Tier 3 Tickets for #HTLGI26 are closing next Tuesday! 🚨
With our programme getting busier by the day, packed with re-eminent thinkers, hilarious comedians, and electrifying musicians - don't wait...
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We're beyond excited to announce that Gen Z powerhouse Girl Group will be taking to the stage this Spring Bank Holiday at HowTheLightGetsIn! 🤩
Girl Group prioritises pleasure and raw authenticity...
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We get asked this question a lot.
We will let our amazing volunteers do the talking 🤗
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Venison at Shambala 2026? The Debate Results Are In!
A huge thank you to the 5,600+ of you who jumped into our debate about whether to introduce wild venison to the menu at Shambala 2026. It was a massive turnout and a clear sign of how engaged our Shambalan community continues to be, so big ups, and big thank yous all round!
The votes have now been counted:
👍 37% voted ‘Yes’
👎 59% voted ‘No’
🤷 4% said they didn’t mind either way.
Based on these results, venison will not be on the menu at Shambala.
We’ve compiled some of your feedback into an in-depth news story on our website. Hit the link to read the full article.
🔗 shambalafestival.org/venison-a…
Huge love and thanks!
Team Sham x
"I had THE BEST weekend. I wish it went on for a week! I went on my own in the end but the one amazing thing about ALSO is that you feel safe, even as a woman on your own. Everyone looks after everyone else and I made some great mates. I can’t shout about this festival loud enough! "
Here’s the love from one festival-goer.
Have you been before? Tell us your best memory 👇
#ALSO26. Est. 2014. Where ideas run wild.
Celebrating their 50th anniversary with an international tour and the release of a new album ‘Made In Senegal’, we’re overjoyed to be welcoming Orchestra Baobab to the Shambala fields this August!
Always balancing tradition and modernity, Baobab’s strings and brass resonate with the rhythms of an entire nation.
🔗 Dive into the lineup: shambalafestival.org/2026/
Your dream Spring Bank Holiday getaway awaits at HowTheLightGetsIn festival! 🥳
Be ready for debates by day and dancing by night at the world’s largest philosophy and music festival, where we’re...
Phwoar. Looking good, line-up. Real good 🌞 x
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Saturdays are for dancing like absolutely everybody is watching 💃🕺 x
The absolutely brilliant Shappi Khorsandi has just joined our comedy lineup!
You'll recognise her from 'Live at the Apollo', 'Mock the Week', and 'I'm a Celebrity... Get me Out of Here!' - now make...
HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2026 is a festival celebrating the mind, the body, and the soul.
After a day packed with big ideas and debates, and nights filled with dancing and laughter, enjoy a moment of...
We've added heaps of new artists to the line-up lately - which means heaps of new sounds to discover on the Shambala 2026 Official Playlist! 🎶 🌞
Hit the link below and add some sunshine to your weekend soundtrack x
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The young have typically tended to vote on the left, seeing it as a vote against the status quo and the establishment, before gradually moving to the right as they got older.
But things are...
The master of improv meets the architects of emotional funk.
Reggie Watts and CAPYAC are bringing a full-blown emotional exorcism to the stage. Blending international renown with the grit of Berlin and LA. Expect big synths, dramatic lyrics, and pure imagination that splits the line between rave, drag, and fever dream.
Discover what's on offer at Shambala 2026, with so much more still to come...
🔗 shambalafestival.org/2026/
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Here is what your home will look like! 🎪
We pride ourselves on creating the best environment to come home to after a day of volunteering or dancing!
Which festival are you joining us at this year?
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The wait is finally over! We've just revealed our full comedy lineup, and added more headliners to the already hilarious group of comedians heading to Hay this Spring Bank Holiday! 🎭
With more acts...
Happy publication day to Georgia Hearn and her brilliant new book, The Brunch Club: Delicious Recipes and Hosting Tips for Feeding Friends.
Catch her LIVE cookbook demo & tasting on ALSO Saturday, and you can even grab a copy at our in-festival bookshop and have it signed.
