Festival Ticketing SoftwareOne festival ticketing system for passes, schedules, maps and the gate
One platform replaces your spreadsheets, scheduling apps, and legacy software. Drag-and-drop multi-stage schedules, interactive venue maps, performer dashboards, and automated marketing — all in one place.
1,000+
Hours Saved
per event
$30K
Money Saved
per event
12%
Attendance Boost
average
Everything You Need
GA, VIP & Vendor Ticketing
Sell passes, VIP upgrades, and vendor booths from one checkout.
AI Schedule Builder
Generate a multi-stage lineup with no overlaps, then adjust it by drag and drop.
Interactive Venue Maps
Attendees find stages, food, restrooms, and vendors on a live grounds map.
QR Gate Scanning
High-throughput phone scanning at every gate, across every festival day.
Performer Dashboards
Every act sees its stage, set time, and day-of details.
Real-Time Analytics
Track pass sales, gate counts, and vendor revenue as they happen.
Promoter Referrals
Trackable promoter links with commission tracking built in.
Cart Recovery & SMS
Recover abandoned carts and send day-of updates by text message.
Employee Management
Schedule gate crews, stage hands, and volunteers across days and zones.
Task Management
Track site build, permits, and vendor logistics with due dates.
AI Ad Management
Launch and optimize ads for your festival from one dashboard.
How It Works
Create & Sell Tickets
GA, VIP, and vendor booths with early bird pricing and discount codes.
Schedule Performers
Drag-and-drop multi-stage schedule. AI suggests optimal room assignments.
Organize Your Crew
Assign roles and shifts. Each role gets a live dashboard.
Build a Live Map
Interactive venue map — stages, food, seating — on every attendee's phone.
Scan & Go Live
QR scanning at the gate. Personal portals for every attendee.
Pricing
Basic Ticketing
$0.85
CAD / ticket
Ticketing, check-in, and email tools
Festival Pro
$4.99
CAD / ticket
Full suite: scheduling, maps, dashboards, analytics
Eventist charges a flat $4.99 CAD per ticket for the festival package, with bulk pricing from $2.99 at volume, or $0.85 CAD per ticket for general admission events. There is no percentage fee, no monthly subscription and no setup fee; free events are free; card processing is paid to Stripe or Square at their published rate.
Both plans include 1-on-1 Canadian support — your first 3 hours are free.
Festival management and ticketing software, in one platform
Most festivals run on a patchwork: festival management software for the schedule, a separate festival ticketing software vendor for sales, and spreadsheets for everything in between. Eventist replaces the patchwork with one festival ticketing system, so the lineup, the map, the crew and the tickets all share one set of data.
Multi-stage scheduling with conflict checks
Build the lineup for every stage by drag and drop, or let the AI schedule builder draft it from your acts and set lengths. Eventist checks each performer against every other stage automatically, so an act booked on the main stage at 8pm cannot also land in the tent at 8:15. Move a set and the performer dashboard, the public schedule and the crew run-of-show all update together.
Interactive festival maps
Draw your grounds once: stages, vendor booths, food, water, first aid, restrooms and any other point of interest, placed where they actually sit on site. Attendees open the live map on their phone from their ticket portal and find what they need without a printed guide. Vendors appear on the map as soon as their booth is confirmed, with no separate app to install.
Staff, volunteers and the run-of-show
Give gate crews, stage hands, volunteers and vendor coordinators their own roles, each with a dashboard that shows only what that role needs. Assign tasks with due dates for site build, permits and vendor logistics, and track them from one board. On show days, a read-only crew portal shows the live run-of-show for every stage, so the person calling the next act does not need a laptop. Most festival management software stops at the schedule; Eventist runs the crew too.
A festival ticketing system built for the gate
Sell general admission, VIP and reserved seats, with tiers, early-bird windows and payment plans that let attendees pay a deposit and the balance on a schedule. Check-in works from any phone: scan the QR code, see the ticket status and move to the next person, at every gate on every day. A built-in POS covers door sales, so walk-ups end up in the same reports as advance sales.
Festival ticketing software on Eventist is a flat fee per ticket, never a percentage, with no monthly subscription and no setup fee. The festival package is $4.99 CAD per ticket with bulk pricing from $2.99, general admission ticketing is $0.85, and free events are free. Card processing runs through Stripe or Square, you keep your attendee data, and support comes from real people at a Canadian company that prices in CAD.
How Eventist compares with festival ticketing platforms
| Platform | Platform fee on a $60 pass | Multi-stage schedule with conflict checks | Festival map with vendor booths | Volunteer roles and task management | QR check-in from any phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eventist | $4.99 CAD ($0.85 general admission) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Eventbrite | $3.39 (3.5% + $1.29) | Ticketing only | No | No | Yes |
| Showpass | $1.19 on Essential (1% + $0.59); $3.19 on Professional (2.5% + $1.69) | Ticketing only | No | No | Yes |
| Humanitix | $2.25 (2.1% + $0.99) | Ticketing only | No | No | Yes |
| Ticket Tailor | $1.00 pay-as-you-go ($0.82 to $0.40 prepaid) | Ticketing only | No | No | Yes |
Fees are each vendor's published platform rate as of September 2026, before card processing, which is extra on every platform.
Festival ticketing FAQ
What is a festival ticketing system?
A festival ticketing system is the software that sells festival passes and then controls who gets through the gate. It differs from a general event checkout in what it has to handle: weekend and single-day passes bought in one order, tiered and early-bird pricing, add-ons such as parking, camping, merchandise and vendor booths, capacity limits per zone rather than one venue number, and scanning at several gates across several days, including when the signal drops. Eventist covers that ticketing layer and the festival management around it, so the lineup, the map, the crew and the tickets all read from the same data.
How much does festival ticketing cost on Eventist?
Eventist charges a flat fee per ticket, never a percentage of your ticket price, with no monthly subscription and no setup fee. The festival package is $4.99 CAD per ticket, with bulk pricing from $2.99, and general admission ticketing is $0.85 per ticket. Free events are free, and card processing goes through Stripe or Square.
Can I sell multi-day passes, day passes and add-ons?
Yes. Set up weekend passes, single-day tickets, VIP upgrades, add-ons such as parking or merchandise, and vendor booths as separate ticket types in the same checkout, each with its own capacity, tiers and early-bird pricing. Payment plans let attendees put down a deposit and pay the balance on a schedule you choose.
Does it handle multi-stage schedules and performer conflicts?
Yes. Build each stage's lineup by drag and drop or have the AI schedule builder draft it, and Eventist flags any performer booked in two places at once. Performers see their own stage and set time in their dashboard, and attendees can build a personal schedule from the public lineup.
Can volunteers and vendors use it?
Yes. Volunteers and staff get a role with its own dashboard, task list and shift schedule, plus a read-only run-of-show portal for show days. Vendors buy their booth through the same checkout as attendees and appear on the interactive festival map once confirmed.
How does check-in work at the gate?
Every ticket carries a QR code, and any phone becomes a scanner: scan, see the ticket's status, and wave the attendee through. Scanning works at every gate on every festival day, and the built-in POS handles walk-up sales at the door so they show up in the same reports as advance sales.
Is my attendee data mine?
Yes. Every attendee's name, email and order history belongs to you. Export it whenever you like or connect it to your own email marketing tools; it is your list, and it stays yours.
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Case Study
“Festivals on Eventist save 1,000+ hours and $30,000 per event. Automated cart recovery and promoter tools deliver a 12% attendance boost.