Membership

Gift Membership

Find out more about our gift Membership options

Our Gift Memberships make the perfect present for opera lovers.

With a Glyndebourne Gift Membership they can enjoy the glittering array of opera on stage, all wrapped in the unforgettable Glyndebourne experience. Below you can explore all the options…


Gift Associate Membership

This gift includes the following benefits:
  • Priority access to Festival tickets, immediately after Festival Society Members
  • Priority booking for Autumn Season performances and other events throughout the year
  • Regular Member-insights, events and offers
  • Members’ magazine, Recit and a complimentary Festival Programme Book (worth £20)
  • Find out more about the benefits of Membership here.
How to purchase a gift membership:

Buy a gift membership online – Your £200 payment includes the one-off £110 joining fee and first annual subscription of £90.

want to make the gift extra special?
  • For £1,010 you can prepay all Associate Membership annual subscriptions (currently £90 per year) until they are promoted to the Festival Society (an estimated 10-12 years from joining) includes the one-off £110 joining fee
  • OR for £6,110 you can prepay for life – covering all Associate Membership subscriptions as above plus all future Festival Society subscriptions (currently £206 per year) includes the one-off £110 joining fee.

Buying for someone under 40? Gift an Under 40s membership.

You can purchase an Associate gift Membership online today or call +44(0)1273 815 400 .


Your gift perfectly packaged

A Glyndebourne Membership makes a wonderful gift. Your recipient will receive a welcome pack to introduce them to Glyndebourne membership.

You can choose to have the welcome pack posted to you or direct to your gift recipient. Welcome packs will be posted within 10 working days of buying the gift, or at a later date of your choosing.

Our last posting date for welcome packs in time for Christmas is 18 December 2025. You are welcome to purchase a git membership after this date – we will resume sending welcome packs on 5 January 2026.

The welcome pack contains a unique activation code. Your recipient can start their membership when they are ready using the activation code.  We do not create a record for the recipient until they choose to activate their membership, which ensures privacy and means you can keep your gift a surprise until the last moment.


Gift Membership for under 40s

This gift includes the following benefits:
  • Priority booking for Festival and Autumn Season tickets
  • Up to 50% off two Festival tickets
  • Members’ magazine, Recit
  • Regular Member-insights, events and offers
  • Find out more about the benefits of Membership here.
How to purchase a gift membership:

To purchase an Under 40s gift membership there is a one-off payment of £70 and you have the option to add a ticket voucher to include with your gift.

You can purchase an Under 40s gift Membership online today or call +44(0)1273 815 400 .


In buying a gift Associate membership you are confirming that:

In buying a gift Under 40s membership you are confirming that:


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