Things to do

If you’re a young person living in Barnsley, there’s plenty of stuff for you to do.  Whether you want to join some kind of club or youth centre, take up a sport, get involved in performing arts, music activities or some other type of event, there’s something in the borough to suit everyone.

• Discover how you can get involved in all kinds of activities by going to the Things to do in website.  You can search by the area you live in or the type of activity that you enjoy doing.

• If you are interested in sports, see what clubs are available in Barnsley at South Yorkshire Sports Club Finder, find out what is on offer at the leisure centres in Barnsley at Barnsley Premiere Leisure or you could try out some sporting activities at Active Barnsley or Barnsley FC's Community Sports and Education Trust.

• For a range of performing arts activities in Barnsley go to Barnsley Live. Or find out what cinemas and theatres are offering by going to Parkway Cinema, Penistone Paramount, Barnsley Lamp Room Theatre or The Barnsley Civc.

• Do you love music and singing along to songs?  If so, find out more about what the Barnsley Music Hub has to offer.  They can find you a teacher for just about any musical instrument you want to play. 

• Have you thought about volunteering?  It is a great way to help out in your local community, gain new skills, meet new people and find new, fun ways to use your time

• Sometimes there are pots of funding available to help young people take part in activities or improve things in their area.  Find out what funding pots are currently available for you to bid into.