Car shows & cruise-ins
Sell show spots and spectator tickets for car shows and cruise-ins
Let entrants pick their exact spot on a map, collect year/make/model at registration, and sell spectator admission on the same page.
How this type of ticketing works
A car show has two audiences: entrants who want a good spot and spectators who just want in. Handling both on paper means a clipboard at the gate and a scramble on show morning.
TixSimple sells both online. Entrants buy a registration that includes a numbered spot chosen from your interactive site map, and answer custom fields for year, make, model, and class. Spectators buy general admission from the same page. Everyone gets a QR code that gate volunteers scan on arrival.
What to set up in TixSimple
- 1Upload your lot layout as an interactive ticket map and price each spot or row.
- 2Create a Show Entry ticket type tied to map spots, plus Spectator, Child, and Family tickets.
- 3Add custom attendee fields: year, make, model, class, club affiliation, and insurance acknowledgment.
- 4Add a waiver checkbox for entrants driving on site.
- 5Create scanner keys for the entrant gate and the spectator gate.
- 6Offer merch and t-shirt pre-orders picked up at the show.
Fee example: Show entry with a reserved spot
A $35 ticket carries a TixSimple platform fee of $0.78 (1.3% + $0.33). If you sell 150 tickets, the total platform fee is $117. Stripe processing is separate and you choose whether to pass fees to the buyer or absorb them.
Ticket price
$35
Platform fee
$0.78
Net revenue
$5,133
Classes, judging and vendor rows
Custom fields let you sort entrants into judging classes before show day, so your judges get a clean list instead of a stack of forms. Export registrations to CSV, sort by class, and print your judging sheets.
If you sell vendor or swap-meet spaces, put them on the same map with their own price. Vendors pick a space, pay, and receive their QR pass — the same scanner works for both.
- Numbered show spots sold from an interactive map
- Judging classes captured at registration
- Vendor and swap-meet spaces on the same map
- Trophy sponsor and donation tickets
Frequently asked questions
Can entrants choose their own parking spot?
Yes. Upload your lot layout as an interactive ticket map, mark each spot, and entrants pick the exact space they want at checkout. Sold spots gray out immediately.
How do we collect vehicle information?
Add custom attendee fields to the show entry ticket for year, make, model, class, and club. Every field is required or optional as you choose, and everything exports to CSV.
Can we take day-of registrations?
Yes. Leave the entry ticket on sale and check in walk-ups on a phone. Because inventory is shared, you never double-sell the same spot.
What about free spectator entry?
Free tickets cost nothing on TixSimple, so you can offer free spectator admission and still get an accurate headcount from scans.
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