Fuss-Free Firework-Ticketing

Looking to light up the night with a dazzling display? Make sure your event goes off with a bang thanks to sizzling online ticketing tools from TicketSource.

Start your countdown to a great night by setting up online sales ahead of the event. Abergavenny Round Table, organisers of the town’s annual Belgrave Park Fireworks Extravaganza, chose TicketSource for the event’s 50th anniversary in 2018. 

“We wanted to sell tickets in advance and needed a platform that suited us to do this,” said Matt Lane, Chairman.

Abergavenny Round Table offered ‘early bird’ discounts to encourage bookings, a bonus for outdoor events where a poor weather forecast can adversely affect attendance. 

“It’s also safer for our volunteer stewards,” explained Lane, “as there’s a lot less cash being handled on the gates.”

 
As a charity event, all profits from the Belgrave Park Fireworks Extravaganza are donated to good causes in the local area.  
 

"The fact that the commission for using the system is added to the ticket cost, and doesn't cut into our profits, is brilliant,” said Lane. “However, we also like the fact that we can absorb the cost if we wish to.”

On the night, TicketSource makes it quick and easy to welcome the crowds. Whether your customers opt to receive their tickets by email, text or post, scanning technology swiftly logs entries and flags up any duplicates. Event organisers can hire handheld scanners from TicketSource, or, like the Abergavenny Round Table, download the free TicketSource Express scanning app.

“It’s great that we can use our own phones as scanners,” said Lane. 

 
Get ready to launch by inputting the details of your fireworks event into TicketSource. In the event organiser’s dashboard, as well as managing ‘early bird’ discounts, you can also customise your e-tickets by uploading images to be displayed in the e-ticket header and footer and include a location map of your venue – a particularly useful feature for outdoor events. 
 
To turn your phone into a ticket scanner, simply select Scan from the dashboard and choose the relevant app, or search TicketSource Express in your own app store. To hire handheld scanners, contact our customer service team. 
 
Every year, TicketSource handles over 60,000 transactions from more than 160 fireworks displays. For the Abergavenny Round Table, the system has been a sparkling success. 

“To anyone thinking of using TicketSource, I’d say, ‘Do it!” commented Lane. “It'll take much of the stress out of organising your event.”

 
To find out more about the Belgrave Park Fireworks Extravaganza, visit abergavennyroundta.wixsite.com/abergavenny 

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