What's on in Rotherham on a budget?
36 upcoming events
We've rounded up 36 upcoming events in Rotherham on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — sorted by hand. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Rotherham on a budget
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Today
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Mon 28 · 10 AM£0
🤝Volunteering
Community conversation: Young people and community safety in Boston Castle
Rotherham Safe Space
Wed 30 · 4:30 PM£0
💼Career🎒Students
Open Event | University Centre Rotherham
University Centre Rotherham
Fri 2 · 7 PM£5
RONFEST - Triple Lippers, Sundaze and Elvis
The Cutlers Arms
Tue 6 · 9 AM£0
South Yorkshire Research & Innovation Expo
Magna Science Adventure Centre
Tue 6 · 9 AM£0
Chamber Coffee Morning – Rotherham
Fusion@Magna Business Centre
Wed 7 · 5 PM£0
Rotherham College - Year 11 Parent and Carer Information Evening
University Centre Rotherham
Fri 9 · 8 PM£11
The Lounge Cats in aid of Rotherham Hospice
The Cutlers Arms
Fri 16 · 4 PM£11
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Phil Beer
The Wesley Centre
Fri 16 · 8:30 PM£17.60
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
Fleeting Rumours
The Cutlers Arms
Sat 17 Oct · 10 AM£0
The Firework-Makers Daughter produced by Next Door But One
Grimm & Co
Sat 17 Oct · 8 PM£11
Green 182
The Cutlers Arms
Sat 24 OctFree
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Clones
Snafu
Sat 24 Oct · 11 AM£0
Natural Balance Spiritual and Wellbeing Event | Mind, Body & Spirit Fair
The Wesley Centre
Tue 27 Oct · 10 AM£0
Clowning With Words - Workshop with Tell Tale Hearts (ages 7-11)
Grimm & Co
Tue 27 Oct · 10:30 AM£11.55
Potion Making for Children
Grimm & Co
Thu 29 Oct · 10:30 AM£11.55
Potion Making for Children
Grimm & Co
Fri 30 Oct · 10:30 AM£11.55
Wand Making Experience for Children
Grimm & Co
Fri 30 Oct · 1:30 PM£11.55
Blacklight Tour - Reveal the Magic
Grimm & Co
Fri 30 Oct · 7 PM£16.50
⚡Punk🎙️Small gig
Punk For Homeless Veterans 3
Chantry Brewery Tap n Venue
Wed 4 Nov · 10 AM£0
Yorkshire Business Fair is coming to Rotherham-Sheffield 4 Nov 2026
Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield
Sun 8 Nov · 10 AM£7.21–13.70
Peaty's Bike Bonanza 2026
Magna Science Adventure Centre
Wed 11 Nov · 6:30 PM£3
👗Fashion & Design🎪Street party
Blue Sky Fashion Show & Sale
Oakwood High School
Sat 21 Nov · 8 PM£5.50
🎙️Small gig
Towhead
The Cutlers Arms
Fri 4 Dec · 7 PM£10–40
🎫Concert
Handsome Dan and The Mavericks
The Chantry Brewery Bar
Sat 12 Dec · 8 PM£16.50PT
Deborah Bonham
The Cutlers Arms
Sat 19 Dec · 7 PM£15–20
Straighten Out - Stranglers
The Cutlers Arms
Sat 19 Dec · 8 PM£8.80
Love Distraction - A Tribute To The Human League
Chantry Brewery Tap n Venue
Fri 29 JanFree
Clones
The Cutlers Arms
Wed 10 Feb · 4:30 PM£0
Wednesday 10th February 2027 | Open Event | University Centre Rotherham
University Centre Rotherham
Sat 27 Feb · 8 PM£16.50
Don't Stop Queen Now
The Cutlers Arms
Fri 30 AprFree
Clones
The Cutlers Arms
Wed 19 May · 4:30 PM£0
Wednesday 19th May 2027 | Open Event | University Centre Rotherham
University Centre Rotherham
Sat 31 JulFree
Clones
The Cutlers Arms
Sat 30 OctFree
Clones
The Cutlers Arms
See also in Rotherham on a budget
Wed 23 · 7:30 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
Jane McDonald - Living The Dream
Utilita Arena Sheffield
Tomorrow · 4 PM£0–27.80
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Songs of the British Isles
The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Handsworth, Sheffield
Sat 10 · 1 PM£5.50
🎫Concert
Nancy Strong, Mountain Man
The Library Cafe & Restaurant, Sheffield
At 2 PM£5–23
🎫Concert
The English Concert: Harpsichord & Strings
Sheffield Theatres (Crucible & Lyceum)
At 7 PM£15.50
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Sheffield Cathedral
At 7 PM
🌙Indie🎫Concert
Lost Cherees
Lughole, Sheffield
