Tramlines Fringe

480 gigs (464 free) · 41 venues · 9 days

470 from the official programme, plus 10 independent events we've tracked down

The Fringe at Tramlines is Sheffield’s free festival-within-a-festival. While Tramlines fills Hillsborough Park, hundreds of free gigs take over the rest of the city from 23rd to 26th July 2026: pubs turning into all-day venues, breweries and beer halls booking swing bands, DIY spaces running punk marathons, gardens hosting folk sessions, and the open-air Fringe Stage on Devonshire Green anchoring it all.

This is the most comprehensive Fringe guide anywhere. We list the official programme in full, act by act with set times, and we add the unofficial side the official listings leave out: the alternative festivals, afterparties and free parties that independent venues run under their own steam over Tramlines weekend. Everything is here in one place, whether or not it carries the official badge.

No wristbands, no fences and, with a handful of ticketed exceptions, nothing to pay: just walk in. Filter by day, search for an act, and use the venue maps to plan a crawl. Each event links to its own page with times, the venue’s location and what else is on nearby.

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Em Redfearn Art Exhibition Launch Thu 23 Jul · 12:00 · Hop Hideout Dearthworms Thu 23 Jul · 20:00 · Delicious Clam The Kellows Thu 23 Jul · 22:00 · Frog & Parrot Distort Sheffield Presents Tramplines 2026 Fri 24 Jul · 18:00 · Sheffield Kiziah and the Kings Fri 24 Jul · 20:30 · Hagglers Corner Goldivox Fri 24 Jul · 21:45 · Plot 22 Femur Fri 24 Jul · 22:00 · Sidney And Matilda Cruush Fri 24 Jul · 22:00 · The Washington Normal Village Fri 24 Jul · 23:00 · Alder Bar Speed for Lovers Fri 24 Jul · 23:00 · Plot 22 Reptile B Fri 24 Jul · 23:15 · CADS Drastic//automatic Sat 25 Jul · 17:30 · Sidney And Matilda The Pearl River Band Sat 25 Jul · 18:45 · Frog & Parrot Malah Palinka + Kick Back Sat 25 Jul · 19:00 · Hagglers Corner Tellyeaters Sat 25 Jul · 19:30 · Sidney And Matilda Cordelia Gartside Sat 25 Jul · 20:15 · Hallamshire Hotel Yarni Ensemble with Franz Von Sat 25 Jul · 20:30 · Hagglers Corner The Tivolis Sat 25 Jul · 20:45 · The Washington Since Torino Sun 26 Jul · 15:00 · The Harlequin X2 Fast Sun 26 Jul · 16:30 · Hallamshire Hotel Mouthparts Sun 26 Jul · 19:00 · Cheap Dates Captain Avery and the Cosmic Triceratops of Intergalactic Peace Sun 26 Jul · 22:00 · The Washington

Alder Bar 15 acts Fri 24 Jul Sat 25 Jul

Kelham Island, Sheffield

Alder is a bar, brewery tap and events space on Percy Street in Neepsend, occupying the old Sheffield Brewery tap in the J C Albyn works. Community-spirited and proudly autism-friendly, it runs…

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From the guides

Hillsborough, Sheffield: a local guide to the park, the football and what is on

Winding down after the Fringe The same rooms keep going once the Fringe is over.

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