No Bounds Festival

About No Bounds Festival

First staged in 2017, No Bounds Festival 2026 returns to Sheffield as an electronic, experimental and techno music festival with part of the programme in Rotherham. The 2026 edition runs 9–11 October across 10 venues.

The format is nomadic. After saying goodbye to Hope Works in 2025, the festival moved fully into venue-to-venue programming across club nights, art, talks, exhibitions and workshops. It is also building toward its 10th birthday celebrations in 2027.

Lineup and Programme

Announced acts include Max Cooper, The Black Dog, Mala, Blawan and Mark Fell. The bill sits around live electronic performance, DJ sets, afterparties and multidisciplinary work.

Stage and venue strands listed for 2026 include Opening Concert and Mothership at Peddler Warehouse, DRYAD Works, Yellow Arch, Plot 22, Electronic Music Club at Rotherham Minster, Gut Level, Delicious Clam and The System. The Sunday community programme is curated by Mark Fell and Rian Treanor.

Who Is It For?

The core audience is adult and club-focused, with a pull toward experimental electronic music, bass and techno. Resident Advisor lists the event’s minimum age as 18+ overall.

Sunday broadens the frame. The Electronic Music Club programme is all ages, with parental supervision required for under-16s.

The Venue and Site

No Bounds uses Sheffield and Rotherham as its site rather than a single enclosed arena. The 2026 programme lists 10 venues, including Peddler Warehouse, Rotherham Minster and Yellow Arch.

That structure puts stage times and movement between venues at the centre of the weekend. Parking is venue-specific rather than festival-wide.

No Bounds is spread across Sheffield and Rotherham, with rail access into both city centres and venue-by-venue road approaches.

• Nearest stations: Sheffield station and Rotherham Central.
• Road access: listed venue roads include Burton Road, Church Street, The Wicker, Paternoster Row, Exchange Street, Fitzalan Square, Castle Street, Broad Lane, Parkwood Road, Westgate, Grove Road, North Bank, Windrush Way, Central Road, Bridge Street, Corporation Street, Upper Millgate and Market Street.
• Parking: Sheffield Cathedral has no car park and uses nearby NCP Sheffield Campo Lane; Yellow Arch has no car park; SADACCA has its own car park with Blue Badge spaces.