We’re playing favourites
Going out with a bang At Greenbelt HQ we are in the thick of programming our final year at Boughton, and when we said we're making it a goodbye to remember, we meant it. We're bringing together...
Meet the second slice of names for this year’s lineup
Just to further whet your appetites and give you a little more of a flavour for how the bill is shaping up, and what to expect at this year's Greenbelt Festival, we're pleased to announce another...
The very heart of Greenbelt
A tribute to Greenbelt volunteer Chris Parker It is with great sadness that we mark the death of one of our own. Chris Parker died in his sleep in the early hours of Tuesday 28 January. His death...
Meet the first names for this year’s lineup
We thought we'd get 2026 off to the best of starts with our very own New Year's Honours list, and share with you a sprinkling of our first, early names for this year's festival, Let It All...
Let it all go
Last summer, John Bell said something that has stuck with us ever since. Explaining his rationale for 2025 being his last festival as an active contributor (so he could make way for others), he told...
SOMEWHERE TO BE LEAVING
As the dust settles on another fabulous Greenbelt, it's our annual reminder that all good things must come to an end. At least for another 12 months. And that feels particularly apt this year,...
Somewhere to be leaving
Alternative Intelligence
A guest blog written by Alice Wroe after being in conversation with Hannah Silva about her book 'My Child, The Algorithm' at Greenbelt this summer. Alice Wroe is XR Lead for Atlantic Institute...
Hope in our Hands
2025 Act of Communion It's said that human beings can survive about five weeks without food, and about five days without water, but we can't survive five minutes without hope.
Rob Hopkins
Rob Hopkins is the co-founder of Transition Network and of Transition Town Totnes, and author of several books including ‘The Transition Handbook‘ and most recently, ‘From What Is to What If:...
Yara Eid
Yara Eid is a Palestinian journalist and human rights advocate who worked for different international human rights organisations such as Amnesty International. She is a writer who explores the...
Sepi Golzari-Munro
Sepi is an independent analyst, writer, and broadcaster specialising in climate and the clean energy transition. Her experience across energy diplomacy, policy and politics at international and...
The Gaza Lighthouse
Shining at the heart of the Glade Arena this year stands a striking symbol of resistance and resilience — a scale replica of the Gaza Lighthouse. The original tower was built from the rubble left...
Quaker Arts Network
The Quaker Arts Network is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It operates primarily in the United Kingdom and welcomes the participation of people from other...
Kathryn Underwood
Kathryn has been bringing laughter to festivals for three years. She enjoys sharing the joy of laughing for no reason, with as many people as possible. Kathryn has also recently trained as a Pilates...