Seven ways to join in at Greenbelt
For anyone who's maybe not been in a while, or maybe ever before, here are just some of the ways that we hope our festival will throw its arms around you and make you feel part of the Greenbelt...
Jamie Kelsey Fry
Jamie Kelsey Fry was a secondary school teacher for over 20 years and then wrote the ‘groundbreaking' GCSE textbook ‘Rax Toolkit' in 2009. He has been contributing editor for New...
Seven ways to embrace silliness at Greenbelt
People come to Greenbelt for many, many reasons. For some it's a chance to encounter soulful artistry, whether it's music or theatre, comedy or conversation, from all over the world. For others...
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....
Ben Okafor
The music of Ben Okafor moves effortlessly between the best of African Reggae, with its rich lyrical heritage, classic folk protest songs in the vein of Bob Marley's Redemption Song, and driving...
6 things for in-betweener-greener-belters
Not all young people are the same. We get that. Each young person is unique. We love that. Some older teens still really value the support and security that our youth programming and venues provide....
Children & Families
Greenbelt is an inter-generational festival, and we enjoy the company of plenty of children (and their parents and carers) onsite. From babies to grandparents, toddlers to teenagers and children to...
Tim Farron
Tim Farron has been the Member of Parliament for Westmorland and Lonsdale since 2005, and served as the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party from 2015 to 2017. Tim is also the host of Premier's...
Tawiah
Over the past decade, Tawiah has self-released two EP's; In Jodi's Bedroom (2007) and Recreate (2017) which she toured with Moses Sumney. In 2019 she released her debut album Starts Again,...
Rumba de Bodas
Rumba De Bodas is a vibrant Afro-Latin Funk band hailing from Bologna, Italy, and has been making waves since their formation in 2008. Renowned for their electrifying performances, they have mastered...
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...
Claire Gilbert
After reading theology at Balliol College, Oxford, Claire developed expertise in medical ethics as a Research Fellow at King's College, London. She published The Manual for Research Ethics Committees...
New lineup names – 30 May 2023
Today's the day we make our second wave of lineup announcements, adding to the music, ideas, theatre, comedy and worship lineup we first shared back in March. We're really excited (but we're...
All Our Money presented by Stan’s Cafe
Each year Birmingham City Council spends £3bn. Where does it all come from and where does it all go? In 50 minutes, using 7,000 golden dominoes, staring a human size bear, this fast and funny...
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown is the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Since September 2021, he also serves as WHO Ambassador for Global Health...