Greenbelt 2018 Communion: Windrush & Carnival
We've been thinking about this year's communion service for a few years now. We wanted to continue the thread of the last two years' focus on inclusion – of children in 2016 and of those with...
Earth Day – The Future is Sparkly
Earth Day 2018 – Ending Plastic Pollution. A Greenbelt Act of the Imagination. Each year Earth Day asks people around the world to come together and think about how we can be better at protecting...
What’s new for 2018?
On Tuesday April 24 we'll make our second wave of lineup announcements, with more detail around our Children and Families programming and worship programming for Greenbelt 2018 – among other...
Go on a life changing journey
A guest blog from our Associate USPG https://player.vimeo.com/video/144247349 ‘I wouldn't swap the experience for anything,' says Rebecca Boardman, who spent ten months in the Philippines...
Да! We’re bringing Pussy Riot to Greenbelt
We're beyond excited to reveal that Russian activist-artists Pussy Riot will be in residence at Greenbelt this summer – an English festival exclusive. Ура! Booking them has been a real...
AIF ‘Act of Independence’ Award
This is what we said at the Association of independent Festivals awards do in Cardiff on Monday 30 October 2017 … “We're honoured to receive this award. It's a big deal for us to be noticed....
Caroline Warrey
Volunteer Manager Caroline spent 17 years working for NatWest, before having various jobs, including working in a few libraries, school administration and church administration. She now is the main...
Xylaroo
Xylaroo are a sister duo act with a refreshing take on folk music. Having travelled the world in their youth, starting in Papua New Guinea and ending in London via Sri Lanka, Hong Kong,...
JOAN presented by Milk Presents…
JOAN presented by Milk Presents... An earthy story of courage, conviction and hope, this is Joan of Arc. Performed by drag king champion Lucy Jane Parkinson, history's greatest gender-warrior...
Trussell Trust
The Trussell Trust supports a network of more than 1,200 food bank centres, who give emergency food and support to people in crisis across the UK, where one in seven people face hunger. In the...
Big Shift : What’s happened and what’s to come
A guest blog by our partner Christian Aid It's been five months since we were together enjoying the beautiful sunshine and fantastic buzz that graced Greenbelt festival2017. Thank you to all of...
The Top 10 Reads from #gb17
Our Christian media partner Church Times reveals your Top Ten Reads from #gb17 ... Drumroll please ... from G-Books (the festival bookshop), here are the ten best-selling books at Greenbelt this...
Jack Monroe at Greenbelt 2017
This year, we were thrilled to welcome Jack Monroe to Greenbelt. Jack falls into the you-need-to-ask-four-or-five-years-in-a-row category of festival contributor. Along with the likes of Billy Bragg....
Chine McDonald
Vice-chair of Trustees Chine McDonald is vice-chair of Greenbelt. In her day job, she's Director of Theos - the religion and society think tank. She was previously Head of Community Fundraising and...
9 ways to hang on to that festival feeling
The Greenbelt weekend – with its reams of talks, art and conversation – can be a pretty mind-altering, life-changing experience. But even the most intense experiences fade over time as summer...