Quick answer: Listing an event and selling tickets on BaliEvents is free, with no commission, on the Free plan. Event Boost costs nothing upfront and takes 10% of each ticket sold, for search and AI-assistant optimisation and a place on the homepage while the boost runs; Enterprise is priced on request. Guests pay a 3% service fee at checkout, on top of the price you set.
Fast facts — Bali-wide, from BaliEvents listings:
Does it cost anything to list an event in Bali?
No. On the Free plan you list events and sell tickets with no commission. You get the event page, the venue page it sits on, a host dashboard, and card and QRIS payments. Guests pay a 3% service fee at checkout, on top of the price you set, so your ticket price stays yours.
What does Event Boost cost?
Nothing upfront. On Event Boost, BaliEvents earns 10% of each ticket sold, and only when it sells. A free event costs nothing. Boost adds:
- SEO + GEO optimization, for Google and AI assistants
- 1X Banner on the homepage for as long as the boost runs
- 1X Visibility on the homepage for as long as the boost runs
What does Enterprise add?
Enterprise is priced on request, for venues, studios, brands and agencies with many events. It adds social media marketing, email marketing, tech consultancy, and CRM and custom integrations.
The three plans side by side
| Plan | Upfront | Per ticket sold | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | IDR 0 | 0% | Unlimited events and guests, dashboard, card and QRIS |
| Event Boost | IDR 0 | 10% | SEO + GEO, homepage banner and visibility while the boost runs |
| Enterprise | On request | On request | Social media and email marketing, tech consultancy, CRM |
Example: a ticket at IDR 200,000. Your guest pays IDR 206,000 with the 3% service fee. On Free you are paid IDR 200,000 for it; on Event Boost, IDR 180,000.
How does that compare with the alternatives?
| Channel | Typical cost | What it gets you |
|---|---|---|
| BaliEvents Free | IDR 0 | A page, a venue page, ticketing |
| Boosting your own Instagram post | IDR 150K–500K per post | Reach inside your own follower graph |
| A local influencer post | IDR 1M–5M+ | One audience, one night, no archive |
| Printed flyers | IDR 500K–2M per run | Foot traffic near the venue |
| BaliEvents Event Boost | 10% per ticket sold | Homepage banner and visibility, SEO + GEO |
The honest distinction is archive versus burst. An influencer post and a boosted story are a burst: they work on the night and then they are gone. A listing is an archive. It keeps answering the search "what is on in Canggu on Friday" for as long as the event runs, and it is the thing an AI assistant reads when someone asks it the same question.
Does anyone actually find events through AI assistants now?
Yes, and it is growing fast. In the 30 days to 9 October 2026, 1,129 visits arrived at BaliEvents from ChatGPT, about one in five of all real visits, up from around 10 a day in mid-September to around 60 a day in early October. It skews towards the venues whose pages carry complete, structured details: address, hours, price, and dates a machine can read without guessing.
That is the practical argument for filling a listing in properly, whether you boost it or not: the venues that answer the question get named.
What should a venue do first?
- List every recurring night, free. A weekly is the cheapest archive there is.
- Fill in the address and the price. Incomplete pages do not get quoted back by assistants.
- Put a real poster on it. Listings without an image are held back from the main page.
- Then decide on Event Boost, once you can see what the free listing already does.
Step four is the one worth delaying. Look at your dashboard numbers for a month first; boost against a number, not a hunch.
Related reading
- How to Host an Event in Bali
- How to Promote a Bali Event on WhatsApp and Instagram
- Compare the partner plans
Turning listings into customers you can reach again: see lead generation for Bali venues and event hosts.
Which channels to spend on: how to promote an event in Bali in 2026.
FAQ
What does it cost to list an event on BaliEvents?
Nothing. On the Free plan you list events and sell tickets with no commission. Event Boost costs nothing upfront and 10% of each ticket sold. See how to host an event in Bali for the full process.
Who pays the service fee?
The guest. A 3% service fee is added at checkout, so your ticket price stays the price you set.
How many events like this are on in Bali right now?
The fast facts at the top of this guide carry the current count, refreshed from BaliEvents listings every week, including how many repeat weekly or daily. Open the live calendar to see the dated ones.
When do hosts get paid?
By bank transfer every Monday, for tickets sold up to the day before, to the account saved under Payments in the host dashboard.
How BaliEvents sources this guide
BaliEvents Editorial reviews live bookable listings and recurring community calendars across Canggu, Ubud, Seminyak, Uluwatu, Jimbaran, and Sanur. Counts in this guide come from our own listings database, not from third-party estimates, and prices come from the partner plans. Confirm details on the event page before you go.
Updated November 2026.
