Membership | Ryedale Festival

Become a Member

The best way to experience the Ryedale Festival is by joining our community of supporters.

Our generous supporters are at the heart of this famous and friendly festival. By becoming a Benefactor, Patron, Member or Friend, you join a family of music lovers and enjoy exclusive benefits that bring you closer to our work. These include priority booking, discounted tickets, behind-the-scenes access, a quarterly magazine and social events, from as little as £60 per year.

The benefits you will enjoy are outlined below. For an informal conversation about the benefits of membership, please contact any member of the Festival Team at contact@ryedalefestival.com or call us on 01751 475777.

Our supporters make the festival what it is. They help us enhance lives through music and share the festival with more people every year. Please join us if you can.

Benefactors

Highest Priority Booking
Support recognised in Souvenir Programme (or anonymous if preferred)
Free Soh-Fah Festival Magazine
Two tickets per event during priority period
20% Discount on first ticket per event during priority booking period
Complimentary Souvenir programme
Invitations to an annual Patrons Reception and other social events

£2,000 pa

Patrons

Highest Priority Booking
Support recognised in Souvenir Programme (or anonymous if preferred)
Free Soh-Fah Festival Magazine
Two tickets per event during priority period
20% Discount on first ticket per event during priority booking period
Complimentary Souvenir Programme
Invitations to an annual Patrons Reception and other social events

£600 pa

Members

High Priority Booking
Support recognised in Souvenir Programme (or anonymous if preferred)
Free Soh-Fah Festival Magazine
Two tickets per event during priority period
20% Discount on first ticket per event during priority booking period
Invitation to attend an Open Rehearsal or Meet-the-artists event
£5 discount voucher for Souvenir Programme
Invitations to supporter events and receptions

£240 pa

Friends

Priority Booking
Support recognised in Souvenir Programme (or anonymous if preferred)
Free Soh-Fah Festival Magazine
Two tickets per event during priority period
Invitations to supporter events and receptions

£60 pa

Terms and Conditions of Membership

Priority booking and discounts usually apply to summer festival tickets only. See each subscription option above for more details.
Additional tickets may be purchased after the priority booking period, which is in place to ensure that our subscribers can nearly always obtain tickets for the concerts they wish to attend.
The subscription year runs from 1 January – 31 December each year.
Further details on how and when to book will be shared with all supporters via email.

Supporters who wish to know which part of the membership amount is taxable and which part is a donation, for the purposes of their tax returns, can find details here:

Benefactor 97.6% or £1,952.60
Patron 92.1% or £552.48
Member 86.7% or £208.00
Friend 91.7% or £55.00

Please also see the festival’s general Terms & Conditions.

‘The festival has given me so much pleasure over the years and proved itself as one of the country’s best run and most inspired festivals. I’m proud to do my bit so it can go from strength to strength in the future.’