Location QR codes for events

Location QR codes for events

A location QR code drops a precise map pin to your venue, so an attendee scans the poster or ticket and their phone opens directions in their map app of choice. It beats a written address for finding a side-street entrance, a field gate, or a venue with no obvious frontage. Enter the coordinates below to make one free.

Addresses are a blunt tool for events — a postcode can land a driver a street away from the right entrance, and a festival in a field may not have an address at all. A geo QR code encodes exact latitude and longitude, so the scan opens a pin at the real entrance, not the nearest building. The phone hands off to Apple or Google Maps for turn-by-turn directions. Put it on tickets, posters and confirmation emails so nobody is the guest texting “which door?”.

Where a location code prevents lost guests

  • On tickets and confirmation emails — the pin travels with the attendee right up to arrival.
  • On posters and flyers — alongside the ticket code, so people can plan the journey.
  • On parking and entrance signage — drop a second pin for the car park specifically.
  • In WhatsApp groups and event chats — the same code works on a screen, not just print.

Make and place your venue pin

From coordinates to a scannable pin:

  1. 1

    Find the exact coordinates

    Drop a pin on Google Maps at the entrance and copy the latitude and longitude.

  2. 2

    Enter them above

    The generator encodes a geo code that opens in the scanner's map app.

  3. 3

    Download as SVG or PDF

    Vector prints sharp on a ticket or a large directional sign.

  4. 4

    Pin the entrance, not the centre

    Place the coordinates on the actual gate or door guests should use.

Add a parking pin too

For events where parking is separate from the entrance, print a second location code for the car park so drivers and walk-in guests get the right pin.

Yes — free, no watermark, no sign-up. The coordinates are encoded in your browser.

Need the plain tool? Open the location QR code generator.

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