Support Us
The support we receive from individuals, trusts & foundations, and companies really does make a difference to the work of our charity and we thank you for your generosity.
Why support?
Your support ensures that we can continue to offer opportunities for young, emerging artists and extraordinary experiences for our audiences. Find out how you can support us.
BIF Future
Every year we bring exciting new music and book events to Derbyshire – including commissioning original operas, and launching a jazz series in 2021. Every contribution keeps the arts alive.
Emerging Young Artists
BIF gives young artists opportunities to work with internationally renowned artists and receive mentoring from our artistic & musical directors. Read about a 2021 young artist.
Syndicates
Become a syndicate member and play an important role in supporting a production from start to finish. A unique chance to witness the planning and rehearsal process.
Directors Circle
Join the top-tier membership of the Festival to enjoy priority booking and invitations to special events.
Other ways to support Buxton International Festival:
- Volunteer as a steward during the Festival. You can find details here.
- Provide artist accommodation. Find out more.
- Buy Festival vouchers as gifts for friends and family. Shop online here.
For further enquiries about supporting the Festival, please contact jacky.wershbale@buxtonfestival.co.uk
Corporate support
Support from our corporate partners is crucial to the Festival on and off the stage. We create unique experiences, opportunities for hospitality and a chance to talk directly to our audiences through partnerships and packages.
Bespoke packages allow you to engage with the Festival to support all areas of our work, opera, music, books and community engagement. BIF can work with you to fulfil your business objectives and meet corporate social responsibility targets.
Festival Circle
This is a network of business support across the region with members taking advantage of opportunities to promote their businesses through our website and publications.
We would like to thank our members for their commitment to the Festival:
Best Western Lee Wood Hotel
Buxton Pudding Emporium
La Gaby Pizzeria
Isla Fine Art, Cards & Gifts
John Whibley ‘Holidays with Music’
SMH Bullock Woodburn
The Palace Hotel Buxton & Spa
Pooles Cavern and Country Park
The Queen’s Head Hotel & Public House
Roseleigh Guest House
The Buxton Crescent Experience
Khomkhai Thai Cuisine Restaurant, Wine Bar & Luxury en-suite Accommodation
Buxton International Festival, Festival Circle Benefits
- Free listing in our 2024 brochure (value £80) if you join before December
- Year round website advert exclusively for Circle members on Festival website (value £300)
- Quarter page advert in the ‘Souvenir’ Programme Book (value £300) with the opportunity to upgrade to a full or half page advert at a discounted rate
- Two tickets to the Festival event of your choice (value – up to £150)
- Access to Priority Booking for other Festival events (value £250)
- Shout outs on Social Media
- Complimentary Festival Programme (value £15)
- Invitation to launches and events
- The opportunity to support us as charitable organisation
Find out more
Trusts & Foundations
Grants from trusts and foundations play a vital role in enabling us to continue our work and to expand it into new areas from supporting new operas, professional development for young artists, to our work in outreach and the local community.
A significant amount of this work simply would not happen without the continuing generosity and commitment of trusts and foundations.
We are deeply grateful to the many trusts and foundations currently supporting our work these include:
The Kirby Laing Foundation, The Stonehouse Educational Foundation, The Gibbs Trust, Rainbow Dickinson Trust, The Thistle Trust, The N Smith Charitable Settlement, The Nugee Foundation, Marchus Trust
Legacies
Leave a lasting legacy for future generations.
Who are the Festival Foundation and what do they do?
The Festival Foundation was established as a separate charitable trust in 2002 to contribute to the long-term stability and development of the Festival.
The Festival Foundation has a Development Fund and is able to make grants to the Festival to facilitate improving the range diversity and quality of its opera productions, outreach projects and young artists’ programme.
Leaving to the Festival Foundation in your Will
Remembering a charity in your Will is straightforward and leaving something to the Festival, no matter how small, will really make a difference.
Legacies can be made by way of a gift of cash, shares or property, and charitable gifts are free from Inheritance Tax and may also reduce other taxes. If you want to leave a legacy, simply tell your solicitor the amount you wish to give to the Buxton Festival Foundation, registered charity number 1096269
Download Codicil Form
What your gift supports
Your gift will help grow an endowment fund used by the Festival to support the development of a range of programmes, production and outreach projects.
In 2019 the Festival Foundation was delighted to support the outreach project The Orphans of Koombu, an innovative mini-opera designed to put young voices at the front of the performance, bringing together schools in Derbyshire with performances at the Buxton Opera House.
Find out more
Buxton Festival Foundation Trustees
• Jane Davies OBE (Chairman)
• Philip Barton
• Katharine Redford
• Colin Gregory
For more information about how the Foundation operates and how you can support us, please contact Jane Davies by email chairman@bffs.world.
Syndicates
Syndicates are groups of people who come together to support productions and enjoy unique insights into how we put the festival together. You can join one of the syndicates by supporting us with a donation from £2000 plus and receive:
- Acknowledgement in the Festival programme
- Regular updates in the run up to the 2022 Festival performances with details of characters and costumes
- Access to behind-the-scenes tours to see set and costumes from a new perspective
- Credit on the supporter’s page of our website
As a Syndicate member, you will play an important role in supporting a production from start to finish, with unique insights into the planning and rehearsal process. Most importantly, you will be supporting BIF’s artists and musicians as we look to the future after a couple of challenging years reach out to new audiences.
Email joanne.williams@buxtonfestival.co.uk to find out more
Shop
Directly support Buxton International Festival by buying your gifts with us.
Gift Vouchers
Surprise a friend or family member with a Buxton International Festival gift voucher. We offer amounts from £10 – £100 which can be exchanged for festival tickets at the Buxton Opera House box office.
Please include your postal address at checkout. Your vouchers will be sent free of charge within 7 working days.