Blessings and Rituals for the 21st century
People are choosing to bless babies and hold weddings and funerals without the church, in a way that seems less hypocritical, more celebratory and more in tune with their lives. How can the church...
The Blood of the Martyrs in the C21st
The wars of the new millennium have been matched with a rise in martyrdom around the globe. While most people view it as catastrophic, a growing number claim it has unique value. So what is...
Speaker(s): Dave TomlinsonSecond set of lineup names for GB 2017
So, here's another crop of great names for this year's Greenbelt Festival programme – as eclectic and wide-ranging as you might have come to expect from us. After all, when you're exploring a theme...
Asad Ali Jafri to curate Amal venue at GB17
We're so excited to have received funding from Amal (a new Said Foundation project) to produce a brand new venue and programme at Greenbelt this summer, showcasing Muslim art, culture, thought and...
First lineup announcements for GB 2017
We are delighted and excited to make our first set of lineup announcements for the 44th edition of Greenbelt Festival : The Common Good. Bursting with goodness, surprise and variety everywhere you...
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...
Better Together: 2017 partners
We're pleased to announce the organisations we'll be working together with this year for Greenbelt 2017 : The Common Good. Main partners: Christian Aid We're excited to be working with our...
2016 : Things happened.
A guest blog from our Christian media partner, Church Times. 2016. Things happened. As ever, the Church Times focus has been on professional, independent journalism, exploring Christian...
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....
The Greenbelt 2016 Communion Service: A Little Child Will Lead Us –
A blog from the writer of our festival service this year, Andrew Graystone. The Festival Communion service at Greenbelt 2016 was led from start to finish by children. Let me explain a little of...
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...
Scriptural Reasoning returns to Greenbelt 2016
This year, Greenbelt is pleased to be teaming up with the Cambridge Inter-faith Programme and Coexist House to bring you six Scriptural Reasoning (SR) workshops in the Canvas venue, a new space at...
Herstory at Greenbelt 2016
Alice Wroe blogs about bringing her Herstory project to Greenbelt this year ...Herstory uses feminist art to engage people with women's history. It is a project that aims to disrupt the history we...
Bread, wine and lego. The Greenbelt 2016 Communion Service
At Greenbelt we like to try new things – especially when it comes to worship. Gathering thousands of people together in a single act of worship is always going to bring new experiences (and...
Panels conversations and debates at Greenbelt 2016
Greenbelt is a great space in which to hear different perspectives on an issue. Here's a summary of the panel debates and conversations on offer at the festival this year.SCRAP THE CHURCH?With Nadia...