The hyper-local event API.

85,553 upcoming events from 14,930 venues in 84 metros across the US and UK — the concerts and the bookshop readings, free events included. One key for the JSON API and the MCP server.

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100 calls a month free. No card.

85,553Upcoming events
50,776In the next 30 days
14,930Venues tracked
84Metros (US + UK)

Counted from the live database on Oct 26, 2026.

One GET. Real events.

Request

curl "https://findlocal.community/api/events?city=boston&when=weekend&free=1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FINDLOCAL_KEY"

Response — live, trimmed

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "799b5db3-bfe0-419c-9d1c-61562822047c",
      "title": "Poetry Days Presents: An Evening with Victoria Chang",
      "event_date": "2026-10-28",
      "start_time": "19:00",
      "category": "literary",
      "price": "Free",
      "venue_name": "Boston College",
      "region": "Boston",
      "venue_lat": 42.3354481,
      "venue_lng": -71.1682665
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "city": "Boston",
    "total": "…",
    "page": 1
  }
}

Filter by metro, date, category, price, time of day, neighborhood, text, performer — or near=lat,lng.

Try it in the playground API docs

Other integrations

MCP server

Give Claude, Cursor or any MCP client live local events. Same key, same quota.

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "findlocal": {
      "url": "https://mcp.findlocal.community/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect the MCP server →

Widgets

A live list, calendar and map on any page. One script tag. Free, no key.

any HTML page

<script src="https://findlocal.community/widget.js" data-widget="literary-new-england"></script>
<p data-findlocal-credit><a href="https://findlocal.community/">Powered by FindLocal</a></p>

Widget catalog & builder →

What the big APIs miss

The big APIs cover what sells tickets. FindLocal covers what's on a venue's calendar.

	FindLocalEvents API	TicketmasterDiscovery API	EventbritePlatform API	AllEventsEvents API	OpenWeb NinjaReal-Time Events Search
Event coverage	Hyper-local: 4,441 trivia nights, 1,789 open mics, 1,461 karaoke nights and 1,961 storytimes among 85,553 upcoming events at 14,930 venues in 84 metros across the US and UK — counted live	Ticketed events sold through Ticketmaster and its partners — no free trivia night, no bookshop readingsource	Events created on Eventbrite — and not searchable by location since February 2020source	“200M+ events listed globally” across 40k+ cities; no US figure publishedsource	Whatever Google shows for the query — a live search per call, up to 500 results, not a cataloguesource
Free API tier	100 calls/month, no card	Free key: 5,000 calls/day, 5 requests/secondsource	No event-search API — public search was removed in 2020source	Trial access by request (contact form)source	50 requests/monthsource
Paid API for production use	Yes, self-serve — $9/mo for 10,000 calls · $49/mo for 75,000 calls, then $0.002/callsource	By invitation only — higher limits are granted case by casesource	By invitation only	By invitation only — pricing not published, contact salessource	Yes — $25/mo for 10,000 (FindLocal: $9) · $75/mo for 50,000 (FindLocal: $49) · $150/mo for 200,000 requestssource
MCP server	Yes — same keysource	No	No	No	Yessource
Free self-serve widgets	Yes — free, no key, one script tagsource	No	Limited to a single organizer’s own events	Yessource	No
Data source	The venues’ own websites — straight from the source	Ticketmaster events onlysource	Eventbrite events onlysource	Scraped Eventbrite listings plus organizer submissions	Google search results and the Places API (not affiliated with Google)source

Competitor details are as of September 2026 and may have changed; follow the source links. FindLocal's numbers are counted from the live database. Product names belong to their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Something wrong? Email a correction and we'll fix it.

Pricing

Start free, no card. One key for the JSON API and the MCP server. Widgets are free.

Free

For evaluating the API and personal projects.

100 calls / month
Hard stop at the quota
Up to 500 events per call (100 from Nov 15, 2026)
30 requests / minute
Event Intelligence included
JSON API + MCP server
All cities & filters
Link back to FindLocal required

Try for free

Indie

$9/mo

Launch price, locked in for life. $19/mo from Nov 15, 2026.

For side projects and small apps.

10,000 calls / month
Then $0.002 per extra call, never cut off
Up to 500 events per call (100 from Nov 15, 2026)
60 requests / minute
Event Intelligence included
JSON API + MCP server
All cities & filters
No attribution required

Start with Indie

Business

$49/mo

Launch price, locked in for life. $99/mo from Nov 15, 2026.

For production apps and agents.

75,000 calls / month
Then $0.002 per extra call, never cut off
Up to 500 events per call (100 from Nov 15, 2026)
120 requests / minute
Event Intelligence included
JSON API + MCP server
All cities & filters
No attribution required

Start with Business

Need more than Business — a bigger quota, a higher burst limit, invoicing, or a data licence? Email elliot@findlocal.community for an enterprise plan.

FAQ

What makes it hyper-local?

We read venues' own websites, so the catalogue has what never reaches a ticketing platform: 4,441 trivia nights, 1,789 open mics and 1,961 storytimes are upcoming right now, next to the concerts and theater.

Where does the data come from?

Straight from the source: each venue's own calendar page, re-read daily, with ticketing feeds for arena shows. Every event carries its venue, coordinates, neighborhood, category, price and a link back.

Do I need a credit card to start?

No. The free tier is 100 calls a month with no card. Sign up, create a key, make a request.

Can I try it before signing up?

Yes. The playground in the API docs runs real queries with no key, capped at a few rows per call.

Does one key cover the API and the MCP server?

Yes. The JSON API and the MCP server share one key and one monthly quota. Widgets are free and need no key at all.

What happens when I hit my limit?

On Free, requests past the monthly quota return 429 until the 1st. Paid plans never stop: calls past the quota cost $0.002 each on your next invoice. Indie is $9/month for 10,000 calls, Business $49/month for 75,000 (launch prices, locked in for life if you subscribe before Nov 15, 2026). Need more? Email elliot@findlocal.community.

What is Event Intelligence?

Every event is classified before it is published: a category, event types from a fixed vocabulary of 44, a confidence score, the performers on the bill, and a check that it is a real, attendable event (closures, deadlines and placeholder rows are filtered out). It is included on every plan.

Which cities are covered?

84 metros across the US and UK today — see the coverage map above, or run a query on any of them in Explore.

Do I have to credit FindLocal?

On the Free plan, yes: a small "Event data by FindLocal" link wherever the data appears. Paid plans need no attribution.

Start building.

100 calls a month free. Upgrade when you ship.

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