Ways you can support
To guarantee the festival's success, we depend on the kindness of individuals and businesses. You can play a vital role in supporting the festival by becoming a joining our Festival Circle as a Supporter, Patron or Friend. All individuals and businesses who make a donation will be recognized in our programme and on our website; please let us know if you would like to remain anonymous.
Are you a local business?
Would you like to sponsor the the festival or advertise your business in our programme? Get in touch via our contact form.
- a complimentary programme
- recognised as a Supporter in the programme
- a complimentary programme
- recognised as a Friend in the programme
- 10% discount on festival passes
- a complimentary programme
- recognised as a Patron in the programme
- 10% discount on festival passes
- seats reserved on request
- priority booking for two individuals
Want to sponsor a musician or contribute to costs of planning the
festival? Get in touch today to hear more about our plans for the future
and how you can become a part of them!
Friend, Supporter and Patron donations made after the 5th of August 2026 will not appear in the programme due to our printing schedule.
A breakdown of how your money helps
Our musicians arrive on a Monday and are rehearsing and performing until Sunday. They are professional musicians who are passionate about the festival's ethos and are dedicated to sharing classical music with the community. Your support enables the festival to thrive and grow, so we can bring you top quality events year after year. Below you can see a breakdown of some of our costs which increase from one festival to the next.
Lunches
To cover lunchtimes for the group. Rehearsing makes for hungry work!
£450
Travel
To cover the planes, trains and automobiles that get our musicians to Newcastle.
£1200
A String Quartet
To cover the cost of one string quartet for the week. This is on the low end of fees but represents where we are at for now as a young festival.
£2400