I have to get a ticket... For a free event?

[Sherlock77]

It drives me crazy now how even a free event now often requires booking a ticket in advance

Tonight? A small gallery is hosting a photo show, I've been to it before... Yes it gets fairly busy but you just show up for it... I looked at their website tonight, I was required to pre-book a free ticket to even go into the gallery reception night, according to what I saw

It's close to my house anyway so I may just show up and see what happens at the door

But I struggle with (and dislike) how so many free arts events and receptions require this stupid pre-registration... And we all know that there are lots of people who for all sorts of reasons won't make it to the reception...

Grrrrrr!!! Is this me being Autistic, with this particular reception the thought never even crossed my mind about pre-registering, because I know they haven't done that in the past... Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

 

[Judge]

Interesting to look up possible motives, regardless of the venue:

"The biggest benefit to you as an event organizer is that you have to work less to attract registrations as a whole.

But that doesn’t mean that simply offering free entry is a guaranteed winner. Your exhibitors will want the right people for their product and service at your event and not just a bunch of random people who are there for a day out and the free swag on offer.

In my experience as an exhibitor at free to enter events, the audience demographic is very diverse which makes it really hard to find the diamonds amongst the coal from a lead perspective.

So it is important that whilst offering free attendance that you work hard to grab the interest of attendees your exhibitors actually want at your event.

If you don’t do this, then you will disappoint your exhibitors and they won’t return next year."

Free vs Paid Entry : What To Expect At Your Event

 

[Sherlock77]

Interesting to look up possible motives, regardless of the venue:

"The biggest benefit to you as an event organizer is that you have to work less to attract registrations as a whole.

But that doesn’t mean that simply offering free entry is a guaranteed winner. Your exhibitors will want the right people for their product and service at your event and not just a bunch of random people who are there for a day out and the free swag on offer.

In my experience as an exhibitor at free to enter events, the audience demographic is very diverse which makes it really hard to find the diamonds amongst the coal from a lead perspective.

So it is important that whilst offering free attendance that you work hard to grab the interest of attendees your exhibitors actually want at your event.

If you don’t do this, then you will disappoint your exhibitors and they won’t return next year."

Free vs Paid Entry : What To Expect At Your Event

This reception in particular is a photographer collective, so I believe only the members have their work on the wall... But you are right, as to why they would limit potential buyers by possibly capping the free attendance, or maybe it isn't free any more to attend this reception, I still plan to "crash" the party

 

[Judge]

This reception in particular is a photographer collective, so I believe only the members have their work on the wall... But you are right, as to why they would limit potential buyers by possibly capping the free attendance, or maybe it isn't free any more to attend this reception, I still plan to "crash" the party

Sounds like a plan.

 

[Sherlock77]

Sounds like a plan.

Alright I chickened out, maybe I just also just wanted a quiet evening too, I also have a funny feeling I might have had a really bad reaction if they didn't let me in, because I think it's stupid for them to do something like that, and I just might have said something about that