Tickets are available online through this website or the Sheffield DocFest app, in-person from 1 June at the Showroom Cinema between 12pm and 6pm Monday to Friday as well as at participating venues during the festival (see below).
For enquiries please contact the Box Office team by email (boxoffice@sheffdocfest.com) or phone (0330 122 8870). Lines are open 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 7pm every day during the festival.
Festival App
Available on iOS and Android, the Sheffield DocFest app is your one-stop shop for festival planning. Download the app to your device, then browse and filter the schedule, favourite events, book and keep track of all your tickets.
Single Tickets
Screenings at Showroom, Curzon, and The Light cinemas:
£12 Standard / £8.50 Concession
£10 Off-Peak Standard / £8 Off-Peak Concession (Off-Peak before 2pm on is Wed, Thur, Fri, and all day on Mon 15 June)
Special Screenings, Talks and Events:
Priced individually, starting from £10
Workshops:
£5 or free, see individual events for details
Alternate Realities exhibition at Yorkshire Art Space, Persistence Work:
Free with no advance booking required
Alternate Realities events at Sheffield Hallam Performance Lab:
Free but requires advance booking
Alternate Realities Summit:
£20 Standard / £15 Concession
All ticket and DocLover purchases are subject to a small booking fee.
DocLover Ticket Packages
DocLover ticket bundles give the best value for accessing multiple film screenings* and can be shared with friends and family (up to 4 tickets per screening).
DocLover 5: £50 Standard / £40 Concession
DocLover 10: £100 Standard / £75 Concession
*DocLovers can be used for all film screenings in our public programme except Heaven 17: The Last Temptation at the Lyceum
Access & Affordability
Concessions are available to under 16s (for GEN DocFest events), claimants, full-time students, over 60s and Blue Light Card holders. We also offer a limited number of DocsForAll tickets, priced at just £3 (+booking fee), intended for those who may not be able to afford a full price ticket.
We operate these concessions on a trust basis and do not ask for proof of status.
Complimentary tickets, including wheelchair companion seats, are available for Personal Assistants, Carers or Sign Language Interpreters attending with someone who is in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or holds a CEA Card or international equivalent. Please book your own ticket as normal then email boxoffice@sheffdocfest.com with proof of DLA or CEA Card to request your complimentary companion ticket.
All festival venues are wheelchair accessible but wheelchair spaces are subject to availability and must be booked in advance.
Are you aged 16–25? Register to join our free GEN Doc scheme, and access discounted tickets priced at £6 for cinema screenings and £10 for special events. Click below for more information and to register for the scheme.
We offer a range of access provisions across the programme including British Sign Language interpretation, descriptive subtitles, live captions, relaxed screenings and audio description. For more information and to view up-to-date details on all these services please click below.
Box Office locations
Starting 1 June, we’ll have a physical box office in Showroom Cinema open 12pm to 6pm Monday to Friday until the festival.
Showroom Cinema
Paternoster Row, S1 2BX
Card and cash payment available
During the festival the following locations will have a box office service on days they have events. They’ll open 30 minutes before the start of the first public event of the day and close 20 minutes after the start of the last public event of the day:
Showroom Cinema
Paternoster Row, S1 2BX
Card and cash payment available
The Light Cinema
The Moor, S1 4PF
Card payment only
Curzon Cinema
16 George Street, S1 2PF
Card payment only
Crucible Theatre & Playhouse
55 Norfolk Street, S1 1DA
Card payment only
The Montgomery Theatre
27 Surrey Street, S1 2LG
Card payment only
Age Ratings
Films will be presented as Unclassified 18+ unless they have received a lower age rating by the BBFC or local authority. Talks are 16+ unless otherwise stated.
