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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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Crosscurrents: Gwilym Simcock & Friends

Sat. 16 May 2026

Crucible Theatre

Jazz superstar Gwilym Simcock and his band of incredible jazz musicians, are joined by world-class classical artists for what promises to be a hugely entertaining evening.

STRIXEN feat. Sarah Heneghan, support Ye Woodbeast

Sat. 7 February 2026

Hallamshire Hotel, West Street, S1 4ET

The first headline show from Sheffield's new purveyors of heavy electronica and existential synthpop. Complete with light show and projected visuals, accompanied by drummer Sarah Heneghan. With suitably atmospheric support from Ye Woodbeast.

Off the Shelf

Sheffield's festival of books, words and ideas, taking place each October. Come back soon for our highlights from the writer talks, workshops and events in the 2026 programme.

Kafka Fragments - Claire Booth (soprano) & Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin)

Thu. 21 May 2026

Playhouse

Music in the Round presents Kafka's Fragments: 40 short excerpts from Kafka’s writings, diaries, and letters – often heartfelt and confessional.