Join the WORD community and keep WORD wonderful.
WORD fans, come closer. Join the WORD community and keep WORD wonderful.
Behind the smoke and mirrors of our annual festival and events is a charitable trust that needs people like you to help us bring the buzz of our events to the city and keep ticket prices affordable, as well as 20-30% of our sessions free during the festival.
You’ll be helping us to support and nurture writers, thinkers, performers, artists and our local communities. With your help we’ll keep growing our schools programme to foster a love of books, ideas, writing and performance in young people. Essentially, you’re helping us create a kinder, more well-informed community.
The deeper you delve into your pockets, the deeper you’ll dive into the inside WORD, with exclusive reading lists sent before the programme is announced, special evenings, and invites to our writers party.
One-off or monthly giving is available!
This year we bring back the Festival Pass - an “all you can eat” ticket to most of the festival’s events. All of our friends, supporters and patrons will have access to this pass at a discounted rate.
FRIEND
$100+ one-off or $10 monthly
You’ll receive:
An invitation to the launch of the WORD Christchurch Festival programme
Invitations to launches and selected events during the year
Recognition as a Friend in our festival programme and on our website
An option to buy a festival pass for $250 (usually $300).
SUPPORTER
$200+ one-off or $20 monthly
You’ll receive:
An invitation to the launch of the WORD Christchurch Festival programme
Invitations to launches and selected events during the year
Recognition as a Supporter in our festival programme and on our website
Discounted tickets
An exclusive reading list prior to our programme launch
20% off the festival pass
PATRON
$400+ one-off or $35 monthly
You’ll receive:
An invitation to the launch of the WORD Christchurch Festival programme
Invitations to launches and selected events during the year
Recognition as a Patron in our festival programme and on our website
Discounted tickets
An exclusive reading list prior to our programme launch
A special bookshop evening
The festival programme posted to you
25% off the festival pass
GOLD PATRON
$750+ one-off or $65 monthly
You’ll receive:
An invitation to the launch of the WORD Christchurch Festival programme
Invitations to launches and selected events during the year
Recognition as a Gold Patron in our festival programme and on our website
Discounted tickets
An exclusive reading list prior to our programme launch
A special bookshop evening
The festival programme posted to you
A personal booking service
A special programme preview with the WORD Programme Director pre-launch
30% off the festival pass
PLATINUM PATRON
$1,000+ one-off or $85 monthly
You’ll receive:
An invitation to the launch of the WORD Christchurch Festival programme
Invitations to launches and selected events during the year
Recognition as a Friend in our festival programme and on our website
Discounted tickets
An exclusive reading list prior to our programme launch
A special bookshop evening
The festival programme posted to you
A personal booking service
A special programme preview with the WORD Programme Director pre-launch
A bespoke booklist created just for you
35% off the festival pass