EventHi is a San Diego ticketing and event-listing platform built around cannabis events, run by CEO Ali Fakhri. Organizers publish events, sell tickets and sell sponsorships from one account. On April 14, 2026 it published a 4/20 roundup listing about 70 events across four days, from Atlantic City to Oakland.
Born from Eventbrite takedowns
EventHi exists because mainstream ticketing got squeamish. A 2024 OB Rag profile traced its start to Eventbrite deleting weed-related events, which left organizers with nowhere to sell tickets, so a San Diego couple built the replacement. OB Rag billed the result as “a one-stop for cannabis events nation-wide.”
Business records list an April 2016 start date and an October 2017 incorporation, with Fakhri as CEO. GreenState dates the founding to 2017 in San Diego and says the platform has since expanded nationally.
Oster and Associates and the 2019 push
In August 2019, San Diego agency Oster and Associates announced EventHi as a new client. The release called EventHi “the world’s first cannabis ticketing and event registration platform.” It framed the problem plainly: traditional ticketing platforms prohibited cannabis events, while 33 states had legalized cannabis in some form.
That release also described a sponsorship marketplace connecting brands with event opportunities. Fakhri said the company had built “a protected community for event goers” looking for unique experiences.
Building an event, step by step
In a single creation flow, organizers add a title, description, category and highlights such as speakers, entertainment and vendors. A “Cannabis Allowed” designation flags consumption events, and a toggle sets the listing public or private. Locations can be an in-person venue or an online link for Zoom-style events.
Ticket setup covers type names, prices, quantity limits and sale windows. Sponsorships switch on from the same screen, with tiered packages such as Gold, Silver and Bronze, each carrying its own price and benefits. Publishing pushes the event onto the EventHi marketplace, where attendees search by category and see whether an event allows consumption.
Fees, payouts and refunds
EventHi charges per transaction with no monthly subscription, setup fee or annual contract. Standard tickets carry a 3.9% service fee plus $1.99 per ticket, with 4% card processing on the order. Sponsorships carry the same 3.9% and $1.99, with 5% processing. Verified nonprofits pay 3%, $1.50 per ticket and 4% processing.
Organizers choose whether to absorb fees or pass them to buyers at checkout. According to the help center, 99% of event creators pass them on. Payouts go out seven days after an event ends, by ACH direct deposit in 1–3 business days or certified check in 5–7. An Advanced Payout Program fronts qualifying accounts a share of projected sales before the event.
Refund policies belong to each organizer, and EventHi’s own fees are not refundable on standard requests, but canceled events, or events postponed more than 60 days without a new date, get full refunds including fees. If an organizer ignores a request for 10 business days, EventHi can issue the refund itself.
The 4/20 roundups
EventHi publishes an April roundup of 4/20 events sold on the platform. The 2024 edition, covered by GreenState, included the Ohio Cannabis Festival & Farmers Market in Uniontown, KUSHSTOCK 420 in Adelanto, Burning Flowers in Stockton and the Roll Up for Equity film screening in San Diego.
The 2026 edition ran April 17–20 and leaned hard into nightlife and social events. Listings included the 420 Green Steam Fest in Chicago, the Nashville Canna Festival, KUSHSTOCK in Los Angeles and ANJA Fest 4 in Highland Park, New Jersey. Smaller rooms filled out the list: bingo in Cathedral City, a 420 Wing Fest in Tempe and a drag show in Oakland.
Dispensary events run through the same calendar. The 2026 list carried a grand opening and 420 party at Perpetual Dispensary in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a Lowkey grand opening in Roxbury and an NJ Dispensary Takeover in Edison. Puff-and-paint sessions, trivia nights and comedy shows round out the mix.
Where EventHi listings surface
Outside event guides point readers back to the platform, and CelebStoner’s 2026 cannabis-industry events guide closes by sending readers to EventHi for more listings. For conferences and trade shows alongside those consumer events, the cannabis industry events calendar tracks the bigger dates on the circuit.
Official channels
EventHi lists and sells events at eventhi.io, publishes pricing, payout and refund guides at its EventHi help center, takes organizer inquiries at support@eventhi.io and posts company updates on LinkedIn.