We believe event management should be simple! Sugar Calendar is a powerful yet lightweight events management plugin for WordPress that makes it easy to create event calendars, manage event registrations, and sell tickets, without the bloat.

With Sugar Calendar, you get just the features you need for handling events of all types without a complicated setup or slow interface. You can easily manage in-person, virtual, one-time, and recurring events with just a few clicks.

Ready to unlock advanced event management features like recurring events, venues, RSVP system, frontend submissions, and much more? Get Sugar Calendar Pro Today →

== Key Features at a Glance

The core free version of Sugar Calendar provides a comprehensive toolkit for creating a functional event calendar and managing basic event registration and ticketing right away. It's the perfect starting point for straightforward event management.

= Simple Event Creation & Management

New to event management? Our intuitive step-by-step guide walks you through creating your first event. From adding the event name and description to setting the duration, recurrence, and venue, we make the process seamless.

Create events effortlessly within your WordPress dashboard using our clean, clutter-free interface. Define event details like dates and times (including all-day or multi-day options), and manage your events calendar entries just like standard posts.

= Calendar and List View Displays

Showcase your events effectively with multiple display options. Embed a monthly event calendar view or an upcoming events list anywhere using Gutenberg blocks, Elementor widgets, or shortcodes.

Visitors can easily switch between month, week, or day views for optimal browsing of your events calendar. Both calendar and list layouts are fully responsive (and even support an optional dark mode).

= Sell Tickets with Stripe

Monetize your events without needing extra extensions! Sugar Calendar integrates directly with Stripe, enabling secure credit card payments for paid event registration.

As a verified Stripe partner, we ensure a reliable payment integration for your event management needs

This program recognizes software that meets Stripe’s strict quality requirements and provides users of Sugar Calendar and Stripe with the confidence they need to trust us both with their payment integrations.

= Multiple Calendars (Event Categories)

Structure your events by organizing them into distinct calendars or categories. Create unique calendars for different event types, departments, or topics, and empower visitors to filter events, improving their experience with your events calendar.

= Migrating from The Events Calendar?

Are you migrating away from The Events Calendar plugin and want an easy events management solution to migrate to? Don’t worry, we've got you covered. It’s as easy as a single click of a button to migrate all your events and other details in The Events Calendar plugin to Sugar Calendar.

= Calendar Feeds (iCal/Google Calendar Sync)

Let your users subscribe to your events calendar in their personal calendar apps. Sugar Calendar provides iCal/ICS calendar feeds and offers attendees convenient "Add to Calendar" options for Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Calendar, or direct .ics download.

= Google Maps Integration

Display a Google Map for your event venue/location on the event details page. Just enter the event address, and Sugar Calendar will show an interactive map, helping attendees easily find your event.

= Event Tags for Filtering

Organize and categorize your events using customizable tags, similar to WordPress post tags. Assign relevant tags to events, allowing visitors to easily filter the events calendar on the frontend to find exactly what they're looking for. This adds another layer to your event management strategy.

= Attendee Management & Export

Keep track of attendees and ticket orders in your WordPress dashboard. For each event, you can view the list of attendees/ticket holders and their details. Need to share or analyze data? Export attendees or event lists to CSV with one click.

= Import/Export Events

Migrate or back up your event data easily. Sugar Calendar can help export your events and other data by compiling a JSON file that can be downloaded to your computer. You can also import events from a JSON export file.

= Custom Date and Time Formats

Customize how event dates and times are displayed to match your locale or preference. Choose from common date/time formats or use your own format – perfect for international sites.

= Dashboard Events Widget

Get a quick overview of upcoming events directly from your WordPress dashboard. The handy widget keeps your schedule visible, ensuring efficient event management at a glance. (Pro users see enhanced details like venue and RSVP attendees.)

= Gutenberg Blocks & Elementor Widgets

Seamlessly integrate your event calendar or events list anywhere on your site. Dedicated blocks for the Gutenberg editor and widgets for Elementor and other popular builders make adding your events calendar to pages, posts, or sidebars incredibly simple. Shortcodes are also available for other editors.

= Modern, Lightweight Design

Sugar Calendar is optimized for speed and efficiency, ensuring it won’t slow down your site. The admin interface is intuitive and beautifully designed, making event management a breeze.

