Corporate Community
Our network of Corporate Friends plays a crucial role in enabling the Charity behind the Festival to achieve its goals of showcasing the world’s leading voices in environmental causes, strengthening the relationship between people and the natural world, inspiring the next generation to forge a life-long love of nature, books and the arts, and securing the future of the Festival and its associated outreach programmes with children and local schools.
Corporate Friends benefit from the following:
- Acknowledgement in the official Festival programme which is distributed across Kent and Sussex in April, May and June and available during the weekend of the Festival itself.
- Association with the Festival’s brand as a supporter of a local cultural event that champions the arts, the environment and mental health.
- Opportunity for employees to take part in the Festival as volunteers, improving CSR credentials and employee welfare.
- Discounts on tickets for employees.
- Free copies of the Festival programme.
- Free Festival tote bag.
- Invitation to our annual networking event at Boldshaves Barn, exclusively for our corporate community.
Fee: £350. Membership is renewable annually.
Festival Friends
Our Festival Friends are at the heart of everything we do.
Your support helps us bring people together through the arts, champion local artists and emerging talent and create opportunities for everyone to engage with creativity in a meaningful way.
By becoming a Friend, you’ll help us keep the Festival accessible and inclusive, ensuring that more people in Wealden can experience the joy of live events, the power of storytelling and the inspiration of the natural world. You’ll also be supporting the next generation of artists, writers and makers, helping to nurture creativity within our community.
As a Friend, you’ll be part of a like-minded group who share a love for the arts and the Festival. You’ll also receive:
Early bird access to tickets one week before general release
Exclusive discounts on Festival events
Friends membership is £35 for a single membership or £55 for a joint membership.
We’d love for you to join us. Your support makes all the difference.
Wealden Partners
Join our network of sponsors for an opportunity for your brand to associate itself with the vision and work of Wealden Literary Festival and demonstrate your company’s commitment to corporate responsibility, sustainability and environmental issues.Â
Our Partners
Festival partners for 2026.
