page_title: HowTheLightGetsIn Festival
section_title: 2018 London, 'Tribal Truths and New Wisdoms'
hierarchical_section_title: HowTheLightGetsIn Festival / 2018 London, 'Tribal Truths and New Wisdoms'
caption_attribution_description: English: HowTheLightGetsIn Firework Display
context_page_description: HowTheLightGetsIn Festival is the world's largest philosophy and music festival, hosted by the Institute of Art and Ideas. It aims "to get philosophy out of the academy and into people's lives" by bringing together philosophers, writers, academics, comedians and musicians for a festival of debate, talks, music, workshops, and late night parties.
  Speakers at the festival have included Noam Chomsky, Brian Eno, Ed Milliband, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Philip Pullman, Diane Abbott, Robert Skidelsky, Stanley Fish, Steven Pinker and Laurie Penny, among others. Music headliners have included Clean Bandit, Hot Chip, and Donovan. Comedians have included James Acaster, Sarah Pascoe, and Phil Wang.
  HowTheLightGetsIn is hosted twice a year. In May, the festival is found in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales. Held at the same time as the Hay Festival, HowTheLightGetsIn attracts a footfall of over 30,000 each year to its riverside setting by the banks of the River Wye. The September festival is held in Greenwich, London, and has been running since 2018.
  In May 2020, HowTheLightGetsIn launched its first fully online festival which was well received with pre-sale tickets selling out in 76 minutes.
context_section_description: From 22–23 September 2018, HowTheLightGetsIn hosted its first ever London festival on the grounds of Kenwood House in Hampstead Heath.
  Speakers included neuroscientist Steven Pinker, philosopher and author Rebecca Goldstein, Banksy's former agent Steve Lazarides, novelist Deborah Levy, Turner Prize architect Paloma Strelitz, and long-time Hawking collaborator Roger Penrose. The music line-up included pop duo Bloom Twins and singer-songwriter Rae Morris, while Ahir Shah and Olga Koch headlined the comedy programme.
caption: Fireworks at HowTheLIghtGetsIn Festival Hay 2018
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