As with any festival, there are essential costs that sit outside the core production and people-focused areas. All amounts shown include 20% VAT.
In 2024, this included external services such as legal, accounting, insurance, office costs, software and on-site communications, all necessary to operate the festival responsibly and effectively. We also allocate budget to marketing and media to support the year-round visibility and sustainability of Medicine. This covers promotion online and in the physical world, press and media outreach, filming and photography, launch events and gatherings, as well as design work across our website, festival materials and social platforms, including freelance artists and designers. These figures are not for our fiscal year, but rather our festival year, from September 2023 to September 2024
Medicine is now a biennial gathering (taking place every other year), allowing us to move with greater care, intention, and sustainability. In the years between festivals, our focus turns to nurturing the wider ecosystem that Medicine sits within, taking time to develop new initiatives and long-term pro jects that deepen our mission of redirecting resources to the communities and causes that need them most. These off-years give us the space to listen, learn, and build in right relationship, rather than rushing from one gathering to the next. You can expect to see several new initiatives taking shape and launching throughout 2027.
