putnam county

Calendar listings
general info

Parents look to the Macaroni Kid calendars every week to plan activities for their families.  They do not have to be subscribers to access the calendars, but they often choose to subscribe for the convenience of having the events delivered right to their inbox in the weekly e-newsletters.  

Our goal is to create a package that works for YOU and within your budget.  The options listed below are not exhaustive, and we welcome creative suggestions on what works for you.  Each item can be run on 1, 2 or all 3 sites.   10% Discount for running on 2 sites and 20% Discount for running on 3 sites.  Bundled packages provides price breaks, and additional discount opportunities are available.

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Our websites give parents the capability to add each event to their Google Calendar.
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Or, parents can add events to our websites' personal calendar feature, "My Macaroni," which allows them to save events as a PDF document.

pricing per month

Basic Event < $10pp
Basic Event > $11pp
Open Houses
Recurring Classes
'This Week's Picks' Upgrade
Free
$20 per event
$25 per event
$5 per class
$10 upgrade charge
Want it listed FREE?  Those purchasing an Article Coverage receive free calendar listings.
Discount of 10% for two sites and 20% for all three sites.

details

event submission guidelines

DO LIST
  • All free drop-in events (such as library events, etc.)
  • Events which can be paid at the door (such as a special museum exhibit, fair or festival, etc.)
  • One-day events which require pre-registration or tickets (such as a workshop, sporting event, puppet show, etc.)
  • Pre-registration deadlines for recurring classes (such as music or dance lessons, sports sign-up, etc.)
  • Recurring class times which allow drop-in or pay-at-the-door students (such as some art classes, playgroups, etc)
  • School Open Houses 
DO NOT LIST
  • Events which require membership in an organization to attend (these exclude, rather than include, our readers)
  • Recurring class times for which pre-payment/registration is required.  By the time most of these would show up in the weekly newsletter, registration would have passed, and the class would no longer be relevant to our readers; consider submitting the pre-registration deadline, game times, and recital dates instead.
  • Sold out performance times.
Not sure if your event meets the criteria?  Submit it anyway!  We will be happy to review all submissions


how to submit an event

CLICK HERE to submit an event in the Putnam East edition

or EMAIL us with the details


recurring classes -- $5/class


Have a recurring class for dance, swimming, gymnastics, karate, art, or anything else you can imagine?  As long as readers can register at any time and/or attend a free demo class, you can take advantage of this cost-effective option.  The more classes you list, the more readers will see it.  


this week's picks upgrade -- $10/event

Selecting to have your event listed in "This Week's Picks" means that your event will appear at the top of the calendar, above the "This Week's Calendar" category which contains the rest of the listings.  "This Week's Picks" are seen first by our readers - both in the newsletter, and for the rest of the week on our website homepage.