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10:10 festivals

Join us at this summer's biggest and best festivals

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Whether it's mingling with the literary greats in Hay-on-Wye or squelching through the mud in Leeds, festival season is one of our favourite things about the summertime.

This year, we're working with industry experts Julie's Bicycle to help eleven major festivals cut their carbon by 10%.

Who's on board?

All of these festivals have joined 10:10.

Latest News: Festivals

Global news round up

5 Aug 11

This week, 10:10 UK unveiled the Pitch Pledge Party funding event, 10:10 Denmark got medical conference attendees thinking about their footprint and Microsoft in the Netherlands had a fab idea how to cut carbon over the holiday period. 

  • In the UK, we kicked off the countdown to Pitch Pledge Party, a new experiment designed to bring 10:10ers and donors together to turn your carbon-cutting ideas into reality. We're inviting 10:10ers from around the country to send in their project ideas, three of which will be invited to pitch to a roomful of  donors for £3-5k. More details here.

Tents, travel and trash: your guide to a low-carbon festival season

21 Jun 11

10:10ers at Bestival 2010

With Isle of Wight kicking off festival season earlier this month and Glasto just around the corner, an exciting summer of festival fun awaits! But thousands of party-goers can really kick out some carbon.

We all want to keep this lovely little planet of ours happy and healthy, so we can keep the party going year after year. If you're wondering how to make sure your festie carbon footprint is a tiny tread and not a massive muddy welly, read on...

Isle of Wight and Lovebox festivals smash the 10% target

4 Jun 11

An unprecedented coalition came together last year to reduce the environmental impact of the UK’s favourite summer pastime; the great British music festival. And the results from last year have just come in.

Bestival loves 10:10

10 Sep 10

The main stage at Bestival

As mood-boosters go, it's hard to beat giving out free things to nice people. Throw loud music, fancy dress and a giant wicker dragon in the mix, and you can kiss the late summer blues goodbye.

I'm backstage at Bestival 2010; Simian Mobile Disco's set is unfolding a few metres away, and I've spent the day with Bestival's unstoppable green team giving free solar and bike phone charging to the nicest bunch of music lovers you could ever hope to meet. It could be worse.