Ticketing for Halloween Events

Haunted houses, trunk-or-treats, costume parties, fall festivals. Sell tickets online and scan guests in at the door — even in the dark, even without WiFi.

The Problem

  • Your haunted house has a line out the door — and a clipboard.

    You spent weeks building sets and rehearsing scares, but the bottleneck is the folding table at the entrance. Someone's checking names on a printed list while 200 people stand in the cold.

  • Your volunteers rotate every night.

    It's a different crew at the door each evening. Training them on an app or login system isn't realistic when half of them are in costume.

  • Cell service is terrible at your venue.

    Barns, fields, church parking lots, community center basements. Halloween events happen in places where WiFi doesn't reach and cell signal drops.

  • Families buy in groups, and fees add up fast.

    A family of five buying $10 tickets shouldn't pay $9+ in platform fees on top. Most ticketing platforms charge per ticket, punishing group purchases.

How Atrium Helps

Feature Why It Matters
Browser-based QR scanner Volunteers open a link on their phone and start scanning. No app to install between scares.
PIN-based staff access Different crew each night? They enter a 4-digit PIN. Done. No accounts, no passwords, no "I forgot my login."
Offline scanning Works without WiFi or cell signal. Scan tickets in a barn, a parking lot, or a haunted basement.
Per-order pricing A family of 5 pays one set of fees, not five. Saves your attendees real money on group purchases.
Instant email delivery Buyers get QR code tickets immediately. No will-call table, no printed tickets to manage.
Multiple ticket types General admission, VIP fast-pass, kids pricing, family bundles. Set them up in minutes.
Event passes Running a multi-night haunt? Sell weekend passes or season passes alongside single-night tickets.
Free events Trunk-or-treat with no ticket price? Completely free on Atrium. Use it just for RSVP tracking and entry counting.

Example Setup

  1. Create your event

    Set up "Willowbrook Community Haunted House" with dates for three October weekends. Add your venue address so attendees get a map. Upload your spooky event artwork.

  2. Configure ticket types

    General Admission: $12. Kids (under 12): $8. VIP Fast Pass (skip the line): $20. Family 4-Pack: $40. Set capacity per time slot if you're doing timed entry (e.g., 30 people every 15 minutes).

  3. Share your link

    Post your Atrium event page link on Facebook, your church newsletter, the school email blast, your neighborhood group. Buyers land on your branded event page, pick their tickets, and pay with a card.

  4. Scan at the door

    Each night, your volunteer opens the scanner link on their phone and enters the PIN you gave them. They point the camera at each guest's QR code (on their phone screen or printed). Green check = go in. Red X = already scanned or invalid. Works even if the parking lot has zero signal.

Pricing for Halloween Event Organizers

Scenario Ticket Revenue Atrium Fees (Free Tier) You Keep
Family of 4 @ $12 ($48 order) $48.00 $3.09 (6.4%) $44.91
Solo GA ticket @ $12 $12.00 $1.01 (8.4%) $10.99
VIP Fast Pass @ $20 $20.00 $1.48 (7.4%) $18.52
500 tickets sold over 3 weekends (avg $12) $6,000.00 ~$387 (6.5%) ~$5,613

Includes Stripe processing fees (2.9% + $0.30 per order). Atrium platform fee is 3% + $0.30 per order on the Free tier.

Also built for

Community Theaters · Churches & Faith Orgs · Comedy Clubs · Wine & Beer Tastings

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