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Festival or special event
Concert
Dance
Workshop/ Session
Music and spoken word
Children’s event
Folk Club
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January 2026
Saturday 10th January
Hekety Ceilidh at Crookes Social Club
Doors 7.30PM, With caller Ian Nichols. TICKETS
February 2026
Saturday 14th February
Powerhouse Ceilidh Band: The Anti-Valentines Ball at Crookes Social Club
This February 14th, instead of battling to reserve a table at an overpriced and overcrowded restaurant, why not head to Crookes Social Club and hurl your partner (or a total stranger, we won’t judge) around the dancefloor to Powerhouse’s extremely romantic high-octane folk rock/metal ceilidh music? TICKETS
EFDSS Broadside Day– Conference at University of Sheffield
Organised by the Traditional Song Forum with the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, the Broadside Day is a conference for people interested in street literature in all its fascinating aspects, held at the University of Sheffield. The Broadside Day is the annual one-day conference for people interested in Street Literature and Cheap Print in all its fascinating aspects – broadsides, chapbooks, songsters, woodcuts, engravings, last dying speeches, catchpennies, news (real and fake), almanacs, carol sheets, wonder tales, and all kinds of cheap printed ephemera sold or distributed to ordinary people in the streets and at fairs, from pedlars’ packs, and in back-street shops, up and down the country. TICKETS
Tuesday 17th February
The English Fiddle Ensemble Album Launch at Highfied Trinity Church, London Road.
A distinguished folk group featuring Bryony Griffith, Jim Boyle, Ross Grant, and Rosie Butler-Hall. Each member is an accomplished fiddler, bringing their unique style and regional influences to the ensemble. Together, they celebrate the rich tapestry of English fiddle music, delivering performances that are both authentic and invigorating. TICKETS
Thursday 19th February
Spiers and Boden at Firth Hall
Spiers & Boden have been at the forefront of the English traditional folk scene for 25 years both as aground breaking duo and as founder members of folk phenomenon Bellowhead. Colour chord harmony workshop before the gig. TICKETS
March 2026
Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th March
Raise your Voice Harmony Festival at Crookes Social Club
Welcome to the third festival of a cappella vocal harmony hosted by Melrose Quartet, who will be inviting some of their favourite singers The Wilsons, The Melsons (Melrose and Wilsons combined!), and special guests Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman and Janice Burns & Jon Doran to join them in Sheffield for a weekend of concerts, workshops and social singing gatherings. TICKETS
Friday 13th March
Peter’s Field – Sean Cooney, Rowan Rheingans & Sam Carter at Upper Chapel
Peters Field – an epic musical chronicle that tells the story of one of the most important days in working class history. 7.30PM TICKETS
Tuesday 17th March
The Dubliners Encore – Official Stage Show at Sheffield City Hall
The Dubliners Encore is the official stage show celebrating the greatest folk band of all time. Produced by The Dubliners’ John Sheahan; renowned fiddle player and legendary Irish icon, this new show packs 50 years of songs, stories, and craic, into one unforgettable night. TICKETS
Sunday 22nd March
Emily Portman at The Greystones
Emily Portman and friends, album launch TICKETS
April 2026
Thursday 16th April
Sam Carter at Bishop’s House
Sam Carter’s spring tour celebrates the release of The Oakham Poacher (2025), his first solo collection of traditional songs; some captured on record for the very first time. The EP highlights Carter’s distinctive fingerstyle guitar and storytelling flair, arriving soon after his acclaimed album Silver Horizon (2024), a Top 40 Folk Chart success and one of KLOF Mag’s Albums of the Year. TICKETS
Saturday 25th April
Scott Doonican ONE MAN SHOW at The Lantern Theatre
Expect silliness, shenanigans, singalongs and stories a-plenty. TICKETS
Wednesday 29th April
Jethro Tull at City Hall
One of the world’s most successful and enduring Progressive Rock bands. The Jethro Tull brand has continued to this day, as writer, producer, flautist, vocalist and occasional guitarist, Anderson leads the band with boundless energy. TICKETS