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Event

Concerts, webinars, and other events

About Event Schema

The Event schema type is used to mark up concerts, webinars, and other events. Implementing this structured data helps search engines understand your content better and may qualify your pages for rich results in Google Search.

Properties

* Required Properties

@type
Must be "Event"
Type: Text
name
The name of the event
Type: Text
startDate
The start date and time (ISO 8601)
Type: DateTime

⭐ Recommended Properties

location
The location of the event
Type: Place or VirtualLocation
endDate
The end date and time (ISO 8601)
Type: DateTime
description
Event description
Type: Text
image
Event image
Type: URL or ImageObject
offers
Ticket pricing information
Type: Offer

Best Practices

  • βœ…Validate your JSON-LD with Google’s Rich Results Test before publishing.
  • βœ…Populate location, endDate to unlock enhanced snippets.
  • βœ…Keep structured data in sync with the visible content on the page.

Common Pitfalls

  • ⚠️Avoid mixing multiple schema syntaxes for the same entity.
  • ⚠️Do not include claims that the user cannot see or confirm on the page.
  • ⚠️Remember to update dateModified whenever the content changes.

JSON-LD Example

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Event",
  "name": "Web Development Conference 2025",
  "startDate": "2025-06-15T09:00",
  "endDate": "2025-06-15T17:00",
  "location": {
    "@type": "Place",
    "name": "Tech Convention Center",
    "address": {
      "@type": "PostalAddress",
      "streetAddress": "123 Tech Street",
      "addressLocality": "San Francisco",
      "addressRegion": "CA",
      "postalCode": "94102",
      "addressCountry": "US"
    }
  },
  "description": "Annual web development conference featuring the latest in web technologies",
  "image": "https://example.com/event-image.jpg",
  "offers": {
    "@type": "Offer",
    "price": "299.00",
    "priceCurrency": "USD",
    "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
    "url": "https://example.com/tickets"
  }
}

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