Want more, more, more? Georgia will be cooking up a feast for this year’s Saturday Night Feast of Fortunes. Candlelight. Long-table dining. What’s not to love?
#ALSO26. Est. 2014. Where ideas run wild.
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This is your last chance to secure your Shambala ticket for less than £70 on our five-month payment plan. We’ve still got those lovely discounts for Young Adults and Green Travellers, too! 💚
From 6th March, the payment window shrinks, meaning one less month to spread the cost and higher monthly payments. Grab your ticket today to keep things easier on the pocket! x
🔗 Lock in the lowest payment plan price here: events.humanitix.com/shambala-…
We can't wait for K.O.G. Soundsystem to join us for #HTLGI26! 🔥
Kweku Sackey is a multi-dimensional creative force, blending shamanistic live performance with fierce raps, perfectly on-pitch...
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Workshops have begun rolling in from all corners of the Shambala universe… ✨🎨🧘
Try your hand at Nipple Tassel Making & Swirling, stop by at the now-legendary Sunday Supplement Cock Drawing Club, or get your groove on at That’s Hot: A Y2K Dance Throwback.
Move, twist, and collide in Contact Improvisation or belt it out in Cecilia Ndhlovu’s Zimbabwean Songs Workshop. Lose yourself in Koroleko Moussa’s Rhythm of Connection session, or float away in a blissful Sound Bath in the Healing Meadow.
Get stuck in and browse all new workshops here: shambalafestival.org/2026/work… x
The IAI Sixth Form Programme is returning back to HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2026!
An unrivalled chance for 16-18 year olds to have the opportunity to meet world-renowned thinkers - as well as enjoy our...
Lake life at ALSO is about slowing down, slipping into the water, floating under wide skies and letting your Blue Mind switch on.
Live your languid lake life at this year’s ALSO 🌊
#ALSO26. Est. 2014. Where ideas run wild.
The sun’s out, Spring has arrived and so has our GREAT MARCH MERCH SALE! 🌞🛍️
Whether you missed out on site last year or just fancy injecting a bit of Shambala style into your spring wardrobe, all your festival faves are reduced by up to 40% off this month.
From snuggly hoodies and tees to limited edition art prints, bottles and mugs, everything is sustainably made, ethically sourced and built to last.
Explore the lot 👉 shambalafestival.org/shop x
As we spin through Oh Fortuna! and its questions of luck, fate and choice, we’re so pleased to welcome Ken Okoroafor and Mary Okoroafor, Sunday Times bestselling authors, LIVE on stage at ALSO26. 📚
Their brand-new book, The Wealth Habit, launches later this month, and shares the powerful, behaviour-driven approach that’s transforming how people think about money and turns financial success into a series of small, effortless, repeatable actions.
#ALSO26. Est. 2014. Where ideas run wild.
Spring is well and truly on its way, the weather's a touch warmer, the evenings a little brighter and finally these summer days don't feel so far away... 🌱 x
Huge news! Star of 'Friday Night Dinner', 'Plebs', and Fringe Festival favourite Tom Rosenthal is set to come to Hay-on-Wye for an unmissable set this Spring Bank Holiday! 🤩
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Fire up your tastebuds! ALSO26 is a food festival in a festival 🔥
At ALSO, food and drink are part of the experience. Think long-table feasts, inspiring cookbook demos and tastings, hands-on workshop experiences, a handpicked lineup of concessions and local producers, with much more still to be announced.
We’ll be weaving food and drink through every corner of the festival, so keep a lookout for our second wave line-up and bookable experiences launching March 25.
Pull up a chair and see you at the table. . .
#ALSO26. Est. 2014. Where ideas run wild.
ICYMI: We just added over 75 fresh artists, workshops and speakers to Shambala 2026! 🌞
Who are you most excited to see? x
Jeremy Corbyn goes head-to-head with Michael Ignatieff at #HTLGI26 and the future of Europe is on the line. 🇪🇺
For decades, the US-Europe alliance has defined the heart of the West. But with Trump’s...
