Better Together. Our 2018 Partner & Associates
Each year at Greenbelt we remember that we are better together; we remember that if you want to walk a long way, then it's good to make the journey with others; that we are in this for the long...
Big Shift : What’s happened and what’s to come
A guest blog by our partner Christian Aid It's been five months since we were together enjoying the beautiful sunshine and fantastic buzz that graced Greenbelt festival2017. Thank you to all of...
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.
A Gentle Revolution
A guest blog from Ruth Broadway, the Bristol-based illustrator whose prints we've used in the visuals for our Acts of the Imagination theme artwork this year. Last year I was invited to be...
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...
Hope is still being born in Palestine
This year at the festival we had more programming than ever that focussed on the stories and struggles of those working for peace and equal rights in the land some call Holy – Palestine/Israel. We...
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...
Communities sponsor refugees
A guest blog from Neil Jameson, Executive Director, of our Associates Citizens UK More refugees from the Syrian conflict will be resettled in the UK over the coming years with the launch of...
Help feed the struggling at Christmas
A guest blog from our partner Christian Aid As the nights draw in and Christmas markets pop up cross the UK filling the air with the scent of oranges and cinnamon, the warm summer nights spent at...
The darkest hour …
A response to the latest Trump card played – from Paul Northup, Greenbelt's Creative Director. They turned the lights off on the Christmas Tree in Manger Square in the little town of Bethlehem...
Introducing the all-new(ish) Campervan Field
The field formerly known as the 'Caravan and Live-in Vehicles Field' has had a makeover. (Well, a new name.) You'll find that it's been renamed the Campervan Field. We realise that it can be...
For the children of Palestine the second Balfour century has already begun
This article was written by Greenbelt friend and speaker Robert Cohen and originally published on the Patheos website on the 1 November. It is republished here in its entirety with kind permission...
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...
Acts of the Imagination
A first few thoughts on the theme for Greenbelt 2018 from Creative Director Paul Northup. Since we moved to our new festival site in 2012, our themes have been quite practical – about our...
The eight weirdest things in Greenbelt storage
It takes a lot of stuff to fill the Greenbelt site and make it work as it should. And once the festival's over, all that stuff has to go somewhere. Thankfully, our friends at Safestore gave us a...