thread What’s your minimum goal before you feel “safe” running the event? in Community Corner

What’s your minimum goal before you feel “safe” running the event?

TicketsCandy — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 23:34:40 GMT

There’s always that quiet number in your head where you stop refreshing the dashboard every hour and think, “Okay, this event is happening” )

We hear this a lot from organizers, especially a week or two before doors open.

What we see in TicketsCandy data:

- Most organizers feel “safe” around 65–70% of break-even.

- Events that hit break-even at least 10 days out are far less likely to cancel.

- About 40% of total sales often come in the final week.

Some people calculate it down to the dollar, and others go by gut )

DinaLRosenberg — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:24:58 GMT

Honestly- we go by gut- It's so annoying though LOL

TicketsCandy — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:25:32 GMT

At least you're not stressing over spreadsheets the whole time )