What community events struggle with
Cash, cheques and good faith
Tickets sold from a kitchen table, entries taken on the day, and a biscuit tin of cash to count and bank. It works, but it's slow, risky and impossible to plan against.
No idea of numbers
Without advance sales there's no way to know how many will turn up, so catering, marshals and prizes are all a guess until the gates open.
Tech that's too much
Most ticketing tools are built for professional promoters and feel like overkill for a fête or a charity quiz, with fees and complexity a volunteer committee doesn't want.
Stalls and pitches by spreadsheet
For car boots and craft fairs, booking pitches means phone calls, a spreadsheet and cash on arrival, with double-bookings and no-shows along the way.
The all-in-one fix for community events
Online tickets in minutes
Create an event, set a price (or make it free), and share a link by Facebook, WhatsApp or email. People buy in a couple of taps, and you have a real headcount in advance.
Sell pitches and entries too
Sell car-boot pitches, craft stalls, fun-run entries or raffle tickets as ticket types, with limits so you never double-book a space or oversell a field.
Free to start, money where it should go
The Starter plan is free and free tickets cost nothing, so a charity or community group keeps as much of the takings as possible. Paid tickets are just 1% + 10p.
Simple enough for any volunteer
No training, no jargon and no contract. If you can write a Facebook post, you can set up an event and scan people in from a phone on the day.
Built for community events
Big-event tools, fête-sized simplicity
Community events are run by volunteers in their spare time, for causes that matter, and the last thing a committee needs is professional event software with a learning curve and a monthly bill. But selling tickets from a kitchen table in cash and cheques is slow, risky and gives you no idea how many people are actually coming. ApexGo sits in the middle: the same platform trusted by festivals and venues, set up so a village hall committee can use it in minutes.
You create an event, set a price or make it free, and share a link straight into Facebook, WhatsApp or an email. People buy in a couple of taps, you get a real headcount in advance, and the money lands in one place with a clear record of who's coming. For a car boot, a craft fair or a fun run, you can sell pitches and entries the same way, with limits so a space is never double-booked.
Keep as much as you can for the cause
For charity and community events, every pound counts, so the pricing is built to keep as much with the cause as possible. The Starter plan is free, free tickets cost nothing at all, and paid tickets are just 1% + 10p each — no monthly fee required and no contract. A free quiz night or a free fête costs you literally nothing to run online, while a paid charity dinner keeps almost all of the takings for the charity.
And if your event grows — from a fête to a small festival, or a one-off fundraiser into a regular fixture — the same platform grows with you, adding a bar till, merch and bigger-event tools when you need them, without ever moving to a different system or losing the simplicity that made it work in the first place.
Frequently asked questions
Is ApexGo really free for a community event?
Yes. The Starter plan is free, and free tickets cost nothing at all, so a community group or charity can run a free event with no fees whatsoever. For paid tickets, ApexGo charges just 1% + 10p each, which keeps as much of the money as possible with your cause.
Is it simple enough for volunteers?
Yes — that's the whole idea for community events. There's no training or jargon and no contract. If you can write a Facebook post you can create an event, set a price, share the link and scan people in from a phone on the day. It's deliberately quick to set up.
Can we sell car-boot pitches or craft stalls?
Yes. Sell pitches, stalls, fun-run entries or raffle tickets as ticket types, each with its own price and a limit so you never double-book a space or oversell the field. Sellers and runners pay in advance, which cuts no-shows and saves taking cash on the gate.
How do people get their tickets?
Buyers get a QR ticket on their phone or by email. On the day a volunteer scans them in from any phone, or you can simply check names off a live list. Either way you have an accurate count of who's coming before the event even starts.
Can we make some tickets free and others paid?
Yes. Mix free and paid ticket types in the same event — for example free entry with paid raffle tickets, or free for under-12s and paid for adults. Free tickets never incur a fee, and paid ones are 1% + 10p each.
Do we need a website or any tech setup?
No. ApexGo gives you a simple branded page for your group or charity, and a link you can paste straight into Facebook, WhatsApp or an email. There's nothing to install and nothing to maintain.
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Get your community events online with ApexGo
Free to start. 1% + 10p per ticket. No contracts, cancel any time.