12 September 2026 · 19:00
Castlegate Festival Launch Party
Raccoon Studios, 38 Haymarket, Sheffield, S1 2AX
The festival opens with a free night at Raccoon Studios on Haymarket: an open mic to start (get in touch with the venue for a slot), cabaret from 8pm to 9.30pm with everything from singers to circus, a live band at 10pm and DJs after that. Freshly baked pizzas on the go. 18+.
Part of Castlegate Festival 2026 (12 to 20 September), the free celebration of heritage, arts, music and markets in Sheffield’s oldest quarter, organised by Sheffield City Council and Sheffield BID. Full programme (PDF).
Getting there and what to expect
Weather
- Sunset 19:29, dark from 20:05 (Sunset and dusk computed for the venue)
Getting there
- Stops: Haymarket (CG21) (11 m); Haymarket (CG20) (20 m); Fitzalan Square (West Entrance) towards Mdwhall-Halfwy (56 m) (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
- Sheffield Rail Station 610 m away, tram at Fitzalan Square 60 m away (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
- Parking: Castlegate 130 m, 403 spaces (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
- Cycle parking 40 m, EV charger 350 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
- On the roads within 1 km: Jam: Queuing traffic; Road closed: Closed; Jam: Slow traffic (Traffic: TomTom)
- About 6 min walk from the city centre (500 m, straight-line estimate) (Straight-line estimate at 5 km/h; streets are longer)
- Open on the main map with this event pinned (Sheffield Events live map)
- Can I get there and back? Put your postcode into the tool below for the last bus and tram, the walk home, and the car parks. (Timetables: Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.)
Around the venue
- Defibrillator 20 m, toilets 190 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
- No storm overflow discharging within 1 km (Storm overflows: Yorkshire Water (CC BY 4.0))
What is on around it
- Gambo FM presents “Urban Foot Patrol” (19:00, 70 m away) (Sheffield Events listings)
- Quayside Market: Castlegate Festival Special (12:00, 250 m away) (Sheffield Events listings)
Can I get there and back
The last bus and tram, the walk, what is recorded about step-free access and the car parks.
- Nearest defibrillator Defibrillator 20 m away
- Nearest toilets Toilets 190 m away · free
- Nearest cycle parking Cycle parking 40 m away · 4 spaces · Sheffield City Council
- Nearest EV charger EV charger 350 m away
Read about this area on Wikipedia
- Haymarket, Sheffield
- 2 Haymarket
- Canada House, Sheffield
- Diocese of Hallam
The Diocese of Hallam (Latin: Dioecesis Hallamensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in England.
- Sheffield Old Town Hall
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Staying over?
Make a night of it – find a place to stay near Raccoon Studios, 38 Haymarket, Sheffield, S1 2AX.
- ibis Sheffield City Centre 99 m away
- easyHotel Sheffield 106 m away
- Travelodge Sheffield Central 120 m away
- Premier Inn Sheffield City Centre (Angel Street) 130 m away
- Best Western Sheffield City Hotel 228 m away
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