SHU Fest, our massive week-long festival packed with fun and exciting events showcasing the talent and diversity of our students and staff, is almost upon us.

We now have a schedule of events, which can be found here so make sure you know where you need to be and when! We will be posting our highlights of this year’s festival as well as ones to look out for in upcoming newsletter, so until then, have a look at what you fancy and check last year’s videos out:

Outlines is a brand new, one-day festival dreamed up by the brains behind Tramlines to add a dose of winter festival fun to some of Sheffield’s best venues.

Expect a genre-spanning mix of established names and breaking talent, as artists take to the stage at venues including The Harley, Queens Social Club, Plug, O2 Academy and Skate Central’s roller rink, where the shows come complete with skates. 2016’s lineup will feature UK hip-hop pioneer Roots Manuva, post-punk icons Gang of Four, electronic pop upstart Shura and BBC Sound of 2016 longlister Loyle Carner.

Sheffield Hallam students can get tickets for £14 (normally £25). Just enter your University email address when buying your ticket.

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The power in in your hands for this SHU Fest event!

To wrap up SHU Fest we invite you to vote for a day trip to one of the above cities, all of which are known for culture and diversity in the UK.  All three of the cities offer lots of fun and interesting things to do, and help to give you a sense of England’s history.

Please vote for your favourite place by 5pm on Wednesday 24 February. To vote, visit go.shu.ac.uk/shufestvote

The winning location and price will be confirmed after voting closes on the SHU GoGlobal Facebook page. Tickets will be available from the Student Services Centre, level 5 Owen Building.

Check out the rest of the SHU Fest schedule here.

Every year we like to highlight events that we’re particularly looking forward to – here we highlight our staff pick from the week’s schedule!

The Cocklebread Band are a collection of Sheffield Hallam staff members and students. They got together at the 2012 University Carol Service and put on such an enjoyable performance they were asked to play for every SHU Fest since. Their 30 minute set will take you on a lighthearted romp through world folk, blues, gospel, country and bluegrass. It’s guaranteed to get you singing along.

Catch them on the Heartspace, Level 2 stage in the Owen Building on Thursday 3 March from 12:30 – 1pm.

Check out the rest of the SHU Fest schedule here.

Every year we like to highlight events that we’re particularly looking forward to – here we highlight our student pick from the week’s schedule!

Sax Appeal’s Ben Woodard and Iain Hudson are best friends from the south of England. They play everything on saxophone and acoustic guitar covering a wide variety of material including new and old numbers. They come straight from busking, open mics and playing in clubs, and perform the sort of music to eat your lunch to.

Be sure to catch them in the café area of Heart of the Campus on Tuesday 1 March 1-1:20pm.

Check out the rest of the SHU Fest schedule here.