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Greenbelt through the decades: the 1980s

To celebrate our 50th anniversary, we've asked some of the folk who've helped bring Greenbelt Festival to life over the last 50 years to write a little something about their festival experiences....

Hannah Burns

Stakeholder and Commercial Coordinator Hannah started at Greenbelt in 2017. She is inspired by cats and musicals, but not the musical Cats as that's terrible.

Greenbelt through the decades: the 1970s

To celebrate our 50th anniversary, we've asked some of the folk who've helped bring Greenbelt Festival to life over the last 50 years to write a little something about their festival...

Get Involved

Greenbelt is made by many hands, and there are countless ways to be part of it. Whether you want to volunteer at Greenbelt Festival, perform, cater, trade, or exhibit, there's an opportunity for...

Festival Info

Some of us have been coming here our whole lives. Some of us are back after a break, and some are brand new to the party. Whether it's your first time, or your 15th, here's all the Greenbelt...

The Future Of Democracy

With an growing distrust in the workings of democracy and the rise of authoritarian 'strong men' on the one hand and increasing localism and community organising on the other, it might seem as if our...
Speaker(s): Rowan Williams, Paul Mason

Richard Dawkins, In Conversation

Richard Dawkins' work on evolutionary biology saw him voted the world's top thinker in Prospect magazine's poll in 2013. He is world-renowned for a string of best-selling books, spanning from...
Speaker(s): Richard Dawkins, Giles Fraser

How to Consume the News While Staying Sane

24 hours of news a day, but only one human body to process it all – come and learn how to manage your consumption, engage meaningfully and maybe even learn to hope about the future of the dreaded...
Speaker(s): Leena Norms

Digital Busking: Crowdfunding, Online Community And Making Art in the New Economy

We know that the art that needs making, the stories that need telling and the best innovations don't always get funded by The Big Guys. Learn about self-funding your creative practice and building a...
Speaker(s): Leena Norms

Green Pop – In Conversation with Jeremy Loops

Before ever he was a global music star, Jeremy Loops was busking the streets of Cape Town to raise money for local environmental projects. As the co-founder of Green Pop – focussing on sustainable...
Speaker(s): Jeremy Loops

…and now, the weather…

For our 2022 festival communion, we met to express the planet's fear and distress, to give words to creation's grief, and to ask for God's mercy. It was a service about climate care and climate...

Life begins at 50

Greenbelt turns 50 next year: a landmark moment that offers us a chance to reflect. To take stock but also to glimpse the future ahead. So in 2023 we'll be making two changes to Greenbelt that...

Lantern Making with Helen Turner

Helen has a background in Public Art, with a specialism in Textiles and Mixed Media, an experienced arts project manager often including community engagement. I have worked on several Arts and...