Greenbelt 2018 Communion: Windrush & Carnival

We've been thinking about this year's communion service for a few years now. We wanted to continue the thread of the last two years' focus on inclusion – of children in 2016 and of those with...

Greenbelt 2018 – an act of devotion

We'll be announcing more details about our worship and spirituality programming for the 2018 festival on 24 April. But here's a sneak preview of what to expect from Creative Director Paul. After...

What’s new for 2018?

On Tuesday April 24 we'll make our second wave of lineup announcements, with more detail around our Children and Families programming and worship programming for Greenbelt 2018 – among other...

First lineup names for 2018 announced

We're thrilled to announce the first lineup names for our 45th Greenbelt Festival, Acts of the Imagination. We've blogged separately about the amazing story behind Pussy Riot being with us in...

10 women who’ve rocked Greenbelt over the years

Greenbelt's been around for 45 years now. And along the way, we've been lucky enough to host myriad awesome women. Today, we're looking back at a handful of our favourites in celebration of...

Citizens UK and Co-ops – back at Greenbelt 2018

We're delighted to announce that both Citizens UK and a select group of Co-op organisations (brought together by socially-minded, Birmingham-based solicitors Anthony Collins) will be returning to...

Better Together. Our 2018 Partner & Associates

Each year at Greenbelt we remember that we are better together; we remember that if you want to walk a long way, then it's good to make the journey with others; that we are in this for the long...

2018 Lineup

It's here  The moment you've been waiting for. Our first wave of lineup announcements for 2018!

The Top 10 Reads from #gb17

Our Christian media partner Church Times reveals your Top Ten Reads from #gb17 ...  Drumroll please ... from G-Books (the festival bookshop), here are the ten best-selling books at Greenbelt...

Jack Monroe at Greenbelt 2017

This year, we were thrilled to welcome Jack Monroe to Greenbelt. Jack falls into the you-need-to-ask-four-or-five-years-in-a-row category of festival contributor. Along with the likes of Billy Bragg....

Charles Handy at Greenbelt 2017

A personal reflection on the great man's visit to Greenbelt 2017 from Paul Northup, Greenbelt's Creative Director … If you're of my vintage (clears throat: half a century or so on this...

Murmuration at Greenbelt 2017

One of the most amazing things about this year's festival was Murmuration, a commissioned, site-specific installation of delicate birds, suspended above the walkway towards the 'Other Side of the...

The John Peck Memorial Lecture: Idol Spotting in the 21st Century

Idols upset life in many ways. In this talk, Steve Shaw explains theological and philosophical tools we can all use to spot idols. Drawing on the wisdom of some contemporary prophets, he will uncover...
Speaker(s): Steve Shaw

The John Peck Memorial Lecture: Idol Spotting in the 21st Century

Idols upset life in many ways. In this talk, Steve Shaw explains theological and philosophical tools we can all use to spot idols. Drawing on the wisdom of some contemporary prophets, he will uncover...
Speaker(s): Steve Shaw

11 alternative ways we worshipped at Greenbelt 2017

Worship. Contrary to popular belief, it's not just tambourines and waving your hands in the air. In fact, it can be a heck of a lot of different things. And at Greenbelt, we like to make the space...