diff --git a/apps/ticketing/src/pages/events/new.tsx b/apps/ticketing/src/pages/events/new.tsx
index ec79124..ed37e8a 100644
--- a/apps/ticketing/src/pages/events/new.tsx
+++ b/apps/ticketing/src/pages/events/new.tsx
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ const CreateEvent: NextPageWithLayout = () => {
   const placeHolderTicket: TicketInfoFormMetadata = {
     name: 'General Admission',
     denomination: 'Near',
+    salesValidThrough: {
+      startDate: Date.now(), // Milliseconds from Unix Epoch
+      startTime: '00:00', // Raw 24 hour time string such as 18:00
+      endDate: new Date().setDate(Date.now() + 14), // Milliseconds from start date
+      endTime: '00:00',
+    },
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -457,6 +463,24 @@ const CreateEvent: NextPageWithLayout = () => {
                         })}
                       />
                     </Flex>
+                    <Flex stack="phone">
+                      <Input
+                        label="Sales Start Date"
+                        type="date"
+                        error={form.formState.errors.date?.message}
+                        {...form.register(`tickets.${index}.salesValidThrough.startDate`, {
+                          required: 'Please enter a date',
+                        })}
+                      />
+                      <Input
+                        label="Sales End Date"
+                        type="date"
+                        error={form.formState.errors.date?.message}
+                        {...form.register(`tickets.${index}.salesValidThrough.endDate`, {
+                          required: 'Please enter a date',
+                        })}
+                      />
+                    </Flex>
 
                     <Card>
                       <Flex stack as="label">
diff --git a/apps/ticketing/src/utils/helpers.ts b/apps/ticketing/src/utils/helpers.ts
index bc1cc2e..a58820e 100644
--- a/apps/ticketing/src/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/apps/ticketing/src/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export interface TicketInfoFormMetadata {
   priceFiat?: string;
   description?: string | undefined;
   artwork?: FileList;
-  salesValidThrough?: DateAndTimeInfo;
+  salesValidThrough: DateAndTimeInfo;
   passValidThrough?: DateAndTimeInfo;
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export interface TicketMetadataExtra {
   priceNear?: string;
   priceFiat?: string;
   maxSupply?: number;
-  salesValidThrough?: DateAndTimeInfo;
+  salesValidThrough: DateAndTimeInfo;
   passValidThrough?: DateAndTimeInfo;
 }
 
@@ -310,10 +310,8 @@ export const createPayload = async ({
   const drop_ids: string[] = [];
   const drop_configs: any = [];
   const asset_datas: any = [];
-  const marketTicketInfo: Record<
-    string,
-    { max_tickets: number; price: string; sale_start?: number; sale_end?: number }
-  > = {};
+  const marketTicketInfo: Record<string, { max_tickets: number; price: string; sale_start: number; sale_end: number }> =
+    {};
 
   for (const ticket of formData.tickets) {
     const dropId = `${Date.now().toString()}-${ticket.name.replaceAll(' ', '').toLocaleLowerCase()}`;
@@ -330,7 +328,11 @@ export const createPayload = async ({
       dateCreated: Date.now().toString(),
       priceNear: ticket.priceNear,
       priceFiat: ticket.priceFiat,
-      salesValidThrough: ticket.salesValidThrough,
+      salesValidThrough: {
+        ...ticket.salesValidThrough,
+        startDate: Date.parse(ticket.salesValidThrough.startDate.toString()),
+        endDate: Date.parse(ticket.salesValidThrough.endDate!.toString()),
+      },
       passValidThrough: ticket.passValidThrough,
       maxSupply: ticket.maxSupply,
       limitPerUser: ticket.maxPurchases,
@@ -347,8 +349,8 @@ export const createPayload = async ({
     marketTicketInfo[`${dropId}`] = {
       max_tickets: ticket.maxSupply ?? 0,
       price: parseNearAmount(ticket.priceNear || '0')!.toString(),
-      sale_start: Date.now() || undefined,
-      sale_end: Date.parse(formData.date) || undefined,
+      sale_start: Date.parse(ticket.salesValidThrough.startDate.toString()),
+      sale_end: Date.parse(ticket.salesValidThrough.endDate!.toString()),
     };
 
     const dropConfig = {
diff --git a/apps/ticketing/src/utils/purchase.ts b/apps/ticketing/src/utils/purchase.ts
index 5763065..2af6834 100644
--- a/apps/ticketing/src/utils/purchase.ts
+++ b/apps/ticketing/src/utils/purchase.ts
@@ -46,13 +46,6 @@ type PurchaseTicketOptions = {
   viewAccount: Account | null;
 };
 
-type PurchaseWorkerResponse = {
-  tickets: {
-    public_key: string;
-    secret_key: string;
-  }[];
-};
-
 type PurchasedTicket = {
   secretKey: string;
 };
@@ -135,8 +128,13 @@ export async function purchaseTickets({
     });
 
     if (response.ok) {
-      const data = (await response.json()) as PurchaseWorkerResponse;
-      data.tickets.forEach((t) => purchases.push({ secretKey: t.secret_key }));
+      const data = await response.json();
+      if (!ticketIsFree) {
+        // redirect to stripe for checkout
+        window.location.href = data.stripe_url;
+      } else {
+        data.tickets.forEach((t: { secret_key: any }) => purchases.push({ secretKey: t.secret_key }));
+      }
     } else {
       /*
         TODO: We'll need to think through how we redirect to Stripe after exiting this loop.