A vibrant outdoor festival scene with large flower sculptures, crowds of people mingling, food stalls, and white tents under a bright sky.

HowTheLightgetsIn London 2025
20th-21st September 2025
HowTheLightGetsIn London 2025 brings the world's leading thinkers and greatest performers to this September.
A vibrant festival scene featuring colorful tents, a ferris wheel, and greenery along a river, set against a backdrop of hills and blue skies.

HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2025
23rd - 26th May 2025
HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2025 23-26 May - Click here to reminisce on all the magic of our last festival in Hay-on-Wye.
Colorful fabric flags in bright orange, yellow, red, and pink flutter against a blue sky, creating a dynamic and festive atmosphere.

Pre-Register: HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2026
Hay-on-Wye - May 2026
Pre-register for HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2026 for exclusive access to tickets & discounts.
A vibrant carnival scene featuring a colorful slide tower surrounded by decorative large flowers and tents against a cloudy sky.

HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2023
26th-29th May 2023
HowTheLightGetsIn brings vibrant debate, enlightening talks and an array of jaw-dropping musicians and comedians to Hay-on-Wye in May 2023.
A vibrant outdoor festival scene featuring colorful tents, a large Ferris wheel, and decorated areas amidst lush green hills and trees under a blue sky.

HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2022
2nd-5th June 2022
HowTheLightGetsIn brought big ideas, electrifying debate and incredible music and comedy to Hay-on-Wye in June 2022 for a magical Jubilee weekend.
A stylized landscape featuring a blue sky with clouds, snowflakes, rolling green hills, and a city skyline highlighted by iconic structures like the London Eye.

HowTheLightGetsIn Winter Revel 2022
February 12th 2022
HowTheLightGetsIn hosted a wonderful day of stimulating debates, unmissable music and hilarious comedy for our online Winter Revel 2022.