Tickets are available on this website and the festival app, and in person at participating venues during the festival.
For enquiries email boxoffice@sheffdocfest.com or call 0330 122 8870 (lines are open from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday, and 9am to 7pm every day during the festival).
Festival App
Available on iOS and Android, the festival app and ticketing environment (powered by Eventive) is your one stop shop for festival planning. Download the app to your device or log in via the Ticket button on our website, then browse and filter the schedule, favourite events, book and keep track of all your tickets.
Single Tickets
Screenings at Showroom (except Opening Night), Curzon, and The Light cinemas:
£11.50 Standard / £7.50 Concessions and Off-Peak (Wed, Thur, Fri before 2pm, and all day on Mon 23 June)
Screenings and events at the Crucible, Playhouse, The Montgomery Theatre and Opening Night at Showroom Cinema:
£13.50 Standard / £9.50 Concession
Alternate Realities exhibition and VR Cinema at Site Gallery:
Free with no advance booking required
DocLover Ticket Packages
DocLover tickets are redeemable against any screening or event in our public programme (except Opening Night). Select up to 4 tickets per event to share with others.
DocLover 5: £50 Standard / £36 Concession
DocLover 10: £90 Standard / £65 Concession
Access & Affordability
Concessions are available to claimants, full-time students, over 60s and Blue Light Card holders, as well as those who cannot afford standard prices via our DocsForAll concession. We operate concessions on a trust basis and do not ask for proof of status.
Complimentary tickets are available for Personal Assistants, Carers or Sign Language Interpreters assisting someone attending an event 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 ticket.
All festival venues are wheelchair accessible but wheelchair spaces are subject to availability and must be booked in advance.
To book wheelchair spaces or ask any questions about access to events, please contact our Box Office team on 0330 122 8870 or email boxoffice@sheffdocfest.com (lines are open from 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday, and 9am to 9pm every day during the festival).
We offer a range of access provisions across the programme including companion tickets, British Sign Language interpretation, descriptive subtitles, live captions, relaxed screenings and audio description. Follow the link below for more information and up to date details on all these services.
Box Office locations
During the festival the following locations will operate a box office service on the days they have events. They will open 30 minutes before the start of the first event of the day and close 20 minutes after the start of the last event of the day:
Showroom Cinema
Paternoster Row, S1 2BX
Card and cash payments 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
Most films screened at the festival are not yet classified and so are listed as Unclassified/18+. Talks are 16+ unless otherwise stated.
