A Canadian Ticketing Company You Can Trust

👋 Hey everyone! We’ve been noticing something lately—we keep getting tagged on socials when people are asking for Canadian ticketing companies. So we figured it’s time for a little (re)introduction. If you didn’t know, yes, Side Door is a proudly 🇨🇦 Canadian company that you can use for ticketing. 

Whether you’re hosting a cozy show in your café, putting on a festival, or self-booking your own gig and need ticketing, Side Door makes it easy to create, manage, and sell tickets with zero upfront costs. We work with multiple currencies, so we’ve got you covered no matter where you’re selling.

And here’s the best part: You keep 100% of the ticket revenue. Side Door doesn’t take a cut from your ticket sales—ticket buyers pay a small fee, but your hard-earned money stays with you!

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Why Use Side Door for Ticketing?

We’ve been helping artists and hosts book shows for years, and now more and more people are turning to Side Door just for ticketing. In fact, at the time of writing this, we’ve ticketed more than 2,890 shows. Here’s why folks choose Side Door: 

🎟️ Easy Event Creation and Ticketing

• Create public or private events and start selling tickets in minutes

• Set up multiple ticket types, including pay-what-you-can options

• No contracts, no upfront fees—just simple ticketing

📣 Built-In Marketing Tools

• Share your event directly to social media

• Use affiliate links to track where your ticket sales are coming from

• Send automated and personalized updates to attendees

• Collect attendee emails to grow your mailing list for future events

🔎 Simple Event Management

• Track ticket sales in real time

• Refund ticket holders

• Check in attendees by scanning QR codes, searching by name on a device or a printed list—whatever works for you

💰 Fast Payouts and Revenue Splitting

• Get paid within 72 hours of your event

• Split revenue with collaborators—no post-show etransfers required

• Payments go straight to your bank or PayPal

• Get detailed settlement sheets to make managing your finances easy

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🇨🇦 Proudly Canadian (But Available Everywhere!)

Yes, we’re a Canadian ticketing company—but Side Door works for our USA and international friends too. Start selling tickets today and keep 100% of your revenue—because you deserve it. 🫶

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FAQ

• How much does ticketing cost?

  There’s no cost to you! Ticket buyers pay a $3 fee plus a Stripe processing fee.

• Do you keep ticket sales in your bank account?

  Nope. Funds are held in escrow for security, and refunds are guaranteed if a show is cancelled.

• Do I need a SOCAN license?

  With the shows you ticket through Side Door, we will ensure that the licensing requirements are covered on your behalf.

• Where do the ticket fees go?

  We reinvest ticket fees back into the artist community—supporting our FREE connect feature, covering artist guarantees and creating partnerships with festivals to offer more performance opportunities.

• What happens if my event is cancelled?

  All ticket buyers automatically receive a refund—no action needed.

• How do I split revenue with co-hosts or artists?

  Side Door makes it easy to split revenue with collaborators. Just send your collaborators an invite before publishing. If you create a connected show, Side Door takes a 10% booking fee from the final revenue—no upfront costs involved.

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