To mark the occasion, we are looking back at the creative and unusual ways local residents have supported the charity throughout the years.
Every year, the people of Sheffield rally behind Children in Need, generating vital funds for young people, local charities, and worthy causes across the globe.
From fancy dress and fun runs to leg waxing, here is a nostalgic look at Sheffield’s fundraising highlights spanning from the late 1980s through to the 2010s.
Do you recognise any of these fundraisers from over the years?
9. Dance students
BTEC dance students at Sheffield's City School raise money by taking part in a ten hour danceathon for Children In Need, November 18, 2009
10. Yorkshire pud
The Lord Mayor of Sheffield cuts a slice of the world's biggest Yorkshire Pudding made in aid of Children in Need in November 1988
11. Trampoline bounce
Pictured at Abbeydale Grange school, Hastings Road, Sheffield, where pupils and staff were taking part in a sponsored 12 hour trampoline bounce. Seen are some of the people taking part on the day, to raise funds for Children in Need, November 14, 2008
12. Shoebox appeal
Sheffield United player Petr Katchouro took time out to help launch the Samaritan's annual Christmas shoebox appeal to help needy youngsters in Eastern European countries. Seen is Petr with children from Dobcroft Junior school who are taking part in the appeal. Left to right are, Sarah Bailey, William Jackson, Sonia Bailey, and Elin Davies, October 21, 1999