Fri 6 Jun, 20:00 - 06:00, Founder's Square


Welcome to Summer Ball 2025, the ultimate festival experience for Royal Holloway students. Set against the historic backdrop and surroundings of Founder’s Building, this 10-hour festival and end-of-year celebration isn't to be missed!

With 3500+ attendees, Summer Ball is the biggest and most anticipated night of the year. You can expect live music, fairground rides, street food, drinks, brand activations (and more to be announced).

So, how can I secure a ticket I hear you ask? We've listened to your feedback and will be doing two ticket releases. 50% of all our discounted tickets will go exclusively to final year students, and will be released on Thu 3 Apr. The rest of the tickets will be available to ALL students on Fri 4 Apr. We've created a little table below to help you understand this breakdown. Please note: All of our tickets are available on a first come first served basis.

On the Ball Bundle

Remember the priority box last year? Those that bought their tickets in the priority window got access to an exclusive box full of SB24 goodies. And this year, we're bringing it back — but a little differently. Introducing our On the Ball Bundle. Those that purchase their tickets on Thu 3 & Fri 4 Apr will get:

Welcome drink Entrance queue jump Exclusive SB25 bucket hat Festival line-up poster (A3) SB25 lanyard Event programme & map Exclusive On the Ball wristband

First release (Final Year students only)

Ticket Type Price Quantity Release Date
Tier 1 £65 50 (reserved for final year students) Thu 3 Apr* 12:00
Tier 2 £70 100 (reserved for final year students) Thu 3 Apr* 12:00
Tier 3 £75 350 (reserved for final year students) Thu 3 Apr* 12:00
To bag the On The Ball Bundle secure your ticket on Thu 3 Apr
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Second release (available to ALL students)

Ticket Type Price Quantity Release Date
Tier 1 £65 50 Fri 4 Apr* 12:00
Tier 2 £70 100 Fri 4 Apr* 12:00
Tier 3 £75 350 Fri 4 Apr* 12:00
General Sale £80 1000 Fri 4 Apr* 12:00
To bag the On The Ball Bundle secure your ticket on Fri 4 Apr
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Other Tickets

Ticket Type Price Quantity Release Date
General Sale £80 All remaining tickets Sat 5 Apr
Alumni £80 Sat 5 Apr
Survivors Breakfast £4 1500 Sat 5 Apr
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Putting on an event the size of Summer Ball and delivering the high-quality experience expected of such a prestigious event doesn't come cheap. As a registered charity, we must ensure that our costs are covered and each year it is becoming more challenging to deliver the same experience for the same price. That's why this year we have had to increase the ticket price for the first time since 2012 (if we had followed inflation since then, the event would now cost in excess of £100!) The ticket price reflects various costs including the acts performing, the infrastructure, and the staff working the event.


So what does your £80 go towards? Check out the full breakdown below:


Entertainment

£24.42 (30.53%)

Performing artists, fairground rides, décor + more to be announced.


Infrastructure

£23.24 (29.05%)

Fencing, toilets, tents, staging, sound & lighting, equipment, bar structures, fire safety equipment.


Staff

£22.04 (27.55%)

Security, medics, bar, cloakroom, catering, tech, site crew, artist liaisons, management, ticket exchange, noise mitigation team.


Customer Service

£5.29 (6.62%)

Till & card machine hire, fridges & chiller unit hire, drink consumables.


Marketing

£1.79 (2.24%)

Signage, wristbands, lanyards, event branding.


Other fees

£3.21 (4.01%)

Event cancellation & hired in plant insurance, music licensing, bank charges, merchant fees, contingency.