Looking for the best events WordPress theme in 2026? We merged our two event collections into this one and rechecked every theme on ThemeForest. Three themes now return a 410. Two more had gone years without an update, and many older picks were music, church or business themes. As a result, you get 16 real event themes. Each one has a live demo, a current price, a rating and a full review. In short, these are the best event WordPress themes we could verify this month. Put simply, this is our pick of the best WordPress themes for events in 2026.

How to choose an events WordPress theme

First, decide how many events the site will hold. One conference needs a strong landing page, while a festival or venue needs real session and speaker content. Next, check how tickets are sold. Some themes sell through WooCommerce. Others need a plugin such as Eventin or Event Tickets, while Meup runs a whole marketplace.

Then look at the last update date. Event sites depend on payment and calendar plugins, so an old theme breaks sooner. Finally, weigh the rating against the number of buyers. A 5.00 from a few buyers says less than a 4.63 from hundreds.

New and recently updated event themes for 2026

Evevit from Opal_WP is the newest theme here. It came out six months ago, and Opal_WP updated it on 10 September 2026. Moreover, it shows the schedule three ways: in tabs, as a list or as a carousel. However, with 34 sales it has no ThemeForest rating yet. It costs $49.

The Keynote from GoodLayers has the best rating on this page: 4.73 from 235 buyers across 5,151 sales. Moreover, speakers and sessions are real post types, and PayPal ticketing needs no plugin. However, the demo content still shows 2019 dates. It costs $79, and GoodLayers updated it on 12 August 2026.

Exhibz from trippleS handles multi-day and multi-track programmes through the free Eventin plugin. As a result, the Exhibz WordPress theme suits conferences with several stages. In addition, Eventin sells tickets through WooCommerce, and 17 demos cover festivals, education and art events. It has 5,292 sales and a 4.28 rating. It costs $69, and trippleS updated it on 8 August 2026.

Eventim from BoldThemes suits one conference or corporate event with a short agenda. Moreover, it adds a countdown timer and a quote calculator. However, the author says it has no custom post types, so it does not fit hundreds of sessions. It has 1,221 sales, a 4.15 rating and costs $59.

The best-selling conference themes

Event Champ from GloriaThemes puts ticketing inside the theme. Moreover, it imports events from Facebook, Eventbrite, Meetup or Google Calendar, so an event announced elsewhere needs no retyping. It has 5,247 sales and a 4.63 rating. It costs $79, and GloriaThemes updated it on 9 May 2026.

Grand Conference from ThemeGoods has 4,467 sales and a 4.59 rating, and ThemeGoods updated it on 27 July 2026. It offers 30+ conference pages, filterable sessions and three schedule layouts. However, its live demo currently loads without styles, so judge the design from the screenshots. It costs $69.

Evently from Mikado-Themes has 1,488 sales and nine homepage templates for conferences, seminars and meetups. Moreover, Mikado-Themes updated it on 26 December 2025. However, its 4.00 rating is the lowest on this page, so read the comments first. It costs $69.

Ticketing and event marketplace themes

Meup from ovatheme is an event marketplace: organisers list their events, and you earn fees and commission on their tickets. In addition, an app scans QR codes at the door, and seat maps cover venues. It has 1,247 sales and a 4.49 rating. It costs $99.

ConferPress from leafcolor holds a 4.77 rating from 57 buyers. Moreover, it sells tickets through WooCommerce and works with Event Tickets Plus, The Events Calendar PRO and EventON. However, its last update landed on 7 May 2024. It costs $54.

Evenex from XpeedStudio builds its pages with Elementor and the ElementsKit add-on. Moreover, it has 1,080 sales, and XpeedStudio updated it on 21 October 2025. However, its 4.05 rating is modest, so compare the demos carefully. It costs $59.

Conference themes with multi-day schedules

Evenz from QantumThemes ships 12 homepage demos for conferences, seminars and exhibitions, plus multi-day schedules. Moreover, it holds a 4.44 rating across 582 sales. However, its last update was on 6 March 2025. It costs $89.

