Hi Rebecca!
Thanks so much for getting in touch–I really hope The Events Calendar fits the bill for what you’re looking for.
Our system follows that exact process. In fact, all you need is The Events Calendar (which is free) and our WooCommerce Tickets add-on–well, and WooCommerce of course. 🙂
The Events Calendar set s up the calendar where your visitors can see events on certain dates. WooCommerce Tickets allows you to create tickets for those events, display them for each event, then sell them directly through WooCommerce. From there, you can download a spreadsheet of registered attendees to see who is coming and use that to check people in at the door.
Our WooCommerce Tickets new user primer is a good place to start because describes how to set the plugin up and includes links to other helpful resources on the plugin’s features.
I’ll also put out there that we have a full refund policy on all purchases within 30 days of purchase. That would give you some time to test drive the plugins and see if they’re the right fit for your site.
Does this help? Please let me know if you have any other questions here and I’d be happy to help as best I can. 🙂
Cheers!
Geoff