How To Defeat The Far Right
First working with the anti-fascist Searchlight magazine in the 90s and then founding Hope Not Hate in 2004, Nick Lowles MBE has spent his adult life researching, exposing and challenging the far...
Speaker(s): Nick LowlesBoycott, Divestment and Sanctions: Ending Complicity in Israels Genocide & Apartheid
Palestinian human rights defender Omar Bargouti reveals the power of boycotts, divestment and sanctions in defeating Israel's apartheid policies and in challenging the complicity of international...
Speaker(s): Omar BarghoutiPower of Play
Play fuels wellbeing, creativity and connection. It doesn't need a reason or a rule. We just need space, time and permission to play. Join us for an interactive, energising session where we'll...
Speaker(s): PlayfulNormally Weird. Weirdly Normal.
After a life-long struggle with sadness and self-doubt, at 52, comedian Robin Ince was diagnosed with ADHD. Here he explores the world of neurodivergence and to ask what normal really is, and whether...
Speaker(s): Robin InceHow to Survive a World in Crisis
Ruth Valerio's new book offers a biblical vision for how we sustain hope, rebuff cynicism and keep working for justice and ecological flourishing in a world that can overwhelm us with its heartbreak...
Speaker(s): Ruth ValerioFaith in the Face of Empire
Shane Claiborne joins Greenbelt to share about the courageous work happening in the USA to confront Trump's authoritarian regime and the heresy of American nationalism.
Speaker(s): Shane ClaiborneSecret Special (Sunday)
Who will it be this evening? Come along to find out who is the secret special guest on the Hope and Anchor bar stool, where, as always, the conversation will be free-flowing, gritty and real....
Speaker(s): BCUCFar Right and the Church
How can churches combat polarisation? Is there an antidote to the rhetoric, division and noise? A practical workshop from the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) of the Baptist Union, Methodist Church...
Speaker(s): URCPoliticians and the Church
Can churches influence their MP without getting trapped in party politics? Why bother when the local MP's views are so different? A practical workshop on JPIT's Constituency Action Network toolkit.
Speaker(s): URCCommunion Gathering: Let It All Go
Our last communion at Boughton House, our festival home since 2014. We are on the move. But what will we take with us? What should we leave behind? Lets meet for a joyful unpacking, as we...
Speaker(s): Siskin Green, TestamentLet it all go
2026 Act of Communion When Jesus sent out his disciples he gave them a list of what they were to carry: absolutely nothing! No shoes; no money; no rucksack. Nothing. He invited them to go on a...
Between the Fields
Next year will be an unusual one for Greenbelt and Greenbelters. That's because we're taking a breather in 2027 as we find our next home and plan our festival comeback in 2028. There's...
The only real route
A guest blog from our partners at the Pickwell Foundation. 'Named Community Sponsorship' and the future of refugee protection in the UK Right now, the UK Government is not talking about any...
Feed the Faith. Starve the Fear.
Greenbelt's Creative Director Paul Northup shares some personal thoughts on behalf of the festival in the wake of Jason Arday's tragic death. This blog is an abridged version of an email newsletter...
Treasure in a Field
Trying to create an act of worship, one that a whole field of people can feel part of, is no small task. But it's a challenge we gratefully accept every August, when the whole festival stops and we...