Best shows plugins for WordPress
The most popular shows plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Theater for WordPress leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of Gigs Calendar (200+) and Event Page Plugin (20+). All 9 plugins tagged “shows” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 shows plugins
- 1.
Theater for WordPressThe most installed shows plugin, with 600+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 25 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.Gigs Calendar
200+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 3.Event Page Plugin
20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 4.
European School Radio Widget Block10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
Shubaloo10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 6.
ArtistPress10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.Event Schedule for ABOSS
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 9 plugins tagged “shows”

Theater for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:13#8,524by Jeroen Schmit10 months ago
Manage and publish events for your theater, live venue, cinema, club or festival.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.9(25)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Gigs Calendar
Down in the last 7 days:50#11,988by DanCoulter12 years ago
Manage and display a calendar of your gigs/shows/performances.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.3(4)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Event Page Plugin
#25,390by ternstyle14 years ago
The Event Page Plugin allows you to create a page, category page or post on your wordpress blog that lists all your events sorted in ascending or desc …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

European School Radio Widget Block
Down in the last 7 days:781#32,288by European School Radio1 month ago
Gutenberg Block widget for listening to the European School Radio live stream with modern style variants and real-time metadata.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day

Shubaloo
Up in the last 7 days:1,432#44,735by shuisonfire11 years ago
Curate and embed an beautiful and interactive concert calendar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

ArtistPress
#46,307by Tim Scheman2 months ago
ArtistPress provides a easy to use solution for bands, solo musicians and professional artists to convert WordPress into a robust tool to manage a pro …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Event Schedule for ABOSS
#67,527by studioherc4 months ago
Display your ABOSS tour and event schedule on WordPress with a simple shortcode. Automatic background sync and styleable ticket-button states.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day