Pickle Fest is a community celebration of fermentation, preservation and shared creativity. Bringing together pickle enthusiasts, curious beginners, artists, musicians, and local food lovers, the festival creates an inclusive space to learn, make, taste, and connect through food!

At the centre of Pickle Fest is the much-loved community-judged pickle competition, where attendees can submit and taste homemade preserves in different categories, including jams, ferments, chutneys, hot sauces, and more. Alongside this, we've held drop-in workshops, DIY screen printing, live music, DJs, creative activities, and communal food made with donated and surplus ingredients.

In 2023 we held our biggest event to date, welcoming over 600 proud and potential picklers into Sadacca’s wonderful cultural community space in the Wicker. 

The wait is finally over... Sheffield's own Pickle Fest is BACK for 2026! 

Date: 17th October

Time: 2pm - 10pm

Location: Steamworks, S2 4SJ

Tickets HERE

Pickle Fest 2026 competition categories are: 

Hot Sauce

Not-Hot Sauce

Firm Ferments (miso, cheese, etc)

 Ferments (krauts, kimchis, veggies) 

Jam

Pickles

Vinegars

Chutney

Pastes

Drinks (no alcohol) 

We also have workshops for you to attend, to be announced soon!

You can still volunteer to help on the day by filling out THIS FORM 

Pickle Fest 2026 has been made possible by funding from: 

JG Graves Charitable Trust, Yorkshire Housing Association and Sheffield Town Trust.

And, of course, all you lovely lot who donated to our kraut-funder!