Support the Festival
Become a Friend, Supporter or Patron
As a Friend, Supporter or Patron of the Festival, your yearly membership is essential in bringing together authors, performers and audiences, and in helping us to make writing, storytelling and creativity accessible to the whole community.
In these challenging times, we need your support more than ever. Not only will you be helping us to protect the festival for the future, but you can also enjoy a range of great benefits too!
As a registered charity, the Borders Book Festival relies on your support. We could not do what we do without your help.
See below for more information on membership benefits.
Please Note: Festival Friends and Supporter membership for 2024 is now closed.
FRIEND BENEFITS
Become a Friend of the Festival and receive the following benefits:
- Advance booking of up to 6 tickets per event*
- Advance digital copy of programme
- Invitation to the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction award ceremony
- Advance booking for out-of-season Borders Book Festival events
- Programme posted directly to your door, on request
*Single membership - up to 4 tickets per event.
Joint membership - up to 6 tickets per event.
SUPPORTER BENEFITS
Become a Supporter of the Festival and receive all Friend benefits PLUS:
- Tickets available at concession prices*
- Invitation to the festival programme and media launch in Melrose
- Acknowledgement of support in the printed programme and on the website
*Except for special events where no concessions are advertised
PATRON BENEFITS
Become a Patron of the Festival and receive all Friend and Supporter benefits PLUS:
- An invitation to the author Sunday brunch
- 12 pairs of complimentary tickets
- Reserved seats at the events of your choice
Donations
Help keep Borders Book Festival alive!
As a charity, Borders Book Festival relies on the generous help of our supporters. This is even more important when public funding for the arts is increasingly under threat.
Please help us to continue to deliver the festival in future years by making a donation, however big or small.
