Global InformationHowTheLightGetsIn Festival information
| HowTheLightGetsIn Festival | |
|---|---|
 HowTheLightGetsIn Festival | |
| Genre | Philosophy, music, comedy, debate |
| Frequency | Biannually |
| Location(s) | Hay-on-Wye, Wales / London, England |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Previous event | 19–20 September 2020, Online |
| Website | howthelightgetsin |
HowTheLightGetsIn Festival is a philosophy and music festival, hosted by the Institute of Art and Ideas. It aims "to get philosophy out of the academy and into people's lives"[1] by bringing together philosophers, writers, academics, comedians and musicians for a festival of debate, talks, music, workshops, and late night parties.[2]
Speakers at the festival have included Noam Chomsky, Brian Eno, Ed Miliband, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Philip Pullman, Diane Abbott, Robert Skidelsky, Stanley Fish, Steven Pinker and Laurie Penny, among others. Music headliners have included Clean Bandit, Hot Chip, and Donovan. Comedians have included James Acaster, Sarah Pascoe, and Phil Wang.
HowTheLightGetsIn is now hosted twice a year. In May, the festival is normally held in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales at the same time as the Hay Festival,[3] HowTheLightGetsIn attracts a footfall of over 30,000 each year to its setting by the banks of the River Wye. The September festival has been held at Kenwood House in London, and has been running since 2018.[4]
In May 2020, HowTheLightGetsIn launched its first fully online festival.[5]
In September 2020, the festival held its next event: HowTheLightGetsIn Global 2020: Delhi, London, New York. This online festival included 200 events on eight stages, live streamed from Delhi, London and New York, with the aim of giving the festival global reach and making it accessible from all time zones.[6]
- ^ Pauli, Michelle (22 May 2009). "Enlightenment comes to the Hay festival". The Guardian.
- ^ "Hilary Lawson on error, philosophy and TED: "It's really a business conference organisation"". newstatesman.com. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Pauli, Michelle (22 May 2009). "Enlightenment comes to the Hay festival". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "HowTheLightGetsIn | Things to do in London". Time Out London. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Online Festival". HTLGI 2020 - The World's Largest Philosophy and Music Festival. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "HowTheLightGetsIn Global: Delhi London New York". HTLGI 2020 - The World's Largest Philosophy and Music Festival. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.