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Issue 31 · Published 21 September 2026
This week: Float Along Festival takes over Sheffield for a full day of alternative music, Jane McDonald brings Living The Dream to the Arena, plus the Sheffield 10K, David Essex, Big Kid Circus, Spirit of Independence Film Festival and Steelers v Cardiff Devils
Below you’ll find our hand-picked events, gigs, culture, food and things to do across Sheffield, with the useful details up front.
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Sheffield’s multi-venue alternative music festival returns for its fifth edition, with White Lies, Sprints, Opus Kink and more taking over the Octagon, Corporation and Sidney & Matilda.
Official event details for Float Along Festival 2026 →More than 60 independent makers take over two floors of Showroom Workstation with ceramics, jewellery, textiles, prints, homeware and other small-batch work. It is one of the weekend’s strongest daytime options for shopping local.
Under-18s free
Official event details for Autumn Independent Makers Market →Sheffield’s Everly Pregnant Brothers supersize their hometown sound with the 70-piece Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra for a one-off City Hall collaboration. Expect familiar local favourites reworked on a much bigger orchestral scale.
Official event details for The Everly Pregnant Brothers & Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra →The Sheffield Steelers host Cardiff Devils at Utilita Arena in Saturday-night Elite League ice hockey. Two of British hockey’s best-supported clubs meet in what should be one of the weekend’s liveliest sporting fixtures.
Official event details for Sheffield Steelers v Cardiff Devils →Jazz Emu brings his musical-comedy alter ego to Foundry, combining funk-pop songs, absurd character comedy and deadpan stagecraft. The acclaimed live show has built a sizeable following online and at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Official event details for Jazz Emu: The Pleasure Is All Yours →Thousands of runners return to the city centre for Sheffield’s flagship 10K, starting and finishing on Arundel Gate before looping through some of the city’s best-known parks and neighbourhoods.
Official event details for Sheffield 10K 2026 →Jane McDonald brings her Living The Dream arena tour to Sheffield, mixing familiar favourites with material from her Nashville-recorded country-influenced album.
Official event details for Jane McDonald – Living The Dream →David Essex brings his Thanks for the Memories tour to the Oval Hall, celebrating a career spanning hits including Rock On, Hold Me Close and Gonna Make You A Star. The show looks back across more than five decades in music, theatre and film.
Low availability
Official event details for David Essex – Thanks for the Memories →Big Kid Circus pitches its big top at Meadowhall for a five-day run of Jurassic, combining international circus acts with life-like dinosaurs, comedy and high-energy stunts. The production also features the all-female Globe of Death.
Official event details for Big Kid Circus: Jurassic →Ensemble 360 performs a wide-ranging programme at Upper Chapel featuring Schumann, Dani Howard, Lili Boulanger and Saint-Saëns. The evening closes with Sally Beamish’s chamber arrangement of Debussy’s La Mer.
Official event details for Debussy: La Mer – Ensemble 360 →Sheffield’s independent and cult film festival returns to The Light for three days of features, shorts, filmmaker events and industry discussion. The programme brings together emerging filmmakers, unusual cinema and live Q&As across the weekend.
Official event details for Spirit of Independence Film Festival 2026 →The Hallé opens Sheffield’s 94th International Concert Season under principal conductor Kahchun Wong, with Sir Stephen Hough performing Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto. Liszt’s Les préludes and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite complete the programme.
£9 tickets available for students and under-18s
Official event details for Sheffield International Concert Season: Hallé Orchestra →Plan beyond this week with our evergreen local guides.
The Sunday newsletter
Delivered on Sunday, before the guide appears online on Monday—plus event discounts and subscriber giveaways.