Full Circle - IDEAS FESTIVAL 2025

INFO - PROGRAMME - TICKETS - VOLUNTEER - SPONSOR

RESIST

We face many threats to our health, lives, societies, planet, stability, democracies, peace...

In the form of disease, stress, polarisation, inequality, technology, extremism, war...

Now is not the time to be passive. There is no excuse for inaction.

At Full Circle we come together and plan a way forward.

Be part of the community with hope, resilience and determination,

and join us for a weekend of conversation and exploration at the Festival of Ideas.

FESTIVAL OF IDEAS
FRI 28 - SAT 29 - SUN 30 NOV 2025

For the last 13 years, Full Circle has been bringing great minds, original thinkers and doers, to meet, inspire and connect.

Our Festival of Ideas - 3-days that nourish mind, body and soul – is the alternative to the Christmas shopping frenzy and a world in business-as usual mode.

We come together to address the issues that keep us up at night, with fresh thinking and new ways of seeing old problems. We bring together those who care about the future in a community of thought and action.

Join us.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Thought provoking TALKS.
Strikingly simple but powerful CONVERSATIONS.
Fresh perspectives, thoughtful people, a sense of COMMUNITY.

Not forgetting LIVE MUSIC - ART SHOW - CREATIVE WRITING & ARTISTIC WORKSHOP - GONG BATH, with FOOD and DRINK available all weekend!

All Talks in ENGLISH.
You can speak YOUR OWN LANGUAGE in Conversations & Workshops.

SPEAKERS

NATURE'S GENIUS
DAVID FARRIER
/ PROF. LITERATURE & ENVIRONMENT

HOW THE WORLD EATS
JULIAN BAGGINI
/ PHILOSOPHER

ON BUILDING GENUINE SOLIDARITY
RACHEL SHABI
/ JOURNALIST & AUTHOR

SHOULD EUROPE RE-ARM?
ROBERT SKIDELSKY
/ ECONOMIC HISTORIAN

REMODELLING DEMOCRACY
CLARE FARRELL
/ ACTIVIST & COFOUNDER XR

WE CAN FIX IT
KIMBERLY NICHOLAS
/ SUSTAINABILITY & CLIMATE SCIENTIST

SMALL TALKS
BIG CONVERSATIONS
EXPRESS GONG BATH
CREATIVE WRITING
PRESS ROUND-UP
PEACE WORKSHOP
CREATIVE ART SESSION
LIVE BAND
ACTION SESSION

...AND PLENTY MORE.

PROGRAMME

FRI 28th

6pm Festival Aperos & Vernissage:
RESIST Art show

7-8.30pm Salon Talk
Nature’s genius & radical human evolution
Insightful award winning author & academic
DAVID FARRIER

8.30-10pm Wining & dining

SAT 29th

9.30am-12pm Coffee morning connection

10.30am-4pm Art & Craft workshop
Express your own resistance - dip in and out

11.30am-1pm In Conversation
From ashes to action - a future we can resist,
TINE HENS & DAVID FARRIER

2-2.30pm Gong recharge 30’
Resist the stress

2.30-4pm Fair-tech Workshop
Reclaim the digital world with fair design
Pioneering youth group CTRL-ALT-RECLAIM

2.30-4pm Community conversation
Women Against Fascism: Let's get moving

4-4.30pm Gong recharge 30’
Resist the stress

4.30-6pm Salon Talk
How the world eats,
Inspiring philosopher JULIAN BAGGINI

6.30-8pm Salon Talk
Europe should not rearm,
Renowned historian ROBERT SKIDELSKY

8-10pm Concert
Jazz, swing & chansons françaises
Captivating duo SUZETTE (vocalist) & JASPER HUYSENTRUYT (pianist)

SUN 30th

11am-12.30pm Creative writing workshop
BRUSSELS WRITERS CIRCLE

11 am-12.30pm News round up
Media & Resistance,
agile & incisive journalists JAMES KANTER, JULIA PAYNE, DIEGO VELAZQUEZ, OLGA CHLADKOVA, JOANNA GILL

12.30-1pm Creative writing contest:
Winners announcement

1-2pm Philosopher’s Lunch
Inspiring philosopher JULIAN BAGGINI

2-3.30pm Guided conversation
Peace will not vanish!
Impactful FLAMINGO COLLECTIVE

4-5.30pm Salon Talk
On building genuine solidarity,
award winning Arab-Israeli writer RACHEL SHABI

6-7.30pm – Salon Talk
We can fix it!
exceptional climate scientist KIMBERLY NICHOLAS

TICKETS

We consciously price our tickets to make great ideas accessible to all.
Everyone is welcome. If you can't find a rate that suits you, get in touch.

WEEKEND PASS / DAY PASS

ticket phase	MEMBERS	NON-MEMBERS	CONCESSIONS*
~~Earlybird~~	45 €	-	-	SOLD OUT
2nd wave	55€ / 30€	65€ / 35€	25€ / 15€	Now on sale!
3rd wave	65€ / 35€	75€ / 45€	25€ / 15€
4th wave	75€ / 40€	85€ / 50€	35€ / 20€
On the door	85€ / 45€	100€ / 60€	40€ / 25€

*<18, Students, Interns, Unemployed

GET YOUR WEEKEND OR DAY PASS NOW

WEEKEND PASS

MEMBERS 55-85

NON-MEMBERS 65-100

CONCESSIONS* 25-40
*<18, Students, Interns, Unemployed

DAY PASS

MEMBERS 25-45

NON-MEMBERS 30-60

CONCESSIONS* 15-25
*<18, Students, Interns, Unemployed

Tickets available end October

SINGLE EVENT

MEMBERS 15

NON-MEMBERS 25-30

CONCESSIONS* 10
*<18, Students, Interns, Unemployed

Tickets available mid November

ARE YOU A BUDDING ARTIST OR WRITER?

As a part of our festival, we hold a group art show for emerging artists, and a writing contest for new writers.

ART OPEN CALL

RESIST

Deadline for entries: Sat 1th November

Vernissage Wed 26th Nov from 6.30pm (free entry)

MORE DETAILS HERE >>

WRITING CONTEST

RESIST

CALL FOR ENTRIES for the Full Circle Creative Writing Contest

Deadline for entries: Thurs 20th November

MORE DETAILS HERE >>

SUPPORT THE FESTIVAL

At Full Circle, we believe IDEAS, CONVERSATION, DEBATE & RELATIONSHIPS are essential to building COMMUNITY, and supporting constructive ACTION.

We need support of all kinds to make the Ideas Festival happen.

Help us where you can.

BECOME A SPONSOR

We are seeking sponsors who share our values and worldview to contribute to the costs of an amazing festival.

Find out more about our sponsor package

Speak to us.

DONATE

Your donations help us to create this unforgettable weekend for all concerned, and particularly for making our tickets accessible to everyone.

No amount is too small.

Make a donation now

VOLUNTEER

We can accomplish anything, with the right help. Creating the Ideas Festival requires lots of hands on deck.

If you have super skills and can commit to at least 6 hours, then get involved and help us at the festival.

Be a festival volunteer

PARTNERS

We are happy to be collaborating with impressive individuals & organisations who share our values and do important work.

SUPPORTED BY

ABOUT US - CONTACT

FULL CIRCLE HOUSE

89 Ch. de Vleurgat, Brussels 1050, Belgium
+32 (0)2 644 3777 I info [ AT ] fullcircle.eu

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OPENING
MON-WED & FRI 9AM-5.30PM
THURS 9AM-9PM
SAT 2PM-7PM (or 9PM)
SUNDAY & PUBLIC HOLIDAYS - CLOSED

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