Discounts & Packages
Booking Information
Early Bird Offer –
Available until
31 August
How to Book
In Person
Visit any Ticketmaster outlet from Wednesday 14
July or the Festival Ticketing & Information Booth
in Federation Square open Monday 4 – Saturday
23 October 10am – 6pm daily.
Buy 3, 4 or 5 events that qualify for a Discount
Package before 31 August and save 15%. Buy
6 or more events before 31 August and save 20%.
From 1 Sep See More and Save
Buy 3, 4 or 5 events that qualify for a Discount
Package and save 10%. Buy 6 or more events
and save 15%.
Group Discounts – Book a
group of eight or more and save
If you book for a group of eight or more to many
of our shows, you receive 10% off the ticket price.
To be eligible for the Group Discount for MTC’s
Life Without Me and Malthouse Theatre’s Intimacy
you must purchase ten or more tickets.
Matinee/Twilight Package –
See 3 or more matinees or early
evening performances for only
$30 each
The following performances have this
special price:
• Adapting For Distortion & Haptic Sun 17 Oct
at 5pm
• An Anthology of Optimism Sat 23 Oct at 5pm
• The Beckett Trilogy Sun 17 Oct at 1pm
• The Blue Dragon Sat 9 Oct at 2pm
• come, been and gone Sun 10 Oct at 5pm
• Intimacy Sat 16 Oct at 2pm & Thu 21 Oct
at 1pm
• Jack Charles v The Crown Sat 16 & Sun 17 Oct
at 2pm
• Life Without Me Wed 13 & Wed 20 Oct at 2pm,
Sat 16 & Sat 23 Oct at 4pm
• Stifters Dinge Fri 8 – Tue 12 Oct at 2pm
and 5pm
Hurry – only a limited number of seats are
available at this special price.
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Students and Backpackers –
Experience the Festival for just $25
Limited tickets for most events are specially
priced for students, including international
student cardholders, Youth Hostel Association
members (YHA) and all holders of international
backpacking cards.
For events with more than one price reserve,
the student discount may be limited to B and C
Reserve seats.
See individual listings for details of which events
qualify for the $25 ticket price. Where the $25
ticket price does not apply, students are eligible
for the concession price.
School Groups
The Festival offers discounted tickets to secondary
school groups. These tickets can only be
purchased through the Festival and are for school
groups with accompanying teachers.
For more information about school groups,
email: [email protected] or
download our Schools Brochure at
www.melbournefestival.com.au/education
Tickets for events at the following venues can also
be purchased at the relevant venue box office
from Wednesday 14 July:
Discount Packages
Terms and Conditions
Discount Conditions
The Discount Package and Group Discount
apply to full price tickets only. For events with
more than one price reserve, discounts apply
to A Reserve seats only.
All tickets must be purchased at the same
time to qualify for the discount. Tickets must
be purchased in person, by telephoning
1300 723 038 or by mail or fax to attract
the discount. Alternatively discounts can
be ordered by filling out the Festival online
booking form available at
www.melbournefestival.com.au
Tickets purchased online via the Ticketmaster
website do NOT attract the discount.
The Discount Package does not apply to the
following events:
• A Matter of Life & Death: Wheeler Centre
Spotlight Sessions
• Behind the Lens: Up Close on Film
• Bill Viola In Conversation
• Nyah-bunyar Discovery at ArtPlay
• Regional Touring
• Richter/Meinhof-Opera
Matinee/Twilight Package Conditions
You must purchase at least one ticket to
three applicable matinees or early evening
performances to qualify for the discount. All
tickets must be purchased at the same time. No