Seats are still available; prices are half of last year’s.

Despite South Florida’s reputation as a big-event driven region, the demand for tickets to MLB All-Star events has been surprisingly soft and bargains are available for last-minute deals.

As of Friday, tickets could still be purchased for Tuesday’s All-Star Game and Monday’s Home Run Derby on the MLB website. With numerous seats available on the resale market, lagging demand had the average price 48 percent below last year’s game in San Diego, according to TicketIQ.com.

This is shaping up as the cheapest All-Star ticket over the past six seasons by a significant margin, said Ralph Garcia, a spokesman for TicketIQ.

The average price on the secondary market was $388 and the cheapest ticket available — the so-called get-in price — was $147. Last year those figures were $747 and $230, respectively, at Petco Park, Garcia said.

Going back over the past decade, only the 2011 game at Chase Field in Phoenix was cheaper, with a $351 average and $55 get-in price.

The Marlins and Major League Baseball are expecting a full house for the Derby and the game in the 37,000-seat ballpark.

“It’s over budget in terms of number of people that we expect,” Marlins president David Samson said. “Monday and Tuesday will sell out.

“What happens, if you look at every past All-Star Game, each team gets a lot of tickets. And when those tickets aren’t used by the team the tickets are returned. So tickets become available as the game gets closer. You put them out for sale and they get sold.”

Naturally, seeking primes seats at this late date can get pricey, with high-end listings for both events running $2,000 or more.

But there are plenty of deals on the market. Vividseats. another reseller, had the cheapest tickets for the game beginning at $126 and from $118 to see Giancarlo Stanton defend his title in the Derby.

If youwant to see Sunday’s All-Star Futures Game and Legends and Celebrity Softball Game, there were numerous listings below $10 in the lower bowl, some as cheap as $4.

Asked if having face-value tickets remaining this close to All-Star events is unusual, Tony Petitti, CEO of Major League Baseball said, “Not at all. There’s always a little bit at the very end. But the ballpark on both nights is going to be packed.

“And I think the buzz around the Home Run Derby is so good right now, the buzz around the game, the type of players that we have in the derby, I think we’re doing really well here. I think everybody is expecting to see a packed and rocking house on Monday night.”

TicketIQ.com listed an average price of $309 for the derby with a low of $133.

Prices have seen a steady decrease over the past month, during which the cheapest ticket available for the game dropped from $311 t o $147 and the average price dropped from $684 to $388.

“And with over 5,000 tickets still listed on the re-sale market, it’s most likely that prices will continue to fall throughout the weekend,” Garcia said. “If current trends continue, fans could potentially find tickets for under $100 by Tuesday.”