Make Friends with the World's Favourite Festival

Join us! Become a Friend, Patron or Benefactor of the Edinburgh International Festival.

Membership includes a host of benefits that will enhance your Festival experience whilst helping support our continued success.

Benefactors, Patrons and Friends

Levels of Association

You can join at any point throughout the year. Memberships are annual and include one launch and Festival period.

FRIEND LEVEL 

Friends (formerly Muses) have for years provided a bedrock of support for the Festival. This membership ensures you are kept up to date with all the latest news and includes a range of benefits enabling you to be better connected with the Festival year round. You can also attend informative and enjoyable events where you can meet other supporters. You can also receive priority booking for all Edinburgh International Festival performances.

Friend (Minimum donation of £20)

You will receive all of the following.

• A personalised Membership card.
• Regular mailings of news and information, including newsletters and the Festival brochure.
• Access to a calendar of year-round events designed to enhance your enjoyment. The programme includes an overseas visit and various trips within the UK each year, as well as guest speakers, lunches and coffee mornings.
• 20% discount at Cafe Hub on presentation of your membership card - all year round.
• Ticket exchange available on all tickets purchased (conditions apply).

Become a Friend 

Priority Friend (Minimum donation of £50)

Priority Friends receive all Friend benefits plus the following.

• The opportunity to purchase a maximum of four Festival tickets per event during the Priority Booking period in advance of public booking.

Become a Priority Friend

Principal Friend (Minimum donation of £100)

Principal Friends receive all Priority Friend benefits plus even more.

• 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 Festival Annual Review sent to you on publication.
• Opportunity to purchase tickets to attend preview performances (when available).
• Opportunity to purchase two tickets to attend a private talk and reception prior to a Festival production.

Become a Principal Friend

PATRON LEVEL

Joining the Festival at Patron level offers a deeper involvement. Your contributions make a huge difference to our ability to continue presenting the world's top artists in Edinburgh each summer.

Patron (Minimum donation of £275)

Patrons enjoy all Friends' privileges, plus the following.

• Patron priority booking - a higher level of priority booking for all Festival tickets in advance of the box office opening to the general public.
• Access to our exclusive Patron telephone booking line during priority booking to assist you with all your ticket requirements.
• 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.

Become a Patron

Platinum Patron (Minimum donation of £550)

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).

Become a Platinum Patron

Platinum Supporter (Minimum donation of £1000)

Platinum Supporters receive all Friends' and Platinum Patron privileges plus the following.

• The highest level of priority booking.
• 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).

Become a Platinum Supporter

Platinum Reserve (Minimum donation of £3000)

Platinum Reserves receive all Friends' and Platinum Supporter privileges plus the following.

• 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 Platinum Reserve supporter 

 

BENEFACTOR LEVEL  (Minimum donation of £5000)

This new level of support is for those who wish to make a significant contribution to our work and have the highest level of involvement with the Festival.

We are hugely indebted to our Benefactors whose support is vital to the Festival's ongoing success. Their valued commitment ensures that we can continue to build a world class programme. Benefactors have a unique relationship with the Festival and enjoy unrivalled access to performances and special events.

Become a Benefactor

For details of further opportunities to support particular performances and our legacy programme please contact Zuleika Brett, Senior Development Officer on 0131 473 2064 or email sponsorshipdevelopment@eif.co.uk

 

TICKETS & BOOKING

Priority booking

From Priority Friend level and above, you are entitled to priority booking for all performances so you can get the tickets you want, first.

Priority Booking allows you to book tickets ten days before they are available for sale to the general public. For Festival 09 the booking period will run from 25 March to 3 April.

In addition, the Priority Booking line for Patrons is available during this period for expert assistance with ticket enquiries.

You can even exchange tickets

As a Friend or Patron your tickets can now be exchanged for any other performance during the Festival. Ticket exchanges should be for the same value or higher than the original ticket purchased and may be exchanged by contacting Hub Tickets. Tickets for exchange must be returned to Hub Tickets at least 48 hours prior to the original performance.

Please note that all booking requests and ticket exchanges are subject to availability.

JOIN US! 

For further information about all membership levels, please contact Zuleika Brett, Senior Development Officer on 0131 473 2064 or email sponsorshipdevelopment@eif.co.uk.

To become a member, please go online at eif.co.uk/membership (if you experience any difficulties, you can call Hub Tickets on 0131 473 2000).  

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