What's On
Homestead Park Festival 2025 Programme
saturday
10 activities
Workshops
Bike Repair Workshop: Recycle York
Come and learn the skills you need to keep your bike in tip top condition!

Talks
Speaker talks & panels
Fascinating talks on topics including: the lives of trees; the power of play, imagination and hope; and relationships between people and land.
Workshops
Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun
Meet radical changemakers making a difference in York and discover how we can all play a part in building the future today.
Workshops
Yoga for Liberation
Join the Teapot Collective for a morning of gentle, accessible chair or mat-based asana.

Theatre & Performance
TRUTH!
Be transported into a mission to disrupt the norm with this unique troop of performers! Expect a playful performance with excitement and a joyful riot of love!
BSL Interpreted
What can we learn from trees and the shape of time?
What can trees teach us about time, care, and legacy? In an era marked by urgency and short-termism, this panel invites us to slow down and listen to the wisdom of the forest.
Workshops
Chanting in Community
Connect with each other through sound and vibration in this chanting workshop from the Teapot Collective.
BSL Interpreted
Can a park be a portal into the future?
How can Homestead Park evolve to meet the challenges of our times? The fertile grounds of this park are ready for the seeds of new ideas!
BSL Interpreted
From practice to rehearsal - How do dreams translate into action?
Sophia Parker hosts a conversation between Amahra Spence and Immy Kaur - longtime co-conspirers and founders of MAIA, Hood Futures Studio and Civic Square respectively - to reflect on over a decade of shared work.
BSL Interpreted
Staying Sane in an overwhelming world - what’s the good news?
In a time marked by mounting injustice, political instability, and daily headlines that weigh heavy. What if our emotional responses weren’t weaknesses to overcome, but signals guiding us toward what really matters?
sunday
8 activities
Workshops
Bike Repair Workshop: Recycle York
Come and learn the skills you need to keep your bike in tip top condition!

Talks
Speaker talks & panels
Fascinating talks on topics including: the lives of trees; the power of play, imagination and hope; and relationships between people and land.
Workshops
Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun
Meet radical changemakers making a difference in York and discover how we can all play a part in building the future today.

Workshops
Let's Play with Theatre of Connections
Enjoy a story-filled drama workshop made for everyone!

Theatre & Performance
TRUTH!
Be transported into a mission to disrupt the norm with this unique troop of performers! Expect a playful performance with excitement and a joyful riot of love!
BSL Interpreted
The Antidote for Overwhelm: Matt Golding
In an age of constant crisis and doom scrolling, what if the stories we told made us feel more powerful-not more paralysed? In this session, Matt Golding from Rubber Republic’s Antitode project, invites us to explore the radical power of hope-driven storytelling.
BSL Interpreted
Play as a tool to unlock imagination - who gets to play and imagine?
When did we stop playing - and what did we lose when we did? In a world weighed down by crisis and urgency, this session makes the case for play not as escape, but as an essential tool. Play is a gateway to imagination, creativity, and resistance - and we ask: who has permission to play?
BSL Interpreted
Anab Jain: Rewilding the Imagination
Co-founder and Director of Superflux, Anab Jain's talk invites us to build the strength necessary for facing contemporary challenges, exploring how our imaginations can serve as infrastructure to shape liveable and interconnected futures.
Areas of the Park
Here are the spaces and places you can explore at the Homestead Park Festival 2025.

Here is Action
Visit the glasshouses to get involved in making and creating and connecting to nature.

Here is Conversation
Experience diverse storytelling among the birch trees in the Upper Meadow.

Here Is Hope
From inspirational talks to magical theatre, we gather in the Main Lawn for collective hopeful experiences.
Here is Music
Nestled in our beautiful wildflower area, we bring the Lower Meadow to life with beautiful music throughout the weekend.

Here is Play
Places to play amongst the trees in the Lower Meadow.

Here is the Future
Travel through time and step into a hopeful future through storytelling and imagination.