Food & beverage festival ticketing
Wine, beer and food festival ticketing with tasting tokens
Food and wine festivals need age verification, tasting tokens, and vendor settlements. TixSimple handles admission, token packages, and vendor booth sales in one checkout.
How this type of ticketing works
Food and wine festivals usually charge a base admission and then sell tasting tokens or pours inside. TixSimple lets you sell admission tickets and token packages as separate ticket types or add-ons. Each token is represented by a QR code that vendors scan to redeem.
Custom attendee fields can confirm age verification at checkout. Vendors can buy booth spaces on the interactive map, and you can export redemption counts after the event to settle payments with each vendor.
What to set up in TixSimple
- 1Create the festival event with date, venue, and hours.
- 2Add ticket types: General Admission, VIP Early Entry, Designated Driver.
- 3Add token packages as add-on tickets: 5 Tastings, 10 Tastings, Unlimited.
- 4Add a required age-verification field for alcohol events.
- 5Build an interactive map for vendor booths.
- 6Create scanner keys for the gate, token redemption, and vendor check-in.
Fee example: General admission food and wine festival
A $45 ticket carries a TixSimple platform fee of $0.92 (1.3% + $0.33). If you sell 800 tickets, the total platform fee is $736. Stripe processing is separate and you choose whether to pass fees to the buyer or absorb them.
Ticket price
$45
Platform fee
$0.92
Net revenue
$35,264
Tokens, vendors and post-event settlements
Tasting tokens simplify vendor payouts. TixSimple tracks every scan, so you know how many tokens each vendor redeemed. Combine that with vendor booth sales on the map and you have a complete picture of festival revenue and vendor activity.
- Token packages as add-on tickets
- Age-verification fields at checkout
- Vendor booth map and sales
- Token redemption scan analytics for vendor settlements
Frequently asked questions
How do tasting tokens work?
Each token package is a ticket or add-on. Vendors scan the buyer's QR code for each tasting. The dashboard records every redemption so you can pay vendors based on actual pours.
Can we verify age at checkout?
Yes. Add a required checkbox or date-of-birth field confirming the buyer is of legal drinking age. This data is stored with the order.
Do vendors pay for their booth?
Yes. Sell vendor booths on the interactive map as a separate ticket type. Vendors select their location and pay during checkout.
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