This bank holiday Saturday I went along to one of my fave Sheffield spots, the bi-monthly Peddlers street food market held in Sheffield's designated 'Cultural Industries Quarter' that has blossomed in the last few years with galleries, workshops, studio spaces & great little cafes making fantastic use of the beautiful dilapidated industrial buildings left over following Sheffield's industrial past.
The market is a great initiative organised by some visionary local business owners, keen to push Sheffield in the right direction & draw attention back to the centre & towards the creative types that make Sheffield what it is today; an unpretentious, culturally diverse community of like-minded people celebrating our cities industrial past, industrious creative future & proud to to call it home. The market is held in a blocked off section of Arundel Street, encompassing '156 Arundel Street', a fantastic glass roofed former industrial unit (available for venue hire) & a stone's throw from some great boozers & one of my faves 'Tamper' at Sellers Wheel.
Having migrated back to Sheffield after 8 years in London I'm loving the cultural spontaneity & creative buzz reminiscent of my fave research stomping ground of East London. The Peddlers' events span 2 days with varying street food vendors (inc among others; Nether Edge Pizza Company, Percy & Lilys) offering up their tasty treats ( alongside some suitably crafty ales (Hop Box), cocktail & coffee bars, sweet treats, arty goodies to buy & DJ sets to keep the party going into the night.

If you are planning a trip to Sheffield, you'd do well to coincide it with the next Peddlers market dates, maybe I'm biased (very!) as a Sheffielder but the city has so much to offer & keeps getting better so check it out! For other top tips of what to get up to in Sheffield check out 'Our Favourite Places'.