For markets, fairs, trade shows & exhibitions
Run your market like it’s 2026 — tickets, stalls and show day in one place
Popup Pal is the organiser-first platform that sells your tickets, manages your stallholders and runs the day itself — so you can spend show day at the show, not behind a laptop.
3.5% + 50p per ticket, all-in. Free events are free. No monthly fee to start.
Everything a show needs, nothing it doesn’t
Three jobs, one platform. Each part works on its own — together they remove the spreadsheet glue that holds most events together.
Sell tickets
Guest checkout with Apple Pay and Google Pay — no buyer accounts, ever. QR tickets arrive by email with wallet passes and calendar files. Discount codes, checkout questions, timed sessions and door pricing included.
Manage stallholders
A proper applications inbox instead of an email pile. Custom application forms, accept or decline in one click, invoice traders with tokenised pay links, and place every stall on your floor plan.
Run show day
Scan tickets from any phone — no hardware to hire. Sell on the door with box office mode, check traders in, and push live announcements to everyone on site when plans change.
Live in an afternoon
From a blank account to a published event with applications open — most organisers do it in one sitting.
Create your event
Add your dates, venue and ticket types, connect your Stripe account, and publish a polished event page with its own link — ready to share anywhere.
Open applications & sales
Traders apply through your form and pay their invoices online; buyers check out in seconds. Watch both sides fill up from one dashboard.
Run the day
Scan at the gate, sell walk-ups at the box office, check traders in against the floor plan, and go home with the money already in your Stripe account.
The bit nobody else does
Stallholders are half your event. Treat them like it.
Generic ticketing platforms stop at the gate. But if you run a market, fair or trade show, the traders behind the tables are as important as the visitors in front of them — and managing them by email and spreadsheet is where organisers lose their evenings.
Popup Pal is built stall-native. Applications, decisions, invoicing, pitch allocation and trader communication all live next to your ticket sales, in one place.
Application forms, your way
Build the form you actually need — product photos, insurance documents, power requirements, pitch-size choices. Applications land in a sortable inbox with accept and decline built in.
Trader invoicing that chases itself
Accept a trader and an invoice goes out with a secure pay link — paid online, straight into your Stripe account. Or charge on acceptance and skip the chasing entirely.
Pitch assignment on a real floor plan
Draw your hall or field once, then drag traders onto pitches. Every stall knows where it is going before doors open — and so does your setup crew.
What organisers tell us they need
We built Popup Pal around the same frustrations we hear from organisers again and again.
“I spend more time chasing stall fees than promoting the event. I need invoices that get paid without me sending three reminder emails.”
“My visitors are not going to make an account on some website to buy a £4 entry ticket. Checkout has to be as quick as tapping a card at the gate.”
“On the day I need everything on my phone — who has arrived, which pitches are empty, and a way to tell everyone the car park has changed.”
Simple pricing, no surprises
One all-in fee on paid tickets. Everything else is optional.
Free
£0
Unlimited events, tickets and stall applications. 3.5% + 50p all-in per paid ticket — free tickets always free.
Pro
£29/month
Floor plan editor, email broadcasts and segments, five team seats and priority support.
Max
£79/month
A lower 2.5% + 30p per-ticket fee, white-label buyer emails and widget, unlimited team seats.
Built for events like yours
Whatever kind of show you run, the stall-plus-tickets pattern is the same — and Popup Pal speaks your language.
Frequently asked questions
Do buyers need an account?
No — never. Buyers check out as guests and receive a secure link that is their key to their order: view tickets, download passes, request refunds, forward tickets. No passwords, no app to install, nothing to forget on the day.
How do payouts work?
You connect your own Stripe account during setup. Ticket and stall payments are charged directly on your Stripe account, so the money is yours from the moment it is paid — it never sits with Popup Pal. Stripe pays out to your bank on its standard schedule, and our 3.5% fee is deducted automatically per transaction.
What does it cost?
Paid tickets cost 3.5% + 50p all-in — that includes card processing, so there is nothing else to add. Free tickets and free events cost nothing. Stall applications and invoicing are included on every plan. Pro (£29/month) adds the floor plan editor, email broadcasts, sponsor showcase and priority support; Max (£79/month) cuts the fee to 2.5% + 30p.
Can I move from Eventbrite or Ticket Tailor?
Yes. There is no lock-in on either side: create your Popup Pal event alongside your existing listing, point your links at it, and switch when you are ready. You can import your existing subscriber list (with their consent), and because buyers do not need accounts there is nothing for your audience to sign up for.
What happens if I need to cancel an event?
You can cancel from the dashboard at any time. Ticket holders are notified automatically and refunds are processed back to the original payment method through your Stripe account, per your refund policy and our organiser agreement.
Your next show, minus the spreadsheets
Create your account and publish your first event today. It costs nothing until you sell a paid ticket.