Your frontend event calendar naturally inherits your theme's styles and even supports dark mode for a seamless look.

= Translation Ready

Fully localized and ready for translation. Sugar Calendar has already been translated into 10+ languages and can be easily translated into your language, so your events calendar can serve audiences worldwide.

Can I customize how the date is displayed?

Yes! You can control and customize date and time formatting. Go to Sugar Calendar > Settings.

The most commonly used formats are pre-populated for you to select, or you can select ‘Custom’ and format things exactly what you want.

Be sure to click the ‘Help’ button on the top-right of the admin screen to get details on how everything works. You can achieve just about any result imaginable.

Help! I need support or have an issue.

Limited support is available for Sugar Calendar Lite users via WordPress.org support forums.

Email support and set up assistance is available to premium Sugar Calendar license users.

Can I have recurring / repeating events?

The premium versions of Sugar Calendar have recurring / repeating event features, where you can configure even the most complex repeating event schedules.

Can I display Google Maps with my Events?

Yes, you can display a Google Maps map of the event location on the event details page. The only thing you need is a Google Maps API key that you can configure in the Sugar Calendar settings.

I am getting a 404 / “page not found” error.

If you are getting these types of errors when viewing an event page, you may need to resave your permalink structure. Go to Settings > Permalinks and click “Save Changes”. Then try viewing the page again.

3.11.1 - 2026-05-20

• Fixed: PHP 8 type error when the filter wp_insert_post_empty_content is used with type hinting.
• Fixed: PHP 8.1+ PHP warning logs.
• Fixed: Security improvements.
• Changed: Google Maps integration optimization.

3.11.0 - 2026-04-01

• Added: Easily get in touch with event attendees through Email Notification for Event Attendees.
• Added: Support to show_past_only args to Event List Block.
• Added: WP7 admin UI compatibility.
• Changed: Removed cap limit on the "Events per page" and "Max events to show" fields in the Events List Elementor Widget.
• Changed: Bump minimum WP version required to v6.2.
• Fixed: Event Content from WPBakery is not saved.
• Fixed: Event Tickets can still be purchased after limit is hit.
• Fixed: Optimized how assets are loaded.
• Fixed: Edge-case in a specific non-english locale that triggers error in some admin pages.
• Fixed: Calendar date badge in Event List Block not converting to Visitor's timezone.
• Fixed: Unintended slash before the apostrophe character in the Ticket and Order receipt emails.
• Fixed: Removed Ghost events.

3.10.1 - 2025-12-18

• Fixed: Update URLs.

3.10.0 - 2025-12-17

• Added: Massive improvements to our Elementor integration. This includes many new Sugar Calendar Widgets for Elementor, Theme Builder support, and Loop Grid support.
• Added: Support to Excerpt in Events.
• Added: Support defining the license key using a PHP constant.
• Added: View number of ticket purchased directly in the Event List table.
• Changed: Events and Calendars archive page is now showing a page with Event List block for better user experience. This can still be overriden via theme files.
• Changed: Admin Events Calendar View QoL and UX improvements.
• Fixed: Event description with HTML like links <a> is not displaying properly in Event List and Event Calendar blocks.
• Fixed: Security improvement.

3.9.1 - 2025-10-03

• Fixed: Fatal error on new post or CPT creation.

3.9.0 - 2025-09-30

• Added: Shortcode generator for the classical editor.
• Changed: Filter dropdown in Calendar and List blocks/shortcodes.
• Fixed: Event option to open links in new tab.
• Fixed: Import file button. It will now alert the user that file is required to start the import process.
• Fixed: Display for Calendar Block Week and Day mode in 24 hour format.
• Fixed: Timezone conversion and multiday event card presentation in Day view of Calendar block.

3.8.2 - 2025-09-03

• Fixed: Single event page Timezone display, when enabled.
• Fixed: Tags filter in Events Calendar admin page.
• Fixed: Event List Block pagination when Visitor Conversion is enabled.
• Fixed: Filtering for Events List admin page.
• Fixed: Saving events in draft without an event name.
• Fixed: Event List Block pagination for upcoming events.
• Fixed: Clicking the Events number on the Calendars page now opens the correct filtered Events page.
• Fixed: PHP error when accessing TEC migration tab.
• Fixed: GiveWP conflict when editing recurring events.
• Fixed: Dashboard Widget styling issues.
• Fixed: Tags metabox styling in block editor mode.
• Fixed: Search results display across admin pages.