At 7 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎹Blues
A night with Bob Hall, Hilary Blythe and Cowbird
The Quaker Meeting House, Sheffield
At 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Heavy Souls – Hallamshire Hotel (Rescheduled)
The Leadmill, Sheffield
At 8 PM
💜Soul / Funk🎷Jazz
Footprints Jazz Club: Rumbi Tauro + Malah Palinka
The System, Sheffield
Tomorrow · 2:30 PM£26
✨Pop🎫Concert
Thank ABBA For The Music
Rotherham Civic Theatre
Sun 20 · 6:30 PM£37.90
✨Pop🎫Concert
Freya Ridings
Sheffield City Hall Ballroom
Mon 21 · 11 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Discotek
Electric Studios, Sheffield
Wed 23 · 8 PM£8.24
🎉Club💿DJ set
Crimewave / Kiosk / Vera Sacra
Gut Level, Sheffield
Thu 24 · 7 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Debussy: La Mer
Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield
Thu 24 · 7:30 PM£19.60
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Sandro Ford
Sheffield Plate, Sheffield City Centre
Fri 25 · 7 PM
🎫Concert🎻Classical
Hallé Orchestra / Kahchun Wong / Sir Stephen Hough
Sheffield City Hall: Oval Hall
Fri 25 · 7:30 PM
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Floating Home and Steel Frog
Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield
Tue 22 · 8 PM£11.55
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Byronic Sex & Exile + Jan Doyle Band + AMereKat
Shakespeares, Sheffield
Sat 26
🎸Rock🤘Metal
Float Along Festival 2026
Various Venues, Sheffield
Sat 26 · 10:30 AM£10
🎫Concert
Let's Play The Piano Sheffield (At the Upper Chapel) - September Event
Sheffield Centre Unitarian Church (Upper Chapel) : Sheffield, Sheffield City Centre
Sat 26 · 11 AM
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Float Along Festival
Various Venues, Sheffield
Sat 26 · 12 PM£22.46
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Float Along Festival 2026 (White Lies, Sprints)
VARIOUS SHEFFIELD VENUES
Sat 26 · 7 PM£33.15
✨Pop💿DJ set
SIMPLY WHITNEY
Grosvenor Casino, Sheffield
Sat 26 · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
Creedence Clearwater Revival Revival
The Cutlers Arms, Rotherham
Tomorrow · 3 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
SOUND OF BASSLINE Daytime Rave! Sheffield
FORGE, Sheffield
At 7 AM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Sheffield Rant and Ramble Coffee Rave
PAD12, Neepsend
At 9 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
DIZZY DANCERS
Plot 22
At 10 PM
🎉Club🔊Techno
ALGORHYTHM x Fixate: Bailey Ibbs, INKLING GIRLZ, Flock + more
Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield
Tomorrow · 1 PM£0
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Made to Move 6th Birthday BBQ
Made to Move Sheffield, Neepsend
Tomorrow · 2 PM£25
🎉Club💿DJ set
RETURN 2 RAVE
Network
Tomorrow · 5 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Castlegate Festival 2026 @PankeSocial
Panke Social, Sheffield
Tomorrow · 6 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
Battle of the Bass Bins
Southbank Warehouse, Sheffield
Wed 23 · 7 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Sounds for Sudan X Don't Fret the Sweat
Factory Floor, Sheffield
Sat 26 · 2 PM
🏠House🎉Club
Sidney Charles, Luuk van Dijk & MORE - Groovebox at SteelYard
Steelyard Kelham, Sheffield
Sat 26 · 2 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
SIDNEY CHARLES, LUUK VAN DIJK & more | Groovebox at SteelYard
SYSheffield (Steel Yard), Sheffield
Sat 26 · 11 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Love Room presents Malus, Chris Duckenfield and Mae
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Wed 23 · 10 AM
🎪Circus
Big Kid Circus Sheffield
Meadowhall Orange Carpark, Sheffield
At 7:30 PM
🌊Contemporary🎭Shows
Adam Garcia's Emerald Storm
Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield
Sun 20 · 6 PM£24.99
🪭Flamenco🎊Socials
SHEFFIELD: Flamenco from Spain | Rebeca Ortega-Ramon Ruiz.
