Are you running an event and want people to know about it? Then look no further, our new online platform enables you to share details of upcoming events in the community for FREE.

We’ve teamed up with events experts Evvnt to showcase your local listings to more than 4,500 places. Global events platform Evvnt allows anyone to advertise their event on our website and in our newspaper, as well as in hundreds of other locations across the web.

Whether you want to advertise a gig, festival, sports session or even a jumble sale, you can do it on our new What’s On Events Calendar - and it doesn’t have to cost the earth.

You can submit your event for free and it will sit on your local website along with a listing.

Take a look at our new events homepage here.

Director of Digital Transformation for Newsquest, Morgan Stevenson said: “We are excited to be partnering with Evvnt to power our local events offering for all of Newsquest markets.

“Evvnt replace traditional event calendars with dynamic event marketing automation platform which syndicates events’ content to multiple event listing sites and calendars as a service.

“These exciting features are perfect to support our communities emerge from this pandemic to enjoy safely what’s going on on locally.”

How to submit a listing for a local event in Thurrock

To promote your event, head to the main navigation at the top of the website, click on ‘What’s On’ and then ‘Local Events’. See the new events homepage here.

Next, click on the ‘Promote Your Event’ button on the top right and submit your event directly to your local events calendar.

Can I pay to have an event to be featured more prominently on the website?

Yes you can, premium options are also available to have your event featured more prominently on the site, syndicated across the largest network of listing sites, published in our newspaper’s events page and more.

There’s also a one-off premium plan, or you can select one of the 'Monthly' subscription plans which are discounted up to 50% for those with regular events schedules.

Enhanced listings receive in-depth stats and results, with revenue and click-tracking from your own event dashboard.

Premium event marketing includes:

  • Event syndication to listing sites, calendars, and targeted music sites to get your event maximum exposure.
  • Search Engine Optimization to ensure your event shows up everywhere your attendees are looking, especially on Google.
  • Detailed reporting with information on site traffic and click-throughs to your links. You can see exactly where your attendees came from and how much revenue has been driven from each listing site.

Pricing is tailored to the event and your needs.