2018 Lineup
We're busy working on the 2019 lineup. But as a reminder the bill for our 2018 festival was one of our best ever. From world-changing ideas to jaw-dropping theatre. It's all here. Dig in.
Greenbelt gets a green upgrade
Greenbelt has been awarded 3 Stars : "Highly Commended" by A Greener Festival for our efforts to create an environmentally friendly and sustainable event in 2017. We're one of only three UK...
Church Times’ Festival of Faith & Lit
A guest blog from our partner Church Times Bloxham Festival: Friday 16 – Sunday 18 February 2018 A literary festival with a difference, the Church Times' Festival of Faith and Literature...
On winning the AIF ‘Act of Independence’ award
This is what we said at the AIF awards do in Cardiff on Monday 30 October 2017 ... "We're honoured to receive this award. It's a big deal for us to be noticed. Especially when our internal...
The Top 10 Reads from #gb17
Our Christian media partner Church Times reveals your Top Ten Reads from #gb17 ... Drumroll please ... from G-Books (the festival bookshop), here are the ten best-selling books at Greenbelt this...
Jack Monroe at Greenbelt 2017
This year, we were thrilled to welcome Jack Monroe to Greenbelt. Jack falls into the you-need-to-ask-four-or-five-years-in-a-row category of festival contributor. Along with the likes of Billy Bragg....
Murmuration at Greenbelt 2017
One of the most amazing things about this year's festival was Murmuration, a commissioned, site-specific installation of delicate birds, suspended above the walkway towards the 'Other Side of the...
A Spirited Neighbourhood: Connecting Church and Community
The recent responses to terror and disaster show community spirit to be alive and well. Yet beyond a crisis, disabled and vulnerable people still face many barriers to community life. How can...
Speaker(s): LivabilityBlack Lives Matter: Christian & Muslim Reflections
A conversation among Muslim and Christian voices reflecting on the Black Lives Matter movement including its historic roots and evolution both in the UK and USA. Ismael Lea South, Saraiya Bah, Eric...
Speaker(s): Ismael Lea South, Saraiya BahPlease Bring a Body
The Festival Communion service at Greenbelt 2017 put access and inclusion at its heart. Here you'll find all the words from the service to download and share and use – along with the story and...
Living Wage Employer
We are pleased to announce that we are now accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Greenbelt, regardless of whether they are direct employees or...
A greener festival
Over the last few years we've got rid of allllmost all our single-use plastic (we're still coming for you, cable ties) and managed to halve our festival fuel consumption. Each year we measure our...
A Little Child Will Lead You
Laugh: chuckle, giggle, snigger, hoot, snort, cackle, chortle, guffaw, titter. Our main act of worship sees children leading singing, praying, sharing and joke-telling – reminding us to laugh at...
Speaker(s): Fischy Music, Pop UK, Festival CommunionGiving: good. Fundraising: bad?
Speaker(s): Zoe Bunter
Scrap The Church?
Jesus proclaimed the Kingdom of God, we delivered the Church. Is this what he had in mind? Does the Church do the work of God or get in its way? What are our alternatives to continuing business as...
Speaker(s): Nadia Bolz-Weber, Andrew Brown, Savi Hensman