‘The AIF provides excellent opportunities for discussions between festival organisers and suppliers to understand their mutual needs and challenges’

Chris Green, Etherlive / Friend of AIF

The creation of AIF has seen the coming together of the most successful independent festivals in the UK. This provides a unique opportunity for suppliers and services to contact and become part of this large proportion of the UK festival sector through a single point of access.

"Friends of AIF" are suppliers, service providers and those who wish to communicate and connect with the most innovative and creative part of the festival scene. The scheme facilitates trade between suppliers of all types of services and AIF members; some companies may simply want to sponsor this sector.

The following benefits are enjoyed by our Friends:

• To send two emails per year to our membership.

• Invite to the AGM.

• Invite to any AIF events.

• Annual Friends of AIF dinner with the Board.
   
• Annual "speed dating" event with AIF members.

• Access to Members section of the website including calendar of dates of members events.

• Page on the AIF website to advertise your company.

• Priority listing in the online Supplier Directory.

• Free top banner and front page advert rotating on the website.
   
• Access to the annual audience research results.
   
• Full A5 page ad in the Friends of AIF brochure.

Applications are considered monthly by the Board.

Annual membership is £1000 + vat per annum (£500 + vat per annum for registered charities).

To apply to become a Friend of AIF fill in the form provided alongside.