What is Eventful?
Eventful is a leading digital service connecting consumers with entertainment and live events. Over 20 million people rely on Eventful every month to find out what's happening and decide what to do; from movies, concerts and sports to family fun and nightlife. With a comprehensive movie showtimes section and over 4 million local events to enjoy, Eventful provides the world's most comprehensive selection of local entertainment content. Eventful serves its users across multiple platforms including online, iPhone and email programs, all of which deliver highly personalized content to each user.
Eventful's unique Demand it! service empowers fans to influence the content and location of entertainment and live events. Over 100,000 musicians, comedians, film makers, politicians and other performers use Demand it! to engage with millions of their fans and supporters to find out where they are in Demand and make informed decisions about where to appear.
Eventful works closely with partners in the entertainment and music industries to design and execute high impact online, email, mobile and social media marketing campaigns which engage consumers, generate critical data regarding local demand, drive awareness and generate ticket sales for movies, concerts, family shows and other live events.
Eventful’s community of over 18 million registered users use Eventful to discover, promote, share and create events. Users also engage in Eventful's social fabric to share events with their friends, review films and events and meet others with shared interests.
Eventful powers the online ecosystem for local events with an open platform that enables partners and web applications to leverage Eventful's data, features and functionality via the Eventful API. Over 7,000 partners license Eventful's content and platform to power local entertainment content across online, mobile, email and digital signage platforms.
Entertainment properties and media partners, including movie studios and concert promoters as well as hospitality and CPG marketers, tap Eventful to reach young, active consumers who are in the midst of deciding how to spend their disposable income.
Eventful was founded in 2004 and is based in San Diego, California. Eventful investors include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Bay Partners, Telefonica Capital, Omidyar Network and others.