Submission Guidelines

Submission Approval Process:

Please note that your event submission will go through an approval process, which may take up to 5 business days. This ensures that it aligns with our calendar’s criteria and contains all necessary information. 

The Events Calendar Editor will assess each submission, focusing on events of interest to tourists visiting Butte County. If your event isn’t approved, you will receive a notification.

Please ensure you are submitting your event with proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Please review the image guidelines section to ensure you are submitting the proper format of images.

Editing and Removal:

Butte365 reserves the right to edit or remove listings, artist profiles, or images without prior notice to the event submitter. While these guidelines outline our criteria for acceptance, the final decision rests with Butte365.

Content Standards:

Inclusiveness: Butte365 listings and profiles do not discriminate based on factors such as race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or political point of view.

Content: We highlight arts, cultural, and recreational events in Butte County, with a focus on visitor-serving experiences.

Submission Guidelines: Events Unlikely to Be Approved

To ensure our event calendar showcases visitor-serving, community-focused activities, the following types of events are generally not approved for inclusion.

Fundraisers

Fundraisers are typically not approved unless they meet the following criteria:

• Visitor-serving fundraising events may be considered if they offer entertainment, community engagement, or activities that attract a broader audience.
• Events should not be explicitly promoted as fundraisers but should instead highlight their entertainment or experiential components, such as Butte Humane Society’s Woofstock or KRCR: Stuff the Bus Event.
• Please note that we now have a specific Fundraising category on Butte365 for events organized by non-profits or organizations/businesses with a strong community engagement focus. Personal fundraisers, such as GoFundMe campaigns or events created to cover medical bills or personal expenses, are not accepted.

Daily Dining Specials

• Promotions such as recurring daily specials (e.g., “Taco Tuesday” or “Wine Wednesday”) are not approved unless tied to major holidays like Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving, or Christmas.

Camps

• Summer or holiday camps geared toward children or specific audiences will not be approved. However, multi-day workshops or class series with a clear arts or entertainment focus (e.g., music, art, theater, film, or performance) are eligible for inclusion on the Butte365 calendar.

Happy Hours

• Recurring happy hours without unique entertainment elements are not included.

Informational Meetings

• Meetings or presentations focused solely on sharing information without a community or interactive component, such as training sessions, orientations, or organizational updates, are not approved. Informational meetings must incorporate a visitor-serving or community-engagement aspect to be considered.

Other Events Not Approved

• Political events of any kind. (i.e. political marches, rallies, dinners, and/or fundraisers)
• Religious services or activities (e.g., weekly services or prayer groups)
• Networking or membership-only events without public access
• Pet adoptions or similar activities without additional entertainment features
• Open houses or real estate functions
• Events posted by ticket resellers
• Events taking place outside of Butte County

Responsibility: Butte365 accepts event listings with content up to a “PG-13” level.

Tolerance: We do not accept event listings featuring slurs, epithets, or hateful comments.

Consideration: Events listed should be open to the public, community-minded, and focused on Butte County, adhering to these guidelines.

Location and Timing:

Location: Butte365 currently features events based in Butte County. Online events must be organized by Butte County-based organizations.

Lead Time: After approval, events and artist profiles should be posted within 3-4 business days. We recommend submitting your event listing at least two weeks before the event for visibility and to be included on social media posts.

Review Process:

Butte365 may edit graphic images and submissions for grammar, style, and accuracy, presenting them in the third-person narrative.

Public Events and Images:

Public Events: All event listings must be open to the public; invitation/member-only events won’t be accepted.

Event Images:

• You can upload multiple images with your event listing, but we request a minimum of two – one that displays the event title and one photo that is free of any text or branding for potential use on Explore Butte County’s social media channels
• Ensure the Primary Image is the one displayed with the event title. 
• Primary Image must be at least 1080×1350 pixels in .JPG or .GIF format, not exceeding 1.5 megabytes. Additional images can be square, horizontal, or landscape, with a size of 1MB to 1.5MB preferred.
  • Uploading may take several minutes based on your image size and internet speed. By uploading an image, you grant Butte365 a license to use, display, copy, and transfer it for site-related purposes, ensuring no infringement of third-party rights.

Questions? Email: contact@explorebuttecounty.com