Music · Comedy · Literature

HowTheLightGetsIn

Philosophy, music, politics, economics and comedy

Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales the late May bank holiday weekend, Friday to Monday

Next edition 28–31 May 2027 Line-up, tickets and details

At a glance

Length
4–6 days
Setting
Farm or greenfield site
Entry
Ticketed

About

Billed as the world's largest philosophy and music festival - over 300 events, 150 speakers and 100 performers across the bank holiday weekend in Hay-on-Wye, on the edge of the Black Mountains alongside the River Wye, with music, comedy, culture and performance alongside the debates.

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