Green Man will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2027, with dates confirmed for the return of Wales’ largest music, science and arts festival.
The festival will return to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park from August 19 to 22, 2027, with all tickets going on sale at 10am on Saturday, September 26.
Organisers say no further tickets will be released for the 2027 event, with the first details of the line-up expected to be announced in early 2027.
Demand is expected to be high after both the 2025 and 2026 festivals sold out in less than 60 minutes. Green Man was also the first UK festival to sell out for the 2026 season, achieving the milestone before any of its line-up had been announced.
Alongside standard weekend tickets, Green Man will once again offer its Settlement Pass, extending the festival experience into a week-long holiday.
The pass gives ticket holders access to an extended programme of music, workshops and countryside experiences in Mid Wales, as well as discounts at local heritage sites, galleries and attractions.
The 25th anniversary follows a successful 2026 festival, which featured headline performances from Mogwai, Wilco, Four Tet and Wolf Alice.
Other performers included Charlotte Church, Aldous Harding, Anna Calvi, Westside Cowboy and Getdown Services, while the festival’s late-night programme featured Daniel Avery, Marie Davidson and Ben UFO.
Green Man also hosted its biggest comedy bookings to date in 2026, with Joe Lycett, Stewart Lee, Bridget Christie and Josie Long among those appearing.
Welsh artists also featured prominently, with the Walled Garden hosting an all-Welsh line-up on the Thursday including MWSOG, Art School Girlfriend, Tai Haf Heb Drigolyn and CVC.
The festival’s Green Man Rising competition continued to showcase emerging talent, with 2026 winners Tall Child opening the Mountain Stage on Friday. Runners-up The Slow Country, Kiosk, Cyn Cwsg and Glasshouse Red Spider Mite also performed on the Rising stage.
Elsewhere, The Talking Shop hosted in-conversation sessions with Green Party leader Zack Polanski, Wales’ Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health Delyth Jewell, Richard Russell of XL Recordings and Samantha Morton.
Green Man also became the first festival in Wales to receive the Platinum Charter from Attitude is Everything, recognising its work on accessibility for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people.
Now entering its third decade, Green Man attracts 25,000 visitors a day to the Black Mountains in Bannau Brycheiniog.
Its programme spans music, comedy, literature, film, performance and installation art, wellness and science, alongside dedicated areas for children and teenagers.
The independently owned festival says it generates £28 million for the Welsh economy and remains one of three large independent festivals in the UK. It does not accept sponsorship, with organisers saying this allows its curators to retain programming freedom and provides opportunities for independent Welsh food and drink producers.
The festival is also known for supporting emerging artists, with Fontaines DC, Michael Kiwanuka, Self Esteem, Wet Leg, CMAT, First Aid Kit and Kae Tempest among those to have performed at Green Man earlier in their careers.
Its charitable arm, the Green Man Trust, was founded by Fiona Stewart in 2014.
According to Green Man, more than 13,000 people have been supported by the trust, with £2.4 million raised, 2,000 training placements and schemes completed and development opportunities provided to 5,000 artists.
The trust has also supported 319 science projects and donated £228,500 to local projects in Welsh communities.
The first line-up announcements for Green Man’s 25th anniversary festival are expected in early 2027.
