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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

Float Along music festival returns to Sheffield city centre to do it all again for the fifth year running in September 2026.

Come back soon for lineup and venue details for 2026.

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Cafe #9

Our idea of neighbourhood cafe perfection: excellent coffee, a wood-lined interior, lots of plants, chess, crosswords, ace music, warm cinnamon rolls, and friendly faces.

Spiers and Boden

Thu. 19 February 2026

Firth Hall

One of the best loved duos on the English folk scene and founder members of folk phenomenon Bellowhead. Join the duo for a show and a workshop in harmony singing – for all experience levels.

Takuya Nakamura

Thu. 26 March 2026

Foundry, Sheffield Students' Union, Western Bank, S10 2TG

A trumpeter, composer and producer moving between jazz, jungle and electronic music. A student of George Russell, he emerged from NYC’s 90s underground, later collaborating with Quincy Jones and David Byrne. With electronic drummer Currency Audio.

Plot 22

A multi-purpose creative space for Sheffield’s underground community, run by social enterprise RiteTrax. Events span genres, often going to the extremes of music. Their recent crowdfunder raised £6,000 to make improvements – so watch this space!