📋About
HowTheLightGetsIn 2026: Folk, Pop and Ideas at Hay-on-Wye in the UK
HowTheLightGetsIn is a unique festival blending music with critical thinking in Hay-on-Wye, a small Welsh town in the United Kingdom, renowned for its bookshops and literary festival. The programming combines folk, country, pop and UK dance with philosophical talks and debates.
The 2026 edition features 15 artists including Girl Group and emerging acts such as Akané and Dirty Nice.
The musical palette spans piano-rock, singer-songwriter, indie rock and alternative sounds, all in an intimate setting. An event that prizes intellectual engagement as much as musical pleasure.
From 21 to 24 May 2026 in Hay-on-Wye, Wales. Check the full program and book your tickets.
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🎤Lineup
Girl Group
Alternative
Akané
Pop
Ashley Campbell
Country
Ben Cipolla
Folk
Cosima Suzanne
DIRTY NICE
Indie Rock
Dulcima
Heavy Metal
Eliza Delf and the Wilderness
Joanna Warren
Johanna Warren
Folk
K.O.G SOUNDSYSTEM
Jazz
Mr Bruce
Uk Dance
Nerina Pallot
Alternative Rock
N’famady Kouyaté
Folk, World, & Country
The Roving Crows
Folk, World, & Country
Location
Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
