record 50 days.
Climber Leo Houlding and his family take a selfie as they sit on a ting ledge on the sheer rock face of El Capitan.
Young Adventurers Films 2
22 Mar '26 11:45am
Screen 1
A second session of Family Friendly films every generation of adventurers can enjoy.
Abhilash Tomy meditates in a rare moment of stillness during the 2022 Golden Globe Race. Photo: Dorcas Wan Lam Ho
Feature - The Loneliest Race
22 Mar '26 12:30pm
Screen 2
An underdog story of sailing around the world, alone, non-stop – without any technology.
Members of the Bamyan Ski Club
Feature - Champions Of The Golden Valley
22 Mar '26 1:00pm
Screen 1
In the high peaks of Afghanistan, young villagers from rival ethnic groups ​build makeshift wooden skis and convene for a race.
Bright arctic scene with two split boarders pulling pulks in front of distant icebergs frozen into the ice. One is in motion, the other is standing still.
Feature - Split
22 Mar '26 1:00pm
Screen 3
The physical and mental journeys of best friends Tom and James - both environmentalists, both airline pilots.
Expedition leader Matt Sharman takes a photograph in front of the south face of Kangchenjunga
Mountain Films 1 - Everest
22 Mar '26 2:30pm
Screen 2
A session of the best mountain films exclusively about Everest
Beau Miles camping on the Finke River
Spirit Of Adventure Films 3 - River
22 Mar '26 2:45pm
Screen 1
A selection of the best new films from around the world, celebrating the Spirit Of Adventure often found in surprising people or places.
Swimmer stands in water up to her thighs in a loch at sunset surrounded by mountains
Wild Swim & Water Films
22 Mar '26 2:45pm
Screen 3
Reflecting the ways that water inspires, a session showing the best new water-based adventure films from around the world.
The best climbing, comedy, comeback ever made, with a conservation plight. Starring John "Verm" Sherman, he will make you laugh and cry and maybe piss yer pants.
Climb Films 3
22 Mar '26 4:30pm
Screen 2
The 3rd of 4 Climb film sessions at the festival this year.
Jean biking to Nepal
Bike Packing Films
22 Mar '26 4:30pm
Screen 3
Bike packing, gravel riding and adventure biking in all its forms; a session of the best new films celebrating a love of life on two wheels.
High school rivals attempt 100km before its too late
Run Films 1
22 Mar '26 5:00pm
Screen 1
A session dedicated to the best new running films from around the world.
Sunlight breaks through clouds to illuminate a rugged mountain range partially covered with snow, creating a dramatic contrast between the warm glow on the peaks and the dark, shadowed slopes below.
Walk Films
22 Mar '26 6:30pm
Screen 3
A selection of of the best walking and hiking films.
Mountain Biker Kyle Beattie making a sharp turn in a deep leaf section of the trail.
Bike Films 1
22 Mar '26 6:45pm
Screen 2
The best of this year's bike films from around the world.
Best Of ShAFF 2026 - Award Winners
22 Mar '26 7:00pm
Screen 1
The best of the fest - directors' choice of award winning films from ShAFF 2026
Best Of ShAFF 2026 - Award Winners
22 Mar '26 8:00pm
Screen 4
The best of the fest - directors' choice of award winning films from ShAFF 2026
2 Kids from climbing up the mountain together
Run Films 2
22 Mar '26 8:45pm
Screen 2
A session dedicated to the best new running films from around the world.
A skier sliding on their side under a SLOW sign.
Feature - Weak Layers
22 Mar '26 9:00pm
Screen 1
Not your average skiing chick flick from a not so average chick.