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This project successfully funded on 26th September 2025, you can still support them with a donation.
Bring Back Sharrow Festival 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Aim
We’re raising £4,000 to help bring back Sharrow Festival in 2026 — a free, grassroots celebration of community, creativity, and culture
We’re a group of local volunteers — artists, organisers, neighbours and music lovers — who’ve helped shape and run Sharrow Festival over the years. Some of us have been here since the beginning; others got involved more recently. What unites us is a belief in what this festival means for our community.
Sharrow Festival has never been about profit. It’s a celebration of local talent, culture, creativity, and solidarity — always free to attend, and open to everyone.
Our vision for 2026 is to bring the festival back in the spirit it began: rooted, local, joyful, and real.
Let’s keep Sharrow Festival going — rooted, local, and free.
Sharrow Festival has always been about people. Not profit, not prestige — just people. A day of music, food, arts, activism, and togetherness, built by volunteers and shaped by the spirit of the neighbourhood.
We’re working to bring it back for 2026 — not bigger, not rebranded — just as it’s always been: real, local, joyful, and free to all.
🎶 What Is Sharrow Festival?
Held in Sheffield’s Sharrow area, the festival is a one-day celebration of the city’s diversity and creative energy. Past festivals have featured:
Music stages with local artists and grassroots talent
Family activities, arts & crafts
Food from across the community
Stalls from local makers, campaigners, and community groups
A genuine sense of welcome for all
There’s no VIP area, no big-ticket headliners — just a park full of people, music, and good energy.
💸 Why We’re Crowdfunding
We’re applying for grants and public funding to help support Sharrow Festival 2026 — but those funds are never guaranteed and often don’t stretch far enough. That’s why we’re turning to you — our community, friends and supporters — to help get us over the line.
We’re aiming to raise £4,000 to help cover the essentials:
Stage and sound equipment
Insurance, licences & toilets
Modest artist fees
Workshop materials and infrastructure
Volunteer support & basic accessibility
Every penny raised will go directly into making the festival happen — not bigger or glossier, but true to its roots. Any extra raised will help fund future Sharrow community events.
🌱 Your Support Makes It Possible
Whether you can pledge £5 or £50, every bit helps make this festival a reality. You’re not just backing a one-day event — you’re helping protect a space for joy, creativity, and connection in the heart of our community.
Even if you can’t donate, you can still help us by:
Sharing this campaign far and wide
Spreading the word to friends, neighbours, and local groups
Offering your time, skills or ideas (get in touch — we’d love to hear from you)
Sharrow Festival has always belonged to the people who show up, pitch in, and believe in the value of coming together. Let’s make 2026 happen — together.
(During the pandemic, we put together a short documentary edit about the festival — a way to reflect on what it means to the community when we couldn’t be together in person. It’s a reminder of the spirit we’re working to revive in 2026. )
Thank you. See you in the park.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made