Event website builder: create an event website and run your event

The best event website builder for event planners is one that builds your site and also runs the event behind it, from tickets to the door. When you compare builders, look for:

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• Tickets and RSVPs: paid and free tickets, guest limits and waitlists.

• Seating maps: so guests can pick their own seats.

• Payments: a choice of payment providers and a clear ticket fee.

• Day-of tools: mobile check-in and ticket scanning at the door.

• Promotion: email campaigns, coupons and social posts.

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Wix covers all 5 from your dashboard and the Check-in by Wix app. See how it compares with 6 other options in our list of the best event website builders.

You can create an event website with Wix in 5 steps:

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• Sign up: log in or create a free Wix account.

• Pick a template: choose an event website template with Wix Events built in.

• Add your event: create an event as an RSVP or ticketed event, with its date, location, image and details.

• Set up payments: to sell paid tickets, upgrade your plan and connect a payment provider.

• Publish: publish your site, then share your event by email and on social media.

After that, you manage every event, ticket and guest from the same dashboard.

You can create a free event website on a builder's free plan and run free or RSVP events. It needs:

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• ​A free builder plan: to design and publish at no cost.

• RSVPs or free tickets: so guests sign up without a payment step.

• A free web address: a builder subdomain until you add a domain.

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On Wix, start free with an event website template and publish on a free Wix URL (username.wixsite.com/sitename). A premium plan adds your own domain and removes Wix branding; paid tickets need Core, Business or Business Elite. Compare them on Wix Plans.

Yes. Choose RSVP event when you add an event, and guests register on your site instead of buying a ticket. For each RSVP event you can set a guest limit, close registration or open a waitlist when it fills up, customize the registration form and send automatic confirmation and reminder emails. RSVP events don't need a premium plan, so you can run them on a free site.

Yes. Wix charges a 2.5% ticket service fee on paid tickets, and you choose who covers it. If you pass it on to the buyer, a $100 ticket costs them $102.50. If you absorb it, they pay $100 and you receive $97.50. Free tickets, manual guest entries and manual payments have no ticket service fee, and the fee is separate from your payment provider's processing fee.

Yes. Your event can take place online, in person or both. Create an online Zoom event and Wix generates a unique Zoom link that guests get in their confirmation and reminder emails, or host online events on other platforms or as a live stream with Wix Video. For a hybrid event, add your venue as the location and then add video conferencing, so some guests attend in person while others join online.

Event websites need a handful of core features, for large festivals and intimate parties alike. The most useful ones are:

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• An easy-to-use builder: a website builder that lets you design and update your pages without code.

• Online ticket sales and RSVPs: for paid, free and registration-only events.

• A mobile app: to manage your events and check in guests on the day.

• Built-in marketing tools: like email campaigns, coupons and social posts.

• An online payment provider: to get paid securely at checkout.

• Tax collection on ticket purchases: so you can collect tax on every ticket order.

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With Wix, you get all 6 on one platform.

An event management platform is software that brings every part of running an event into one place, from your schedule, registration and ticketing to guest lists, marketing, online community and finances. Instead of switching between separate tools, you plan, sell and run each event from a single dashboard, which leaves more time for your events and guests. Wix Events adds this to your Wix site, so your event website and your event management work together.

With Wix Events you can run anything from intimate parties to large festivals and conferences. The main types are:

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• RSVP events: guests register for free, like weddings and birthday parties.

• Ticketed events: sell tickets for concerts, conferences or classes at a fixed price, with several price options or as pay what you want.

• Online events: on Zoom, on another platform or as a live stream with Wix Video.

• Hybrid events: some guests attend in person while others join online.

• Recurring events: save time when you hold the same event again and again.

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You also get tools to promote your events and build a community around them.

Yes. Download the Wix app to run your business and manage your events on the go, from guest limits and waitlists to event coupons. At the door, you and your staff can use Check-in by Wix to check in guests, scan tickets and sell tickets with a mobile point of sale. Your guests can follow your event posts and join the conversation on Wix member apps like Spaces by Wix.

With Wix Payments in the US, online card payments cost 2.9% of the transaction + $0.30 (American Express: 3.7% + $0.30). Other payment providers set their own rates, which depend on your country. Wix works with 80+ payment providers, including Wix Payments, PayPal and Stripe in the US, and you can see what's available where you are in the list of payment providers by country. Processing fees are separate from the 2.5% Wix ticket service fee.