Hay Festival Chair's Circle
Our Chair’s Circle makes a generous donation to our charitable work and will enable us to continue to create unforgettable experiences that really matter, here in the UK and across the world.
Our Chair’s Circle is part of the Hay Festival family. We’ll help you to curate your experience of our Festivals around the world and ensure that you get the very best experience every time. You’ll be given exclusive access to artist-only events and receptions where you’ll meet the greatest minds and change-makers of our generation.
The Benefits
- 5 days’ priority booking
- Members' newsletter
- Hay Festival Membership cards and lanyards
- Priority queue at venues
- Hay Festival spring Programme delivered free by post
- Hay Festival annual pin badge
- Ticket, merchandise and partner discount vouchers
- 50% discount on guest passes to Festival Lounge
- Two complimentary tickets to Closing Night Event
- Hay Festival Book of the Year delivered free by post
- 10% off food and drink in Festival Lounge
- Entrance to Patrons and Benefactors Hub
- Complimentary daily pass to the official Festival car park
- Free Ticket exchange and refunds
- Acknowledgement on the website, in the programme and at the Festival
- 20 complimentary tickets to UK Hay Festival events (subject to availability and up to a maximum value of £500)
- Reserved seating in venues (subject to availability; tickets must still be purchased)
- Invitation to Artists' Restaurant
- Complimentary tickets to non-UK Hay Festival events
- Invitations to Artists' Parties and special Receptions
- Concierge service for international Hay Festival editions
If you are considering our Chair’s Circle, we would love to hear from you. Please contact supporters@hayfestival.org
The membership and supporter benefits relate to events at Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye unless otherwise stated. If you are interested in supporting and receiving benefits for other Hay Festival editions, please contact us and we’ll be happy to find a package to suit you.
Already a Member or Patron? Renew here
We are especially grateful to the members of our Chair's Circle
Hilary Crowe, Sir David and Lady Evans Bevan and Vicki Heard.