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Food and shopping

Last modified: April 12, 2024

If you’re interested in applying to trade at the Festival, click here. Glastonbury Festival aims to provide memorable, creative and vibrant markets making the Festival a unique experience for all who attend. Whether you are absorbing the sights and sounds, tastes and smells or feeling the vibes – indulge all your senses, it’s all available here […]

Economic Impact Summary 2023

Last modified: March 19, 2024

Since it began as a small-scale event on a dairy farm in 1970, Glastonbury has become one of the world’s biggest festivals. In 2023, more than 140,000 ticket-holders enjoyed entertainment at over 100 stages across five days, in the heart of Somerset. Celebrating diversity in culture, Glastonbury has become a place of joy and discovery […]

2023

Last modified: February 26, 2024
From: History

2023 saw Glastonbury return, firing on all cylinders. Joining the Green Fields, which have always been powered by renewable energy, this year every generator across the Festival site was run entirely on palm-oil free, sustainable HVO renewable fuel. This, along with the new temporary wind turbine powering the food stalls at Carhenge, added to the […]

Impact Summary

Last modified: March 19, 2024

From the very beginning, Glastonbury Festival was established to celebrate music, culture and togetherness – inspiring a respect for both our environment and each other. This passion for the arts and all people still underpins the Festival today, and we continue to strive towards a more vibrant, inclusive and sustainable future for all. We like […]

Speakers Forum

Last modified: June 18, 2023

  SPEAKERS FORUM, GREEN FUTURES FIELD 2023 PROGRAMME Click here for talk descriptions Wednesday 21st  1pm Ocean Protection – Will McCallum 2pm Living and working like the climate is changing. – Rebecca Gibbs 3pm Adventures in Democracy – Jamie Kelsey Fry 4pm Progressive Alliances and Climate -Frances Foley 5pm  Activists Masterclass Jamie Kelsey Fry 6pm […]

Stainless Steel Cups

Last modified: May 1, 2024

We’re delighted that our sustainable, recycled stainless steel pint cups are back for Glastonbury 2024. The stainless pint cups are made of food grade, 80 per cent recycled British stainless steel. The cups can be bought from any Information Point or at any WaterAid kiosk for £5. After the Festival, you can choose to take […]

Wisdom Keepers (Xicome, 2023)

Last modified: June 6, 2023

Wisdom Keepers, 2023  This year we are honoured to welcome, from the Sacred lands of Mexico, the Xicome Delegation of Elders and Peace Ambassadors.  Xicome is a Song to Our Origins…A Universal Peace Movement of World Music and Healing Arts born in Mexhiko weaving webs, uniting dances, intertwining songs and opening hearts. Music reconnects us […]

Ecological Policy

Last modified: April 22, 2024

At Glastonbury Festival we are passionate about improving the world we live in. We want to make the Festival as sustainable as we can and aim to be frugal with resources, minimise our impact on our environment and commit towards improving the wellbeing and welfare of all who work at and come to enjoy the […]

Energy policy

Last modified: June 14, 2023

Global climate change continues to present the biggest threat to our planet. Here at Glastonbury Festival we are committed to reducing greenhouse emissions and using clean energy sources whenever possible. Please read on to learn more about our work to lower our carbon footprint. Our work so far: Incentivising green travel. To encourage Festival-goers to […]

Waste policy

Last modified: October 17, 2023

‘Love the Farm, leave no trace’, is central to Glastonbury Festival’s philosophy. We are passionate about reducing rubbish sent to landfill and ask Festival-goers to bring only what they need and leave nothing behind. With over 200,000 people on the land during the Festival, it’s very important to minimise the enormous impact this makeshift city […]