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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.

Funders

Arts Council England

Brighton & Hove City Council

Principal Supporter

The Pebble Trust

Major Sponsor

Mayo Wynne Baxter

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Higher Education Partner

University of Sussex

Higher Education Partner.

Our Sponsors

Brighton Girls

Pembroke

Brighton College Prep School

Selits

Dishoom Permit Room

Drop by for round-the-clock deliciousness: breakfast, lunch, dinner, cocktails! Think snacks, chaats, salads, curries (and Dishoom faves). Finish up with…

Jumpin Fun

'At Jumpin Fun, we’re proud to sponsor the Children’s Parade as it champions active, healthy fun for young people. Our inflatable parks promote full-body…

Corporate Supporters

AVT Connect | NCP | Staybridge Suites, Brighton

Our Patrons

Inspire Patrons:

Jamie & Louise Arnell
Prof David Gann CBE FREng & Ms Anne Asha
Margaret Polmear

Imagine Patrons:

John Powell

Experiment Patrons:

Heather & Tony Allen
Thomas Brownrigg
Tom Counsell
Clare Edes
Helen Evennett
Louise Everington
David Harrison
John Hird & Yoshio Akiyama
Ruth Hilton
Martin & Erica Hudson
Lady Helena Hughes
Emily & Ross James
Martin Lovelock
Rachel Thompson Manktelow
Ms C McIlvenny
Gary Miller
Ms Diane Moody & Prof Frans Berkhout
Julie Nerney & James Hann
Robert Senior & Sarah Hunter
Robin & Anja St Clair Jones
Robert & Pamela Stiles
Martin & Sarah Williams
Richard & Julia Wray

Connect Patrons:

Mary Allen
Ali & Mark Braithwaite
Prof James Barlow & Ms Hilary Brown
Caroline & Howard Carter
Sir Michael & Lady Sue Checkland
Anna Debenham & Charles Kingsley
Rachel Dupere
Simon Fanshawe OBE
Danny Homan
Diana & Julian Hansen
Karl Jones
Dr Glynn Jones DL OBE
Melanie Lewis
James Manktelow
Chris & Clem Martin
Phil Morgan
Kellie Miller & Kim Jones
Nigel Pittman
Michael Pitts
Kamila & Pierre Ratcliff
Dr Harpreet Ranu & Dr Kate O’Riordan
Jonathan & Marina Ray
Joanna Reffin
Julie Lawrence & Jeff Rodrigues
Donald Reid
David & Kim Shrigley
Dr Donia Scott & Prof Howard Rush
Paul & Mary Sansbury
Richard & Soraya Shaw
Barbaros & Karin 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.
In Memory: Andrew Polmear

Trusts and Foundations

Big Give
Brighton & Hove Soiree Rotary Club
The Chalk Cliff Trust
Henry Moore Foundation
MacAndrew Sussex Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund
The Reed Educational 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 2025 & 2024 Arts for Impact Big Give Campaigns for free Brighton Festival events, our 2025, 2024, 2023 & 2022 Big Give Christmas Challenges for Create Music's bursary scheme, our Help Reopen Brighton Dome Campaign in 2022, and our #BringBackBrightonDome crowdfunder campaign in 2020.

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