The very best in ticketing for educational, community, and regional events. Sell tickets and make money for FREE!

ShowTix4U has over 20 years of experience supporting arts organizations across the United States and Canada. The leader in easy, low cost ticketing, with free customer service for you and your patrons… 7 days a week. Trusted by thousands of companies and partners with the very best in the arts: Music Theatre International, PlayBill, and the Educational Theatre Association.

Live Streaming and Video On Demand capabilities incorporated directly in our ticketing platform. Organizations can sell tickets, capture, and stream performances in one, easy-to-use solution. You can quickly and easily be streaming your events beyond the walls of your venue while adding a new revenue source.

While streaming will never be a replacement for the live event experience, our platform is a valuable tool to introduce the arts to an expanded audience.

A platform ready to be used for special events, conferences, workshops, pilots, or shows where streaming rights are granted.

Makes educational theatre more accessible, gets more people involved, and stimulates the arts in communities.

Helps build an extended technical theatre department by getting more artists involved in your production, videographers, editors, sound engineers, camera operators, etc.

Where a show is sold out, expand your audience.

A video archive of your events with continued fundraising power.

Offers patrons the flexibility to overcome obstacles of physical restrictions or financial constraints.

When there is no venue available or there are last-minute venue issues, stream away.

Turn classroom projects into revenue generators by Live Streaming.

How it works

Live Stream Sell tickets and stream a live event.

Scheduled Content Sell tickets and patrons view prerecorded content you schedule to stream at a fixed time.

Video On Demand Upload a prerecorded video of your event for patrons to purchase and watch “on demand”.

Get streaming in 4 easy steps

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Set up your event

ShowTix4U provides clients with full access to creating and editing events in real time. You can create events in 4 easy steps and be selling tickets within 5 minutes!
Setting up events is completely FREE!

Website Link Patrons can access your events on the ShowTix4U home page or through the direct link that we provide for your organization’s website and marketing emails.

Seat Choice For events with Reserved (assigned) Seating, patrons can chose their exact seat location. Automated physical distancing options also available.

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USA/Canada ShowTix4U can be used by both United States (USD) and Canadian (CAD) businesses and patrons using their native currency. ShowTix4U accepts all major credit cards.

Donations Patrons can donate to your organization during the purchase process or can give a donation without any other purchases.

Ticket Delivery Patrons purchase your tickets in a secure, easy, and efficient online process where they can either print their tickets or download to their mobile device.

Call Center Patrons can purchase tickets through our toll-free Call Center which allows an additional purchasing method at no additional charge to you.

Schedule Call

Customer Data While no patron credit card data is stored, patron contact information is kept up to date with no additional work for you. All customer data can be downloaded from the system.

Tickets Patron's tickets include event and seating information as well as Poster and Advertising graphics you uploaded during the event creation process.

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Admission Types Sell tickets to Reserved (assigned seating), General Admission (first come, first served), or a combination of both.

Reserved Seating With reserved seating events, we make it easy for you. Simply email us a seating chart, graphic, or hand written layout and we will create your custom seating chart in 1-3 days, FREE of charge!

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General Admission If your event is General Admission, simply set how many tickets are available for purchase and you can start selling immediately.

Seat Types Ability to set seat types such as handicap, wheel chair accessible, and unavailable. Options are available to automate and create physical distancing between parties.

USA/Canada ShowTix4U can be used by both United States (USD) and Canadian (CAD) businesses and patrons using their native currency.

Ticket Pricing Options Create as many ticket pricing options as you want, presale, VIP, adults, seniors, children, complimentary, specific section pricing, etc. Later you will even be able to set who has access to each ticket price. Now that’s flexibility!

When to Sell Full control of sale start and end times.

Presales With ShowTix4U Presales, you determine a date and time for access to password protected events.

Pricing Options Determine what ticket pricing options are available to patrons and the box office all the way down to individual sections on your seating chart.

I’m so happy I was referred to you. I needed to start selling tickets immediately for a fundraiser event and within 10 minutes I had my first ticket sale. I’m forever your client!