3.8.1 - 2025-08-01

• Fixed: Fatal error in other plugins for incorrect use of a WP filter.

3.8.0 - 2025-07-29

• Added: Screen Options in various admin pages for better management.
• Changed: Upcoming Events block - ongoing events will be included.
• Changed: Replaced "Help" URL with correct doc pages.
• Fixed: Design consistency and quality of life improvements in the Admin side.
• Fixed: Blocks date does not reflect the selected timezone which causes some edge case issues.
• Fixed: Events in the Admin Calendar (Month view) not sorted chronologically.
• Fixed: PHP error when sending ticket email for a deleted event.
• Fixed: "Events Per Page" field in Event List block is overridden automatically by "Maximum Events To Show".
• Fixed: Bug fixes for the ticketing admin pages.

3.7.3 - 2025-06-12

• Fixed: Fatal error on TEC Tags migration
• Fixed: Upcoming events timezone issue

3.7.2 - 2025-06-05

• Fixed: Legacy event list shortcode not showing events.
• Fixed: Timezone is being applied in the Admin Calendar even when turned off.
• Fixed: JS warning in edit event admin page.
• Fixed: Some product education.

3.7.1 - 2025-06-04

• Fixed: Fatal error on PHP 7.4.

3.7.0 - 2025-06-03

• Added: Support internationalization in the datepicker in our blocks.
• Added: Dashboard Widget: Quickly access your upcoming events from within the Dashboard.
• Added: Tags: Organize your events better using tags.
• Fixed: Filtering with category in the admin backend calendar isn't working with recurring events.
• Fixed: Event List block not showing current on-going events.
• Fixed: PHP warning when filtering events by calendars in Event blocks.
• Fixed: Overriding template for calendar archive is not working.
• Fixed: Add trailing slash in recurring event URLs to prevent 301 redirection.
• Fixed: Display mode on blocks are not working on non-english sites.
• Fixed: Blocks not loading all events.
• Changed: Made more strings translatable.

3.6.0 - 2025-03-13

• Added: Ability to set Event Ticket Attendee information as required.
• Added: Support for The Events Calendar Venues and Categories in our TEC to Sugar Calendar migration tool.
• Added: Two new filters to customize the date and time format of the events in the Event List block.
• Changed: Update Stripe integration to Payment Elements to support more payment methods.
• Changed: Improve how translations are loaded.
• Changed: Support localization for the day abbreviation in Event List block.
• Fixed: Styling issue on the Event Calendar block when the event has a long title.
• Fixed: Some styling issues in Venue education.
• Fixed: _load_textdomain_just_in_time warning.
• Fixed: Events are not displaying properly across hour slots in Admin calendar weekly and daily view.

3.5.1 - 2025-02-18

• Fixed: Missing "Group By Event" setting in Event List block.
• Fixed: Incorrect display of some multi-day events in the Event Calendar block.
• Fixed: Compatibility issue with ACF datepicker field.
• Fixed: Venue section display in the admin edit event page in smaller devices.

3.5.0 - 2025-01-27

• Added: More UI controls for the Events Calendar block.
• Added: 2 new filters to customize the event description in the popover in the Event Calendar block.
• Changed: Remove the start and end datepicker selection limitation in create/edit event page.
• Changed: Group multi-day events in the Event List block.
• Fixed: Improve performance with caching mechanism.
• Fixed: Improve a11y/accessibility of the Calendar block.
• Fixed: Improve List and Calendar blocks by loading images with the appropriate size.
• Fixed: Compatibility issue with Kadence theme.
• Fixed: Compatibility issue with SureCart plugin.
• Fixed: Compatibility issue with Tutor LMS plugin.
• Fixed: Styling compatibility issue in Events with tickets.
• Fixed: The shortcode [sugarcalendar_events_list] not working properly if the attribute maximum_events_to_show is set and events_per_page is not.
• Fixed: CSS issues in our Blocks controls on some themes.
• Fixed: Columns filter in the Event List view on the events admin page.

