Eventbrite: refund request
Each organizer sets its own refund policy, which must be posted on the event page; a "no refunds" policy is allowed but must still give refunds for cancelled or long-postponed events.
What does this mean?
Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 94% of 17 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.
Collect
- order ID
- screenshot of the refund policy on the event page
- messages with the organizer
Steps
Read the refund policy on the event page, then use the request-refund option in Tickets if it is shown.
If there is no option, contact the organizer from the order.
If the organizer changed its refund policy after you bought, quote the rule that policies may not be changed retroactively unless buyers are left equal or better off.
More contacts for this issue
Facts you can cite
- Policy
Organizer refund policies must be posted on the event page, must explain how to get a refund, and must set a time frame for answering requests (first response within five business days). A "no refund" policy is allowed if labeled as such, but refunds are still required when the event is cancelled or otherwise not fully performed, or postponed and not rescheduled within 90 days. "Refund policies may not be changed retroactively" unless affected buyers are in an equal or better position.
Source: eventbrite.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Fee
The organizer refund policy requirements say Eventbrite has no obligation to refund "Event Proceeds or Eventbrite Fees". The attendee refund and cancelled-event pages do not say whether Eventbrite's fees are returned to attendees.
Source: eventbrite.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Policy
The Terms of Service (last updated August 20, 2025) say all transactions are between an Organizer and its Consumers and ask consumers to contact the event's Organizer with any refund requests (Section 14.3).
Source: eventbrite.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Policy
The Terms of Service require binding individual arbitration or small claims court and waive class actions (Section 9). To opt out, email legal@eventbrite.com with the subject "ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER OPT-OUT" within thirty (30) days of your first use of the Services or your agreement to the Terms, whichever is later (Section 9.12).
Source: eventbrite.com, verified 2026-10-13
Tips
- Community tip
An email from Eventbrite's own system can still be phishing. Researchers reported in October 2024 that scammers created fake events to send phishing invitations from noreply@events.eventbrite.com that impersonated banks, energy companies and delivery services. Check the event and its links, not only the sender.
Source: helpnetsecurity.com, verified 2026-10-13
If that fails, escalate
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
Written complaint
Only for eligible cancelled or long-postponed events after the organizer declined or did not respond.
Card or bank dispute
Fair Credit Billing Act billing-error and purchase-dispute rights (Regulation Z)
Electronic Fund Transfer Act error resolution and unauthorized-transfer liability (Regulation E)
Card dispute for a cancelled event that was not refunded (rule fcba-billing-error).
Federal regulator
State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).
Watch out
- Refund requests and Contact the organizer from an order need an Eventbrite login; people who cannot log in can use the Find tickets form.
- Organizers, not Eventbrite, set and issue refunds; Eventbrite steps in only for eligible cancelled or long-postponed events paid through Eventbrite Payment Processing.
- The Help Center lists no phone number, chat or email for attendees.
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