beautiful Futures
Festival 2025
More than a Moment
We inherited a century short on care and heavy on inequality.
Five years ago the More Than a Moment pledge called for radical transformation.
Beautiful Futures is where we gather under open skies to put that promise into practice.
One day. One field. One bold step toward a world that leaves no one behind.
Why it matters
Hope is a discipline. By celebrating, resting, playing and learning together we practise the creative and just future our communities deserve.
Beautiful Futures is centring joy, community, liberation and innovation – expect Games, Workshops and Performances.
Prices and Information
This event will take place outdoors at Compton Verney. Bring a picnic or buy food. Bring friends, family and chosen family. Children are welcome. Tickets are limited. This is a sober event.
Tickets – Pay What You Can
Choose any price on Eventbrite. Every pound helps cover costs and pays artists fairly. Free tickets are always available if you need them.
Travel – Culture Bus
Return coach between Birmingham City Centre and Compton Verney. Reserve your space when you book.
Secure cycle parking and free on-site car parking available – save the planet and offer a lift!
Bring
Comfy shoes, a water bottle, sun cover, a rain layer, something to sit on and your boldest ideas.
Born out of the More Than a Moment pledge during the Black Lives Matter movement of 2020, our first ever outdoor festival asks: How do we prototype the future we want to see NOW.
Beautiful Futures 2025 will explore how the West Midlands can become a model for cross-sector collaboration where culture powers solutions to racial, economic and climate injustice and keeps joy, liberation and justice at the centre.
What to expect
- Tipi Mainstage – From Radical Care to Afro Utopian storytelling to theatre, poetry, music and comedy!
- Walkshops and slow woodland walks for radical rest and reflection
- Wellbeing Workshops – From Collective healing and harmonies workshops, to practical creative tools for everyday wellbeing led by medical experts
- Climate Justice Zine – Learn how to make paper from recycled materials at home
- Forest School – nature craft games and hands-on making for families and children of every age
- Food –Hot dishes or bring your own picnic
- Music & Movement – finish the evening dancing to an afro fusion set
- SO MUCH MORE to be announced.