On behalf of the King's Affair 2025 Committee, we were delighted to invite alumni to attend the King's Affair on Wednesday, 25 June.
The theme for this year is 'Shah mat / / Checkmate'. The phrase originates with the exportation of chess (then, the Indian game of Chatarunga) to the Persian Empire under the Sassanid dynasty in the 7th century. It was the emergent culture of announcing direct attack upon the king which lead to the creation of 'checkmate' as a position (the king rendered powerless to move, as opposed to captured): the way the game is played to this day across the world.
Celebrated as the 'antidote to the monotony of traditional May Balls,' the King's Affair is held on the Wednesday of May Week, transforming the infamous grounds of King's College into a spectacular, daring, dream-like world for one night a year. Here, inclusivity is your champion.
Gowns and tuxedos are exchanged for extravagant fancy dress and costume, up-and-coming artists rule the stage, whilst glittering lights and wild artwork take over the senses. Think festival, 'beats not bollingers,' and a world turned upside down.
TICKETS
Alumni tickets cost £165 and are available to purchase here.
Please note that tickets are expected to sell out quickly and registration will close as soon as capacity is reached. King's Affair tickets are non-refundable.
Name changes can be made for free until 2 March 2025. A name change will cost £15 each between 3 March 2025 and 30 March 2025. A name change will cost £25 each between 31 March 2025 and 1 June 2025. A name change will cost £45 each between 2 June 2025 and 15 June 2025.
Please email ticketing@kingsaffair.co.uk if you have any questions.
For further details please see the King's Affair website and follow them on social media, @kingsaffair on Instagram and King's Affair on Facebook, for more frequent updates.
