Student Christian Movement
In association with SCM
Alrowwad Youth Theatre
14 young people from Alrowwad Centre for Culture & Arts in Aida Camp, Bethlehem, Palestine will be with us all festival as part of a cultural exchange this summer through which they will get to to...
Following up on the Bogside Artists back in Derry
A guest blog from Greenbelters Fiona and John Cheek ...One of the highlights of Greenbelt for John and I last year was The Bogside Artists. We were just blown away with their exhibition and talk....
The great Greenbelt quilting bee
A guest blog from Miranda Threlfall Holmes and Anne BennettAs soon as the Silent Stars theme was announced, we wanted to run a Quilting Bee. Stars are a classic theme in patchwork and quilting. But...
Javier Costales
Javier Costales is talked about as surreal, absurdist, observational, daft and satirical; but he doesn't stand as a novelty, neither does he mirror what you think you know about Stand-up...
Priests, poets, protestors, ravers, radicals, artists, musicians, and a scientist or two
A guest blog from Simon Cross, who has worked with us to curate our devotion and spirituality programme for the 2016 festival – Greenbelt : Silent Stars.Some people call it worship, others prefer...
Andy King
With a reputation for being a little highbrow, Andy King stands at 5'7” and sports a receding hairline. Suburban flights of fancy and weapons grade wordplay combine like a stoppable force meeting...
Your festival bookshop
A guest blog from our partners, Church Times ...The team from Church House Bookshop will be back at Greenbelt this year, bringing our pop-up bookshop G-Books to the festival.G-Books will be open all...
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...