- Log in to your Marzipan account
- Navigate to Events in the main menu
- Click the + Create event button in the top-right corner
Creating an event
1
Name and describe the event
Enter the Name and description for the event. These are shown to customers.
2
Choose the event type
Select the Event type — Tasting, Tour, Workshop, Class, Course or Other.
3
Set the recurrence
Set the Recurrence — None, Daily, Weekly or Monthly.Weekly lets you pick the weekdays to repeat on, and you can set a recurrence end date.Recurring events create occurrences — individual dated instances that customers book onto. See Recurring events.
4
Set the date and time
Use the All-day toggle, or set a start and end date and time.Multi-day events are supported.
5
Set the location
Enter the Location as a text address, plus an optional what3words address.
6
Add email instructions
Email instructions are included in the ticket emails sent to attendees.
7
Set the tickets and price
- Max tickets per order — the most tickets one customer can buy in a single order
- Price — the ticket price, with optional sale, subscriber and wholesale prices
- Capacity — the quantity of tickets available
8
Configure deposits, check-in and the waitlist
Optionally set up Deposits, Check-in and a Waitlist. See below.
Deposits
You can optionally take a deposit rather than the full price upfront:- Deposit amount — the amount taken upfront
- Balance due days — the number of days after which the balance falls due
- Auto-charge — charge the balance automatically when it falls due
Outstanding balances can be requested or processed from the event detail screen. See Details.
Check-in and waitlist
- Check-in — enable QR check-in so attendees can be checked in at the door
- Waitlist — enable a waitlist to capture demand once tickets sell out