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Event Break-Even Planning Worksheet

A structured worksheet to calculate your event's total costs, break-even ticket count, and profit scenarios at 50%, 75%, and 100% attendance. Never run an event without knowing your numbers.

Event Break-Even Planning Worksheet

Fill in your numbers to find the minimum ticket sales required to cover costs.


Section 1 — Fixed Costs

Cost ItemBudgetedActual
Venue rental$_____$_____
Speaker fees$_____$_____
AV / production$_____$_____
Marketing / advertising$_____$_____
Insurance$_____$_____
Printing / badges$_____$_____
Platform subscription$_____$_____
Misc / contingency$_____$_____
Total Fixed Costs$_____$_____

Section 2 — Variable Costs

Catering per head: $_____ × expected attendees _____ = Total catering: $_____

Other per-head costs (swag, materials): $_____ × attendees _____ = $_____

Section 3 — Revenue Model

Ticket TierPriceQuantityRevenue
Early Bird$__________$_____
General Admission$__________$_____
VIP$__________$_____
Order Bumps (avg)$__________$_____
Total Revenue$_____

Section 4 — Break-Even Analysis

Total Fixed Costs: $_____

Total Variable Costs: $_____

Total Event Cost: $_____

Break-Even Tickets Needed = Total Cost ÷ Avg Ticket Price = _____

Break-Even % of Capacity = _____%

Section 5 — Scenario Analysis

Attendance %AttendeesTicket RevenueVariable CostsNet Profit
50%_____$_____$_____$_____
65%_____$_____$_____$_____
75%_____$_____$_____$_____
90%_____$_____$_____$_____
100%_____$_____$_____$_____

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