Importing Events From The Events Calendar

Would you like to import your events and calendars from The Events Calendar plugin? Sugar Calendar allows you to migrate event data previously stored in The Events Calendar plugin.

In this guide, we’ll cover the steps for importing events to Sugar Calendar using the 1-click migration tool.


Before you get started, make sure Sugar Calendar is installed and activated on your WordPress site and that you’ve verified your license.

Accessing the Event Migration Tool

With the Sugar Calendar 1-click migration tool, you can import event data such as events, orders, tickets, and attendees from The Events Calendar plugin.

This option will appear if you’ve created an event with The Events Calendar plugin. You’ll see a notice to import your events to Sugar Calendar. Go ahead and click the 1-click migration tool link to proceed.

1-click migration tool

Alternatively, you can access the migration page by navigating to Sugar Calendar » Tools and selecting the Migrate tab.

Select the Migrate tab

Note: This notice and the Migrate tab will only show if you have events in The Events Calendar plugin yet to be imported.

Migrating Your Events

On the Migrate screen, you’ll see a summary of event data that are ready to be imported. To begin importing your events, click the Migrate Events button.

Click Migrate Events button

Once the process is completed, you’ll see a success notice containing all the migrated event data. You can now proceed to view your events.

Migration completed notice

Note: The events you import using the 1-click migration tool will be added to the default Calendar in Sugar Calendar.

Viewing Your Events

To view the migrated events, go to Sugar Calendar » Events. You’ll see all your site’s events, including the one imported from The Events Calendar.

Sugar Calendar events overview

You can edit the events and manage ticket sales and attendees for the events you migrated.

That’s it! Now you know how to import your events from The Events Calendar plugin to Sugar Calendar.

Next, would you like to display the events you imported on your site’s frontend? Be sure to check our tutorial on displaying Sugar Calendar events.