Eventbrite fees in 2026 and how to pay less

Eventbrite charges UK organisers a single bundled rate of 6.95% + £0.59 per paid ticket, with payment processing included. There is no separate processing fee to add on top, and no monthly subscription for the standard ticketing product. Free events incur no fees at all. Optional add-ons include Eventbrite Pro (from $15/month, billed in USD) for enhanced marketing, and Eventbrite Ads for paid promotion. Chargebacks passed through by the payment processor (typically £10 to £20 per dispute) are charged to the organiser.

No. Eventbrite's UK service fees are non-refundable, including on cancelled events. If an organiser refunds a ticket to a buyer, or if the event is cancelled, Eventbrite retains its cut of the original transaction. This applies regardless of who initiated the refund. For an event with even a modest refund rate, the organiser pays Eventbrite on every ticket sold, including the ones that never produced net revenue. Payment processing fees are typically refunded when the transaction is refunded, but because UK processing is bundled into the headline rate, the practical effect is that Eventbrite keeps the full 6.95% + £0.59 per refunded ticket.

Yes. Eventbrite lets organisers choose whether to absorb fees themselves or pass them to the buyer at checkout. If fees are passed on, the buyer sees a booking fee added on top of the ticket price. If fees are absorbed, the ticket price stays the same for the buyer and Eventbrite's cut comes out of the organiser's revenue. Under the FTC's junk fees rule (in force from May 2025), any passed-on fees must appear in the headline advertised price in the US, not only at the final checkout step.