Best events plugins for WordPress
The most popular events plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. The Events Calendar leads with 600K+ active installs, ahead of Events Manager (60K+) and Simple Calendar (50K+). All 531 plugins tagged “events” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 events plugins
- 1.
The Events CalendarThe most installed events plugin, with 600K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 2,463 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 2.
Events Manager60K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 551 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 3.
Simple Calendar50K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 397 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 4.
WP Events Manager30K+ active installs. Rated 2.7 from 13 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
WP Event Manager20K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 251 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.
Event Organiser20K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 140 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 7.
The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 101 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 8.ICS Calendar
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 72 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 9.
Sugar Calendar10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 24 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 10.
Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 108 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
All 531 plugins tagged “events”

The Events Calendar
#95by Nexcess3 days ago
The Events Calendar: #1 calendar plugin for WordPress. Create/manage events (virtual too!) on your site with the free plugin.
- Installs
- 600K+
- Rating
- 4.2(2.5K)
- Downloads
- 17.1K/day

Events Manager
#617by Marcus (aka @msykes)3 days ago
Events calendar and booking system: bookings, reservations, appointments, scheduling, event registration, tickets and recurring events.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.2(551)
- Downloads
- 2.3K/day

Simple Calendar
Up in the last 7 days:3#741by SimpleCalendar4 days ago
Display Google Calendar events on your WordPress site in real-time synchronization. Fully customizable and 100% mobile responsive.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 3.8(397)
- Downloads
- 457/day

WP Events Manager
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,068by ThimPress2 months ago
The all in one Events Manager for WordPress: create and manage events, sell event tickets online easily. No Coding Required.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 2.7(13)
- Downloads
- 162/day

WP Event Manager
#1,252by WP Event Manager9 days ago
Lightweight, scalable and full-featured event listings & management plugin for managing events & tickets from the Frontend and Backend.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.0(251)
- Downloads
- 502/day

Event Organiser
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,258by Stephen Harris9 days ago
Create and maintain events, including complex reoccurring patterns, venue management (with Google Maps or OpenStreetMap), calendars and customisable e …
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.6(140)
- Downloads
- 591/day

The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block
Up in the last 7 days:6#1,410by Event Calendar Newsletter2 months ago
Add shortcode, block and Elementor widget functionality to The Events Calendar Plugin, so you can easily list and promote your events anywhere.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(101)
- Downloads
- 92/day
ICS Calendar
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,450by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC10 days ago
Add the calendar you already use to any WordPress site! Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, iCloud and more… no API keys or complicated setup required.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(72)
- Downloads
- 412/day

Sugar Calendar
Up in the last 7 days:21#1,544by Syed Balkhi4 days ago
Easily manage events and sell tickets on your WordPress site. Sugar Calendar is easy-to-use, reliable, and exceptionally powerful. See for yourself.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(24)
- Downloads
- 455/day

Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,595by Cool Plugins3 days ago
The Events Calendar Elementor widgets help you manage and display an upcoming events list with date, time, venue and event ticket booking details.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(108)
- Downloads
- 254/day

Eventin
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,680by Arraytics7 days ago
Events calendar plugin for event registration, event tickets, bookings, RSVP, recurring and virtual events with WooCommerce and Zoom (AI-powered).
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(415)
- Downloads
- 481/day

VS Event List
#2,335by Guido2 months ago
With this lightweight plugin you can create an event list.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.9(82)
- Downloads
- 58/day

Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet
Down in the last 7 days:42#2,512by Jose Vega19 days ago
Modern Bulk Editor for Posts and Pages, create and edit hundreds of posts at once in a spreadsheet inside wp-admin. Search and quick edits.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.8(217)
- Downloads
- 126/day

EventPrime
Down in the last 7 days:10#2,556by Metagauss3 days ago
AI Events Calendar plugin for creating free or paid events. Supports Event Types, Bookings, Tickets, Venues, Performers, AI abilities, and a lot more.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.4(86)
- Downloads
- 543/day

Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,681by magepeopleteam10 days ago
Sell event tickets with WooCommerce. Event registration, recurring events, RSVP, attendee management & event calendar — free.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.5(167)
- Downloads
- 274/day

Events Addon for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:22#2,686by nicheaddons1 year ago
Events Addon for Elementor is an Elementor Addons for Event Websites.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 3.2(5)
- Downloads
- 31/day

EventON
Up in the last 7 days:2#2,747by Ashan Perera9 days ago
Beautiful responsive event calendar for WordPress. Unlimited events, repeating schedules, virtual events, maps, filters & AI. Clean design, SEO-ready.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.1(44)
- Downloads
- 195/day

Event Single Page Builder For The Events Calendar
Up in the last 7 days:2#2,821by Narinder Singh3 days ago
The Events Calendar addon to create custom single event page templates and replace the default event single page layout with your own branded design.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.8(81)
- Downloads
- 63/day

Booking Manager
Up in the last 7 days:2#3,165by wpdevelop1 month ago
Showing events listing from .ics feeds or sync bookings from different sources to your website
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 67/day

WP Google Analytics Events
Down in the last 7 days:8#3,181by yuvalo2 years ago
Track Google Analytics Events on your website - Enables you to send an event when a user Scrolls or Click an element on your website.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.5(33)
- Downloads
- 31/day

Calendar
Up in the last 7 days:5#3,355by Kieran O'Shea5 months ago
A simple but effective Calendar plugin for WordPress that allows you to manage your events and appointments and display them to the world.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 3.7(24)
- Downloads
- 36/day

Bandsintown Events
Up in the last 7 days:11#3,360by Bandsintown2 months ago
Bandsintown's Events plugin for displaying your upcoming events.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 3.3(8)
- Downloads
- 33/day
The Events Calendar
Down in the last 7 days:3#3,364by Nexcess1 year ago
Add event category background colors to The Events Calendar events.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(61)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Ticket Tailor
Up in the last 7 days:11#3,365by Jonny White (from Ticket Tailor)19 days ago
Sell event tickets online via your WordPress website. Ticket Tailor is an easy event ticketing & event registration system.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.3(46)
- Downloads
- 69/day

Events Calendar by FooEvents
Down in the last 7 days:15#3,593by FooEvents6 days ago
The simplest way to display any post, page or custom post type in a dynamic events calendar on your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 112/day

Import Eventbrite Events
Down in the last 7 days:6#3,809by Xylus Themes1 month ago
Import Eventbrite Events into WordPress website and/or Event Calendar. Nice Display with shortcode & Event widget.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.5(52)
- Downloads
- 56/day

Import Social Events
Up in the last 7 days:8#4,035by Xylus Themes10 days ago
Display Facebook events on your WordPress site with auto-updating feeds using Live Feed Builder or Events Importer. No API key needed.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.8(116)
- Downloads
- 78/day

Events Search & Filter Bar for The Events Calendar
Down in the last 7 days:8#4,089by Narinder Singh3 days ago
Event search and filter bar for The Events Calendar. Add an event search box, date filters and filtered event lists anywhere with a shortcode.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.8(29)
- Downloads
- 69/day

Display Eventbrite Events
Up in the last 7 days:2#4,187by fullworks8 days ago
Display your upcoming Eventbrite events quickly and easily.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(27)
- Downloads
- 172/day

Events Calendar for GeoDirectory
Up in the last 7 days:4#4,215by Stiofan25 days ago
Events Calendar add-on for GeoDirectory allows to extend your GeoDirectory powered website with a versatile event manager.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 54/day

Goal Tracker
Down in the last 7 days:13#4,643by yuvalo1 year ago
Goal Tracker - Custom Events Tracking for Google Analytics 4
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Events Calendar Modules for Divi
Down in the last 7 days:1#4,857by Satinder Singh3 days ago
Integrate The Events Calendar with Divi Theme and use Divi event calendar modules to design and display event listings easily inside Divi Builder.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 32/day