3.4.0 - 2024-11-14

• Added: Appearance option for the Events Calendar and Events List Elementor widgets.
• Added: Allow usage of Events Calendar and Events List blocks through the new shortcodes [sugarcalendar_events_calendar] and [sugarcalendar_events_list].
• Added: Display a no events message on the Event List shortcode when there are no events to display.
• Added: Ability to only show upcoming events in the Event List block.
• Added: More UI controls for the Event List block.
• Changed: Calendar name is now required when creating a new calendar.
• Changed: Bump the minimum required WP version to 5.9.
• Fixed: The shortcode [sc_events_list display='upcoming_with_recurring'] is not working properly on some WP installations.
• Fixed: Event metadata such as location, link etc. are not carried over when duplicating an event.
• Fixed: Events Calendar and Events List block JS file loading.
• Fixed: Missing url escaping.

3.3.0 - 2024-10-03

• Added: The Events Calendar one-click migration to Sugar Calendar.
• Added: Sugar Calendar exporter and importer.
• Added: Dark mode support for the Event Calendar, Event List blocks, and single event page.
• Added: Support for parameter upcoming_with_recurring in [sc_events_list] shortcode.
• Added: Bulk select controls in Event List view on the events admin page.
• Changed: Allow checkout for free event tickets.
• Changed: Improved Stripe's "Test Mode" and "Connect with Stripe" flow.
• Changed: Improved Event creation date and time.
• Fixed: The filter popup in the Event List and Calendar blocks on mobile devices.
• Fixed: Event List block breaking on non-english WP sites.
• Fixed: Prevent the creation of an event without a name.
• Fixed: Event date and time validation when creating or editing an event.

3.2.1 - 2024-08-15

• Added: Support manual UTC offsets timezone.
• Fixed: Elementor Widgets not working.

3.2.0 - 2024-08-07

• Added: Elementor Widgets: Events Calendar and Events List.
• Changed: Buy Tickets button are no longer displayed if Stripe is not connected.
• Changed: Update Calendar selection in Classic Editor to checkbox to support multiple calendars assignment of an event.
• Changed: Remove the usage of the should_load_separate_core_block_assets filter.
• Fixed: Limited Calendars displayed in Calendars Filter on the Event List block settings.
• Fixed: Past events not displaying on Calendar shortcode.
• Fixed: Default Calendar not working when the event is created using the Gutenberg editor.
• Fixed: Errors in Calendar Block on some cases when there are recurring events.
• Fixed: Events in Calendar Block not displaying in ascending order.

3.1.2 - 2024-07-15

• Added: Support for Timezone Visitor Conversion feature in shortcodes and both Event List and Event Calendar blocks.
• Added: Add admin notice when settings are saved.
• Added: De-activate the Lite version when the Pro version is active.
• Fixed: Timezone Visitor Conversion not working on single events.

3.1.1 - 2024-07-04

• Fixed: Incorrect minified URLs of the Event Ticketing CSS files.

3.1.0 - 2024-07-04

• Added: Event Ticketing feature.
• Added: Event List WP block called Events List.
• Added: Filter to allow non-admin users to manage events.
• Changed: Improved the UI and UX of the single event.
• Changed: Filter for managing events from 'manage_options' to 'edit_events'.
• Fixed: Fatal error on Calendar Feeds on some site configuration.
• Fixed: Some past events not showing in '[sc_events_list]' shortcode.
• Fixed: Recurring event label in the edit event page.

3.0.0 - 2024-05-30

• Added: calendar WP block called Events Calendar.
• Added: PHP 8+ support.
• Changed: Improved the plugin settings area (UI and UX).
• Changed: increased the minimal PHP version to 7.4.
• Changed: increased the minimal WP version to 5.8.

1. Install Sugar Calendar Lite either via the WordPress.org plugin repository or by uploading the files to your server. (See instructions on how to install a WordPress plugin)
2. Activate Sugar Calendar Lite.
3. Navigate to the Sugar Calendar area in the WordPress admin and start creating events.
4. Need more help? Get priority support with a premium Sugar Calendar license.

Frontend monthly calendar view using our WP block



Frontend weekly calendar view with filters using our WP block



Admin calendar view of all events



Event edit screen



Admin view of all calendars



Main plugin settings