Questions about the ADHD events calendar

Email alerts, embedding, submitting, and how the calendar behaves. If your question isn't here, get in touch.

How do I get new ADHD events by email?

Enter your email address in the "Get alerted" box on the calendar page. Once a week, ADHD Events sends one email with the latest events added to the calendar: what each one is, when it is, where it is and what it costs. From the email you can open any event and add it to your own calendar with one tap. That's the whole arrangement: one email a week, no other messages, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe link at the bottom. It's free, and your address is never shared with organisers or anyone else.

How do I add an event to my own calendar?

Every event on ADHD Events has an "Add to calendar" button, on its card in the list and on its own page. It offers three routes: Google Calendar, Outlook, or a downloadable .ics file that works with Apple Calendar and nearly everything else. Whichever you pick, the event lands in your calendar with its date, time, timezone and location filled in. One thing worth knowing: this saves a one-off copy. If the organiser later moves or cancels the event, that copy won't update itself, so if your plans hinge on it, glance at the listing or the organiser's page nearer the time. The weekly email includes changes and cancellations too.

How do I add the ADHD events calendar to my website?

Use the embed page. Pick how many events to show, whether to show everything or just online or in-person events, and a light or dark theme. The page builds one line of code, an iframe, which you paste anywhere HTML goes: a page, a post or a sidebar. The widget sizes itself to fit spaces from narrow sidebars to full-width pages, uses your visitors' system fonts so it loads fast, and stays up to date on its own once it's live. It's free, and the embed address is versioned, which means we won't change it under you. It works on WordPress, Squarespace, Wix and anywhere else that accepts an iframe.

How do I submit an event, and how long does it take to appear?

Use the submission form. We ask for the event name, a link to its page, the date and time with a timezone, the format and who's organising it. Listing is free and we read every submission, usually within a week. ADHD Events lists conferences, meet-ups, webinars, support groups, training and think tanks whose main subject is ADHD, whether they're free or paid, online or in person. The listing policy explains what we turn down, which is mainly sales pitches dressed up as events and anything making medical claims we can't stand behind. A listing isn't an endorsement, and organisers never pay to be included.

Does it cost anything, or do I need an account?

It never costs money. ADHD Events is free to browse, free to embed and free to be listed on, and there are no accounts or passwords. Browsing the calendar on this site needs nothing at all. The weekly email alert is the one thing that asks for your email address, and that's optional: it's used to send you new events once a week and nothing else, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe. ADHD Events is run by the team behind Loops, a daily coaching app for people with ADHD, named plainly in the footer of every page.

What happens when an event is cancelled or its date changes?

The listing stays, clearly marked, rather than quietly disappearing. A cancelled event shows as cancelled on the site, so you're never left guessing why it vanished. A rescheduled event shows its new date alongside the date it moved from. Changes and cancellations are also included in the weekly email, so if you're on the list you'll hear about them without checking back. One caveat: if you added an event to your own calendar with its "Add to calendar" button, that saved copy can't update itself, so it's worth glancing at the listing nearer the time if your plans hinge on it. Every listing also shows the date we last checked it against the organiser's own page.