This summer, NYC launched a "Summer in NYC" map — a guide to events and places for people around the city. A handful of people sent it to me with the same note: "This could be PamPam!"

They're right. So we built a template for it.

It's a free, ready-to-go Summer Events Map you can customize for your own city, neighborhood, or community — complete with an interactive map, date-based event listings, and filters by category. If you've been looking for an easy way to make an interactive map that actually stays up to date, this is a good place to start.

→ See the template.

Why make a summer events map?

Summer is one of the best times to get people outside and into their communities — but families and teenagers often don't know what's available to them. Events are part of it, but so are the places that are open and free all season: public pools, libraries, parks, rec centers. A map like this brings all of it together in one place.

There's also something a list can't do that a map can. People can save it to their phones, pull it up when they're out, and actually go somewhere. It turns a static announcement into something useful in the real world.

The obvious use case is a city or district wanting to run a summer events guide. But we've seen the same format work for a school end-of-year calendar, a neighborhood association's summer programming, a local business district promoting their area, and a festival organization sharing their multi-day lineup. If you have a community and a summer, this map is for you.

What your Summer Events map can look like

→ See the template.

A PamPam map is an interactive map that works on both desktop and mobile. Visitors don't need to create an account or log in — they can open the link and start exploring right away. Clicking on any spot opens its details: description, address, date, price, or whatever information you've added. And as the map creator, you can customize it with your own colors and emoji icons to match your community's vibe.

The Summer Events Map template is already set up in Events mode, which means items are automatically ordered by date in the panel — grouped by day, so visitors can scroll through what's coming up. Events with specific dates show up with calendar-style pins on the map. Past events disappear on their own once their start date passes, so the map always feels current without any maintenance.

The map doesn't have to be events-only either. You can include places that are worth visiting all summer — public pools, libraries, parks, rec centers — alongside dated events. They all live together, and visitors can filter by category (Cultural, Sports, Outdoor, Movies, Library) to find what's relevant to them.

How to create your Summer Events map

There are three ways to get your content in, and none of them require any technical setup.

1. Import from a Google Sheet. Fill in the Google Sheets template with your events — title, address, date, category, description — then connect it to PamPam and sync. Match the columns once, and your items appear on the map. Every time you update the sheet and re-sync, the map updates too. → Get the Google Sheets template.

2. Crowdsource from your community. Share the Google Form and let people submit events directly. Submissions land in the connected sheet, you review them, and sync what you want to the map. A good fit for neighborhood associations, community boards, or anyone who doesn't want to curate everything alone. → Get the Google Form template

3. Add places manually. If you only have a handful of spots, or want to start quickly, copy the map template and add items directly in PamPam. It takes about 30 seconds per place, and you can always connect a sheet later as your map grows. Copy the map template: → Copy the map template

How much does it cost?

PamPam is the easiest way to make and share interactive maps. You can make a small PamPam map for free. If you'd like to add more than 30 events or places, and embed it then you'll want to use our Business plan. We also offer 50% discount to non-profits. See our pricing page for more details: https://www.pampam.city/pricing