Charity event · live ticketing & auctions
Gerry McHugh Memorial Festival
Built for one day. Ran clean through it.
- One-day event
- Live auction
- No platform cut
The brief
A memorial festival, organised by family and volunteers. Tickets, a live auction, multiple admins, a hard deadline.
It had to work first time, on patchy mobile signal, in front of a stand full of people.
Highlights
Live auction
Lots updated in real time. Bidders got automated emails confirming bids and notifying them when they were outbid.
Raffle tickets via Eventbrite
Eventbrite embed for raffle ticket sales — handled by a platform that already does that well.
One-time passcode login
Code by email. Enter it. In.
Multiple admins
Lots, refunds, notifications — managed from a phone, on the ground.
Automated email
Bid confirmations and outbid notifications sent automatically. No manual chasing.
No platform cut on the auction
The auction was custom-built. Funds went straight to the cause.
Outcome
Live on schedule. Ran through the day without intervention.
Try it
A live preview — the same site running, embedded here. Tap, scroll, poke around.
Gerry McHugh Memorial Festivalrunning for real, in a mobile viewport. This isn't a screenshot — it's the live site.
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Built with
- Next.js · App Router
- PostgreSQL · Prisma
- Eventbrite
- OTP login
- Real-time bidding
- Automated email