
Thank You
Brighton Festival greatly appreciates the generosity of all its sponsors, supporters and donors. Read more about them and the projects and performances that they help make possible.
Corporate Supporters















AVT Connect | NCP | Moulsecoomb Place | The Old Ship Hotel | Staybridge Suites, Brighton
Our Patrons
Inspire Patrons:
Jamie & Louise Arnell
Experiment Patrons:
Heather & Tony Allen
Thomas Brownrigg
Tom Counsell
Clare Edes
Helen Evennett
Louise Everington
Prof David Gann CBE & Ms Anne Asha
David Harrison
John Hird & Yoshio Akiyama
Ruth Hilton
Tony Hyde & Vaughan Rees OBE
Lade Helena Hughes
Emily & Ross James
Rachel Manktelow
Ms C McIlvenny
Gary Miller
Julie Nerney & James Hann
Margaret Polmear
Robert Senior & Sarah Hunter
Robin & Anja St Clair Jones
Robert & Pamela Stiles
Martin & Sarah Williams
Richard & Julia Wray
In Memory: Joan Griffiths, Andrew Polmear.
Connect Patrons:
Mary Allen
Dr Ian Birksted
Ali & Mark Braithwaite
Prof James Barlow & Ms Hilary Brown
Caroline & Howard Carter
Kate Cherkoff
Sir Michael & Lady Sue Checkland
Anna Debenham & Charles Kingsley
Rachel Dupere
Cindy Etherton & Gillian Etherton KC
Simon Fanshawe OBE
Danny Homan
Mr Darren Howe KC & Mr Antonio Delgado
Diana & Julian Hansen
Karl Jones
Dr Glynn Jones DL OBE
Martin Lovelock
Melanie Lewis
James Manktelow
Chris & Clem Martin
Ms Diane Moody & Prof Frans Berkhout
Nick Mills
Phil Morgan
Kellie Miller & Kim Jones
Nigel Pittman
Michael Pitts
Kamila & Pierre Ratcliff
Jonathan & Marina Ray
Joanna Reffin
Clare Rogers
Julie Lawrence & Jeff Rodrigues
Donald Reid
David & Kim Shrigley
Dr Donia Scott & Prof Howard Rush
Paul & Mary Sansbury
Marie Stock
Richard & Soraya Shaw
Barbaros Tanc
Meta Wells Thorpe
Lady Betty Watson
Marian Norrie Walker
Paul Flo Williams
Mark Winterflood & Oliver Maxwell-Jones
Richard Zinzan & Chris Storey
Thanks to those who wish to remain anonymous.
Trusts and Foundations
Bagri Foundation
Big Give
Brighton District Nursing Association Trust
The Chalk Cliff Trust
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
The Lawson Trust
Mrs A Lacy Tate Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund
The Pebble Trust
The Reed Foundation
Roy Hudson Trust
Crowdfunder Donors
Thank you to all the people who have supported Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival and Create Music through our crowdfunding campaigns, including our 2024 Arts for Impact Big Give Campaign for free Brighton Festival events, our 2024 and 2023 Big Give Christmas Challenges for Create Music's bursary scheme, our Help Reopen Brighton Dome and Big Give Campaigns in 2022, and our #BringBackBrightonDome crowdfunder campaign in 2020.