For farmers markets and outdoor markets
A market is not a Saturday. It is a season.
Opening day in May, the same square every Saturday, closing day at the end of October, then two winter markets. That is one recurring event with a closing date, not 27 entries typed in by hand.
Saturday Market
May 2 to Oct 31Saturdays, 8am to 1pm · 26 market days · one rained off
One slot is one market day. The dashed one is Aug 8, taken out as a date exception.
Dec 5 and Dec 12: the winter market, on its own sub-schedule and its own link.
Set it once
Opening day, closing day, and every Saturday between.
Three choices turn one event into a whole season, and all three are on the free plan.
The days it runs
FreePick the days of the week and the hours. A Saturday market is one tick on one event, not a new entry every week for six months.
The end of the season
FreeGive the recurrence a closing date, or a number of market days. This is the setting that makes a season a season instead of a weekly listing that runs forever.
A second market day
FreeA midweek evening market is its own event with its own hours, because one recurring event has one start time. Two events, two sets of hours, nothing ambiguous.
Change the hours once and every market day follows. Put the winter market on its own sub-schedule and it keeps its own link without splitting the market into two pages.
The rain call
A washed-out Saturday comes off the calendar.
You call it at six in the morning with wet hands. Take that one date out of the recurrence and it is gone from the listing, and the other 26 market days are untouched.
- One date, not the season - A date exception removes a single occurrence. You are not rebuilding the recurrence and you are not deleting the market.
- Dates can go back in, too - Next to it is an include list that adds a one-off date that is not on the usual day, for a bank holiday Monday market or a late-night in December.
- What shoppers actually see - That Saturday is simply absent. There is no cancelled banner and no strike-through, so if the reason matters, send a newsletter or say it on the market page.
Free Date exceptions are part of recurring events on every plan.
August
1 date outThe dashed slot is not a cancelled market. It is a date the recurrence no longer produces.
The pitch list
Your regulars are in. New traders wait for you.
Turn on submissions and traders can offer themselves for a date through your market page, with your terms on the form. Every one waits for your approval, and you are emailed when new ones are waiting.
| Trader | Sub-schedule | This Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Hedgerow Farm Produce | Pre-approved | |
| Loaf and Crumb Bakery | Pre-approved | |
| Ninefold Apiary Honey and preserves | Pre-approved | |
| Wolds Cut Flowers Flowers and plants | Waiting on you | |
| Salt Marsh Dairy Cheese | Waiting on you | |
| Two Rivers Press Cider and juice | Pre-approved |
Two states, because the product has two. Name a trader as an approved schedule and their submissions go straight on; everybody else waits. Nothing publishes itself.
Your terms on the form
FreeWrite the pitch rules once and they appear on the submission form: insurance, waste, what time the square closes to vehicles.
Ask your own questions
ProAdd fields to the submission form, so a trader tells you the stall frontage or whether they need power while they are asking.
Sorted as it arrives
FreeSub-schedules keep produce, bakery, flowers and craft on separate strands of one link, each with a link that shows only that strand.
Market morning
Half six, and the vans are already in the square.
A market day is not one line on a calendar. Give the day an agenda and the demo, the band and the last hour all sit inside the same market day.
- 06:30 Traders arrive Pitches marked out along the top of the square.
- 08:00 Market opens Twenty-two stalls, and the coffee cart by the cross.
- 10:30 Chef demo Thirty free places, taken by RSVP, counted on this date alone.
- 12:00 Fiddle band Forty minutes on the church steps.
- 13:00 Market closes Last hour is when the bakery discounts.
- 14:00 Square swept Cleared and handed back to the council.
Each line is a part of the market day, with its own name and its own start and finish. One event, one page, the whole morning on it.
The day has a shape
FreeAdd parts to a market day for the chef demo, the fiddle band and the kids table. Shoppers read the morning rather than guessing when to turn up.
Places on the demo
FreeA free event can take RSVPs with a limit, and the places are counted per market date, so a full demo in July leaves August alone.
One link, all season
FreeEmbed the calendar on the website you already have, and shoppers can put a market day straight into their own Google, Outlook or Apple calendar.
Pitch fee
FreeA named ticket type with a price and a stock, counted per market date.
- Price
- $18 a pitch
- Stock
- 30 per market day
- This Saturday
- 24 taken, 6 left
- Next Saturday
- 30 available
- At the gate
- QR scan on the way in
A full Saturday does not stop the following Saturday selling. Each market date keeps its own count. The free plan sells 25 paid tickets a month, so thirty pitches every week is a Pro market.
Pitch fees
Take the pitch fee online. We take none of it.
No envelope of notes and no chasing anybody in the car park. Sales run through your own Stripe account, and Event Schedule takes no platform fee on top of what Stripe charges.
Counted per market date
FreeThirty pitches means thirty on that date. Sell out on a Saturday in June and the rest of the season is unaffected.
Ask while they pay
ProAttach your own questions to the pitch fee: power, van length, insurance number. The answers arrive with the payment instead of in a separate thread.
Scan them in
FreeEvery buyer gets a QR code, and scanning it at the entrance to the square costs nothing. The live check-in dashboard, counting who is in as the morning goes on, is the Pro half.
Sell tickets too, if you need to
FreeA ticketed cooking class or a harvest supper works the same way, out of the same monthly allowance and with the same zero platform fee.
Selling is free for your first 25 paid tickets a month, and Pro at $5 a month has no ceiling at all. Publishing the season, taking submissions and free RSVP places never count against it.
The A-board
The shopper in front of you is an email address.
