UK Festival of Permaculture 2023

A weekend of practical workshops, talks, activities and music to inspire change and find solutions using permaculture ethics, principles and design tools.

Join us alongside some of the UK’s leading regenerative, permaculture and sustainability experts and find ways to support positive climate action and heal the Earth.

What can I expect?

Rewild yourself at Lambourne End, a Permaculture LAND Centre, farm and outdoor learning space. Learn about how permaculture design can lead to a happier, healthier life which is intertwined with those around you.

✻ Learn new skills

✻ Grow your community

✻ Build your permaculture knowledge

✻ Discover new ways to get involved in permaculture

✻ Develop your permaculture project

✻ Rewild your garden, your home, your community and your life at the Festival of Permaculture: our national convergence!

What is the Festival of Permaculture?

The Festival of Permaculture began life at a national gathering of permaculture enthusiasts (Convergence) and it has grown into a community of people who are seeking to make meaningful changes to the way they live, garden, grow food and cohabit on the earth.

With a focus on permaculture design, practical workshops and inspiring speakers, this year’s event will be focused on the power of Community.

The Permaculture Association and its thousands of members around Britain and the planet have been cultivating healthy communities for four decades. This year we will be celebrating the power of those communities to inspire meaningful, actionable, collaborative change.

Tickets are available for up to 400 people over the weekend, and this year we hope to attract a local audience from London and the surrounding areas, as well as our committed permaculture tribe from across the UK&I and further afield!

Ticket Types

• Main Entry / Early Bird: Event entry tickets include 6 delicious vegetarian meals but do not include accommodation, this needs to be booked separately (see below). There is an early bird ticket discount available until 100 tickets are sold (or until June 30th, whichever is sooner). PAB Members will also receive a 15% discount code - this can be found on the membership portal of the PAB website. Any additional charges for activities provided by the venue will be clearly indicated.

• Child Tickets: Child entry tickets include 5 meals but no accommodation. It also includes the main children's activity programme. Any additional optional charges for activities provided by the venue will be clearly indicated.

• Accommodation and Parking: Accommodation for the festival must be booked separately as we are charged separately by the venue. There are camping tickets available and dorm beds. Alternatively, you can hire unfurnished bell tents for accommodation for the weekend. Please email events@permaculture.org.uk if interested in these. Dorms are for adults only, sorry, no children or family rooms available.

• Sponsorship and Support Tickets: Are you a permaculture-inspired business? If so, you could help us help you by signing up as a festival sponsor and buying a sponsor ticket. Please note, we reserve the right to refuse sponsorship if unsuitable for the event. Similarly, if you feel able to support the Association and help us support those with minimal income to attend, please buy a Pay it Forward ticket which funds one bursary place. Find out more about sponsoring the Festival of Permaculture.

• Educators Gathering:  Are you a Permaculture Educator? Join us for our annual in-person gathering of permaculture teachers, tutors, forest school leaders and more. The Educators Gathering will take place from 9am until 5pm on Friday September 22nd. Tickets include breakfast and lunch. Accommodation is optional - dorm beds or camping? Tickets available here - limited to 40 places! (In-person tickets now sold out, remote tickets only available)

• Day Tickets: Day tickets are available for Saturday and Sunday. Sunday is our 'Permaculture Discovery Day' and will have a festival atmosphere with more beginner content, though not exclusively. Saturday tickets include food and entertainment as well as the main festival programme of workshops and talks.

• Programme: This is available via this link.

• Refund Policy: Please note, if you choose to refund your ticket/s, you will be subject to a charge dependent on when this occurs. Please see here for details.