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Best free online invitation for a workshop or class
Workshops have limited places, sometimes charge, and need to know something about each person (level, materials, access needs).
What this event needs
- Limited places and a waitlist
- Registration questions
- Optional paid tickets with clear fees
- Reminders with what to bring
The picks
Registration questions, approval and tickets; 5% platform fee on paid tickets on the free plan.
Cost: Free plan. Luma Plus is US$59 a month billed annually (0% platform fee, 5,000 sends a week). Card fees are charged by Stripe.
Free for free workshops, with waitlists and a marketplace that helps strangers find you.
Cost: Free events: no fees. Paid tickets in the US: 3.7% + US$1.79 service fee per ticket and 2.9% payment processing per order, per its pricing page; other countries differ. Eventbrite Pro email from US$15 a month.
For a free workshop among people you know, a form handles questions; you send reminders yourself.
Cost: Free with a Google account.
Skip: Design-only tools such as a Canva image: you'll lose track of who has a place.
Example wording
Join our Intro to Pottery workshop on Saturday 12 December, 10 am to 12.30 pm, at Clay Studio, 3 Mill Lane. Six places, all materials included. Register by 5 December to hold your spot.
More examples and a checklist: How to word an invitation. Getting replies: RSVP tips.