Sheffield will host more events with greater impact in the future
Development of a new city-wide major events strategy has been given the go ahead.
Sheffield already has an excellent reputation as a city of major events, festivals and conferences.
The city has played host to some of the UK’s biggest events in recent years, from Women’s Euros 2022 and the Rugby League World Cup, to the 2024 MOBO Awards, and most recently, the third leg of the Tour of Britain. Sheffield was also shortlisted to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in solidarity with Ukraine.
But this morning (Thursday 31st October 2024) at an Economic Development and Skills Committee meeting, councillors approved the development of a new city-wide major events strategy.
The strategy would seek to take Sheffield's event's offer a step further – attracting more events to the city, better events and by creating a framework to ensure events hosted have a lasting, positive impact on local people, local businesses, communities and the Sheffield economy.