Most market software promises fast setup and then asks you to fill out 19 screens. Here is the real, timed checklist for getting your first event published on Tentpole. We timed it. You can too.
Start the 8 minutes → 7 days free · Cancel by day 7, pay $0.Email, password, market name. That’s it. No phone, no jargon, no "tell us about your business" form.
0:00 — 0:45City, time zone, primary contact email. We pre-fill what we can. You confirm. Move on.
0:45 — 1:45Name, date, venue, start/end time, cover image (we have free defaults). Done.
1:45 — 3:45Standard booth, premium corner, food truck — whatever your tiers are. Set the fee for each. We’ll handle payment account setup later when you’re ready to charge.
3:45 — 4:45Pre-set form with the fields most organizers want. Add or remove a question, change the categories. Save.
4:45 — 5:45Hit publish. Your event page is live at thetentpole.com/e/your-event. Share it anywhere — vendors apply directly.
Paste a list of vendor emails. We send them a personalized invitation with the apply link. Time to first applicant: usually under an hour.
6:15 — 7:45That’s it. Your event is live, your application is open, your invitations are out. Next step is adding your payment account when applications start coming in — about 5 more minutes when you’re ready.
7:45 — 8:00