Business Sponsors
Keeping it local and free ... for 25 years
This section is for business sponsors for private sponsors or 'friends' please go to our festival friends page
If you sponsor or donate already we really cannot thank you enough and we hope we can count on your support again this year. It costs £80,000 to enusre the music festival is free to attend. It’s a huge task to raise this amount every year and ensure the music is free. Every year we turn down a significant amount of revenue from out of town traders who want to profit from DMF. So, to continue to keep this event ‘local’ we really need your support.
So, if your business benefits from the Festival, or you just enjoy being a spectator, please register your interest by emailing us to find out about the sponsorship options we offer and how they can benefit your business. These options will be available on this page later this month.
Your support and generosity is crucial for us to continue
Did you know the Festival ...
★ has an ‘eat, stay, shop’ website directory regularly receives over 10,000 hits during the festival
★ is committed to ‘the money spent in the town stays in the town’
★ funds a Foundation for young musicians
★ music is free for all
★ costs £80,000 to stage
★ attracts 20,000+ visitors over 3 days
★ has 100+ live performances
★ is entirely funded by sponsorship, collections and merchandise sales
★ is organised by a small team of volunteers
★ has introduced 100% recyclable, reusable plastic cups across the town
★ promotes local acts and local talent
★ has an outstanding professional reputation.
However, all the musicians do need paying and that is why we need your support. Please see the categories below then phone or email us to chat it through. There are five options for Sponsorship, so you can choose the one to suit you.
Alternatively, you could send us a donation using PayPal (see DONATIONS page).
Whichever category you choose, your generous sponsorship and support means that the costs of performers and acts are supported and our pledge of ‘Music for All’ lives on. To view this year's sponsors, please visit the Festival Sponsors page.
You can sign up and pay by using the form below.
For more information about becoming a sponsor, email: sponsorship@dartmusicfestival.co.uk
Business Sponsorship Options
Bronze £75
- Your business name in the sponsor’s section of the Dart Music Festival website and a link to your business website
- Listed as a sponsor in the Official Festival Programme
- A DMF 2023 sponsors’ poster.
- A complimentary programme.
- 2 DMF 2023 sponsors’ badges or wristbands.
- 2 exclusive DMF reusable pint pots (if you collect your sponsorship package)
Contact: sponsorship@dartmusicfestival.co.uk
Silver £150
- Your business name in the sponsor’s section of the Dart Music Festival website and a link to your business website.
- Your business listed in our website “shop, eat and stay directory” which regularly receives around 10,000 hits
- Listed as a sponsor in the Official Festival Programme.
- A DMF 2023 sponsors’ poster.
- A complimentary programme.
- 2 DMF 2023 sponsors’ badges or wristbands.
- 2 tickets to the DMF 2023 supporters’ party.
- 2 exclusive DMF reusable pint pots (if you collect your sponsorship package)
Gold Sponsor £250
- Your business name in the sponsor’s section of the Dart Music Festival website and a link to your business website.
- Your business listed in our website “shop, eat and stay directory” which regularly receives around 10,000 hits
- Listed as a sponsor in the Official Festival Programme.
- A DMF 2023 sponsors’ poster.
- A complimentary programme.
- 2 DMF 2023 sponsors’ badges or wristbands.
- 2 tickets to the DMF 2023 supporters’ party.
- 2 exclusive DMF reusable pint pots (if you collect your sponsorship package)
- Your business featured in one of our monthly E-newsletters – currently sent to over 2000 self-subscribed readers, with a link to your website.
- Your business featured in our popular App.
- Your business logo featured on digital rolling content above our main stage.
Pub Package £300
Designed to support local pubs and restaurants with their own live music over the weekend, it offers all the benefits of the
GOLD SPONSORSHIP
Plus…
- We will list your business and bands in the Programme and on our DMF website, with a link to your own.
- Your business logo featured on digital rolling content above our main stage.
Contact: sponsorship@dartmusicfestival.co.uk
Platinum Package £500+
- Your business name in the sponsor’s section of the Dart Music Festival website and a link to your business website.
- Your business logo featured on digital rolling content above our main stage.
- Your business logo on the back cover of the official Programme.
- Your logo displayed at all 4 main DMF venues.
- Your business listed in our website “shop, eat and stay directory” which regularly receives around 10,000 hits
- Listed as a sponsor in the Official Festival Programme.
- A DMF 2023 sponsors’ poster.
- A complimentary programme.
- 2 DMF 2023 sponsors’ badges or wristbands.
- 2 tickets to the DMF 2023 supporters’ party.
- 2 exclusive DMF reusable pint pots (if you collect your sponsorship package)
- Your business featured in one of our monthly E-newsletters – currently sent to over 2000 self-subscribed readers, with a link to your website.
- Your business featured in our popular App.
Diamond Package £1000+
Negotiated on an individual basis these will have the benefits of the Platinum package and we will work with you to provide extra support for you and your business via the festival
Contact: sponsorship@dartmusicfestival.co.uk
LOCAL TRADERS' COMMENTS
‘no outside traders is a huge benefit’ Janis Walker, Wheelhouse Restaurant
‘all rooms were booked months in advance’ Charlie & Zuzana, Bayards Cove Inn
‘one of the best trading weekends of the year’ Gemma Harris, 11 Clothing
‘fantastic 3 days, we gladly sponsor!’ Tom & Edward, Dart Gallery