About • Malvern Festival of Ideas

Malvern Festival of Ideas is a multidisciplinary festival of ideas that takes place in the beautiful location of Malvern, Worcestershire. It is (mainly) a single-tracked series of talks, discussion and activities on a theme that takes place over a weekend at the beginning of March. Opportunities are provided for participants to follow up their own interests within the overall theme.

At our 2025 Festival, we plan to explore issues that are not discussed openly enough; topics for which we each have a partial truth; and the factors influencing them.

Attendees

Sessions

Speakers

Based on data from the 2023 festival.

Meet the team

John Gill

Chair, Steering Group

Andrew Webb

Steering Group

Mark Hutchinson

Steering Group

Miriam Webb

Steering Group

Siân Evans

Programme Planning and Festival Delivery

Laura Davies

Programme Planning and Festival Delivery

Jacqui Molloy

Programme Planning and Festival Office

Dylan Cochrane

Video and Photography Production

Sean McKenna

Education Programme

Pip Pratty

Education Programme

Rosemary Webb

Education Programme

Martin Worster

Funding and Sponsorship

Past events

2024

Telling Tales

2023

As Time Goes By

Interested in what we do?

Find out how you can get involved with the Malvern Festival of Ideas.

Inspiring innovation, creativity & critical thinking

Malvern St James Girls' School

7 -

9 March 2025

Tickets are now available for GENERAL ADMISSION OR INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS

The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by Festival speakers are solely those of the speakers, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Festival organisers, the Festival suppliers or the Festival sponsors. All speakers are invited in good faith as appropriate contributers to chosen topics for lawful free speech and for questioning by the public. Malvern Festival of Ideas is part of the charity EngageMalvern (registered charity no. 1175088), with the objects of community capacity building and the advancement of education for the public benefit in Malvern and surrounding areas.