Festival Ticketing Software for Multi-Day Events
Ticketing, gate scanning and reporting — all in one platform built for multi-day events, with a flat 99¢ ticket fee.
- Public Benefit Corporation
- Flat $0.99 Ticket Fee
- Nonprofit-Friendly Pricing
- Grant & Budget Cycle Friendly
- Audience Growth Focused
Included with membership
Festival Promotion That Reaches Past Last Year's Crowd
Announce a festival once and it runs to the final gate — on the pages people browse to plan a weekend, in front of people who did not come last year.
Free community days get the same promotion as ticketed ones.
You upload
Your festival
Festivals & Fairs genre page
Where people browse for festivals near them.
Genre banners
Banner placement, targeted by city.
Featured festivals
Priority slots, not a chronological list.
Homepage features
Front page in the markets you draw from.
Cultural News & guides
Weekend guides people read when planning.
Lineup announcements
The whole programme, not one day.
Online Ticketing, Flat 99¢ a Ticket
Cheap at volume. Clear for the buyer. Every commercial term in one place.
Flat 99¢ ticket fee
99¢ per paid ticket plus standard card processing. Free days stay free.
Flat beats a percentage at scale
Across thousands of tickets the gap between 99¢ and a percentage is the difference between breaking even and funding next year.
Promo codes & discounts
Codes for locals, early buyers, vendors or a single campaign, tracked to every sale.
Your refund policy
You set the rules and approve each request yourself. Buyers can ask up to 7 days before the gates open.
Ticketing for Multi-Day Festivals
A three-day festival is one event with three gates.
Capacity per day
Cap each day separately, so a Saturday headliner does not sell the site past what the Sunday can hold.
Vendor and VIP comps
Issue comps to vendors, crew, press and sponsors, and scan them at the gate like any other ticket.
Gate Ticketing for High-Volume Entry
Walk-ups, will-call, comps and scanning from one screen, on the same live inventory as online.
- Scan from phones and tablets, so you can open as many gates as the queue needs.
- Look up any order by name or email, then reprint or resend it at the gate.
- Walk-up sales against the same live capacity as online.
- Staff roles, so gate volunteers can scan and see nothing else.
Main gate · Sat
Live
Checked in
4820 / 6000
- Scanned · General admission
- Will-call · found by name, resent
Same inventory as online
Built for How Festivals Actually Run
Gate, site and everything between — for an event that happens once a year and has to land.
Email your ticket holders
Message everyone holding a ticket — a weather call, a gate change, a parking and shuttle note.
Early-bird & presale tiers
Open sales to last year's attenders before the public, which is the cheapest ticket you will ever sell.
Dynamic pricing
Let price move with demand as the lineup fills out, instead of pricing the whole run at announcement.
Guest checkout
Buyers check out without creating an account or remembering a password.
High-volume gate scanning
Phones and tablets rather than dedicated hardware, because a festival gate is a queue problem before it is a ticketing one.
Roles for the gate and the office
Give gate volunteers, the box office and your finance lead exactly the access each needs, and nothing more.
From First Impression to Door Scan
Most ticketing reports begin at checkout and end at the sale. Yours covers the whole arc — what drove demand, what sold, and who actually turned up.
- See what drives demand — impressions, clicks, saves and engagement before the sale.
- Track sales as they happen — tickets, revenue, occupancy, promo codes and campaign performance.
- Measure real attendance — check-ins and door scans, not just tickets issued.
- Understand your audience — where they come from, how they grow and what brings them back.
- Export it for your board and funders, alongside fees, refunds and payout activity.
Support From People Who Know Live Events
Real-person help
Real people who know what a build week and a gate count are.
Guided onboarding
We walk your team through setup and your first on-sale.
Ongoing assistance
Help through the build-up, not just the first week.
Resource library
Asset specs, the media kit and grant-cycle guidance, published rather than requested.
Festival Ticketing FAQ
What does a festival pay per ticket?
A flat 99¢ per paid ticket plus standard card processing. There's no percentage fee, and free community days carry no ticket fee.
How much does a flat fee save across thousands of tickets?
On 5,000 tickets at $40, a 99¢ flat fee is about $4,950. A typical percentage platform would take several times that on the same sale.
Is there a charge if the festival does not go ahead?
The fee applies to paid tickets sold. If you refund, you decide and approve those refunds yourself, and your reporting shows the credits against the sales.
Can each day have its own capacity?
Yes. Cap days separately, so a Saturday headliner does not sell the site past what Sunday can hold.
How do vendor, crew and press comps work?
Issue them as comps and scan them at the gate like any other ticket, so your live count includes everyone on site.
How many gates can scan at once?
Scanning runs from any phone or tablet, so you can open as many lanes as the queue needs rather than being limited by hardware.
Can we sell at the gate on the day?
Yes. Walk-up sales draw on the same live capacity as online, so the site cannot be oversold across the two.
Where does a festival get promoted?
On the Festivals & Fairs genre page, genre banners, featured festival and homepage placements, lineup announcements, and weekend guides.
Is the festival listing an add-on?
Placement across CultureOwl's discovery pages and editorial is included with membership. Extra paid campaigns are optional.
Can we reach people outside our own city?
Yes. Listings appear across the markets CultureOwl covers, which is how a festival reaches the drive-in audience rather than only locals.
Can we switch between editions?
Yes. Most festivals move across in the gap between years, which gives the longest possible run-up. Our team helps with setup.
Do we keep our ticket buyer data?
Yes. Purchaser, order and attendance data is exportable at any time, which is what makes next year's early-bird possible.
Fill the Site, Every Day of the Festival
Ticketing, promotion and fast gates in one place, for a flat 99¢ per ticket.