About the Globe
The Globe at Hay is an independent arts centre embracing an ever-changing arts landscape.
What makes up The Globe?
At The Globe at Hay, you will find our cosy and welcoming café and bar, run in collaboration with our Burger Me Restaurant. Our talented Head Chef has specially created a variety of delicious burgers guaranteed to get your taste buds tingling. We also have a huge range of side dishes, sharing plates, desserts and specials. We also have accommodation with our Stay in Hay cottage. Our cottage is on the door stop of the Globe and just a stone’s throw from the town centre.
Our Mission
Believing firmly in the ‘Town of Books’ and our local community, The Globe at Hay pledges to invest in making a space where all can come together to share in culture and expression. We want to ensure that being based rurally is no barrier to exceptional events. sion. In our programme, you will find films, live music, talks & debates, workshops, art exhibitions, courses and opportunities for schools. We believe that in a small community like Hay-on-Wye, an arts centre has a duty to work with its audience and listen to feedback so that the programme is always diverse and relevant.
Year-round, we showcase talent found on our doorstep, and we are proud that we have a local audience from the town, as well as people that travel from further afield.
We have an education programme that focuses on creating work that encourages students and teachers alike to explore big topics through creative and experiential workshops. The Globe at Hay is particularly committed to ensuring that our work impacts hard-to-reach young people, and we are constantly exploring new funding streams to carry on this work.
The Festival
The Globe is proud to say that the internationally renowned music and philosophy festival HowTheLightGetsIn, first opened its doors to the public right here at the Globe!
Whilst it has since has outgrown our space, moving down the river bank of the Wye River, we are pleased to say we maintain a strong relationship with the festival under our shared Founder Hilary Lawson. This year we are even more exciting, with big names like Nicola Sturgeon, Slavoj Žižek and Steven Pinker coming May 2025.
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