Greener Festival Award for Sustainability
Once again Greenbelt has been awarded by A Greener Festival for our efforts to create an environmentally friendly and sustainable event. "Greenbelt have demonstrated a passionate drive for a greener...
AIE Gold Award for Access
We are really pleased to have been awarded the Gold Level on the Charter of Best Practice by Attitude is Everything for our commitment to improving access for deaf and disabled festivalgoers at...
Citizens UK
Citizens UK is a people power alliance of diverse local communities working together for the common good. Our mission is to develop leaders, strengthen civic organisations and make...
2017 Lineup
Many said that Greenbelt 2017, our 44th festival edition, was our best yet. And we'll take that. We delivered a bill that was bursting with artistry, activism, belief, fun and participation. We're...
Calling all budding film makers: this is your week!
We've heard Greenbelt described as "the best festival you've never heard of". We think it's time to change this, so ... This Christmas, we want to spread the good news of Greenbelt – and we want...
The 95: a book worth making possible this Advent
At the start of this Advent season (whatever that word means to you), we wanted to introduce a new book in the making to you. We think it will be a very Greenbelt-y book. Here's the story...
Juggling multiple debts – the damage done to children’s mental health
A guest blog from our associate partners, The Children's Society “They just came that morning. I could only take the things that I could carry. was crying because his bed, his things, they...
Just being honest
We are pleased to be able to share an extract from the latest High Profiles interview with Salma Yaqoob. To read the fascinating interview in full (for free), visit the High Profiles...
The Common Good: a first few thoughts
A first few thoughts on the theme for Greenbelt 2017 from Creative Director, Paul Northup The word "good" became a strong idea for us during the course of last year. Especially – without wanting...
The Lemonade Effect… Read On
It was a full house and one of the most compelling conversations at Greenbelt in years. ‘Forced the audience to confront the idea of white discomfort and move beyond 'not seeing colour' – a...
We Laughed, Cried And Danced To Video-Games
A blog from Andy Robertson, curator of InterACT ... the digital gaming strand at this year's festival ... This year was the first time Greenbelt (or any major Arts festival in the UK) handed over...
1 week. 4 numbers.
One week on from Greenbelt 2016, here are four numbers that we like: 10 That's how many big buckets full of lego you gave at the Sunday morning communion service to go out to Soweto. Thank you....
Discover Interactive Art at Greenbelt
A blog from Andy Robertson, curator of our InterACT programme at Greenbelt 2016 ... I could have called this Video-Games at Greenbelt, but I don't want to put off people who “don't play...
Showcasing young talent at GB16
We're excited to be able to showcase some great young talent at this year's festival – with our own set of youth short talks, Tell It Like It Is, and the return of the XLP Showcase.GTV YOUTH: TELL...
YMCA at Greenbelt
A guest blog from YMCA, who this year will be supporting us with our youth work at the festival, hosting the Den youth venue, and doing all sorts of great stuff with young people across the...