A scenic view of a festival or fairground by a river, featuring colorful tents, a Ferris wheel, and lush green surroundings under a sunset sky.

HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2025
23rd - 26th May 2025
Join us for HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2025 23-26 May for a bank holiday weekend you'll never forget.
A lively outdoor festival scene with colorful flower decorations, tents, and a large historic building in the background under a blue sky.

HowTheLightgetsIn London 2025
20th-21st September 2025
HowTheLightGetsIn London 2025 brings the world's leading thinkers and greatest performers to this September.
Two young adults engage in conversation at an outdoor festival, surrounded by colorful decorations and attendees enjoying the event.
Two young adults engage in conversation at an outdoor festival, surrounded by colorful decorations and attendees enjoying the event.

Pre-Register: HowTheLightGetsIn London 2025
September 2025
Pre-register for HowTheLightGetsIn London 2025 Sept 21st & 22nd 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.
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.
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.
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.