What's on

UPLIFT 2024

Thursday 25th - Saturday 27th July 2024

Rotherham’s very own skate and art festival – Uplift Festival is returning to Rotherham Town Centre for 3 days on the 25th, 26th and 27th of July. This festival will be packed with activities around skateboarding, roller skating, BMX, live music and much more – turning the town into an urban playground.

This festival of urban sports, music, dance, and arts is brought to you by Rotherham Council in partnership with Flux Rotherham, Rotherham Music Hub and Children's Capital of Culture.

For more information, check out the event page here!

Details:

Date: 25th-27th July 2024
Time: 11am - 4.30pm

Location: Rotherham Town Centre

Aston Carnival

Saturday 3rd August 2024

Save the date! We'll have more information on this event soon!

For more information, check out the event page here!

Details:

Date: Saturday 3rd August 2024
Time: 11am - 5pm

Location: Lodge Lane Recreation Ground, S26 2BB

Ferham Festival

Saturday 17th August 2024

Ferham Festival is returning to Rotherham on the 17th of August! This festival will be an ecletic celebration of all different cultures in Rotherham. Expect music, sport, workshops, activities, art, food and more!

The festival is free to attend and celebrates the community that surrounds it. A fantastic collaboration between Rotherham United Community Trust (RUCT), Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and Flux Rotherham.

Keep up with all the latest updates on the festival here.

Details:

Date: 17th August 2024
Where: Ferham Park, Ferham
Entry fee: Free

Rotherham Show

Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September 2024

Back for another jam-packed weekend at Clifton Park, you'll find us taking over our corner of the park with activities, workshops, art and music!

Rotherham Show is brought to you by Rotherham Council and partners.

Keep up with all the latest updates on the event here.

Details:

Date: Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th September,
Time: 11am - 5pm
Where: Clifton Park, Doncaster Rd, Rotherham, S65 2BH
Entry fee: Free

Mini Melodies

Themed music activity sessions for children aged 0-5.

Term-time only.

No pre-booking needed. Drop-ins are welcome.

£4 pay as you go.

Weekly timetable:

Tuesday - Swinton Library 11am

Tuesday - Aston Library 2pm

Wednesday - Rawmarsh Library 11am

Wednesday - Wath Library 1:45pm

Thursday - Mowbray Gardens Library 9:30am

Thursday - Wickersley Library 10:45am

Friday - Greasborough Library 9:30am

Friday - Maltby Library 11:15am

See updates at the Mini Melodies Facebook page

Our Habitat, Our Home

On Saturday 20 July Clifton Park Museum launches their new exhibition, Our Habitats, Our Home, with an official launch day full of activities on Tuesday 23rd July. 

The exhibition also includes ‘Naturalia,’ an immersive experience created by artist duo, Dr Liam Jefferies & Stephanie Jefferies which explores how Rotherham’s natural spaces, once desecrated by industry, are being reclaimed by nature.

Clifton Park and Museum

Clifton Lane

Rotherham

S65 2AA

Find out more here!

NELSON'S CUB CLUB

Nelson's Cub Club is puuuurfect for little cubs aged 1 to 4.

Join Little Nelson and the Clifton Park Museum team to explore objects from the museum's collections and engage with them through stories, songs, movement, mark-making, sensory activities and role play!

Every other Wednesday during term time.

All sessions are FREE and include a drink and small snack.

The session numbers are extremely limited, and we will be operating on a first-come-first served basis with doors closing at 10:10am.

Starting from 20th September and ending on the 17th of July 2024

Cost: FREE

Location: Clifton Park Museum Clifton Lane, Rotherham, S65 2AA

Time: 10am - 11:30am (Recurs every other week on Wednesday).

Spaces are free but limited. Book yours by emailing Heritage.Learn@rotherham.gov.uk.