Events Calendar for Google
Down in the last 7 days:3#4,883by Rupinder Kaur10 months ago
Events Calendar for Google implements google calender to your wordpress website using different style and layouts. Get connected to your audience usin …
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.2(20)
- Downloads
- 33/day

Event Calendar
Down in the last 7 days:7#4,980by totalsoft1 year ago
Event Calendar plugin created for showing your events. Event Calendar is the best if you want to be original on your website.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.7(107)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Tockify Events Calendar
Down in the last 7 days:22#5,014by Tockify2 months ago
Tockify Calendar is a modern attractive website calendar. Beautiful. Intuitive. Super-Customizable. Lightning Fast.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.5(20)
- Downloads
- 33/day

Quick Event Manager
Up in the last 7 days:2#5,273by brightvesseldev2 days ago
Simple event manager. No messing about, just add events and a shortcode and the plugin does the rest for you.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(67)
- Downloads
- 107/day
Event Organiser Posterboard
Down in the last 7 days:23#5,294by Stephen Harris5 years ago
Adds an 'event board' to display your events in a responsive posterboard.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(11)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Events Manager WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:11#5,302by ThimPress2 months ago
WP Events Manager Woocommerce Plugin - Support paying for booking of WP Events Manager plugin with the payment system provided by WooCommerce.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Events Made Easy
Up in the last 7 days:23#5,571by Franky1 day ago
Manage and display (recurring) events, memberships, locations and maps, volunteers, widgets, RSVP, ICAL and RSS feeds, payment gateways. SEO ready.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(111)
- Downloads
- 514/day

Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar by vcita
Up in the last 7 days:26#5,617by vcita1 month ago
Let clients schedule meetings with you online! No more back & forth emails
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.9(117)
- Downloads
- 36/day

Pie Calendar
Down in the last 7 days:7#5,631by Jonathan Jernigan1 month ago
Events calendar - the simple way. Easily display any WordPress post as an event on a flexible front-end calendar. Supports any post type.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(24)
- Downloads
- 36/day

Volunteer Sign Up Sheets
Up in the last 7 days:7#5,727by DBAR Productions1 year ago
Easily create and manage sign-up sheets for activities and events, while protecting the privacy of the volunteers' personal information.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(42)
- Downloads
- 23/day

The Future Is Now
Down in the last 7 days:34#5,829by xjlin09 months ago
Allow future-time-stamped posts to appear live on your site immediately.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Hydrogen Calendar Embeds
Up in the last 7 days:56#6,034by LBell14 days ago
The free, simple, lightweight way to embed beautiful, fully customizable ICS calendars into your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(6)
- Downloads
- 56/day
Event Post
Up in the last 7 days:4#6,354by Bastien Ho1 month ago
The only WordPress plugin using native posts as full calendar events with begin and end date, geolocation, color and weather.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(35)
- Downloads
- 43/day

Event Timeline
Down in the last 7 days:10#6,467by richteam4 years ago
Timeline plugin is fully responsive. Timeline Is awesome WordPress plugin with many useful features and effects.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(20)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Events Manager and WPML Compatibility
Down in the last 7 days:28#6,493by Marcus (aka @msykes)1 month ago
Integrates the Events Manager and WPML plugins together to provide a smoother multilingual experience (Requires Events Manager and WPML activated)
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 2.8(13)
- Downloads
- 18/day

Easy PayPal Events & Tickets
Up in the last 7 days:14#6,569by Scott Paterson2 months ago
Sell tickets for your event with PayPal. No Coding Required. Official PayPal Partner.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(7)
- Downloads
- 21/day
WP Scroll Depth
Down in the last 7 days:31#6,597by firebrandllc8 years ago
Add user scrolling events to your Google Analytics simply by installing this plugin.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Simple Google Calendar Outlook Events Widget
Down in the last 7 days:26#6,627by bramwaas1 month ago
Block widget that displays events from a public google calendar or iCal file.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 24/day