Make Friends with the World's Favourite Festival

Join us! Become a Friend or Patron of the Edinburgh International Festival and play a vital role in securing the Festival's future.

Our Friends and Patrons enjoy a wonderful array of fantastic benefits, including priority booking for all Edinburgh International Festival performances, regular Festival updates and great ticket deals. Memberships are annual, include one launch and Festival period, and you can join at any point during the year online, by post or over the phone. Enjoy great perks, while helping the Festival to continue to be world class each year.

We have the following levels of membership:

Priority Friend £50
Principal Friend £100
Patron £275
Platinum Patron £550
Platinum Supporter £1000
Platinum Reserve £3000

To join as a Friend or Patron over the phone, or if you would like further information, please call Louise Hutson, Membership Officer on 0131 473 2065 or Zuleika Brett, Individual Giving Manager on 0131 473 2064. Alternatively you can join online by clicking on the links below or downloading the Join Us form and returning to Friends, Edinburgh International Festival, The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NE.

New members can book tickets once they have been issued with membership details. This can take up to 24 hours so we recommend that you join well in advance of our launch date.

Priority Friend (minimum donation of £50) Join now!
You will receive all of the following:

• The opportunity to purchase a maximum of four Festival tickets per event during the Priority Booking period in advance of public booking.
• Meet fellow members at year-round events, which include lunches, guest speakers, cultural daytrips and coffee mornings. The programme also features an overseas trip and various visits within the UK each year.
• 20% discount at Cafe Hub on presentation of your membership card - all year round.
• Ticket exchange available on all tickets purchased (conditions apply).
• Regular mailings of news and information, including newsletters and the Festival brochure.

Principal Friend (minimum donation of £100) Join now!
Receive all Priority Friend benefits plus:

• The opportunity to purchase an additional four Festival tickets per event (a total maximum of 8) during the Priority Booking period in advance of public booking.
• The chance to purchase two tickets to attend a private talk and reception prior to a Festival production, and tickets to attend preview performances (when available).
• The Festival Annual Review sent to you on publication.

Patron (minimum donation of £275) Join now!
Enjoy all of the Friends' privileges plus the following:

• Patron priority booking and access to our exclusive Patron telephone booking line - a higher level of priority booking for all Festival tickets in advance of the box office opening to the general public.
• Range of best available tickets that can be accessed only for Patrons via the Patron telephone line.
• Special delivery mailing of the Festival brochure on its launch (UK only) to your door, or to an alternative address as appropriate.
• Summary of the Festival brochure and your Patron priority booking form emailed to you (by request).
• Acknowledgement of your support in Festival event programmes.
• Opportunity to purchase two tickets to a Festival Artists' party to mingle with artists.

Platinum Patron (Minimum donation of £550) Join now!
Platinum Patrons receive all Friends' and Patron privileges, plus the following.

• A highly knowledgeable box office representative to help you plan your performance schedule and book your tickets.
• The opportunity to purchase two tickets for a dress rehearsal (when available).

Platinum Supporter (Minimum donation of £1000) Join now!
Platinum Supporters receive all Friends' and Platinum Patron privileges plus the following.

• Invitation for two to the Festival launch event.Invitation to a private Festival event hosted by the Festival Director.
• Acknowledgement of your support in the Festival brochure and the Annual Review.
• Exclusive access to The Queen's Hall private Benefactors' lounge during the intervals of morning concerts (when available).

Platinum Reserve (Minimum donation of £3000) Join now!

• An invitation for two to the celebratory lunch that marks the start of the Festival.

• An invitation to attend an exclusive private briefing on the programme in the week prior to the launch of the Festival.

Become a Benefactor
You might also like to consider joining as a Benefactor. Benefactors make a considerable difference to the work at the Festival, and have the highest level of involvement in our work. Please click here for more information on the work that has been made possible through the support of the Benefactors. To become a Benefactor we ask for a minimum donation of £5000.

Gift aid it!
Please click here to add gift aid to your membership or donation to maximise your contribution.

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