The Battle of Ideas festival 2024
The Battle of Ideas festival 2024
The Battle of Ideas festival 2024 will take place at Church House in Westminster on 19 & 20 October.
Early-bird discounted tickets are available here.
On the 19 & 20 October 2024, the Battle of Ideas festival will come back together for our nineteenth festival, bringing speakers, debaters and campaigners under the roof of Church House, Westminster. We are proud to be the home for free thinkers, where ideas are put to the test in over 100+ debates on everything from the economy to science and tech, the arts to the environment with discussions on books, issues, music and the big political issues of the day.
Programming the festival for this year will be a challenge - events seem to move at lightning speed. But while we might live in turbulent times, we also have the chance to shape and change the kind of society we wish to live in. To do that, we must come together.
So join us - read on for more information about ticket prices and opportunities to volunteer (see below). We’ll see you there.
Weekend rates
Standard ticket – £90
Standard concession ticket – £45
Academy of Ideas associate ticket – £60
Academy of Ideas associate concession ticket – £35
Become an Academy of Ideas associate plus get associate-rate ticket – £120
Become an Academy of Ideas associate (concession rate) plus get associate-rate ticket – £60
Student Champion (full-time students) – £25
Our paid Substack subscribers can take advantage of Associate rates!
One-day rates
(For Saturday or Sunday)
Standard ticket – £55
Standard concession ticket – £30
Standard AoI associate ticket – £40
AoI associate concession ticket – £22.50
Become an Academy of Ideas associate plus get associate-rate ticket – £95
Become an Academy of Ideas associate (concession rate) plus get associate-rate ticket – £50
School pupils – £10 (see ticket offer below)
FREE TICKETS FOR SCHOOL PUPILS
We are delighted to make the following special offer to school pupils: a free day-ticket to the Battle of Ideas festival, for either Saturday 19 or Sunday 20 October. And if you want to attend the whole weekend you can do so for just £10 for the other day!
Just email schoolschampion@academyofideas.org.uk stating which day you would like to attend free, the name of your school and an email address to send your free ticket to.
VOLUNTEER AT THE BATTLE OF IDEAS FESTIVAL FOR FREE TICKETS
With thousands of attendees, hundreds of speakers and over a hundred debates over two days, we need a team of enthusiastic and committed volunteers to support us for the Battle of Ideas festival 2024.
There is no age limit or qualification requirements for volunteering with us – you just have to have a passion for free speech and public debate!
ANY QUESTIONS?
For any enquiries please contact Geoff Kidder:
T: +44 (0) 20 7269 9220
E: geoffkidder@academyofideas.org.uk