— Jen Hemme, Green Valley High School

Organizations find that, after switching to online ticketing, they have an increase in sales and patrons purchase earlier, allowing for funds to be available sooner.

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Set up your Stream Event for sales

ShowTix4U provides you with full access to creating and editing stream events in real time. You can create events in 4 easy steps and be selling tickets within 5 minutes!
Setting up events is completely FREE!

Royalties If required, secure the license to stream your event.

Music Theatre International For shows licensed through MTI, royalties are automatically managed and paid.

Website Link Patrons can access your events on the ShowTix4U home page or through the direct link that we provide for your organization’s website and marketing emails.

Customer Data While no patron credit card data is stored, patron contact information is kept up to date with no additional work for you. All customer data can be downloaded from the system.

Ticket Pricing Options Create as many ticket pricing options as you want, presale, VIP, complimentary pricing, etc. Later you will even be able to set who has access to each ticket price. Now that’s flexibility!

When to Sell Full control of sale start and end times.

Presales With ShowTix4U Presales, you determine a date and time for access to password protected events.

USA/Canada ShowTix4U can be used by both United States (USD) and Canadian (CAD) businesses and patrons using their native currency. ShowTix4U accepts all major credit cards.

I’m so happy I was referred to you. I needed to start selling tickets immediately for a fundraiser event and within 10 minutes I had my first ticket sale. I’m forever your client!

— Jen Hemme, Green Valley High School

Organizations find that, after switching to online ticketing, they have an increase in sales and patrons purchase earlier, allowing for funds to be available sooner.

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Sell tickets online

Website Link Patrons can access your events on the ShowTix4U home page or through the direct link that we provide for your organization’s website and marketing emails.

Seat Choice For events with Reserved (assigned) Seating, patrons can chose their exact seat location. Automated physical distancing options also available.

Read more

USA/Canada ShowTix4U can be used by both United States (USD) and Canadian (CAD) businesses and patrons using their native currency. ShowTix4U accepts all major credit cards.

Donations Patrons can donate to your organization during the purchase process or can give a donation without any other purchases.

Ticket Delivery Patrons purchase your tickets in a secure, easy, and efficient online process where they can either print their tickets or download to their mobile device.

Call Center Patrons can purchase tickets through our toll-free Call Center which allows an additional purchasing method at no additional charge to you.

Schedule Call

Customer Data While no patron credit card data is stored, patron contact information is kept up to date with no additional work for you. All customer data can be downloaded from the system.

Tickets Patron's tickets include event and seating information as well as Poster and Advertising graphics you uploaded during the event creation process.

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While you may be looking to sell tickets online to ease your workload, patrons are going to love the ability to pick their own seats whenever they want with no lines.

…by far the best ticketing system around. Your team of agents has saved me countless hours.

— William Myatt, EdTA past president

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Sell tickets online

Patron Purchase Patrons can purchase their Live Stream or Video On Demand tickets in advance or can purchase and watch immediately.

Tickets Patron's tickets include event and stream information as well as Poster and Advertising graphics you uploaded during the event creation process.

Watch Stream Patrons can easily watch your stream using their secure, unique link or access code on a computer, mobile device, or using the ShowTix4U AppleTV app.

Player Features While watching the stream, patrons can chat as well as access your event information such as cast lists and synopsis and can donate to your organization.

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While you may be looking to sell tickets online to ease your workload, patrons are going to love the ability to pick their own seats whenever they want with no lines.

…by far the best ticketing system around. Your team of agents has saved me countless hours.

— William Myatt, EdTA past president

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Sell and Manage Tickets at Your Event

Payment methods Sell tickets with additional payment options such as Cash and Check. You keep the funds.

Optional Equipment Use ShowTix4U's optional inexpensive printers and ticket stock to print professional-style tickets with stubs.

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No long lines The optional ShowTix4U POS Terminal helps keep your lines short with tap, chip, Apple Pay and Google Pay options.

