GEOGRAPHIC AREA COVERED: The Greater Fort Lauderdale Event Calendar focuses on events occurring in Greater Fort Lauderdale and the downtown Riverwalk District. Other events in Broward County will be approved based on their relevance to our followers and partners. EVENTS IN MIAMI AND PALM BEACH COUNTY DO NOT FIT OUR SUBMISSION GUIDELINES.
TYPES OF EVENTS: All special and recurring events are eligible for inclusion. Priority is given to free and non-profit events. Events generally not eligible include networking events, organization/group meetings and events occurring in bars and restaurants (happy hours/theme nights/holidays) unless in partnership with a non-profit organization.
EVENT SUBMISSION: Complete ALL fields (including event image) for approval. No incomplete or partial submissions are allowed; if you later need to update information email calendar@GoRiverwalk.com
- NAME AND EMAIL: This information is only for Riverwalk staff to contact you if there are issues with your posting. Provide a valid, individual email address.
- EVENT NAME: This will be the title online for your event. Please do not put in all caps unless the event is titled that way. (Limit of 50 characters, spaces included)
- WHEN: DATE AND TIME: For events occurring on a single day or consecutive days, enter the start and end date and event times.
- MULTIPLE SESSIONS/SEATINGS: Use the “Add Time Slot” option, do not create separate events for each time slot.
- RECURRING EVENTS:
- Check the recurring event box when your event reoccurs repeatedly, regularly and/or on non-consecutive days. For example: 3rd Wed of the month, the 5th of every month, 1st and 3rd Saturday. If the recurrences are consecutive “Monday, April 4 and Tuesday, April 5”, this is a single event happening for 2 days, not a recurring event. “Event Duration” box – If each recurrence is 2 days, enter 1. If each recurrence is 3 days (Friday-Sunday) select 2.
- Customization – If there are dates in the recurrence where the event will not happen and/or dates that are out of the normal schedule, use the “+Event Dates” and “+Unavailable Dates” options at the bottom.
- WHERE: Enter location name if one location; if location does not prepopulate, enter the address. If there are multiple locations or the event is virtual, enter a web address.
- DETAILS: This should be a detailed, informative description of your event. You can add additional hyperlinks to websites and emails in this box if you wish.
- SUMMARY (NEW): A short summary about your event. Limit of 80 characters, spaces included
- EVENT LINK: the website for your event. MUST START WITH “https://”
- ORGANIZATION: The name of the organization hosting the event.
- NOT-FOR-PROFIT: Is your organization a non-profit?
- ORGANIZATION LINK: The link to your organization’s website. MUST START WITH “https://”
- YOUR PHONE (not required): Organization phone number
- CATEGORY: Select the category that best relates to your event.
- EVENT IMAGE: You must upload an image for your event here. Please keep in mind that the website requires images with a minimum size of 200 * 200 pixels and a maximum up to 700*700 pixels and the file size of 200 kb or less! For best display your image should be square. IF THE IMAGE DOES NOT FIT THESE GUIDELINES YOUR IMAGE WILL BE CROPPED TO IT’S MOST EFFECTIVE DISPLAY AT THE CALENDAR EDITOR’S DISCRETION.
APPROVAL PROCESS: Events will typically be approved within 2 business days, but may take longer. You will receive an email notification only after the event is approved. Approved events are eligible to be included in Go Riverwalk Magazine’s Events Connection, Riverwalk’s weekly events e-mail and our social media; no further action is required. For inclusion in Go Riverwalk Magazine events must be submitted at least 1 month before the calendar month of the event (for events occurring in May, events must be submitted by April 1 to be eligible for inclusion).
If you have any questions, submit with an error and need to make a correction, or later need to make an update, please email calendar@GoRiverwalk.com with the subject “Calendar Submission Update” and the name of the event.
