Jack Monroe
Jack Monroe is a food writer and anti-poverty campaigner. Born in Southend on Sea, she joined the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service in 2007 to work in their control room. She left in November...
The Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir (and Rev Lucy Winkett)
Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir has a mission to spread gospel music to non-Pentecostal churches. Lucy Winkett is a broadcaster, writer and rector of St James's Piccadilly.
Church Times’ Festival of Preaching
Rediscover the craft of preaching this September at the Festival of Preaching, a new event from Hymns Ancient & Modern. The festival aims to inspire, nurture and celebrate all who are called to...
Raising Lazarus presented by Kat Francois
Kat Francois is an award winning performance artist and playwright, the first ever BBC Poetry Slam Champion in 2004.
Carafest faith & reconciliation festival
Longtime festival contributor and friend and leader of the Corrymeela Community, Pádraig Ó Tuama writes this about the inaugural Trust Greenbelt-supported Carafest in Northern Ireland this April...
Greenbelt wins Gold award for accessibility
We are really pleased to have been awarded the Gold Level on the Charter of Best Practice by Attitude is Everything for our commitment to improving access for deaf and disabled festivalgoers at...
Kate Rusby
Of all the stars in folk music's wondrous firmament few shine as brightly as Yorkshire's Kate Rusby. A remarkable interpretive singer with a back catalogue spanning two decades, Kate's vocals...
First lineup announcements for GB 2017
We are delighted and excited to make our first set of lineup announcements for the 44th edition of Greenbelt Festival : The Common Good. Bursting with goodness, surprise and variety everywhere you...
Arts Awards from Gŵyl Coda Festival
Our friends at sister festival Gŵyl Coda are busy busy busy! Their arts awards are open now – but just until 17th March. All you need to let them know what you'd do with up to £1,000 to...
Chibundu Onuzo
Nigerian novelist Chibundu is Faber and Faber's youngest ever female signing. Her first novel won a Betty Trask award.
Evita Too presented by Sh!t Theatre
A preview for Evita Too, a brand new future-cult musical from the multi award-winning Sh!t Theatre. Disco dictators Louise and Becca and their very well behaved Chorus of Interns bring you a show...
Michael Symmons Roberts
Michael Symmons Roberts is a multi-award winning poet, librettist, novelist and Professor of Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Bee Cart presented by Pif-Paf Theatre
Bee Cart presented by Pif-Paf Theatre Bee guides Bombus and Borage have left the hive with the bee cart – their mobile world of interaction and surreal but true information exploring all things...
SleepTalking
This young Bristol five-piece has bucketloads of grungy punk energy, a charismatic singer and a dark imagination: imagine Axl Rose fronting the Manic Street Preachers. They were discovered, playing...
Speech Debelle
Hip-hop artist Speech Debelle is a million miles from your stereotypical rapper in most respects apart from recognition: her emotionally vulnerable, introspective debut Speech Therapy won the 2009...