They are standing in your square with a bag of beans in their hand. That is the one moment they will ever be easiest to reach, and it does not need an algorithm.
Saturday Market
Scan for this week's stalls
your-market.eventschedule.com
Download the code from your schedule and print it once.
Print the code once
FreeEvery schedule has a QR code you can download as an image and put on the A-board, the pitch signs or the tote bags. One scan opens your market page, and Follow is a tap from there.
You write the email
FreeNothing goes out on its own. When there is something worth saying, a new cheesemaker or the first strawberries, you write a newsletter and send it.
Ten a month, free
FreeThe free plan covers ten newsletter emails a month, counted one per recipient. Pro is a hundred and Enterprise is a thousand.
No algorithm in the middle
FreeA market page and an email list are yours. Nobody decides how many of your shoppers get to see that you are open this week.
Being straight about it: following does not trigger anything by itself. There is no automatic notice when you add a market day, and that is deliberate. The list is yours to write to, in your own words, when you have something to say. How newsletters work
Perfect for
Any market that comes back next week.
From a weekly square to a two-weekend Christmas market, the season is the same shape.
Weekly Farmers Markets
One recurring Saturday from opening day to closing day, with the traders who turn up every week pre-approved and the new ones waiting for you.
Learn moreArtisan & Craft Markets
Potters, printers and jewellers on their own sub-schedule, each with a link that shows only the craft strand of the market.
Learn moreFlea Markets & Swap Meets
A monthly date that repeats, pitch fees taken online, and stock counted per date so a full month does not block the next one.
Learn moreHoliday & Seasonal Markets
Two weekends in December that live on their own sub-schedule, so the winter market has its own link and does not disturb the summer season.
Learn moreNight Markets
A midweek evening market as its own event with its own hours, and an agenda for the food stalls and the band.
Specialty Food Markets
Cheese, coffee and a chef demo with thirty free places, counted per market date so July selling out leaves August alone.
Learn moreHow it works
Three decisions, then it runs.
01
Set the season
The market name, the square, the days of the week and the hours. Then give the recurrence a closing date so it stops on its own.
02
Open the pitch list
Turn on submissions, write your pitch terms, and name your regulars as approved schedules. Everybody else waits for you.
03
Print the code
Download your QR code, put it on the A-board, and start a list of shoppers who tapped Follow, yours to email with no algorithm in the middle.
Key features
Free forever. Upgrade when you're ready.
Zero platform fees on ticket sales. You only pay Stripe's processing fee.
See all plansQuestions
Asked across the trestle.
Is Event Schedule free for farmers markets?
Yes. The whole season is free forever: a recurring market day with a closing date, date exceptions for the Saturdays you lose to weather, sub-schedules for produce, bakery, flowers and the winter market, an agenda on each market day, free RSVP with a places limit, a downloadable QR code that puts your market page in a shopper's hand, built-in analytics, two-way Google, Outlook and CalDAV sync, and an embeddable calendar. Newsletters are free too, at ten emails a month counted one per recipient, and go up to a hundred on Pro and a thousand on Enterprise. Selling is free as well, for the first 25 paid tickets a month, with zero platform fees on what you sell; Pro at $5 a month takes that ceiling off.
How do I set up a whole market season at once?
Create the market as one recurring event, pick the days of the week it runs and the hours, and give the recurrence an end: a closing date, or a number of market days. The season then stops on its own instead of still listing markets in February. A midweek evening market is its own event, because one recurring event has one start time.
What happens when a market day is rained off?
Take that single date out of the recurrence as a date exception and it comes off the listing, leaving the rest of the season untouched. Being straight about what shoppers see: the date is simply absent rather than crossed out with a notice, so if you want to explain why, that is a newsletter or a note on the market page. The same panel has an include list that puts a one-off date on, for a bank holiday Monday market.
Can traders put themselves forward for a market day?
Yes, on the free plan. Turn on submissions and traders can offer themselves for a date through your market page, with your terms shown on the form. Every submission waits for you to approve it, so nothing appears publicly that you have not agreed to, and you are emailed when new ones are waiting. Name your regulars as approved schedules and their submissions are approved automatically, which leaves you reading only the new ones. On the Pro plan you can add your own questions to that form.
Can I charge for pitches and take the money online?
Yes, and the first 25 paid tickets a month are on the free plan. A pitch fee is a named ticket type with its own price and stock, and the stock is counted per market date, so a full Saturday does not stop the following Saturday selling. Scanning the QR code at the gate on market morning is free too. Pro at $5 a month lifts the monthly ceiling and adds the live check-in dashboard and your own questions at checkout, such as whether they need power or how long the van is. Sales go through your own Stripe account and Event Schedule charges no platform fee on top.
How do shoppers hear about the market?
They follow the market, and you email them. Your schedule has a QR code you can download and print on the A-board, the pitch sign or the tote bags, so somebody standing in front of you is one scan and one tap from following. Nothing is sent automatically: when you have something worth saying, a new trader or the first strawberries, you write a newsletter and send it. You can also embed the calendar on the website you already have, and shoppers can add market days to their own Google, Outlook or Apple calendar.
Can I run a separate winter or evening market?
Yes, on every plan. Sub-schedules keep the winter market, the midweek evening market and the craft strand on their own strands of the same link, each with a link that shows only those events, so somebody looking for the December markets is not scrolling through the summer.
Free to start
Put the whole season up before opening day.
The season, the pitch list and the email list cost nothing, and so do your first 25 paid tickets a month. Unlimited selling is $5 a month, and none of what you take at the gate comes to us.
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