Hello philmacaulay,
Thanks for your patience and sorry for the delay!
This is by design, as tickets are inherently tied to events.
I did find this tutorial that I haven’t tried before. With a little elbow grease it looks like you should be able to create a customization to accomplish what you are looking for.
https://theeventscalendar.com/support/documentation/using-the-woocommerce-product-page-to-sell-tickets/
Does this make sense? Let me know if this doesn’t work for you.
Cheers!
– Casey Driscoll