Sheffield Library Theatre, Sheffield City Centre
Thu 24 · 7 PM£13.80
🎤Stand-up
The Big Shaun Experience Comedy Club
The Fat Cat, Sheffield
Thu 24 · 8 PM£19.60
🎤Stand-up
Kane Brown
Peddler Warehouse, Sheffield
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM
🗣️Talk
Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour
Utilita Arena Sheffield
Fri 25 · 5 PM
🍽️Food
Molton Brown Meadowhall Sheffield - Scent Your Season - The Autumn Edit
Molton Brown Sheffield Meadowhall
At 4:30 PM£0
🗣️Talk
Friday Night Write - Writers Workshop Members Only
Orchard Square, Sheffield City Centre
Tomorrow · 10 AM£0
📜Poetry📚Literature
Sharing Poetry Open Mic Morning on the theme of clouds
Sheffield Central Library, Sheffield City Centre
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Heritage Open Days | FREE Guided Tours of Cutlers' Hall
Cutlers' Hall Hospitality, Sheffield City Centre
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM£5–27
🗣️Talk📚Literature
The Shadows: The Definitive Story with Bob Stanley - Sheffield Orchard Sq
Waterstones, Sheffield City Centre
Sun 20 · 2:30 PM£0
📚Literature♀️Feminism
Wobble Book club September
Merchants House, Neepsend
Wed 23 · 1 PM
🗣️Talk🪡Crafts
Lunchtime Talk: The Art and Craft of Broom and Brush Making
Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield
Thu 24 · 6:30 PM£10–13.70
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Folk Tale Adventures Creative Writing Workshop - Lady Godiva
The Writers Workshop, Sheffield City Centre
Fri 25 · 11:30 AM£0
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Zeppelins over Sheffield!
Carpenter Room Sheffield Central Library, Sheffield City Centre
Fri 25 · 1:30 PM
🗣️Talk🤔Philosophy
Sharing the View: Philosophy in the Gallery
Graves Gallery, Sheffield
Fri 25 · 7 PM£49.46–60.29
🍽️Food
Wine & Oyster Tasting
Stag & Eel, Sheffield
Fri 25 · 8 PM
📜Poetry📜Poetry slam
First Draughts: Poetry & Spoken Word Monthly at Hop Hideout
Hop Hideout, Sheffield City Centre
Mon 28 · 7:30 PM£7–13.70
🗣️Talk
Actual Humans: thinking and talking together
Rutland Arms, Sheffield City Centre
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Venues in Rotherham on a budget
Rotherham Civic Theatre
16 events
University Centre Rotherham
4 events
Empire Rotherham
1 event
Grimm & Co
8 events
The Cutlers Arms
28 events
Chantry Brewery Tap n Venue
22 events
Buzz Bingo Rotherham
1 event
Magna Science Adventure Centre
2 events
Holiday Inn Rotherham-Sheffield
2 events
Montgomery Hall
2 events
The Wesley Centre
3 events