Pebble Beach Authors & Ideas FestivalSeptember 18-20, 2026
INDIVIDUAL PASS$1,000 each
You will have full access to general sessions, small breakouts, book signings, shopping in the on-site Bookstore, morning coffee and Saturday lunch. In order to attend dinners with the speakers and other private Festival events, please visit our Sponsorship Categories.
Sponsorship packages will be available as of January 1, 2024 and regular passes will be $1,000. each.
DONOR CATEGORIES
EVENT SPONSOR – $100,000 and above
Let us create a custom Festival package, exclusively for you, your company, and your designated guests. Enjoy complimentary Festival passes, lunches and dinners with the speakers, plus Green Room access and mention in printed materials.
STUDENT & EDUCATOR PROGRAMS – $25,000 and above
Help to underwrite the Student Ideas Festival for more than 20,000 Monterey County middle and high school students, as well as special scholarship passes for local educators. Includes complimentary passes for all Festival sessions, preferred seating, breakouts, dinners with the speakers and mention in printed materials.
HONOR ROLL – $15,000 and above
Be a sponsor of the Student Introducers, many of whom are members of Migrant Education Region XVI’s Debate Team, throughout the Student Ideas Festival and the Authors and Ideas Festival. Includes six Festival passes, preferred seating, dinner for four with the speakers both Friday and Saturday evenings, and mention in printed materials.
PREMIER CIRCLE – $10,000 and above
Enjoy early access to passes and preferred seating. Includes four Festival passes, dinner for two with the speakers both Friday and Saturday evenings, and mention in printed materials.
FOUNDING – $5,000 and above
Includes two Festival passes, dinner for two with the speakers either Friday or Saturday evening, and mention in printed materials.
SUPPORTER – $1,500 and above
Includes one Festival pass, preferred seating and Program mention.
PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A CUSTOM PACKAGE INCLUDING HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS.
The Carmel Ideas Foundation is a 501-c-3 organization, and all donations are
deductible to the full extent of the law. The cost of Festival passes is not tax deductible.
All sales are final. No refunds will be issued.
We thank you for your continued support or welcome you as a new donor.
Without the generous support of friends and donors,
the Authors and Ideas Festival and Student Programs would not be possible.
All donor levels include published acknowledgements and preferred seating.
The Carmel Ideas Foundation is a 501-c-3 organization.
All sales are final. No refunds will be issued.