The John Peck Lecture: A Tribute to John Smith
Anthony Wilson reflects on John's legacy at Greenbelt, placing his work in the tradition of the prophetic imagination. Tracing the connection between his vision and Greenbelt's, where the arts...
Speaker(s): Anthony WilsonLove in the face of Empire
The Festival Communion service at Greenbelt 2019 put the story of Christmas at its heart. Here, you'll find all the words from the service to download and share and use – along with the thinking...
Sam Bright
Sam Bright is a lawyer with ClientEarth where he leads their legal campaign against coal plants across Europe and beyond. ClientEarth is a charity that uses the power of the law to protect the...
Statements
7.1.2026 With regret and apology from us, Helen Lewis will no longer be speaking at this year's festival. Following her inclusion in our first lineup names, we received some pushback from our LGBTQ...
Chris Read
Chris Read is a jazz-comedy-folk-musical-theatre-balladeer-multi-hyphenate songwriter and performer from London whose musical journey has taken him from being the youngest ever licensed busker on the...
Greenbelt presents…
The best things in life aren't things. And some of the best programming at festival are ideas and events that have grown up from within the Greenbelt community itself, over years of passion and...
greenbeltrun
Inspired by parkrun, who organise free weekly runs in local parks around the world, greenbeltrun is a 5km run around the beautiful grounds of Boughton House. Run, walk, jog, volunteer or spectate:...
The Hot House
The Hot House The Hot House is a brand new venue at Greenbelt, designed to help each of us think and care more deeply about our relationship with the planet. With Extinction Rebellion in residence...
Joshua Coombes
When Joshua Coombes started cutting hair for people experiencing homelessness, he found a way of making a difference by doing something he loved. Now, his viral social campaign...
Christians Against Poverty
At Christians Against Poverty (CAP UK), we won't sit back and let poverty destroy lives. We're a UK-wide charity that equips local churches with the tools and expertise to support people in their...
Greenbelt Reading List 2019 . . . Part 3
By now you should have seen the first two parts of this years' pre-festival reading suggestions, courtesy of our friends at Church House Bookshop who run our festival bookstore, G-Books. If you...
The power of young voices
A guest blog from Reuben Watt, associate partner the United Reformed Church (URC) Youth Assembly Moderator-elect, on the power of young people in the world... Greta Thunberg and Louis Braille are...
Resis’Dance
Resis'Dance are a diverse group of women taking hold of the tech and decks and supporting under funded groups. We came together to organise amazing party nights - whilst challenging gender norms...
Out at Greenbelt
A blog from Tracey Byrne, former head of LGCM and then OneBodyOneFaith and the leader of the OuterSpace LGBT+ group at Greenbelt for many, many years ... For many of us, Greenbelt has been the...
Peter Laws
Peter Laws is an ordained Baptist minister with a taste for the macabre. He is the author of The Frighteners: Why We Love Monsters, Ghosts, Death and Gore (Icon Books, 2018). This acclaimed...