In 1908, Sheffield’s Victoria Hall opened its doors, designed by Manchester architects; 116 years later, the Grade II listed marvel has an intimate, stripped-back Disney candlelight concert

Manchester boasts strong modern Disney ties, from hosting massive arena tours to its Northern Quarter doubling as 1940s Brooklyn in Captain America. You can bring this connection full circle at Sheffield’s “Candlelight: Disney Journeys” concert. Offering an intimate contrast to grand stadium spectacles, a string quartet plays stripped-back Disney hits by candlelight inside Victoria Hall—a stunning venue designed by the Manchester architectural firm Waddington, Son & Dunkerley. It’s a perfect way to experience Disney magic echoing through a space born directly from Manchester’s design legacy.

Event details

Candlelight: Disney Journeys

23 January 2027 19:00

Victoria Hall Sheffield

From £17.32

Your quick guide to the setlist

Candlelight: Disney Journeys is a one-hour concert in which a string quartet plays Disney and Pixar songs live by candlelight, all from films set in different corners of the world. It’s presented under licence from Disney Concerts.

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The big favourites are all there: “Circle of Life” (The Lion King), “Be Our Guest” (Beauty and the Beast), “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” (Toy Story) and “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” (Frozen). So are the newer hits that kids know by heart, like “You’re Welcome” (Moana), “The Family Madrigal” (Encanto) and “Un Poco Loco” (Coco).

The rest of the 16: “The Gospel Truth” (Hercules), “The Games” (Brave), “Arabian Nights” (Aladdin), “I Wanna Be Like You” (The Jungle Book), “Immortals” (Big Hero 6), “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” (Mulan), “Down in New Orleans” (The Princess and the Frog), “He Mele No Lilo” (Lilo & Stitch) and “Strangers Like Me” (Tarzan). There are no singers: the quartet plays every melody.

Sheffield’s Edwardian hall on Norfolk Street

Sheffield: Victoria Hall. On Norfolk Street (S1 2JB), opposite the Crucible, this Methodist hall opened on 24 September 1908 on the site of a chapel John Wesley opened in 1780, and it’s Grade II listed. Manchester firm Waddington, Son & Dunkerley won the design competition, and Sheffield architect W. J. Hale finished the building. Sheffield station is within walking distance and while there’s no car park, but there’s public parking nearby. Both entrances are step-free (via steep ramps), with lifts, an accessible toilet and a portable hearing loop on request.