Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How much does it cost?

Cities pay a subscription based on population: Small Town (under 10,000) is $600/mo or $6,120/yr, Medium City (10,000–50,000) is $900/mo or $9,180/yr, Large City (50,000+) is $1,500/mo or $15,300/yr. Annual billing saves about 15% vs. monthly. Organizations like nonprofits, churches, schools, and civic clubs use the Community Plan at $79/mo. Citizens never pay anything; an optional Citizen Plus tier ($7.99/mo) adds reminders. Developers and businesses can access event data through API tiers ($29/mo Developer, $199/mo Business).

Question

What is The Event Bucket™ Network?

Answer 1

A civic event platform that gives every city a free, centralized community event board. Cities subscribe to the service, and all citizens use it completely free.

Answer 2

Cities pay a subscription based on population. Pay monthly, or save about 15% by paying annually:

Small Town (under 10,000): $600/mo or $6,120/yr
Medium City (10,000–50,000): $900/mo or $9,180/yr
Large City (50,000+): $1,500/mo or $15,300/yr

Organizations that aren't city governments — nonprofits, churches, schools, civic clubs, and community-serving groups — use the Community Plan at $79/mo.

Citizens always use the platform free. An optional Citizen Plus tier at $7.99/mo adds SMS event reminders and personal favorites.

Developers and businesses can access event data through API tiers: Developer at $29/mo and Business at $199/mo.

Answer 3

Visit your city's event board page and click 'Submit Event.' Fill in the details, no account needed. A city administrator reviews and approves submissions.

Answer 4

Every city board includes a full-screen display mode designed for lobby TVs, community centers, and public screens. The display features a Queue View that shows the current event front and center with up to three upcoming events lined up in a "Next Up" bar at the bottom. Real-time severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service appear automatically at the top of the display, tied to the city's zip code. Everything auto-rotates with your city's branding, and the entire layout is designed to fit on one screen with no scrolling required.

Answer 5

The live display automatically pulls severe weather warnings, watches, and advisories from the National Weather Service (NWS) based on your city's zip code. When an alert is active for your area, a color-coded banner appears at the top of the TV display: red for warnings, orange for watches, yellow for advisories. Alerts update every 10 minutes and disappear automatically when they expire. This feature is completely free and requires no setup beyond entering your city's zip code in the admin settings.

Answer 6

As fast as 10 minutes. Once a city subscribes and submits their first event, the board is live with a custom URL ready to share. There's no long setup process: you enter your city's branding, drop in your first event, and you're broadcasting to the community.

Answer 7

Community meetings, festivals, charity events, church events, library programs, school events, farmers markets, yard sales, city council meetings, anything that serves the community. See our Community Board Guidelines for content policies.

Answer 8

Yes. City administrators review every submission against community guidelines. If an event is rejected, the organizer receives an email explaining which guidelines were violated and how to resubmit.

Answer 9

The platform is fully responsive and works on any device through your web browser. No app download required.

Answer 10

Yes. The admin dashboard supports PDF and PowerPoint exports for reporting.

Answer 11

Share our network page with your city administrator, mayor, or city clerk. They can sign up at theeventbucket.com/event-bucket-network/.