Booking Tickets
Tickets for the May Festival will be available from 9.30am Thursday 28 March, until 12noon, Thursday 9 May. From Friday 10 May, tickets will be available to purchase at the May Festival Box Office on the University Campus.
Book online: www.abdn.ac.uk/mayfestival
Book by telephone or in person: Aberdeen Box Office +44 (0)1224 641122, Aberdeen Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1QS
Aberdeen Box Office Opening Times: 9.30am – 6pm (Monday – Saturday)
May Festival Box Office (University Campus):
Friday 10 & Saturday 11 May, 9.30am – 8pm
Sunday 12 May, 9.30am – 7pm
Festival concession rates are available for most events (students, over 60s, under 16s, registered unemployed and disabled visitors).
Some events are FREE but we recommend that you book tickets in advance to guarantee your place at the event. Please note, any wheelchair users booking tickets should let the booking administrator know to ensure suitable seats are reserved.
All May Festival tickets are non refundable, unless the event is cancelled. Latecomers will not be admitted after
the event starts. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times during the Festival. Audio recorders and cameras may not be used in performance venues. Please ensure mobile phones are on silent during performances. Some May Festival events will be filmed/recorded for online viewing and archive purposes. If you do not wish to be filmed, please alert a member of Festival staff before the event starts.
All details are correct at the time of going to print. The May Festival reserves the right to change events due to unforeseen circumstances. Any changes will be posted on the May Festival website and sign-posted on the day at the May Festival Box Office.
Venues & Maps
For information on venues used during the May Festival, as well as a map of the University campus, click here.
Eating & Drinking
May Tent, King’s Lawn, University of Aberdeen
9.30am – 8pm (Friday – Sunday)
MacRobert Café, MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen
9.00am – 3.30pm (Saturday)
The Sir Duncan Rice Library Cafe, University of Aberdeen
11am – 4pm (Friday – Sunday)
May Festival Bookshop
Waterstones will be situated in the May Tent on King’s Lawn. The Bookshop opening times will be 9.30am until Late (Friday – Sunday).
The Festival Face Painter will also be available on Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 May in the May Tent on King’s Lawn.