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  • Add custom event blocks
  • Integrate Eventbrite events
  • Section headings and link
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The Events section displays a calendar of upcoming events. Create custom event blocks in the theme editor or integrate your 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.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

  1. Select a Template to edit from the dropdown menu in the top bar.

  2. Under Template, click (+) Add section and select Events.

  3. Click and hold the drag-and-drop handles ⋮⋮ to re-order your sections.

Add custom event blocks

Add blocks with the date, venue, summary of your event. Choose to add an Image, Link, and display a Date badge.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

  1. 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.

  2. Enter text for the Name or title of your event.

    We recommend a short title of a few words for your event.

  3. 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)".

  4. Enter text for the name of Venue.

  5. (Optional.) Enter text for a Summary of your event.

    We recommend a short event description of a few sentences.

  6. Select a Link to make the event block a clickable link and redirect customers to the event page.

  7. (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.

  8. (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.

  9. Repeat steps 1 - 5 to create all your event blocks.

  10. (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.

  11. Click Save.

Integrate Eventbrite events

Note: When Eventbrite events are enabled, custom event blocks will not appear.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

  1. Click on Events to open the section settings.

  2. Paste your Access token in the field provided.

  3. 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.

  4. 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):

  1. Click on the Events section to open the section settings.

  2. Enter Heading text for the title of your section. The default heading is "Events".

    Delete the text in this field to remove the heading.

  3. Enter Subheading text to display one or a few sentences below the Heading. The default subheading is "Our upcoming events".

  4. Choose a Link and enter Link text to display a clickable link to another page beneath the headings.

  5. Select an Alignment for the headings and link at the top of the section. Either: Left, Center, or Right.

  6. Click Save.

Section style

Customize the section Style with options for section Spacing, Animation, and Alternate section color.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

  1. Click on the Events section to open the settings.

  2. Select the Columns per row (Desktop) (2 - 4) and Mobile columns per row (1 -2).

  3. Choose whether to Enable animation to show visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section.

  4. Choose to enable the Alternate section color to apply the secondary section colors selected in your theme settings for colors.

  5. Select a Spacing option to add padding around the section content.

    Add padding to either the Top and bottom, Top only, Bottom only, or set it to None.

  6. Select the Spacing amount for the padded sides of the section: Full, Half, or Minimum.

  7. Click Save.

Settings reference

Click the Events section to find the following settings.

Section content

Setting
Description

Heading

Add text to show a main heading.

Subheading

Add text to show a subheading below the main heading.

Link

Select or paste a URL to direct visitors to another page.

Link text

Enter call-to-action text for the link

Alignment

Choose to align the section content to either the Left, Center, or Right.

Section style

Setting
Description

Enable animation

Use alternate section color

Spacing

Add padding around the section content: either the Top and bottom, Top only, Bottom only, or set it to None.

Spacing amount

Increase or decrease the amount of space around the section: either Full, Half, or Minimum.


Related links

Editing a template changes all pages that use that template. To edit specific pages, you can or .

Learn how to use templates in our .

See the next section if you want to events instead.

Note | Eventbrite is an event planning and ticket sales website. To use this feature, you must have an with at least one published upcoming event.

If you have an 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.

To find your Private token, go to your on Eventbrite. Click the copy icon of the Your private token field to paste it in your theme editor.

Use the formatting buttons to add text styles, links, or lists. To learn more, see Shopify's .

Learn more about in Spark.

Choose whether to display visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section. See our to learn more.

Apply the alternate section colors as chosen in your Theme Settings. See Spark's to learn how to create a secondary color scheme with alternate section colors.

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