Set against one of London's most beautiful backdrops at Kenwood House, HowTheLightGetsIn is the perfect place to spend a sunny September weekend 🌳 🌸 🌻
Explore the festival, soak up the surroundings...
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A huge thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who have made Boomtown Fair 2026 unforgettable! 💘
Safe travels home, enjoy your first post-festival shower and share your memories with us.
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Will philosophers ever be able to grasp what reality is?
Post-postmodern philosopher holds the view that reality is not only indescribable, but non-existent.
He returns to HowTheLightGetsIn...
Will philosophers ever be able to grasp what reality is? Post-postmodern philosopher holds the view that reality is not only indescribable, but non-existent. He returns to HowTheLightGetsIn Festival in London this September to challenge our most fundame
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In today's cabaret spotlight we have the return of the fabulous Bourgeois & Maurice 🪩
Known for their razor-sharp wit and wonderfully chaotic take on life, they bring a gloriously camp mix of...
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Looking for something to fill your Bank Holiday Weekend? Join our Adventures in Utopia 🌞
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This, but make it purple 💜
Less than 2 weeks 'til Flamboyant Friday..
Is there one reality - or billions? 🌍
From "my truth" to scientific revolutions, our understanding of reality has never been more contested. Can we ever know the world as it truly is, or are we...
Coming to London this September for HowTheLightGetsIn London 2026 - Former President of the UN Security Council Kishore Mahbubani, former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, and former leader of Ireland Leo...
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There's something for everyone here at HowTheLightGetsIn 💡
From big ideas and heated debates to live music, banquets, comedy and family fun! Something to satisfy every curious mind 🧠 ✨
Explore...
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🎻🎶 LIVE IN THE SAUNA GARDEN 🎶🎻
A joyous collaboration between two legends of the UK folk scene.
Expect tunes, tunes, tunes, the occasional song to make you cry and then more absolute trad bangers from around the UK Ireland, Canada and beyond!
Live folk music, a wood-fired sauna, drinks in hand and a garden full of good people.
This is The Sauna Social. You won’t want to miss it!
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There’s nothing worse than getting to a festival and discovering your tastebuds are at the mercy of a crappy corporate lager sponsor. Fear not, thirsty friend, we do things differently around these parts.
Our bars (run in partnership with our pals/long term collaborators at Refresh West) stock a whole host of sustainable and independent tipples, whether you’re a craft beer snob, cocktail connoisseur or skipping the booze entirely, we’ve got you.
Here’s a flavour of just some of the goodies you can expect on the bars at Shambala 2026…
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PEEQUAL Squatting urinals are back - and we've got more on site than ever before! Never used one before? Here's how...
Find all PEEQUAL locations on our interactive map in the Shambala app! x
We've got an incredible musical line-up this year, just for you 👀 🤫
Ranging from indie pop to psychedelic folk to acoustic dreams and electric funk... it has it all! 🤩
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Coming to London this September for HowTheLightGetsIn London 2026 - Former President of the UN Security Council Kishore Mahbubani, former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, and former leader of Ireland Leo...
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You're not going to want to miss Nobel laureate, joining us from Oxford, Roger Penrose, and TIME 100 astrophysicist Priya Natarajan debate cosmic inflation alongside physicist uncovering the origins...
What does transhumanism have to do with the natural world?
We're welcoming bestselling author and social philosopher Sarah Wilson back to HowTheLightGetsIn London this September to challenge our...
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🌓 Boomtown 2026 is off to a magical start ✨
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And awaaaaay! 💌
Our merch elves have been working their magic this week, packing and posting all your lovely orders. So keep your eyes peeled - Shambala goodies will be landing on doorsteps very soon!
The online merch shop is now closed. But if you missed out, don’t worry! Swing by our on-site emporium and grab your Sham treasures in person xx
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Green party leader Rachel Millward is joining our stellar line up of speakers at the world's largest philosophy and music festival this September!
Having entered politics in 2021, she's grown to...
We can't wait for this autumn's HowTheLightGetsIn Festival, and neither can Michael Gove!
The House of Lords member and former Cabinet minister will join leading politicians, philosophers, and...
Little thinkers, big ideas. ✨
Our Children’s Programme is a place for curiosity, creativity and discovery. Where every question is the start of an adventure!! 🚀
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And so it begins… 🚜 🚩
The first of our crew are arriving onsite as we speak, ready to roll up their sleeves and spend the next couple of weeks transforming the beautiful, grassy canvas of Kelmarsh Estate into our colourful, bustling, real-life utopia 🌞
Still fancy being a part of it? Hop to it - final tickets 👉 events.humanitix.com/shambala-…
Glastonbury and WOMEX favourites - The Turbans are stacked to bring a joyous, high-energy performance to HowTheLightGetsIn this September!
We can't wait to dance the night away with their...
Pull up a seat at the table 🍽️
Our Long Table Banquets bring festival-goers together for unforgettable evenings of food, conversation and connection 🍲 🥂
Where strangers become sparring partners...
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Things we love to see 👏
Limited volunteer spaces remain for Forwards Bristol for this powerhouse lineup on August Bank Holiday 👑
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Is it possible to have an original idea?
Last festival, philosopher Victoria Trumbull and digital contagion theorist Tony D. Sampson clashed over individuality and creativity.
This September,...
Is it possible to have an original idea? Last festival, philosopher Victoria Trumbull and digital contagion theorist Tony D. Sampson clashed over individuality and creativity. This September, they're both back to bring their views to the table. Tap her
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The best conversations begin with a question 💡
From the biggest mysteries of existence to the ideas shaping our every day lives and futures 🌎 , our audiences come to HowTheLightGetsIn ready to...
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Last chance to order your merch for pre-festival delivery! 📦 📣
Our merch elves are hard at work wrapping, packing and shipping all your gorgeous Shambala goodies out to you as we speak… But tomorrow is the absolute Final Cut off for your order to be delivered before you set off to the fields. (Missed the deadline? Don't panic: any orders placed after tomorrow will be shipped post-show, or you can swing by our on-site merch store to get your shopping fix during the festival!).
Hit the link to browse the full collection 👉shambalafestival.org/shop/
✨ Step inside the inner circle at HowTheLightGetsIn London 2026 ✨
Join leading thinkers including Silkie Carlo, Joanna Moncrieff, Sabrina Pasterski, Galen Strawson, Mark Solms, Catherine Liu and...
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Just a handful of spots left at the UK's best independent party 🏆
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Can an entire era be indoctrinated without noticing? 👀
This autumn, Sage & Jester and the HowTheLightGetsIn Festival bring together genre-defining documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux and comedian...
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Award-winning. Genre-defying. Unmissable. ✨
Patrick Wolf is the first LGBT artist to receive the Burke Medal for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts, he's shared stages with Patti Smith,...
Dan, Shambala Co-founder and Head of Music, chatted with Emily Pilbeam last night on BBC6 Music, diving into Shambala’s community roots, what it takes to curate 30+ venues, our proud recent transition to become the UK’s first employee owned festival and more!
Head to BBC Sounds to listen back to the full interview! 🎙️
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