Tickets

When charging admission for an event, either in advance or at the door, tickets should be used. Tickets enable you to maintain accurate records of revenue generated by the event. Preprinted numerical tickets are available at most stationery stores. When custom printing tickets, be certain to have them numbered. Hand-numbered tickets are not recommended.

Selling tickets at the entrance of an event can be problematic for events anticipating a large turn out. In that regard, procedures for separating actual ticket sales from the point of entry for the event should be implemented whenever possible. In addition, advance tickets sales should be encouraged wherever feasible by such practices as differential pricing for tickets purchased in advance and for tickets purchased at the door.

The total number of tickets available for each event shall be limited to the effective capacity of the particular location, allowing for predictable variation in attendance flow. Ticket sales for and general admission to an event will regularly be closed at least one hour before the event itself ends. Furthermore, an event may also be closed earlier if the building capacity is exceeded.

By Institute policy, admission tickets are limited to on-campus sales locations and may not be offered for sale at commercial booking offices. However, student groups and departments are able to sell tickets online through adMIT One Ticketing Service. If you are interested, go to http://studentlife.mit.edu/admitone.

Looking for a table to sell tickets for your campus event? Book a table in the Memorial Lobby or Vest Student Street. Go to http://mit.edu/eventguide/advertising/promotional.html for more information.