Discovery Events shows you what is on near you, sells tickets online, and gives organisers everything they need to sell and scan them. Buy tickets on the web or get the free app.
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📍 Events near youDiscovery Events now sells tickets itself. Fans check out in minutes, organisers get a complete toolkit, and every ticket has its own QR code.
Pick your tickets, pay securely with PayFast and get them by email straight away, each with its own QR code. They are also saved under My Tickets, and you can pass a ticket to a friend.
Browse events →Create an event page, set up ticket types, phases, bundles and tables, scan tickets at the door from any phone, even with no signal, and get payout statements for every event.
How selling works →Cannot make it? Resell your ticket. Organisers can cap the resale price so tickets are not sold on at inflated prices, and tickets from other platforms can be resold on our resale marketplace.
Visit the resale marketplace →Find events happening around you with an interactive map and smart location-based search. Filter by category, date, and distance.
Get smart event recommendations based on your interests, past events, and preferences. Your feed, your way.
Check in at events, earn points, unlock badges, and climb the leaderboard. Track your streaks and compete with friends.
Connect with like-minded people, chat in real-time, and make group plans to attend events together.
See listings from Discovery Events Tickets, Ticketmaster, Quicket and local organisers in one feed. Buy directly on Discovery Events, or tap through to the original platform.
Create and manage events, sell tickets, track sales, run promotions and scan tickets at the door, all from one dashboard.
We pull listings from South Africa's ticketing platforms into one feed, so you don't have to check five different apps.
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Open any event on Discovery Events Tickets, choose your tickets and pay securely with PayFast. You do not need an account. Your tickets arrive by email straight after payment, each with its own QR code, and they are saved under My Tickets.
Yes. Apply as an organiser, and once you are approved you can create your event page, set up ticket types and prices, sell online, scan tickets at the door from any phone and get payout statements. See how selling tickets works.
Yes. Tickets bought on Discovery Events Tickets can be resold on the platform, and organisers can cap the resale price. For tickets bought on other platforms, use the Discovery Events resale marketplace.
Yes, the app is free to download from the App Store, Google Play and Huawei AppGallery. You can find events, join communities and earn achievements without paying.
Live music, festivals, food and drink events, comedy, business and community events across South Africa, from local organisers and from platforms such as Quicket and Ticketmaster. You can search by place and date.
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