Welcome to the Now Playing Toronto Database Dashboard!

The Now Playing Toronto Database allows you to tap into a growing network of data feeds populating various events calendars featuring things to do.

Your NPTO Dashboard allows you to manage your organization or artist profile, your venue listing, and most importantly post and edit your events.

DATA FEEDS

What events are posted where? The information that makes up each specific data feed is determined by a number of filters and criteria such as event categories, event dates, and venue location. The criteria for each feed is determined by the 3rd parties who host these calendars, and is based on their own needs and target audience.

Event Calendars powered by the Now Playing Toronto Database include:

NowPlayingToronto.com: The new website dedicated to events taking place in Toronto. M Postal Code Only.

DestinationToronto.com: Destination Toronto’s website, which serves to inspire and inform locals, visitors, and meeting and event organizers to make the most of their time in the city through branded, curated, and user-generated content that reflects the authentic and diverse voices of Toronto. M Postal Code Only.

NOWToronto.com: NOW Toronto is a digital alternative publication covering local news and publishing culture, real estate and lifestyle content. NOW Toronto aims to disrupt the media landscape by being the go-to, most trusted and credible source for local news, current affairs, culture, real estate and lifestyle content. Events in this feed are located in Toronto only. M Postal Code Only.

ExperienceBrampton.ca: Experience Brampton is your one stop, online source for Arts, Culture and Community Events in Brampton. A free community resource provided by the City of Brampton. L Postal Code Only.

Please allow up to 4 hours for your event to appear on the above event calendars

SUBMITTING AN EVENT

Our primary purpose is to list local and visitor-friendly events. These events include, but are not limited to: festivals, food/wine events, sports, concerts, and theatre.

Submitting your event listing is easy. You will see the user dashboard on the left-hand side of the screen. Select “Events” and from the drop-down menu click “Add New” to fill out the Event Form.

Calendar Policy

– Events must be held in the city of Toronto (M Postal Codes only) for the Toronto calendars.

– Events must be held in the city of Brampton (L Postal Codes only) for the Experience Brampton website.

– Events must be open to the public and of interest to locals & visitors.

– Is on for a limited time

Calendar does NOT accept:

– Events outside of the city of Toronto for the Toronto Calendars

– Events outside of the city of Brampton for Experience Brampton website

– Political rallies

– Religious/worship services

– Sales or Promotions including Pop-ups and Activations; whose primary purpose is to sell or promote products or services.

– Happy hours

– Recruitment events (job postings, call for talent or exhibit artists)

– B2B events, Private Corporate Events and Conferences

– Is the same as the regular business offering or a regularly occurring event

Requirements and Recommendations:

– Please check to see if your event is already on our calendar before submitting.

– We recommend submitting your event listing at least five weeks before the event’s start date for optimal promotion.

– Include a description of your event and what audiences can expect

– Include a link to your website/event link where audiences can find more information

– Fields with asterisks (*) are required.

– You must submit a high-resolution photo (All images MUST be at least 600 x 400 pixels and .jpg, .png, or .jpeg format only) that you have full permission to use.

– Brief English language translation of the event description if the event is in a language other than English

– Please ensure that you include any accessibility information to make the event more meaningful for people of all abilities!

PLEASE NOTE: Your event will not automatically be added to the calendar. It will first go through an approval process by our admin team to ensure it meets calendar policy. You’ll be notified if your event isn’t approved. Now Playing Toronto reserves the right to approve or deny any submitted events and make any minor edits to event information as needed.

Events will be generally approved within 5-7 business days, however we do aim for sooner!

If any of the details for your event change or you need to make updates, you can manage your edits in the User Dashboard at any time!

Questions?

Email info@nowplayingtoronto.com or check out our FAQ page.

USER GUIDE

The user guide will provide event producers with instructions and best practices on how to manage your account, add your organization/business, add a venue, and how to submit an event listing.

NPTO USER GUIDE

EVENTS

Submitting your event listing is easy. Complete the Event Form with as many details as possible and submit for review. Once your submission has been approved by the Admin Team, your Event Data will be connected to the Organization and Venue Data and then pushed to a network of events calendars. If any of the details for your event change or you need to make updates, you can manage your edits in the Dashboard at any time.

CREATE NEW EVENT

ORGANIZATIONS & VENUES

If you represent an organization or a venue that is not yet listed in the database directory, sign up now! Please be sure to read the Submission Guidelines in each section first.