src/modules/events/components/PurchaseTicketDialog.vue

@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ function increaseQuantity() {
 
 const totalPrice = computed(() => props.event.price_per_ticket * quantity.value)
 
+// Free events (price 0): no invoice is minted — the backend issues the
+// tickets already-paid. Drop the payment-method selector and price line
+// and label the CTA "Get ticket" instead of "Proceed".
+const isFree = computed(() => props.event.price_per_ticket <= 0)
+
 async function copyInvoice() {
   if (!paymentRequest.value) return
   try {
@@ -259,7 +264,10 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
         <DialogDescription>
           <span v-if="quantity > 1">
             {{ quantity }} tickets for <strong>{{ event.name }}</strong> ·
-            {{ formatEventPrice(totalPrice, event.currency) }}
+            {{ isFree ? 'Free' : formatEventPrice(totalPrice, event.currency) }}
+          </span>
+          <span v-else-if="isFree">
+            Get a free ticket for <strong>{{ event.name }}</strong>
           </span>
           <span v-else>
             Purchase a ticket for <strong>{{ event.name }}</strong> for {{ formatEventPrice(event.price_per_ticket, event.currency) }}
@@ -375,9 +383,9 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
             </div>
             <div class="flex justify-between">
               <span class="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                {{ quantity > 1 ? `${quantity} × ${formatEventPrice(event.price_per_ticket, event.currency)}` : 'Price' }}
+                {{ quantity > 1 && !isFree ? `${quantity} × ${formatEventPrice(event.price_per_ticket, event.currency)}` : 'Price' }}
               </span>
-              <span class="text-sm font-medium">{{ formatEventPrice(totalPrice, event.currency) }}</span>
+              <span class="text-sm font-medium">{{ isFree ? 'Free' : formatEventPrice(totalPrice, event.currency) }}</span>
             </div>
             <PriceConversionPreview
               v-if="canChooseFiat && isPriceInSats && event.fiat_currency"
@@ -396,7 +404,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
              Lightning rather than collapsing into a single "Fiat"
              catch-all. Hidden entirely for Lightning-only events to
              keep the dialog uncluttered. -->
-        <div v-if="canChooseFiat" class="bg-muted/50 rounded-lg p-4 space-y-2">
+        <div v-if="canChooseFiat && !isFree" class="bg-muted/50 rounded-lg p-4 space-y-2">
           <div class="text-sm font-medium">Payment method</div>
           <p class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
             Both methods charge the same amount via different rails.
@@ -437,6 +445,10 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
           class="w-full"
         >
           <Loader2 v-if="isLoading || isFiatPending" class="w-4 h-4 mr-2 animate-spin" />
+          <template v-else-if="isFree">
+            <Ticket class="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+            {{ quantity > 1 ? `Get ${quantity} tickets` : 'Get ticket' }}
+          </template>
           <template v-else-if="selectedMethod?.rail === 'fiat'">
             <CreditCard class="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
             Continue to {{ selectedMethod.label }} checkout

src/modules/events/composables/useTicketPurchase.ts

@@ -94,6 +94,38 @@ export function useTicketPurchase() {
    *  have to take it as an argument from the UI. */
   const currentEventId = ref<string | null>(null)
 
+  /**
+   * Advance to the ticket-QR success state for the given row ids. Shared
+   * by the Lightning-poll path (payment confirmed) and the free-ticket
+   * path (issued + paid server-side, no invoice) so both render one
+   * scannable QR per attendee identically.
+   */
+  async function finalizePurchasedTickets(ids: string[]) {
+    // Ticket row(s) now exist — refresh the shared owned-tickets state so
+    // the feed/calendar My-tickets filter and owned badges reflect the
+    // purchase immediately (no reload). Runs in parallel with QR gen.
+    void refreshOwnedTickets()
+
+    if (ids.length > 0) {
+      purchasedTicketIds.value = ids
+      purchasedTicketId.value = ids[0]
+      const qrMap: Record<string, string> = {}
+      for (const id of ids) {
+        const dataUrl = await generateTicketQRCode(id)
+        if (dataUrl) qrMap[id] = dataUrl
+      }
+      ticketQRCodes.value = qrMap
+      ticketQRCode.value = qrMap[ids[0]] ?? null
+      showTicketQR.value = true
+    }
+
+    toast.success(
+      ids.length > 1
+        ? `${ids.length} tickets purchased!`
+        : 'Ticket purchased successfully!',
+    )
+  }
+
   async function purchaseTicketForEvent(
     eventId: string,
     options: { quantity?: number } = {},
@@ -125,13 +157,23 @@ export function useTicketPurchase() {
         { quantity: options.quantity },
       )
 
