Keep your community calendar full with less work from your newsroom. Surf CMS allows organizations, businesses, nonprofits, schools, churches, and community members to submit events directly through your website for editorial review.
Instead of relying on emails or phone calls, event organizers can submit all the details through a simple online form. Editors review each submission before it appears on the website, ensuring your calendar remains accurate and professional.
Simple Online Event Forms
Create an easy-to-use submission form that collects everything needed for a complete event listing, including:
- Event title
- Date and time
- Location
- Description
- Admission information
- Contact details
- Website links
- Registration links
- Categories
- Featured images
- Event flyers or PDFs
Collect all the information in one place, reducing back-and-forth communication.
Editorial Approval
Every event submission enters an approval workflow before publication.
Editors can:
- Review submissions
- Edit event details
- Correct formatting
- Add categories
- Request additional information
- Approve or reject events
- Schedule publication
Nothing is published until your staff approves it.
Support for Recurring Events
Many community organizations host events on a regular schedule. Surf CMS supports recurring events, making it easy to publish weekly, monthly, or annual activities without creating each event from scratch.
Integrated Community Calendar
Approved submissions automatically become part of your online events calendar, making it easy for readers to discover what's happening in the community.
Events can be displayed by:
- Date
- Category
- Location
- Organization
- Upcoming events
- Featured events
File Upload Support
Event organizers can attach supporting materials, including:
- Event flyers
- Photos
- Logos
- Registration forms
- PDFs
- Promotional graphics
Everything stays with the submission, making it easy for editors to review.
Mobile Friendly
Organizations and community members can submit events from any desktop, tablet, or smartphone, making participation quick and convenient.
Increase Community Engagement
A community calendar is one of the most visited sections of many newspaper websites. By allowing organizations to submit their own events, your newspaper becomes the central hub for local happenings while significantly reducing staff workload.
Readers benefit from a more complete calendar, organizations gain greater exposure, and your newsroom spends less time collecting event information.
Build a Better Community Calendar
Make your newspaper the go-to destination for local events. Surf CMS streamlines event submissions with customizable forms, editorial approval workflows, recurring event support, and an integrated calendar that keeps your community informed.
Fill your community calendar with less effort. Let organizations submit events online while your newsroom maintains complete editorial control over what gets published.