Acting for future generations – lessons from a small country
The word 'polycrisis' has become part of our lexicon and people across the world are feeling the affects of a failure to plan for the long term. Why do politicians find it so hard to think ahead and...
Speaker(s): Sophie HoweFear of the Future Panel
With the existential threat of climate change, the cost of living crisis, the long shadow of COVID, war in Ukraine, famine in Ethiopia (again), and the collapse of political truth-telling - it's no...
Speaker(s): Sophie Howe, Melanie Nazareth, Jyothi Cross, Becky HallWhy 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 BoodooGreenbelt Youth
Greenbelt is a great festival for young people. It's a really safe space in which you can relax, explore and have fun. And it's a really accepting festival, too. It's an inclusive place —...
The Iona Community
As well as singing music from the world church and uncovering life's mysteries through humour, members, staff and volunteers from the Iona Community enjoy a shared common life. In its island...
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...
Operation Noah
Operation Noah is a Christian charity working with the Church to inspire action on the climate crisis.
Professor Strange
Drawing heavily from colourful Victorian imagery, vaudeville, steampunk and carnival sideshows and incorporating lively music and sound effects into his routines, Professor Strange weaves a strange...
Goodmakers Society
Goodmakers Society works with social entrepreneurs, charities, and churches that want to nurture hope, justice and kindness in their communities. Goodmakers has the skills and experience to help...
Sam Redmore & The Tropical Soundclash Allstars
Producer and artist Sam Redmore is shaping a career as one of the UK's most exciting new talents. His path has seen him evolve from club DJ and promoter, to remixer responsible for a host of...
Greenbelt through the decades: the 2010s
To celebrate our 50th anniversary, we've asked some of the folk who've helped bring Greenbelt Festival to life over the last 50 years to write a little something about their festival experiences....
Fat and Frantic
Cobbled together from string and poster paint at Greenbelt 1985, legendary pop idiots Fat and Frantic were a seven-year fever-dream, moving incomprehensibly and uncomprehendingly from Fringe...
The Deep Blue
The Deep Blue delicately fuse their hypnotic harmonies with a thinly-veiled air of rebelliousness. Their socially-engaged lyricism and fluid melodies invite the listener to ask questions of the world...
Ruth Pearce
Ruth Pearce is a researcher, campaigner, and punk musician. Her work explore issues of inequality, marginalisation, power and political struggle from a trans feminist perspective. She is currently...
Problem Patterns
Problem Patterns, from Belfast, are not limited by age or ability or binary identities. They don't have a front person, they swap instruments and roles to ensure that each member of the group has a...