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.

BECOME A FRIEND OF THE FESTIVAL

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.

BECOME A SUPPORTER OF THE FESTIVAL

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

BECOME A PATRON OF THE FESTIVAL

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

Please Donate

As a charity, Borders Book Festival relies on the generous help of our supporters. This is even more important now at a time when we are under even greater financial pressure than ever.

Please help to keep Borders Book Festival the place where words come alive by donating what you can.

Thank You Donations 2024