Sponsor

Meet the moment

Our partners believe in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives, and, ultimately, the world!

A special thanks goes out to our partnership community who are helping make TEDxAsheville events such an overwhelming success. We love working with you to bring this unique experience to our audience and create ideas worth spreading.

Sponsorship applications are open for 2025-26 season • Sponsorship applications are open for 2025-26 season •

Sponsorship tiers.

TEDxAsheville 2026 is an independently organized event, licensed by TED, to be held at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Asheville on Friday, March 13, 2026 from 10am - 4pm ET. In person attendance will be capped at 500.

In addition to in-person promotion at the flagship TEDxAsheville 2026 event, sponsors will receive additional benefits based on their partnership tier, as well as promotion at upcoming TEDxAsheville Salons, taking place throughout 2025. Signing on early provides you additional opportunities to be included in press releases, email newsletters, and on site promotions in advance of the March event.

If you’re interested in joining the partnerships community for upcoming TEDxAsheville events, please email sponsors@tedxasheville.com and download our Sponsorship Information flyer.

$6,500

PRESENTING SPONSOR
for ALL events: 2025-2026 season

Display table at main event [FULL]
Full page ad in event program
3min in-person intro at 3 Red Rug Roundtable events
3min in-person intro at Pass The Mic event
Linked logo on website
Prime logo placement on event presentations (slides)
Prime logo placement on Newsletters
Social media announcements [per TED guidelines]
Stage announcement at main event
VIP gift bag
Reserved seating at all events
9 VIP tickets

1 x each Red Rug Roundtable
2 x Pass The Mic
4 x Main event

$1,000

Display table at main event [½ table]
Quarter page ad in event program
Linked logo on website
Logo placement on event presentations (slides)
Logo placement on Newsletters
Social media announcements
VIP gift bag
3 VIP tickets

1 x Pass The Mic
2 x Main event

$5,000

PRESENTING SPONSOR
for the MAIN event

Display table at main event [FULL]
Full page ad in event program
3min in-person intro at 3 Red Rug Roundtable events
3min in-person intro at Pass The Mic event
Linked logo on website
Prime logo placement on event presentations (slides)
Prime logo placement on Newsletters
Social media announcements [per TED guidelines]
Stage announcement at main event
VIP gift bag
Reserved seating at all events
7 VIP tickets

1 x each Red Rug Roundtable
1 x Pass The Mic
3 x Main event

$500

Display table at main event [½ table]
Eighth page ad in event program
Linked logo on website
Logo placement on event presentations (slides)
Logo placement on Newsletters
Social media announcements
2 VIP tickets

1 x Pass The Mic
1 x Main event

$250

Listing in event program
Linked logo on website
Social media announcements

In-kind

In addition to financial sponsorship, there are also opportunities to support TEDxAsheville through in-kind sponsorship
Reach out to Dara Kiely, our TEDxAsheville sponsorship representative, at sponsors@tedxasheville.com

SPONSOR TEDxASHEVILLE

$2,500

SUPPORTING SPONSORS
for the MAIN event

Display table at main event [½ table]
Half page ad in event program
Linked logo on website
Logo placement on event presentations (slides)
Logo placement on all mailchimp newsletters
Social media announcements
VIP gift bag
4 VIP tickets

2 x Pass The Mic
2 x Main event

Why partner with us?

Connect with your community.

Becoming a TEDxAsheville partner means you share our mission of spreading ideas that can change the world! Utilize TEDx Asheville as a way to demonstrate creative thinking by building awareness and recognition with an engaged and valuable audience of individuals committed to making an impact. This event is integral for the Buncombe County community, and the greater WNC area. Audiences – in person, online and offline – range from high profile Asheville Buncombe County leaders to millennials, and millions of viewers on TED’s own website where videos of the speakers are posted.

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Our network + media exposure.

Grow your brand image and vision in front of top entrepreneurs, professionals, and students. In addition to an extensive network existing within our team of speakers and event partners, the TEDxAsheville team will conduct direct digital outreach through email newsletters, social media campaigns, press release circulation, and mentions on local radio. We have an anticipated exposure of 50,000+ individuals across Southeastern US and Appalachia. TEDx Asheville can help connect your brand message to a big idea, unveil surprises, and expand your audience.