2023 Lineup
2023 Lineup
Greenbelt through the decades: the 1970s
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...
Get 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
Festival Info
Some of us have been coming here our whole lives. Some of us are back after a break, and some are brand new to the party. Whether it's your first time, or your 15th, here's everything you need to...
The Future Of Democracy
With an growing distrust in the workings of democracy and the rise of authoritarian 'strong men' on the one hand and increasing localism and community organising on the other, it might seem as if our...
Speaker(s): Rowan Williams, Paul MasonOur Rights In Nature And Nature’s Rights In Us
Like a modern-day Woody Guthrie, Nick Hayes wants us to rediscover that ‘this land is our land'. Cut through centuries-old power and privilege and reconnect with the countryside that's as much...
Speaker(s): Nick HayesDigital Busking: Crowdfunding, Online Community And Making Art in the New Economy
We know that the art that needs making, the stories that need telling and the best innovations don't always get funded by The Big Guys. Learn about self-funding your creative practice and building a...
Speaker(s): Leena NormsHow to Consume the News While Staying Sane
24 hours of news a day, but only one human body to process it all – come and learn how to manage your consumption, engage meaningfully and maybe even learn to hope about the future of the dreaded...
Speaker(s): Leena NormsGreen Pop – In Conversation with Jeremy Loops
Before ever he was a global music star, Jeremy Loops was busking the streets of Cape Town to raise money for local environmental projects. As the co-founder of Green Pop – focussing on sustainable...
Speaker(s): Jeremy LoopsThe Future Of Democracy
With an growing distrust in the workings of democracy and the rise of authoritarian 'strong men' on the one hand and increasing localism and community organising on the other, it might seem as if our...
Speaker(s): Rowan Williams, Paul MasonHow to Consume the News While Staying Sane
24 hours of news a day, but only one human body to process it all – come and learn how to manage your consumption, engage meaningfully and maybe even learn to hope about the future of the dreaded...
Speaker(s): Leena NormsDigital Busking: Crowdfunding, Online Community And Making Art in the New Economy
We know that the art that needs making, the stories that need telling and the best innovations don't always get funded by The Big Guys. Learn about self-funding your creative practice and building a...
Speaker(s): Leena NormsGreen Pop – In Conversation with Jeremy Loops
Before ever he was a global music star, Jeremy Loops was busking the streets of Cape Town to raise money for local environmental projects. As the co-founder of Green Pop – focussing on sustainable...
Speaker(s): Jeremy Loops…and now, the weather…
For our 2022 festival communion, we met to express the planet's fear and distress, to give words to creation's grief, and to ask for God's mercy. It was a service about climate care and climate...
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...