Marxism Festival is the biggest left wing festival in Britain. It’s taking place this year from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 July in Shoreditch, London. It brings together meetings, mass rallies, speakers, debates, live music, a culture tent, film screenings, and more. Get your ticket here.
Streamer and commentator
Music artist
Organiser of the Global Sumud Flotilla
Author and economist
Rapper and activist
Your Party MP
Your Party MP
Author and historian
Professor and Environmentalist
Green Party deputy leader
Anti-apartheid campaigner
Journalist
Writer and author
Critical theorist
Veteran left wing writer
Writer and author
Professor and Sociologist
Stand Up To Racism
Economist
Author
Palestinian journalist
Author on Transgender politics and Religion
Socialist MP in the Irish parliament
Editor of International Socialism
Political Theorist
Human rights lawyer
Economist
Co Chair of the Twin Cities chapter with Democratic Socialists of America
Campaigner and Researcher against Racism and the Far-Right
Physicist
Author
Geographer and Author
Writer on the Middle East
Socialist Workers Party
Socialist Workers Party
Marxist economist
We’re back for 2026! The event is taking place across four days.
Marxism Festival takes place in Shoreditch, London. Ticket holders will be sent all venue details
Click here to book your ticket. We try to keep prices as low as possible. Your ticket gives you access to the whole event.
We make every effort to ensure that Marxism is accessible for disabled people. Our venues are fully accessible.
We will release a suggested list of cheaper nearby venues closer to the event.
We aim to make Marxism as child friendly as possible. Get in touch if you have any questions
Many campaigns and activist groups from around Britain will be running stalls during the Marxism Festival. Get in touch to book a space.
Bookmarks—the socialist bookshop relocates its shop to Marxism Festival. They have the radical books you need to arm yourself with the ideas to change the world.
Marxism Festival is a four-day political festival of socialist ideas hosted by the Socialist Workers Party.
Browse our YouTube channel for videos from past Marxism Festivals.
Our Soundcloud has audio from Marxism Festivals going back over the last 40 years.
Get a picture of previous events by looking at our Flickr.
Marxism Festival is an event to build the fightback against the horrors of the system including sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia and all oppressions. We want it to be a welcoming, safe and inclusive space for all participants, especially those who experience oppression. Therefore we are operating a zero tolerance policy towards oppressive behaviour at the event.
We ask all participants to follow this code of conduct. The Marxism 2026 organising team reserves the right to refuse anyone entry – or remove anyone – from the event who doesn’t follow these guidelines.
Code of conduct:
Unacceptable behaviour includes but is not limited to:
The event is hosted by the Socialist Workers Party. You can see the expected behaviour guidelines for SWP members here.
If you witness unacceptable behaviour at the event, please make aware a member of the organising team who will be wearing pink T-shirts.
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