Festival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Festival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, also known as the "Festival of Brexit" is a UK government-funded celebration to be held in 2022. It has been widely criticised as being a celebration of Brexit.
The idea of a "festival of Brexit" in 2022 dates back to the government of Theresa May. Jacob Rees-Mogg at the time used the name "festival of Brexit" to describe the event.
The festival's director is Martin Green, who previously organized the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
£120 million of public funds are planned to be spent on the event. In a press release, the government compared the event to the Festival of Britain in 1951 and the Great Exhibition of 1851.
