Field of Dreams for 2024
For those who know and love our Boughton House home and the venues we programme and produce in its beautiful grounds, we're excited to let you know that we have a few new venues for you to explore...
Paul Sinton-Hewitt
Paul Sinton-Hewitt CBE is the founder of parkrun. Paul's contribution to the world of running came about through his own love of the sport; after an injury prevented him from running he began an...
Antony Szmierek
Swathed in creativity and thoughtful poetry, Antony Szmierek's unparalleled songwriting has seen him the subject of a meteoric rise over the past twelve months. Today, he continues to thrill with...
Who’s new on our dream ticket?
During the last month we've been slowly introducing you to this year's line-up. Lots of you have got in touch to say how much you're enjoying the slower approach this year, and the extra time...
Corinne Bailey Rae presents Black Rainbows
To say that Corinne Bailey Rae was inspired by her visits to the Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago does not do justice to the profundity of her experience. She was transformed. “I knew when I...
2024 Lineup
22-25 August 2024, Boughton House
Palestine/Israel resources
We've created a sort of living wall of Greenbelt-produced and Greenbelt-connected inspiration and provocation related to the Palestine/Israel conflict. From voices and artists we've been...
The Rise of Rishi (et al)
Yasmin digs into the phenomenon of Black and Asians who rise to the top, asking: is this entryism?; an example of post-racial Britain? Or is it, once again, co-option by white power merchants? Are...
Speaker(s): Yasmin Alibhai-BrownWhat would Jesus eat?
Cooking is part of the daily routine for most of us, providing sustenance and comfort. Yet most of us cook only nine different meals on rotation.So the prospect of changing those habits and moving...
Speaker(s): YCCN (Young Christian Climate Network)All Talks 2023
The complete set of all the talks recorded at Greenbelt 2023.
Secret Power: Why it wants to destroy Julian Assange and WikiLeaks
The Julian Assange and WikiLeaks case marks a crossroads for our democracies. A society that does not allow journalists to expose state criminality freely and safely so the public can know about it...
Speaker(s): Stefania Maurizi with Ewen MacAskillRisky (Social) Business
Steve Baker (former Greenbelt Board chair and serial social entrepreneur), Antoinette Daniel (Living Wage Award winner 2022) and Rosie Hopley and Claire Dormand (Lovewell founders) will discuss how...
Being Home
The Pickwell Foundation and their Asylum and Refugee Director Susannah Baker (MBE) bring you stories of how their community in rural North Devon have welcomed people seeking asylum as well as those...
Speaker(s): Pickwell FoundationA Mucky Business
In the light of Kate Forbes foundering in her bid to be the new leader of the SNP earlier this year (because of people's concerns about how her faith might impact on her policy-making), is it...
Speaker(s): Tim FarronWhy 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 Boodoo