University Members

BAFA membership is not just for festivals…

In addition to our festivals’ membership, BAFA welcomes members from universities and colleges involved in event and festival management, arts policy and research. University membership costs £580 and members receive:

25 free tickets for BAFA’s Student Conference, A Festival Career

Participation in specialist online forums for event lecturers

Access to potential partners for collaborative projects and research


Direct contact with the festivals sector and BAFA partners

Networking with a range of industry professionals, with potential for Knowledge Exchange initiatives


Our current university members are:

Birmingham City University
Edinburgh Napier University
Manchester Metropolitan University

Queen Mary University of London
University of Gloucestershire