St Magnus Festival: Tickets and Patronage

Tickets and PAtronage


	The Festival box office is open for postal and in-person bookings from Monday 5th May, and for telephone bookings on Tuesday 6th May. Opening hours 5th to 10th May and 9th to 25th June: Monday - Saturday 10am-5pm 12th May to 7th June: Monday-Saturday 11am-3pm Please note that tickets will not be on sale at the Tourist Information Centres.

	By post, using the booking form, to: St Magnus Festival Box Office, 60 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1DN. By telephone, to +44 (0) 1856 871445. By fax, to +44 (0) 1856 871170 In person, at St Magnus Festival Office, 60 Victoria Street, Kirkwall.
	Credit cards We accept major credit cards (except American Express) and can accept credit card bookings by telephone (from Tuesday 9th May) or by post or fax.
	Cheques Cheques (drawn on a UK bank) should be made payable to St Magnus Festival. When booking by post, please do not fill in the actual amount but write horizontally across the cheque a maximum upper limit, (to match the total on your booking form) e.g. 'not exceeding £50'.
	The St Magnus Festival has been a force in cultural life for over 30 years, presenting an annual programme of entertaining, stimulating and sometimes challenging performances all set against the background of Orkney at midsummer. The vital funding we receive from organisations and individuals enables us to bring international artists to the islands, to maintain the quality and innovation of our programmes and to develop our education and community work. By becoming a Festival Supporter you will be making a valuable contribution towards the success of the Festival and helping to secure future development. Three levels of support are available, all of which enable you to enjoy special privileges such as priority booking. Levels of support (per year) Friend Individual £25; joint* £40 (outer isles residents: individual £13; joint* £22) Advance mailing of the Festival brochure Priority booking Invitation to the brochure launch Festival newsletters Invitation to previews of Festival exhibitions During the priority booking period, individual Friends are entitled to buy 1 ticket per event, joint Friends 2 tickets per event. Joint rates apply to two people at the same address. Patron Individual £50; joint £80 All the above benefits PLUS Your name credited in the Festival Programme Book During the priority booking period, individual Patrons are entitled to buy 2 tickets per event, joint Patrons 4 tickets per event. Benefactor Individual £150; joint* £250 (minimum donation) All the above benefits PLUS one week's priority booking in advance of Friends and Patrons Your name credited in the Festival Programme Book as a Festival Benefactor Invitation to the Festival Opening Reception Invitation to a Benefactors' Reception with Festival Artists During the priority booking period, individual Benefactors are entitled to buy 2 tickets per event, joint Benefactors 4 tickets per event. DOWNLOAD SUPPORTER PAYMENT FORM ......................................................................................................................
	St Magnus Cathedral is a wonderful building but it is not a concert hall. We hope audiences will agree that the lack of perfect sightlines is more than compensated for by the special ambience. For Cathedral performances, seats are allocated starting from the front of the nave. Unless a preference to sit in the transepts is indicated, seats will not be allocated there until all the reserved nave seats have been used. We will do our best to satisfy seating requests at all venues. For Cathedral performances, seats are allocated starting from the front of the nave. Unless a preference to sit in the transepts is indicated, seats will not be allocated there until all the reserved nave seats have been used. We will do our best to satisfy seating requests at all venues.
	Most Festival events take place in Kirkwall or Stromness, which are 15 miles apart. On weekdays and Saturdays there is a regular day-time bus service (details from the Tourist Information Centres in Kirkwall or Stromness). On Festival Sunday, transport to and from Stromness is provided (see Sunday programme details).