Can I sell reserved seating for my venue on Eventbrite?

Yes, you can create a custom seat map of your venue with our reserved seating tools. This allows your patrons to choose their exact seats when they purchase tickets, ensuring a smooth and professional booking experience for your performances.

Does Eventbrite support season tickets or series passes?

Yes, you can easily bundle multiple performances together into a single series or season pass. Create different ticket types to manage multi-event packages, giving your most loyal patrons a simple way to purchase tickets for the entire season.

How can I offer discounts for members, students, or groups?

Eventbrite allows you to create a variety of ticket types and promo codes. You can set up specific ticket tiers for members or students, or create discount codes for group sales and special promotions to drive ticket sales.

Is Eventbrite free for nonprofit arts organizations?

Publishing events is free, and there are no Eventbrite ticketing fees for free events like open rehearsals or community workshops. For paid tickets, our standard fees apply. Nonprofit organizations can explore whether reduced fees may be available.

How do I promote my performances to a new audience?

Eventbrite helps you reach new patrons through our global marketplace where millions of people discover events. You can also use our built-in email and social media marketing tools to connect with your community and new ticket buyers.

What tools help manage check-in on performance night?

The Eventbrite Organizer app turns your mobile device into a ticket scanner. Your front-of-house team can scan QR codes on digital or printed tickets, look up patrons by name, and monitor attendance in real time for a seamless entry process.

Performing Arts Ticketing Platform & Software | Eventbrite

Ticketing Platform for Performing Arts Organizations

Eventbrite is the flexible ticketing platform for performing arts that helps you sell out your shows, manage patrons, and grow your audience. Our powerful tools make it simple to manage everything from a single play to a full season.

Set the stage for a successful season

Managing a performing arts venue or organization means juggling ticket sales, patron management, promotion, and fundraising. Eventbrite's platform simplifies your workflow, giving you one place to handle every aspect of your events, from opening night to the final curtain call.

Our arts event ticketing software is designed for the unique needs of theaters, concert halls, and galleries. Whether you're hosting a single performance, a multi-show season, or a member-only gallery opening, our tools help you create a professional and seamless experience for your patrons.

Your checklist for a sold-out show:

Create your event page: Build a professional online presence for your performance or series in minutes.
Set up ticket tiers: Easily offer various pricing levels, such as premium seating, member discounts, or early-bird tickets.
Manage seating: Use our reserved seating tools to let patrons pick their exact seats in your venue.
Streamline registration: Customize your order form for smooth performing arts event registration and to collect key information from your patrons.
Promote your event: Tap into email and social media marketing tools to reach your community and find new ticket buyers.

Your all-in-one platform for arts and culture events

Eventbrite provides the essential software to manage your performances, connect with your audience, and grow your organization.

Effortless Event Setup

Create polished event listings with custom branding. Set up complex ticketing with options for reserved seating, season passes, and member-only presales.

Reach More Patrons

Connect with new audiences on the Eventbrite marketplace and through our built-in social media integrations with Facebook and Instagram.

A Seamless Patron Experience

Provide a smooth checkout and mobile tickets with QR codes. Use the Eventbrite Organizer app for fast, reliable check-in on performance night.

The smarter choice for performing arts ticketing

Join a global community of more than 89M monthly average users looking for events like yours.

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Fill more seats with a larger audience

Your performances are automatically listed in Eventbrite’s marketplace, putting them in front of a massive, engaged audience searching for cultural experiences. About 30% of tickets sold are driven by Eventbrite discovery, helping you reach new patrons beyond your existing community.

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Streamline patron check-in

Give your patrons a professional front-of-house experience. With QR-code tickets and the Eventbrite Organizer app, your team can scan tickets quickly, look up patrons by name, and keep lines moving smoothly on performance night.

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Flexible ticketing for every performance

Our online ticketing platform for performing arts handles any scenario. Create multiple ticket types like VIP, general admission, or student pricing. Set up promo codes for special groups or marketing campaigns, and let patrons choose their seats with reserved seating.

Essential tools for every stage of your production

From announcing your season to analyzing your sales, our integrated platform supports your organization's success.

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Custom Ticketing & Seating

Sell single tickets, create series packages, and manage reserved seating with an interactive seat map. Offer timed entry for gallery viewings or festivals.

Integrated Marketing Tools

Promote your events with our email marketing tools and seamless integration with Facebook and Instagram to drive ticket sales directly from social media.

On-Site Operations

Use the Eventbrite Organizer app on mobile devices for fast, reliable ticket scanning and secure on-site sales with Tap to Pay.

Reporting & Analytics

Track ticket sales in real time and gain insights into your audience with our event analytics platforms for performing arts. Understand who your patrons are to better inform your marketing and fundraising.

Eventbrite automatically promotes my events to local buyers — and 15% of our ticket sales come from that exposure.Michelle Harris, Uncorked Wine Festivals

21% of our ticket sales are driven by Eventbrite’s Marketplace. And we saw a 52% jump in average daily ticket sales in four days running an Eventbrite Ads Campaign.Morgan Kilduff, Linganore Wine Cellars

Our attendance tripled from 5,000 to 15,000 in one year, powered by Eventbrite’s marketplace distribution and growth tools.Marcus Hammond, Black Food Truck Festival

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Start selling tickets for your next performance

Create your event page on Eventbrite today and give your patrons a seamless ticketing experience from their first click to the final curtain call.