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VIPatron You can reserve tickets and automatically send an email to your patrons for payment that is entered directly by them.

Reserve Seats Reserve (block) seats for technical equipment or for patrons that will purchase later.

Comps Run complimentary tickets for VIP guests.

Management With ShowTix4U's Customer Management you can search, view, and manage transaction history.

Call Center Your patrons can utilize ShowTix4U's Call Center 7 days a week at no additional cost to you.

Schedule Call

Reports At any time, you can view your real-time account report to see gross and net sales for any of your events.

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Check-in Use the ShowTix4U Seating Report or Check-in App to check-in patrons.

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This fabulous program has saved me from dealing with long lines on the day of the show. It’s great to watch sales come in and my patrons love the added convenience.

— Sharon Chadwick, EdTA Nevada State Chapter Director

By selling tickets online you are automatically creating your customer database that you can use for marketing to invite patrons back to future events.

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Start Streaming

Scheduled Content Sell tickets and patrons view prerecorded content you schedule to stream at a fixed time.

Video On Demand For Video On Demand, simply upload your video and once approved, your patrons can purchase and stream away.

Rehearse The platform allows you to practice and test your stream. Events can be Live Streamed for up to 4 hours.

ASL/Subtitles Add American Sign Language interpreter picture in picture or subtitles to your stream.

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Designed to work seamlessly with most streaming applications and hardware.

Hardware/Software Use your favourite streaming gear and apps.

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Live Stream Simply use our generated RTMP and stream in up to 1080p.

Video On Demand Just upload your video file in up to 4K.

Customer Support Dedicated assistance and advice from ShowTix4U’s friendly streaming experts.

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This fabulous program has saved me from dealing with long lines on the day of the show. It’s great to watch sales come in and my patrons love the added convenience.

— Sharon Chadwick, EdTA Nevada State Chapter Director

By selling tickets online you are automatically creating your customer database that you can use for marketing to invite patrons back to future events.

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Receive your Funds

Receive your funds direct to your bank account daily, weekly, or monthly, all free of charge!

As another option, when your event ends, download your reports and have funds sent via hard check (processing/mailing fees apply).

Treasurers, Bankers, and Accountants will enjoy the detailed, realtime reporting.

Any fees are subtracted from the balance in your ShowTix4U Account, which is revenue generated from online credit card ticket sales.

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Account Reports can be viewed and downloaded in real time. At the end of your event, WOW your Bankers, Bookkeepers, and Treasurers with all the details.

Our Treasurer loves the simplified accounting that your service provides.

— Shannon Shogren, Play Inc. Community Theatre Board Member

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Receive your Funds

MTI royalties are automatically paid through ShowTix4U, no additional work for you.

Receive your funds direct to your bank account daily, weekly, or monthly, all free of charge!

As another option, when your event ends, download your reports and have funds sent via hard check (processing/mailing fees apply).

Treasurers, Bankers, and Accountants will enjoy the detailed, realtime reporting.

Any fees are subtracted from the balance in your ShowTix4U Account, which is revenue generated from online credit card ticket sales.

Read more View pricing

Account Reports can be viewed and downloaded in real time. At the end of your event, WOW your Bankers, Bookkeepers, and Treasurers with all the details.

Our Treasurer loves the simplified accounting that your service provides.

— Shannon Shogren, Play Inc. Community Theatre Board Member

ShowTix4U Ticketing Fees

ShowTix4U Streaming Fees

New pricing effective January 1st, 2021.

ShowTix4U, the only online ticketing company that is FREE for organizations choosing to pass on fees to patrons and will also give back to your organization by sharing advertising revenue on every ticket sold!

EVENT ORGANIZER

FREE!
+ 5¢
Added Revenue

Cash, Check, Reserved/Blocked, Comp and Bulk Ticket orders are all FREE!

PATRON

95¢*
per ticket + 3.5%
Tickets purchased with credit card

No merchant account needed. Price includes credit card processing.

