New festival launched in Sheffield as organisers aim to support local independents in a brand new way
Sip Fest will bring a full week of free citywide events alongside a major weekend at Trafalgar Warehouse.
A new citywide celebration of coffee and café culture is coming to Sheffield this autumn.
Sip Fest, taking place in the Steel City for a full week between Monday 28 September to Sunday 4 October 2026, will bring a full week of free citywide events alongside a major weekend at Trafalgar Warehouse.
The festival will feature free events across coffee shops, cafés, roasteries and creative spaces throughout the city along with a free industry party on Friday 2 October and a ticketed public festival day on Saturday 3 October.
The event has been organised by members of Sheffield’s coffee, hospitality and events scene, which include Matt Cottrill of Steam Yard and Corner Store Neil Midgley of Motore Cafe, with illustration and creative direction from Molly Kirk of Steam Yard.
Matt Cottrill said: “Sheffield has one of the most exciting independent coffee scenes in the country and we want to showcase this to the city and beyond.
“Sip Fest is about celebrating the places, people and energy that make Sheffield’s coffee culture what it is. We want it to feel like something people genuinely look forward to every year, with a sense of fun but also something meaningful behind it.”
Sip Fest will feature local Sheffield independents alongside national coffee brands, creating a platform for the city’s cafés and roasters while also bringing a wider industry audience into Sheffield.
Organisers are now inviting cafés, roasteries, makers, brands, venues and traders to get involved in both the Trafalgar Warehouse event and the wider fringe programme.
Early bird tickets for the Saturday public event are available now for £5 at sipcoffeefestival.com. Local businesses can also take part themselves by emailing [email protected].