Solar Punk Festival, 16-20 November 2026

Posted on Wednesday 11 November 2026

Next week sees the start of Solar Punk Festival in York, a commitment to imagining and building a future in which people and the planet can thrive together. The wider festival brings together community organisations, academics, students, businesses and residents around themes including biodiversity, food systems, circular economies, legal reform, and resilient infrastructure.

Over four days, there will be a series of events across campus and the City of York.

Each event can viewed and booked via the individual links below:

• Monday, 16th November, 13:00 - 14:00: Sustainable Transition Panel. School for Business and Society CL/A/057 Lecture Room, Church Lane Building, Church Lane, University of York. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4ixBGTt
• Monday, 16th November, 18:30 - 20:00: Solarpunk Bookreading with author Thomas Badlan. Sustainability Clinic, Market Square, University of York Heslington West campus. Tickets here https://bit.ly/4zZ6zY7
• Wednesday, 18th November, 13:00-14:30: York Minster Sustainability Tour. York Minster Tech Hub, Deangate, York. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/3X1zHj1
• Wednesday, 18th November, 13:00-14:00: YorkSU Sustainable Development Grant Workshop. Spring Lane Building SLB/003, University of York, Heslington West Campus.
• Wednesday, 18th November, 17:00-18:30: YorkSU: Resilience Rucksack Workshop. P/L/005 Lecture Room, School of Physics, Engineering and Technology Building, Campus West
• Thursday, 19th November, 12:30 - 14:00: UOY Campus East Sustainability and Biodiversity Walking Tour. Meet at Piazza Building, East Campus.Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4iL211u
• Thursday, 19th November, 18:30 - 20:00: Solarpunk Movie Night. Sustainability Clinic, Market Square, University of York Heslington West campus. Tickets here https://bit.ly/4ed9YtQ
• Friday, 20th November, 13:00-17:00: "COALITION OF VOICES”. Spark York, 17-21 Piccadilly, York, YO1 9PB. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4kuIcgj