QR Codes for
Events.
One printed QR code for registration, RSVPs, the programme, photo sharing and feedback at South African conferences, festivals and weddings. Change where it points after printing, and see which banners and tables actually get scanned.
14-day trial with 20 dynamic QR codes and unlimited scans. No credit card required.
What to Put Behind an Event QR Code
A QR code is only as useful as the page it opens. These are the destinations South African event organisers use most, and every one works with a single dynamic code.
Event Registration & RSVP
Link invitations, emails and posters to your registration form, RSVP page or ticketing page. One scan replaces typing a long web address.
Add to Calendar
A calendar-event QR code saves your event title, start date, start time and end date straight into the guest's phone calendar so they don't forget.
Live Programme & Schedule
Put one code on badges, table cards and screens that opens your programme. Speaker swaps and room changes are updated online — the printed code stays the same.
Venue WiFi
A WiFi QR code connects guests to the venue network in one scan, instead of spelling out a password to every table.
Speaker & Networking Contacts
Speakers and exhibitors share a vCard QR code that saves their contact details directly to a phone — the easiest way to follow up after a conference.
Photo Sharing
Point a code at a shared Google Photos album or Drive folder so guests can view and upload event and wedding photos from their phones.
Feedback & Surveys
Place feedback codes at exits, on the last slide and in follow-up emails so attendees rate sessions while the event is still fresh.
Maps & Directions
Link to a Google Maps pin for the venue, parking or the after-party so guests arrive at the right entrance.
How to Create a QR Code for an Event
Step 1: Decide What Each Code Opens
Use a separate code for each job — one for registration on the invitation, one for the programme on badges, one for feedback at the exit. Separate codes give you separate scan counts, so you can see which job each one is doing.
Step 2: Create and Brand the Code
In QR Code Pro, choose the code type (website link, calendar event, WiFi or contact card), paste your destination, and style it with your event colours, a frame such as "Scan for the Programme" and your logo. These are editable QR codes, so you can change QR code after printing when plans change.
Step 3: Test, Print and Track
Scan the code with two different phones before sending artwork to print, and print it at least 2 cm wide so it scans from arm's length (larger on banners viewed from a distance). During the event, your QR code analytics dashboard shows scans by time, city and device.
Event QR Codes vs Ticketing & Check-In Systems
Use QR Code Pro for
- ✅ Registration, RSVP and ticket-sales links on invitations and posters
- ✅ Programmes, maps and speaker details that change after printing
- ✅ Venue WiFi, calendar reminders and contact cards
- ✅ Photo sharing, sponsor links and feedback forms
- ✅ Seeing which placements guests actually scanned
Use a ticketing platform for
- 🎫 Selling tickets and issuing a unique ticket per guest
- 🚪 Scanning guests in at the door and blocking duplicate tickets
- 📋 Guest lists tied to payment
QR Code Pro counts scans and redirects them; it does not mark a ticket as used. Most organisers use both: the ticketing platform at the gate, and QR Code Pro everywhere else.
Features for Event Organisers
Edit After Printing
Swap the destination behind a printed code in seconds. The registration code on your posters can open the live programme on the day and the feedback form afterwards.
Scans by Time, City & Device
See how many times each code was scanned and when, so you know whether the entrance banner or the table card worked. Scans are counted per code, not per person.
Expiry Dates
On Pro and higher plans, set a date after which the code stops redirecting, or switch a code off at any time from your dashboard.
Password Protection
Add a passcode to codes meant only for crew, speakers or VIP guests, so a photo of the badge doesn't open the back-of-house schedule.
Bulk Creation
Create codes in bulk from a spreadsheet, up to the code limit on your plan — useful for per-speaker, per-exhibitor or per-table codes at large conferences. Team is R299/month for 500 codes.
Branded Codes & Flyers
Match your event colours, add your logo and a call-to-action frame, then design matching flyers and posters in the Print Studio.
QR Codes for Weddings & Private Events
Weddings, year-end functions and birthdays use the same codes on a smaller scale. The most common wedding uses are:
- 💌 RSVP link printed on the invitation
- 📸 Shared album for guests to upload photos
- 🪑 Seating chart that you can still rearrange
- 🌐 Wedding website with directions and dress code
- 📅 Save-the-date that adds the day to guests' calendars
- 🎁 Gift registry link on the welcome sign
Because the codes are dynamic, a late seating change or a moved photo album does not mean reprinting the stationery.
Where to Place Event QR Codes
Get your event codes ready
One code for each job
Registration on the invitation, the programme on badges, feedback at the exit. Separate codes give you separate scan counts.
Test on two phones before print
Scan the proof with two different phones and print it at least 2 cm wide, larger on banners viewed from a distance.
Edit right up to the day
A moved session or new venue means changing the destination, not reprinting the banners.
What to check: scans by time and city during the event, so you can see which placements guests actually used.
The trial: 14 days, 20 dynamic codes, the Pro plan's features, no credit card.
Then: Pro is R99/month for 50 codes, Pro+ R199/month for 200 and Team R299/month for 500. Unlimited scans on every plan, billed in Rand through PayFast, cancel any time.
If you do nothing: your dynamic codes stop redirecting when the trial ends, so choose a plan before printing a big run.
Designing posters too? Build print-ready event flyers with a QR code in the Print Studio.