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We (the build team, especially) are delighted to welcome Fred Mills - creator of The B1M, the world’s largest construction YouTube channel (nearing 3.9M subscribers) - as he takes to the ALSO stage for a journey inside the megaprojects reshaping civilisation and carving out the future. 🏗
Fred delivers an all-access, fact-packed tour around the globe, shining a spotlight on the astonishing feats of engineering, writing the next chapters in the story of what’s to come. We can’t wait.
#ALSO26. Est. 2014. Where ideas run wild.
Planning on bagging your ticket via a Payment Plan? 👇
All Shambala 2026 tickets are available via payment plans, but there’s now just one week left to lock yours in on a five-month plan and secure the lowest possible instalments.
And don’t forget - Green Traveller Tickets come with a tasty £40 discount to boot!
🔗 Hit the link to book: events.humanitix.com/shambala-…
Curious, clever and endlessly creative, ALSO is THE place to explore. 🌿
From big idea talks with bold thinkers to sharp comedy, long-table dining, wellness, music and late-night moments, every corner of ALSO26 offers something new to discover.
#ALSO26. Est. 2014. Where ideas run wild.
Riverside Disco is officially returning back to HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2026! 🪩🕺💃
With the hottest DJs set to descend upon the idyllic Hay-on-Wye, bringing an electric atmosphere for you to spend...
Jane Gregory has misophonia and can't stand the sound of loud breathing or eating. Steve Hall never learned table manners. Somehow despite this they've been married for 15 years.
This show is both an introduction to misophonia, and a test of the strength of their union. Yes, with jokes!
Jane is a clinical psychologist and the author of Sounds Like Misophonia. Steve is a stand-up who has supported Frank Skinner and Russell Howard on tour in 2024 ("Steve Hall is the most intelligent stand-up you've never heard of" - GQ).
#ALSO26. Est. 2014. Where ideas run wild.
OVER 75 ARTISTS, POETS, DJs AND WORKSHOPS JUST ADDED TO SHAMBALA 2026! 💥
Orchestra Baobab, Nubiyan Twist, Reggie Watts + CAPYAC, Dub Colossus, Los Bitchos, Grove, Sarathy Korwar, Jamz Supernova, Prima Queen, Avalanche Kaito, SABABA 5, Joshua Burnside, Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver, Malin Lewis, Waldo's Gift, RuMac + HEAPS more!
Dive into the whole shebang on our website and grab yourself a ticket here 👇
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🎟️ Adult Tier 3s and Young Adult Tier 2s are FLYING! x
The UK’s most fiercely independent, seriously silly, wildly creative and radically sustainable festival. Join us for our annual Adventures in Utopia from 27th - 30th August 2026!
We've just unveiled our first Headline Comedy announcement for HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2026! 🎭
With even more comedians packing the already hilarious lineup, and plenty still to be announced, tap the...
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We all start somewhere, and for all of us here at MCUK HQ it started with volunteering!
Volunteering is the best way to get hands-on experience, network, and learn the ropes of the industry as you progress.
Many of our team members have worked their way up to having hugely successful careers in events.
Want our help? Sign up and introduce yourself today! 👋
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Don't forget students and under 25s can get 40% off HTLGI Hay 2026 Festival Tickets!
Gather your mates together and dive into ideas, music, and culture this Spring Bank Holiday 🎶💡
250+ events. 100+...
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ALSO26’s theme Oh Fortuna! gives you 13 ways to experience luck, fate and choice across the weekend. Here are the final six… How will you ALSO?
✨Enhance your Blue Mind with time spent in, on or by the water
✨Treat your taste receptors at a dining or tasting experience
✨Explore mythological forest installations inspired by Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fate
✨Perform in the Saturday Night extravaganza
✨Tour the site and beyond on a guided walk or run
✨Move your body and dance, dance, dance.
#ALSO26. Est. 2014. Where ideas run wild.
