Tickets and How to Book

Stanza Stones Events

Tickets for the Stanza Stones 2012 events will be avialble online or on 01943 601210 from Monday 5 March 2012.

Performance tickets are free but must be booked in advance.

Tickets for the Marsden event are also avalaible from Marsden Mechanics contact 01484 844 587  and info@marsdenmechanics.co.uk

Tickets for the Ilkley Cow and Calf Quarry event are also available from The Grove Bookshop and Ilkley Visitor Information Centre.

Tickets for the 2012 Festival will go on sale at 9am on Tuesday 28 August.

Online

www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk

You can buy tickets for all events online from 9am Tuesday 28^th August on our secure website.

A booking fee of £2 applies on all online orders.

By Phone

You can buy tickets for all events from our Box Office on 01943 816714 from Tuesday 28^th August

Box Office opening hours are Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm and Saturday 10am – 1pm

(Please note that telephone booking opens at 9am on Tuesday 28^th August only – then at 10am daily)

A booking fee of £2 applies on all telephone orders.

In Person – For Kings Hall Events Only

You can also buy tickets for Kings Hall events only, either from Ilkley Visitor Information Centre or The Grove Bookshop. For tickets to all other events please book by phone or online as above..

Please note that you cannot book in person at the Festival Office.

Ilkley Visitor Information Centre, Station Road, Ilkley

Opening hours:  Monday and Wednesday – Saturday 9.30am to 5pm, Tuesday 10am – 5pm. Closed Sundays.

(The Visitor Information Centre will open at 9am on Tuesday 28^th August only)

The Grove Bookshop, The Grove, Ilkley

0pening hours Monday – Saturday 9am to 5.30pm, Sunday 11.30 – 4.30pm

(Friends’ discounts cannot be claimed when booking through Ilkley Visitor Information Centre or the Grove Bookshop)

On the Door

All unsold tickets and any returns will be available from the venue box office 30 minutes before the start of each event.

Returns are usually available at most (but not all) sold out events.

For non-headline events, tickets are generally available on the door. However you are strongly advised to book in advance to avoid disappointment.

By Post

If you wish to book by post please contact the Box Office on 01943 816714 who will be happy to send you a postal booking form.

Friends Priority Booking

Festival Friends enjoy priority booking from Monday 13^th August to Wednesday 22^th August 2012.

If you’d like to become a Friend of the Festival go to our website www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk for full details or contact the office on 01943 601210.

Refunds and Resale

All tickets are non-refundable except in the event of a cancelled performance. The Box Office can only accept tickets for resale if an event has sold out and any refund is subject to a 10% handling fee. All refunds for returned tickets will be made after the Festival.

We will try to resell tickets for sold out events but offer no guarantee that we will be able to do so.

All details are correct at the time of going to press (Aug 2011).

The Ilkley Literature Festival Ltd is not liable for any subsequent changes. Keep up to date by visiting www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk.

Concessions

The Festival offers concessions to the following people (proof of status will be required):

●Children and young people under 25

●People in receipt of Disability Living Allowance

●People in receipt of a means tested benefit

Concessionary prices are stated after the full price for each event eg. £5/£3

Group Bookings

The Festival welcomes bookings from schools and established community/reading groups as follows:

£6 per person Kings Hall, £5 for Craiglands, £3 per person for most events at other venues, plus one free ticket for every ten tickets booked. We regret we can’t offer group rates for events including transport or meals.

If you have any queries or concenrs about your booking, please contact the Box Office: 01943 816714