Select-Themes designed Booth for expos, conferences and meetups. It offers modern event and speaker layouts and two skin variants. Moreover, it has 502 sales and a 4.18 rating, and Select-Themes updated it on 28 July 2025. It costs $85.

Weston from template_path holds a flat 5.00 rating across 154 sales. Moreover, its schedule sorts sessions by day and by room, and pricing plans sell passes. template_path updated it on 27 November 2025. At $39, it is the cheapest theme on this page.

Event themes for weddings, reunions and private events

Avala covers private events rather than conferences. Moreover, BoldThemes name reunions, vow renewals and birthday parties among its uses. In addition, 16 homepages arrive across four seasonal demos. It rates 4.74 from 19 buyers, has 1,174 sales and costs $69.

Moments is a wedding and event theme from Select-Themes with 2,649 sales and a 4.44 rating. It ships 18 homepages for announcements, invitations, galleries and venues. Moreover, it includes RSVP forms and countdown timers. It costs $79.

freevision built Wedding Planner for an event agency rather than for one celebration. Services, packages, portfolio and enquiry pages lead the demo. Furthermore, WPBakery ships with more than 30 custom shortcodes. It has 1,649 sales and a 4.34 rating at $51.

Muzicon is a $69 festival and concert theme from ThemeREX with 517 sales and a 4.50 rating from 8 reviews, checked on 18 October 2026. Its main demo is a music festival site with a countdown, a line-up, a day-by-day schedule and a ticket block. Night bar and music performer demos come too.

Riff is a $69 band, concert and festival theme from AncoraThemes, released in April 2025. On 18 October 2026 it had 62 sales and too few ratings for ThemeForest to show a score. The main demo is a festival site, and six more layouts cover clubs, performers, studios, bands, DJs and tickets.

Poize is an $89 theme for music events, festivals and venues from Wolf-Themes, with 163 sales and a 5.00 rating from 4 reviews, checked on 18 October 2026. It offers a Festival home page among 12 home demos, plus six event layouts. The listing supports WordPress 7.0.x, and the changelog shows 25 entries in 2026.

Lunfest is a $69 festival and concert theme from WebGeniusLab with 287 sales and a 5.00 rating from 4 reviews, checked on 18 October 2026. The demo covers music, film and art festivals with an events list, a blog and a shop. The listing was updated on 16 October 2026, but the public changelog stops at version 1.0.12 from October 2024.

Mixtape is an $85 music theme for artists and festivals from Select-Themes with 2,374 sales and a 4.49 rating from 43 reviews, checked on 18 October 2026. It has a Music Festival home among 9 home demos, each in a WPBakery and an Elementor version. Version 2.3 arrived on 13 January 2026, almost 15 months after version 2.2.1.

Buzz Club is a $69 night club, DJ and music festival theme from cmsmasters with 1,091 sales and a 4.88 rating from 16 reviews, checked on 18 October 2026. The demo is mainly a night club site, while its news posts and parties gallery also cover festivals. The listing was updated on 22 July 2026; the author changelog shows version 2.2.3 from 30 April 2026.

Festy is a $69 theme park, circus and festival theme from AncoraThemes with 587 sales and a 4.38 rating from 13 reviews, checked on 18 October 2026. Three of its six demos are festivals: Music Festival, Street Festival and Craft Beer Festival. The other three cover an amusement park, an animal exhibit and a circus.

Which events WordPress theme should you pick?

For most conferences, start with The Keynote: the best rating here and real session and speaker content. Want tickets inside the theme? Event Champ sells them and imports events from other platforms. Running a multi-track festival? Exhibz handles several tracks. Building a ticketing business? Meup is a full marketplace. On a tight budget, Weston costs $39. Planning a wedding instead? See our WordPress wedding themes, and for large meetings, our WordPress conference themes.

Events WordPress themes: frequently asked questions

Updated on October 24, 2026 by Marko Terzic in Collective, Wordpress Collective.

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