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You belong here.

Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, Patron of Sydney Festival

You belong here. 


Sydney Festival’s philanthropic program offers you the opportunity to join a growing number of like-minded private donors who play a key role in the Festival’s success. 


Get closer to the Festival and its artists and enjoy a range of benefits to enhance your Festival experience while allowing us to present productions that might otherwise be out of reach. 


There are several ways to provide support to Sydney Festival, all of which allow you to make a meaningful philanthropic gift while receiving tax benefits.

Learn more about what your donations can help enable

Image: Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, Patron of Sydney Festival.

Giving levels

Festival Patron

$2,500 tax deductible donation

Receive benefits including:

  • Invitations to special events related to productions in the upcoming Festival.
  • Access to a personalised ticketing concierge service.
  • Invitations to the official launch event and to artist parties during the Festival.
  • Acknowledgements in Sydney Festival brochure and website.
Become a Festival Patron

Associate Producer

$5,000 tax deductible donation

Receive benefits including:

  • Invitations to special events related to productions in the upcoming Festival.
  • Access to a personalised ticketing concierge service.
  • Invitations to the Chair’s lunch and Director’s preview dinner plus artist parties and donor-only events during the Festival.
  • Acknowledgements in Sydney Festival brochure, website and event program.
Become an Associate Producer

Festival Hero

$10,000 tax deductible donation

Receive benefits including:

  • Invitations to special events related to productions in the upcoming Festival.
  • Access to a personalised ticketing concierge service.
  • Invitations to the Chair’s lunch, Director’s preview dinner plus artist parties and donor only events during the Festival.
  • Invitations to bespoke events with unique access to the Festival Director.
  • Acknowledgements in Sydney Festival brochure, website and event program.
Become a Festival Hero

For further information on how we can tailor your support please contact us on

02 8248 6510
or email philanthropy@sydneyfestival.org.au.

We invite all our donors to adhere to our Sydney Festival Donor Guidelines to ensure a positive and respectful philanthropic partnership.

Sydney Festival is a deductible gift recipient. Sydney Festival believes that the portion of donations stipulated as tax-deductible, will be tax-deductible but makes no warranty in this regard.

It is the responsibility of the donor to take their own tax advice. Donations are non-refundable. 

With sincere thanks

To all our private supporters…

Major Donors

  • Andrew Cameron AM and Cathy Cameron
  • Hooper Shaw Foundation
  • Shane Lloyd and Alan Joyce AC
  • Fiona Martin-Weber and Tom Hayward
  • Robyn and Monty Martin-Weber
  • Roslyn Packer AC
  • Playking Foundation

Director's Circle

  • Antionette Albert
  • John Barrer
  • Lansdowne Foundation
  • Mountain Air Foundation
  • Scully Fund

Festival Heroes

  • Brian Abel and Mark Manton
  • Academy Travel
  • Anonymous
  • Caroline Beecham and John Lydon
  • David Kirk MBE and Brigit Kirk
  • David Mathlin and Camilla Drover
  • Julianne Maxwell
  • Penelope Seidler AO
  • The Helens Gift
  • Alenka Tindale

Associate Producers

  • Amanda and Andrew Love
  • Anna Cleary
  • Canny Quine Foundation
  • The Arcadia Syndicate
  • David Hovenden and Nancy Hromin
  • Jennifer Dowling and James Hill
  • Jonathan and Judith Casson
  • Larissa Behrendt AO and Michael Lavarch AO
  • Mary Read
  • Nicola Pain
  • John Pearson and Mark Clark
  • Phillip Keir and Sarah Benjamin
  • Susanna de Vienne
  • Victoria Taylor

Festival Patrons

  • Helen Eager and Christopher Hodges
  • John and Helen Barclay
  • Kate Dundas
  • Kiong Lee and Richard Funston
  • Iolanda Capodanno and Juergen Krufczyk
  • Lyndall McNally OAM and Trevor McNally
  • Lynne Ralph
  • Nawal Silfani
  • Ray Wilson OAM
  • Laura Y Jackson

Festival Lovers

  • Adele Raj-Manning
  • Ali and Jerry Meades
  • Anthony and Shirley Murray
  • Ben and Suzy Strout
  • Cheryl Lo
  • Christopher Tooher
  • Jane Kift
  • Paddy Carney
  • Roderick and Joan Noble
  • Warwick Yee