6 of the Best Local Events Apps for Finding Events Near You

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Elise Moreau
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Elise Moreau
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  • University of Ontario
  • George Brown College
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Whether you're traveling to a new city for the first time or bored at home on the weekend, discovering events near you can be tricky. After all, people usually find out about cool events via word-of-mouth or by being a loyal online fan, follower, or subscriber of whoever's hosting the event.

In the digital era, where everyone is always connected via social media, email, and text, it makes sense to have a convenient solution for finding out about local events. Here are five of the best event apps—and a website—that you really should check out.

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Eventbrite

Eventbrite
What We Like

  • Frequently updated with new events.

  • Follow specific organizers.

  • Includes free events.

  • Great search feature.

What We Don't Like

  • Lots of marketing events.

  • Limited features.

Eventbrite is an event planning platform that helps people create, promote, and host their events. The free mobile app is meant to serve as a discovery tool for people who are looking to attend specific kinds of events.

Use it to find popular events around you, see what your friends are doing, get recommendations, register for events, and securely purchase tickets through the app.

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Your Go-To App for Concerts: Songkick

Songkick on iOS


What We Like

  • Easy link to Spotify.

  • Track artist events and concerts.

  • Easy to use interface.

  • Use a map to find local events.

What We Don't Like

  • Difficult to find non-tracked artists.

  • Not many features.

If you love concerts, Songkick is the app you'll want to install on your mobile device. What's particularly great about this one is that it allows you to import artist names from various music libraries, like Spotify or Apple Music, so you can track your favorites and set up alerts to be notified when they're playing your area.

Songkick also sends personalized concert recommendations and you can browse full tour schedules, see venue details, compare ticket prices, and buy tickets directly through the Songkick app.

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Find Out When Your Favorite Bands Are in Town: Bandsintown

Bandsintown on iOS


What We Like

  • Automatically scans your Spotify library.

  • Great list of local events.

  • Lots of event information.

What We Don't Like

  • Takes time to learn.

  • Interface is not intuitive.

Like Songkick, Bandsintown is another events app with a focus on concerts. Use it to scan your library to automatically identify the artists you like and notify you when they're playing somewhere nearby.

Set up notifications for your favorites, see complete concert listings for all cities, and buy tickets from practically any ticket site through the app.

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Discover Events in Major Cities Worldwide: All Events in City

All Events in City for iOS


What We Like

  • Detailed event information.

  • Many local events.

  • Easy to search.

What We Don't Like

  • Unusual horizontal scroll.

  • Information is not very comprehensive.

If you want to get a glimpse of everything that's happening in your city right now, browsing the All Events in City app is a good way to do that. See a list of everything or browse by category, select your interests to get personalized event recommendations, RSVP to events you're attending, and see where your friends are going.

The app currently shows over 100 million trending events for 300,000 cities around the world. Any events you're interested in can be seamlessly added to your Google Calendar with a few taps.

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Facebook Events on iOS


What We Like

  • More events listed than most other apps.

  • Events are well categorized.

  • Easy to share events.

What We Don't Like

  • Hard to browse all events.

Almost everyone uses Facebook, and its Events feature is one that's been around since the social network's early days. Today, it's still one of the best resources for finding out about what's going on in your local area.

On the official Facebook app, tap the menu icon and select Events to check out local events.

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Discover the Best Locally-Curated Events: DoStuff

DoStuff on mobile device


What We Like

  • Well-designed interface.

  • Large assortment of local activities.

  • Provides details, time, and location.

  • Discover feature to browse by category.

What We Don't Like

  • Difficulty syncing with social account.

  • Creating an account is difficult.

  • No app.

DoStuff currently lists events for 20 of North America's largest cities. Events are selected and listed by real local influencers, which you can browse by category or what's happening today.

Event recommendations and maps are available to make the discovery process easier, and you can create your own profile to add events to your personal calendar while being able to keep track of everything.

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