Appetite-whetting names for The Table
After its triumphant debut at Greenbelt 2018, we're greedily anticipating the return of The Table, our food demo venue, to Greenbelt this summer. Fondly nick-named 'The Shark' last year, the gaping,...
Amal at Greenbelt 2019
We are delighted to be able to present an ambitious, curated Muslim arts programme once again within Greenbelt festival this year, thanks to the support of Amal (a Saïd Foundation programme). And...
Juana: A Story of Hope
A Story of Hope.... a guest blog from our Associate Partner, CSW Juana's world has fallen down around her. Since she was arrested and wrongfully convicted of terrorism, along with her husband...
Independent festivals say no to single-use tents
We are really fortunate at Greenbelt that our festival go-ers are a clean and tidy bunch who like to make sure they leave things as they found them (or even better). That's why we are so happy to...
Yvonne Battle-Felton
Yvonne Battle-Felton is a writer of fiction and creative non-fiction. In 2017 she was a recipient of a Northern Writers' Award for her debut novel Remembered, which was published by Dialogue Books...
Kitchen Dancing with Jo Porter
Kitchen Dancing is fun, friendly and dance focused! Join in with vibrant dance routines in a disco setting with fun props to brilliant themed music, from the golden decades of soul and disco, to...
Mr. Dilly’s World Of Wonder
Mr Dilly has performed to over 75,000 children in recent years. Bringing his bowler hat and world of wonder to life at music festivals and literary events, for charities, museums and schools –...
Jason Maverick
Jason Maverick is a multi-talented performer specialising in contact juggling, street theatre family shows and mime. Jason is a former international athlete, TV presenter (for 156 episodes of...
Marky Jay’s Monkey Magic Show
Marky Jay's monkey magic show is a rip-roaring kids' show aimed at the under-10s. Full of amazing circus, kids' participation, puppetry and banana-based magic, the Monkey Magic Show has been...
El Baldiniho
The Great Bald Magician! Daft magician El Baldiniho is appearing (and disappearing) in some of the UK's most prestigious comedy clubs and static caravan sites. His props, puns, jokes and magic...
Hopefully devoted
We've blogged about worship at Greenbelt quite a bit over the past few years – about how we're not a worship and teaching conference, but rather a festival that is shot through with a...
Holy Rebellion
Paul Northup, Greenbelt's Creative Director, reflects on Holy Week and the call to rebellion ... As we head into what Christians call Holy Week – the week when we remember Jesus' Palm Sunday...
Dave Tomlinson
The Revd Dave Tomlinson Dave is chaplain to the St Ethelburga's Centre for Peace and Reconciliation and a writer whose books include How to be a Bad Christian and Black Sheep and Prodigals. He is...
Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese born author, broadcaster, social advocate and digital influencer with a background in mechanical engineering. Yassmin founded her first organisation, Youth...
The Lottery Winners
Born in Salford and raised on romance, The Lottery Winners blend momentous guitar pop melodies with a humorous and wistful lyricism. Signed to Seymour Stein's legendary Warner/Sire imprint at...