- A reduced insurance premium through the AFO EVS/Graham Sykes Scheme - Access to Members Only Resources which saves hours of research and training - Discounted earlybird delegate rates for AFO Conference, the most useful conference in the business - FREE Legal Advice from LSL Solicitors - FREE Tax, VAT and accounting advice from APS Accountancy - News keeps you informed about the Festival/Events Sector. - The knowledge that the AFO office is on hand to provide valuable information, data, links and contacts - Help and advice from the AFO office. There are real people at the end of the phone or email that know the answers and genuinely want to help - The opportunity to Ticket Swap and visit lots of other festivals - The feeling of being in a club of like-minded people - All Members subscribe to the AFO Code of Best Practice for Festivals
Membership is open to all types of festivals and events: to any festival or event organiser who wishes to share their knowledge and experiences, learn & teach and strive for good standards in festival work; voluntary or professionally run; any genre of music; dance, art, food, literary, children's. Whether you are a one day event for 50 people or a week long festival for 10s of 1000s, AFO is here to help and support you as an Festival or Organisation Member.
If you don't run a festival or event you can still join us... If you are a supplier to the festival and event industry, join AFO as an Associate Member and advertise your product and services directly to your target audience.
"I cannot thank AFO enough for the tremendous expertise, support and advocacy it has provided, even before 2020's devastating time for the entire sector."
Jonathan Harvey, University of Suffolk
"AFO provide a really useful selection of resources essential for festival organisers and the online members meetings in the past months have been really useful with members sharing good practice and being supported and encouraged by the AFO."
Grand Northern Ukulele Festival
"We have to say that we found AFO support invaluable. It was a big fest & hard work & it succeeded because of good advice!"
Caroline Slough, JSL Productions
I’d like to say a big thank you for all the support and help you have given us festival organisers over the past crazy months
Becky, FolkEast
"On a more personal note, thank you for all your support, for being there at the end of the phone and for all the work AFO are doing to support all of us. It really is much appreciated. On the positive side, I believe that Covid has opened up new doors and provided an opportunity to work together more closely ... long may it continue ..."
Adam Courthold, The Courthold Family
"AFO through the pandemic, has been a great source of information and support."
