Enter for your chance to experience the world’s largest philosophy and music festival
If you like your festival-going experience to come with a healthy side of brain food, HowTheLightGetsIn will be your idea of utopia. Proudly declaring itself the world’s largest philosophy and music festival, it is bringing more groundbreaking ideas, stimulating debates and live music and comedy to Hay-on-Wye over the late May bank holiday weekend (22-25 May). The theme for 2026 is After the West, A New World, with world-leading philosophers, scientists and political voices exploring the questions: what will the new world look like? And what philosophies will guide it?
HowTheLightGetsIn is offering nearfield readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to the festival, giving you full access to all the debates, talks, music, comedy and late-night parties. To enter, follow the instructions to your right. The festival is also offering readers a 10% discount off festival tickets. Use the code NEARFIELD10 at checkout.
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