{"slug":"using-a-coupon-code-when-activating-an-event","title":"Use a coupon code when you activate an event","description":"Enter a coupon code to lower your event's activation fee before you pay, when you activate with Market Based pricing.","section":"market","sections":["market"],"tags":["coupon","activate","event"],"aliases":["discount code","promo code"],"updated":"2026-09-13","published_datetime":"2021-03-04T20:23:31.000Z","promoted":false,"related":["activate-your-first-event","activate-your-next-event"],"links":["activate-your-first-event"],"images":{},"video":null,"source_commit":"d6cdbeb","body_format":"markdown","nav":{"section":"market","group":"Create your events","previous":{"slug":"activate-your-next-event","title":"Activate your next event"},"next":{"slug":"changing-an-event-time","title":"Change an event day's time"}},"related_articles":[{"slug":"activate-your-first-event","title":"Activate your first event","description":"Create your first application, layout and event, then activate it so vendors can start applying."},{"slug":"activate-your-next-event","title":"Activate your next event","description":"Create your next event from an application and layout you already have, then activate it so vendors can apply."}],"body":"If you have a coupon code, use it to lower your event's activation fee before\nyou pay. See [Activate your first event](https://articles.marketspread.com/v1/articles/activate-your-first-event)\nif you haven't started activating your event yet.\n\n## Apply a coupon code\n\n1. Open **Event Configuration**, then click **Events**.\n2. Under **Pending Events**, click **Activate** next to the event — or open\n   the event and click its **Activate** tab.\n\n   ![The pending event in the Events list, with its Activate button](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/using-a-coupon-code-when-activating-an-event/01-pending-event.png)\n\n3. Under **Market Based**, click **Select**.\n\n   ![Market Based activation, with Select to choose it](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/using-a-coupon-code-when-activating-an-event/02-market-based.png)\n\n4. If you're asked to choose a payment plan, pick one.\n5. Scroll to **Coupon**.\n6. Enter your code in **Coupon code**.\n7. Click **Apply coupon**.\n8. Finish entering your card under **Payment**, then click **Pay**.\n\n!!! important\n    Coupons only work with **Market Based** activation. **Vendor\n    Pass-through** doesn't have a coupon field.\n\n!!! note\n    A working code shows your discount underneath it, and updates the total\n    above. A code that doesn't work turns the field red and tells you why —\n    invalid, already used, or expired.\n\n    ![A coupon code that does not work, with the field turned red](https://articles.marketspread.com/images/using-a-coupon-code-when-activating-an-event/03-coupon-invalid.png)"}