Big Tent Ideas Festival

The Big Tent Ideas Festival is a non-partisan political festival that brings together people from all backgrounds, sectors, parties to look at some of society's most serious challenges and how we can tackle them.

We will be hosting 50 sessions across eight 'Big Tents' throughout the day with over 250 guest speakers including: Rory Stewart, Lisa Nandy, Matt Hancock and Jacqui Smith to name a few. We also have great sponsors and partners taking part in the event, such as Extinction Rebellion, WWF, Jo Cox Foundation, IPPR, Bright Blue, For Future's Sake and the Coalition for Global Prosperity. The Big Tent is proudly committed to a 50:50 gender split on all our panels.

Tickets are available online or for pick up at the door for an extra fee.

Our sessions will cover a range of issues from knife crime to urban pollution in the eight different tents.

Our eight tents are:
- Politics Tent
- Economy Tent
- Society Tent
- Arts & Culture Tent
- Global Tent
- Innovation Tent
- Communities Tent
- Environment & Health Tent

A few hot topics that we will be debating with you:
- What is poverty & how do we fix it?
- How do we help people back into society?
- Would a green new deal unify or further divide Brexit Britain?
- Is sport our greatest diplomatic tool?
- What makes a successful insurgent party?

Guests will also be able to enjoy a host of activities including bars, music, street food, free ice cream and even a pop up book shop.

Really looking forward to seeing you there.