How much should I charge for a pickleball social?

The short answer

For the example below, charge about $9.50 a ticket.

That covers $150 in costs for 16 people; the break-even price is $9.38. With One Ticket’s booking fee passed on, buyers pay $10.43 and you receive $9.50 a ticket.

This is an example, not a quote or an average: use your own costs in the calculator below.

The example budget

Worked example

At $9.50 a ticket, what you receive and keep if fewer than 16 come:

And at the prices either side:

Try your own numbers

The calculator starts with the example’s figures: change any of them.

Tips for a pickleball social

Courts are booked by the hour, so set the capacity by how many can play at once. A social often only needs to cover the courts and the balls.

More in the guide: How do I take bookings for a pickleball social?.

A refund policy to match: Refund policy template for a pickleball social.

The booking fee

One Ticket adds a booking fee at checkout: $0.93 on a $9.50 ticket, paid by the buyer, so you receive the whole price. It is the same on every plan, free tickets carry none and the Free plan has no monthly cost. See One Ticket pricing.

Common questions

How much should I charge for a pickleball social?

For the example budget on this page ($150 in costs for 16 people), about $9.50 a ticket. It is an example: use your own costs.

What should a pickleball social ticket cover?

In this example: court hire, balls. Count the costs paid for each person apart from the ones paid once, and add any profit you want.

What if fewer people come?

At $9.50 a ticket the example makes a loss of $74 with 8 people and a loss of $36 with 12.

Who pays the booking fee?

The buyer, on top of the ticket price: $0.93 on a $9.50 ticket, so you receive the whole $9.50.