Step 2: Connect Your Band Calendar
If your band or venue already uses:
- Google Calendar,
- Apple Calendar,
- or another public calendar system,
you can share your public calendar feed with Tucson Local Bands so your upcoming performances may automatically appear on our calendar.
Connecting your public calendar can help:
- keep your upcoming gigs updated automatically,
- make it easier for fans to discover your shows,
- connect your events directly to your Tucson Local Bands profile,
- help fans learn more about your music before attending a show,
- help us feature events more accurately,
- and improve your chances of being included in weekly roundups, newsletters, and social media spotlights.
A Community-Powered Music Calendar
Tucson’s live music scene is incredibly active, and there is no realistic way for a small volunteer team to manually track every performance happening across the city. That is why public calendar feeds are so important.
When bands and venues maintain public calendars, it helps Tucson Local Bands:
- keep the community calendar more accurate,
- promote more local musicians,
- connect fans with upcoming performances,
- and help keep Tucson filled with live music.
We truly appreciate the bands, venues, fans, and community members who help keep the calendar updated and thriving.
Watch the Quick Tutorial
Before You Share Your Calendar
To help keep the Tucson Local Bands calendar accurate and useful for fans, we ask that public calendars include:
- actual public performances only,
- clear event titles such as “Band Name at Venue Name,”
- start and end times,
- venue/location information,
- and preferably event descriptions, flyers, ticket links, or additional details.
Please do not include:
- private events,
- personal reminders,
- vacations,
- rehearsals,
- dentist appointments,
- or unrelated calendar items.
Tucson Local Bands reserves the right to remove calendar feeds that contain unrelated personal events, incomplete event information, spam, duplicate entries, or non-public content.
We know mistakes happen, and we will usually reach out first if something needs attention.
How to Find Your Google Calendar Link
- Open Google Calendar on a desktop computer
- Hover over the calendar you want to share
- Click the three-dot menu next to the calendar name
- Select “Settings and Sharing”
- Scroll to “Access permissions for events”
- Make sure your calendar is public
- Scroll down to “Integrate calendar”
- Copy the Public iCal or Secret Address in iCal format link
- Submit that link with your Tucson Local Bands listing or update request
How to Find Your Apple / iCloud Calendar Link
- Open the Calendar app on your Apple device or visit iCloud.com
- Select the calendar you want to share
- Click the sharing or broadcast icon
- Enable “Public Calendar”
- Copy the public calendar link
- Submit that link with your Tucson Local Bands listing or update request
Don’t Have a Public Calendar Yet?
That’s completely okay.
You can still apply for a free directory listing without a calendar feed.
You can always add calendar syncing later using the “Suggest an Update” button on your listing page.