Why is it so hard to believe in a world without cars?
Why is it so hard for society to move away from its love affair with cars? Perhaps we need to focus not so much on the aspirations of those who believe in a green and pleasant land but on the...
Speaker(s): Wesley Wroe, Josh Grantham, Sarah Rowe, Anzir BoodooWithy Weaving with Craig Dawe
Craig has been making baskets out of willow and other plants for many years. He is interested in, and practices, many traditional crafts and skills from different parts of the world. He really...
Six ways to get together and dream up a better world
As it's Sunday, we thought we'd list some of the ways in which, by gathering together at Greenbelt, we might just be able to dream up – and even make – a better world. The key is the word...
Cole Arthur Riley
Cole Arthur Riley is a writer and poet. She is the author of the NYT bestseller, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us. Her writing has been featured in The...
In the Bleak Midwinter
This episode of Greenbelt's ‘Somewhere To Believe In' comes in the form of a one-off Christmas reflection; brought to you by our friend Beloved Sara Zaltash, a ‘non-denominational...
Speaker(s): Beloved Sara ZaltashGet Involved
Greenbelt is made by many hands. Here's how you can get involved with our 50th anniversary festival. Thu 22 – Sun 25 August 2024 Boughton House, nr Kettering
Greenbelt Futures – The Next 50 Years
Life begins at 50
Greenbelt turns 50 next year: a landmark moment that offers us a chance to reflect. To take stock but also to glimpse the future ahead. So in 2023 we'll be making two changes to Greenbelt that...
10 ways to get back to nature at Greenbelt
As you'd expect from a festival that's nearly 50 years old, we've inhabited a few different spaces over the years, and each has been special for different reasons. Boughton might be the most...
Ben van Der Velde
Ben Van der Velde is a stand-up comedian, actor, improviser and presenter. Over the past few years, has spread joy and nonsense to all four corners of the British Isles, as well as Greece, Estonia,...
2022 Poster
Prospect Farm Gallery
Here are a few of our favourite shots from that 'small, but perfectly formed' camping gathering we had in August 2021, Prospect Farm.
Community with Rabbi Herschel Gluck
This week we bask in the warmth of Rabbi Herschel Gluck – an incredible Orthodox Jewish leader – whose entire life seems to be one big act of love. Aside from being in awe of Rabbi Gluck's...
Speaker(s): Rabbi Herschel GluckRadicalism with Yvonne Ridley
This week on the podcast it's our absolute privilege to chat with Yvonne Ridley, a journalist and activist who has one of the most fascinating life stories we think you'll ever hear. Plus, her...
Dissent with Sister Teresa Forcades
The second conversation in our ‘Keeping the faith' series is with Sister Teresa Forcades who – with good reason – has been dubbed ‘Europe's most radical nun'. Sister Teresa joins us...
Speaker(s): Teresa Forcades i Vila