Keeping it local …
We work hard at Greenbelt to keep everything as locally and ethically sourced as we can. This year we've gathered a quite eclectic mix of Northamptonshire goods, services and fun for you to...
All are welcome: accessing the festival
A guest blog from our wonderful volunteer Access Team coordinatorHi, my name is Louise and I coordinate the disabled access for Greenbelt Festival. I started volunteering on the team after coming to...
THROWBACK presented by SILVER LINING & JACKSONS LANE
Direct from Ed Fringe the rising stars of British circus present an excerpt of Throwback: a love note to nostalgia and the things you can't forget. Harnessing the power of collective memory and...
SELMA
A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
Song of the Sea
Starring Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, David Rawle, Lisa Hannigan, Pat Shortt & Jon Kenny. The enchanting Irish animation SONG OF THE SEA tells the story of Ben and his little sister Saoirse...
Desree Gumbs-Carty
By day, Desree devotes her time to theatre, arts marketing and community arts but after 6pm (let's say 7pm because of traffic), Desree is a poet. An advocate for community arts and youth...
An Evening With An Immigrant presented by Inua Ellams
Born in Nigeria, Inua Ellams is an award-winning poet, playwright and founder of the Midnight Run – an international, arts-filled, night-time urban walking experience. Identity, displacement and...
Kester Brewin
Kester Brewin is an author, broadcaster and teacher. A recent TEDx speaker and presenter on Radio 4, his writing has explored pirate culture, magic and the 60s counterculture, and earned him wide...
Harvest home
A guest blog from our associate partners, Embrace the Middle EastFadia and her family ran a successful business selling hummus, falafel and fool, a local breakfast delicacy, to restaurants in their...
Inside Out
Starring Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black Directed by Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen Pixar Sudios Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The...
Love & Mercy
Starring John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks Directed by Bill Pohlad LOVE & MERCY presents an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach...
Time We Started Counting!
The following is an extract from a High Profiles interview of Bill McKibben. You can read the whole interview by subscribing here.Bill McKibben made his name as an environmentalist in 1989 with...
Caterers and traders – a vital part of the festival
As we re-imagine our G-Source exhibition venue this year – bringing it out into the festival and making it feel like a street market – we thought it was time to take another look at our traders...
A safe place to call home
A guest blog from our partners Christian Aid.At Christian Aid, we're excitedly putting the finishing touches to our plans for Greenbelt 2016 and wanted to share a sneak peek with you. Christian Aid...
Steve Lawson
Steve Lawson is a musician, academic and writer who has spent the last 20 years exploring via his own music career how the role of music in the world can evolve from one where a handful of voices are...