-      // Backend now returns either a Lightning invoice or a fiat
+      // Free tickets (price 0 / 100%-off promo): the backend already
-      // checkout URL (post-events-v1.4.0). This composable only knows
+      // issued + marked them paid, so there's no invoice to settle. Skip
-      // how to drive the Lightning path; fiat would need a separate
+      // the QR / payment-poll and jump straight to the ticket-QR success
-      // redirect-to-provider flow that lives in PurchaseTicketDialog
+      // state with the ids returned inline.
-      // (it has the user-visible payment-method selector). Reject the
+      if (invoice.paid) {
-      // fiat response here so callers get a clear error instead of a
+        paymentHash.value = invoice.paymentHash
-      // silent broken QR.
+        await finalizePurchasedTickets(invoice.ticketIds ?? [])
+        return invoice
+      }
+
+      // Otherwise the backend returns either a Lightning invoice or a fiat
+      // checkout URL (post-events-v1.4.0). This composable only knows how
+      // to drive the Lightning path; fiat would need a separate
+      // redirect-to-provider flow that lives in PurchaseTicketDialog (it
+      // has the user-visible payment-method selector). Reject the fiat
+      // response here so callers get a clear error instead of a silent
+      // broken QR.
       if (invoice.isFiat || !invoice.paymentRequest) {
         throw new Error(
           'This event uses fiat checkout. Use the purchase dialog ' +
@@ -185,40 +227,15 @@ export function useTicketPurchase() {
             clearInterval(checkInterval)
           }
 
-          // Ticket row(s) now exist — refresh the shared owned-tickets
-          // state so the feed/calendar My-tickets filter and owned
-          // badges reflect the purchase immediately (no reload). Runs in
-          // parallel with QR generation below.
-          void refreshOwnedTickets()
-
           // Multi-ticket purchases come back with `ticketIds` (N rows
           // sharing one invoice). Single-ticket purchases include
-          // `ticketId` only. Render one QR per row so each attendee
+          // `ticketId` only.
-          // has their own scannable code at the door.
           const ids = result.ticketIds && result.ticketIds.length > 0
             ? result.ticketIds
             : result.ticketId
               ? [result.ticketId]
               : []
-
+          await finalizePurchasedTickets(ids)
-          if (ids.length > 0) {
-            purchasedTicketIds.value = ids
-            purchasedTicketId.value = ids[0]
-            const qrMap: Record<string, string> = {}
-            for (const id of ids) {
-              const dataUrl = await generateTicketQRCode(id)
-              if (dataUrl) qrMap[id] = dataUrl
-            }
-            ticketQRCodes.value = qrMap
-            ticketQRCode.value = qrMap[ids[0]] ?? null
-            showTicketQR.value = true
-          }
-
-          toast.success(
-            ids.length > 1
-              ? `${ids.length} tickets purchased!`
-              : 'Ticket purchased successfully!',
-          )
         }
       } catch (err) {
         console.error('Error checking payment status:', err)

src/modules/events/services/TicketApiService.ts

@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ export class TicketApiService {
       fiatPaymentRequest: data.fiat_payment_request ?? undefined,
       fiatProvider: data.fiat_provider ?? undefined,
       isFiat: Boolean(data.is_fiat),
+      // Free tickets: backend returns paid=true with the row ids inline
+      // and no invoice to settle.
+      paid: Boolean(data.paid),
+      ticketIds: Array.isArray(data.ticket_ids) ? data.ticket_ids : undefined,
     }
   }
 

src/modules/events/types/ticket.ts

@@ -81,10 +81,12 @@ export interface TicketPurchaseRequest {
 }
 
 /**
- * Server response from `POST /tickets/{event_id}`. Either Lightning
+ * Server response from `POST /tickets/{event_id}`. One of three shapes:
- * (`paymentRequest` = bolt11) or fiat (`fiatPaymentRequest` = a URL
+ *  - Lightning: `paymentRequest` = bolt11 (`isFiat` false, `paid` false)
- * the buyer follows to complete payment with `fiatProvider`).
+ *  - Fiat: `fiatPaymentRequest` = a URL the buyer follows with `fiatProvider`
- * `isFiat` is the discriminator.
+ *  - Free: `paid` true with no `paymentRequest` — tickets already issued +
+ *    paid server-side (price 0 / 100%-off promo); `ticketIds` carries the
+ *    scannable rows so the client skips the payment step entirely.
  */
 export interface TicketPurchaseInvoice {
   paymentHash: string
@@ -92,6 +94,10 @@ export interface TicketPurchaseInvoice {
   fiatPaymentRequest?: string
   fiatProvider?: string
   isFiat: boolean
+  /** Free tickets: already issued + paid, no invoice to settle. */
+  paid?: boolean
+  /** Row ids returned inline for the free path (no poll needed). */
+  ticketIds?: string[]
 }
 
 export interface TicketPaymentStatus {