Update This section was added in v1.4.0 on Oct 6, 2022. See our Changelog and theme update guide to learn more.
The Events section displays a calendar of upcoming events. Create custom event blocks in the theme editor or integrate your Eventbrite) account to sync and display your latest events.
Watch tutorial
Watch the step-by-step tutorial for the Events section, which includes an advanced tutorial for creating a product page for events.
Set up section
Add this section to your template and use the drag-and-drop handles to re-order its position. You can add this section multiple times with different content and settings.
Click (+) Add Event to add a new block and/or click on an Event block to open the settings.
Click Remove block or the eye icon to delete or hide a block.
Enter text for the Name or title of your event.
We recommend a short title of a few words for your event.
Enter text for the Date of your event to display below the event name.
You can also use the date field to list an event as "TBA (To be announced)".
Enter text for the name of Venue.
(Optional.) Enter text for a Summary of your event.
We recommend a short event description of a few sentences.
Select a Link to make the event block a clickable link and redirect customers to the event page.
(Optional.) Click Select image to upload an event image to display above the event headings.
The Event badge will appear overlayed the image in the top-right corner.
(Optional) Set the Day and Month of your event for the Date badge. You can uncheck the Enable date badge option to hide it.
To edit the month abbreviations, click the more icon [...] and Edit default theme content next to your theme in the Shopify admin. Search 'abbreviations' and edit the fields, then click Save.
Repeat steps 1 - 5 to create all your event blocks.
(Optional.) Click and hold the drag handles ⋮⋮ to rearrange the blocks:
Click Remove block in the block settings to delete a block.
Click the Eye icon to hide or unhide a block.
Click Save.
Integrate Eventbrite events
Note Eventbrite is an event planning and ticket sales website. To use this feature, you must have an Eventbrite account with at least one published upcoming event.
If you have an Eventbrite account, you can add your Access token to sync and display your upcoming events. The event info entered in Eventbrite, including the Image and Summary, will automatically appear in the event block.
Note: When Eventbrite events are enabled, custom event blocks will not appear.
STEPS
In your theme editor (Customize):
Click on Events to open the section settings.
Paste your Access token in the field provided.
To find your Private token, go to your API keys page on Eventbrite. Click the copy icon of the Your private token field to paste it in your theme editor.
Choose the Number of events to display using the slider.
You can add a section Link in the settings above if you want to link to all events on your Eventbrite page.
Click Save.
Section headings and link
Add section headings and an optional link to direct customers to a page on your store or your Eventbrite page.
STEPS
In your theme editor (Customize):
Click on the Events section to open the section settings.
Enter Heading text for the title of your section. The default heading is "Events".
Delete the text in this field to remove the heading.
Enter Subheading text to display one or a few sentences below the Heading. The default subheading is "Our upcoming events".
Use the formatting buttons to add text styles, links, or lists. To learn more, see Shopify's Rich text editor guide ↗.
Choose a Link and enter Link text to display a clickable link to another page beneath the headings.
Select an Alignment for the headings and link at the top of the section. Either: Left, Center, or Right.
Click Save.
Section style
Adjust the section Layout by choosing the number of columns and the image shape (aspect ratio) of the event blocks.
Customize the section Style with options for section Animation, Top divider, and Padding.
STEPS
In your theme editor (Customize):
Click on the Events section to open the section settings.
Select the Number of columns on desktop (2 - 4) and on mobile (1 -2).
Select the Image aspect ratio to crop your image to Square, Landscape, or Portrait.
The Natural setting displays the original shape of your image.
Choose to Enable animation to show visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section.
Select the maximum number of events to show from your Eventbrite account: between 3 and 12 events.
Background
Select the color for the section background and date badge.
Text
Select the color of all section text.
Invert date badge
Swap the text and background colors to use for the date badge.
Number of columns on desktop
Select the number of event blocks to show per row for desktop screens. Either 2, 3, or 4.
Number of columns on mobile
Select the number of event blocks to show per row for mobile screens. Either 1 or 4.
Image aspect ratio
Crop the shape of images for the event blocks to Square (1:1), Landscape (3:2), or Portrait (2:3). Choose Natural to display the original image shapes.
Heading
Enter text to show a heading.
Subheading
Enter text to display below the heading.
Link
Select or paste a Link to make the event block a clickable link and redirect customers to the event page.
Link text
Change the text for the link label.
Alignment
Position the headings and link at the top of the section. Either: Left, Center, or Right.
Enable animation
Choose whether to display visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section.
See the Animation guide to learn more.
Top divider
Show a solid border above the section to visually separate it from other sections.
The Top divider uses the Lines and borders color selected in the theme color settings.
Padding
Add a margin of space around the section to either the Top and bottom, Top only, Bottom only, or set it to None.