Take a look back at these fun-filled photos from our archive which show people taking part in pancake races, doing the pancake toss and tucking into some tasty treats.
Who can you spot in this gallery that goes back to the 1970s?
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1. Best foot forward
Competitors in the Woodhouse pancake race, February 1975 Photo: Mike Waistell
2. Through the streets
Brian Byard won the pancake race for the 2nd year in February 1978 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
3. Cheeky grins
L to R Bridget Concannon 7, Paula Watts, 9, and Donna Shimwell, 8 before their pancake race in February 1980 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
4. Af fresco flipping
Andy D'Agnore, the Sheffield Green Party prospective candidate, outside the town Hall in 1997 Photo: stuart hastings