$2.45*
per ticket + 3.5%
Tickets purchased with credit card

Each event has a minimum fee of $10 per performance.

No merchant account needed. Price includes credit card processing.

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Royalties: $1.50

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FREE EVENTS

Custom FeesWith ShowTix4U, you can now create and keep your own fees. This is a great way to raise money for facilities, equipment, scholarships, etc. Fees are subject to 3.5% ShowTix4U fee.

AdvertisingShowTix4U offers one free advertising and poster space that appears on all 8.5” X 11” tickets. You have the option of selling this space on your own to organizations within your community and your group keeps all the revenue!

FREE EVENTS

...also Cash, Check, Comps Tickets with a face value of $0 incur no fees for in person, live events. Cash, Check, and Comps also incur no fees for in person live events.

Fees Cash, check, and bulk streaming tickets incur a $1.50 per ticket fee and can be passed on to the customer.

Streaming tickets with a face value of $0 incur a $1.50 per ticket fee that is incurred by the arts organization.

Ad RevenueShowTix4U has contracted with leading arts organizations to advertise on tickets. The revenue generated from these ads is then shared with you in an effort to support the arts in your community. You can opt-out of the ads on tickets at any time. For every credit card order, ran by patrons themselves, where the ticket is not Complimentary or Will-Call pickup, your group will receive 5¢.

Example ad revenue
500 tickets $25
1000 tickets $50
2500 tickets $125
5000 tickets $250
7500 tickets $375
10,000 tickets $500

Your funds

Receive your funds direct to your bank account daily, weekly, or monthly, all free of charge!

As another option, when your event ends, download your reports and have funds sent via hard check (processing/mailing fees apply).

Fees you incur and MTI streaming royalties are subtracted from the balance in your ShowTix4U Account, which is revenue generated from online credit card ticket sales. 5% is held for 60 days to allow for refunds and chargebacks post event. After 60 days, the 5% event reserve is automatically sent.

Ad RevenueShowTix4U has contracted with leading arts organizations to advertise on tickets. The revenue generated from these ads is then shared with you in an effort to support the arts in your community. You can opt-out of the ads on tickets at any time. For every credit card order, ran by patrons themselves, where the ticket is not Complimentary or Will-Call pickup, your group will receive 5¢.

Example ad revenue
500 tickets $25
1000 tickets $50
2500 tickets $125
5000 tickets $250
7500 tickets $375
10,000 tickets $500

Streaming ShowTix4U has Live Streaming and Video On Demand capabilities incorporated directly in its ticketing platform. Organizations can now ticket, capture, and stream performances in one solution. Additional fees apply.

In-person Events ShowTix4U delivers the ability to sell tickets to in-person and streaming events simultaneously.

Call Center FREE for organizations. $2.50 per order paid by patrons.

Optional Equipment ShowTix4U offers inexpensive, optional Box Office Supported Equipment.

Donations Customers can donate during or outside the purchase process. Donations are only charged a fee of 3.5%.

*95¢ rate applies to shows licensed through Musical Theatre Intl. All other shows, per ticket fee is $1.00 + 3.5%, just 5¢ more

*$2.45 rate applies to shows licensed through Musical Theatre Intl. All other shows, per ticket fee is $2.50 + 3.5%, just 5¢ more

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Thank you ShowTix4U! This fabulous program has saved me from dealing with long lines on the day of the show!

— Sharon Chadwick, EdTA Nevada State Chapter Director

Don’t be fooled by other ticketing companies with higher flat rate fees that promote free equipment. This simply means if your ticket price is low, you are paying MORE per ticket in fees. Nothing in life is free and higher priced fees “pay” for “free” equipment year after year.

Accessibility and Security

  • ShowTix4U uses SSL encryption.
  • ShowTix4U does not store credit card numbers.
  • ShowTix4U is PCI compliant.
  • ShowTix4U’s credit card processor has PCI level 1 certification, the highest level of certification available from the Payment Card Industry.
  • ShowTix4U is WCAG Level A and AA compliant.
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