Searching for Events on Luma

How to find events near you, and how search and discovery work

Looking for something to do, or trying to find a specific event? Luma helps you find events worth going to — through search, the map, the Discover pages, and a feed personalized to your interests.

Finding Events

Search — In the iOS and Android apps, search from the Discover tab. On any platform, you can also search within a category page (like AI or tech). Search takes your location into account, so events near you show up first.
Explore the map — Browse events on the map to see what’s happening near you, or move the map to a city you’re visiting.
Browse cities and categories — Open a city page (like luma.com/nyc) or a category like AI, tech, crypto, or wellness to see what’s happening there.
Subscribe — Follow calendars, cities, and categories to get a personalized feed and a weekly roundup of what’s coming up. See Discovering Events.

If your results are showing the wrong city, see Location Accuracy and Event Discovery.

Can’t Find a Specific Event?

If someone shared an event with you and it’s not coming up in search, that’s usually expected — not every event appears in Luma search (see below). A few things to try:

Ask the host for the link. Every event has its own link (like luma.com/your-event). The host can always share it, and it’s the most reliable way in — especially for private or invite-only events, which never show up in search.
Search the exact name, or open the host’s calendar page if you know who’s organizing.
Already registered? When you’re signed in, the event shows up with your upcoming events on your Luma home. You can also open your confirmation email — it has a direct link.

What Shows Up in Search

Search and the Discover pages show public, in-person events happening around each city. The main thing an event needs is a location we recognize on the map — that’s how we can place it and connect it to the right city. Private events and online events don’t show up.

This is broader than the events highlighted on city pages, so plenty of events turn up in search that aren’t hand-picked. We do organize Discover around what’s most relevant to each city and topic, so it won’t list every single event — but a public, in-person event with a clear location is set up to be found.

For Hosts: Getting Your Event Found

Where your public event is always findable

Setting your event to public makes it findable right away, even before it’s featured:

Its link — anyone you share the link with can open the event and register.
Your calendar page — all your public events appear on your Luma calendar for people who follow you.
Search engines — public events are indexed by Google and other search engines, so people searching the web for your event or topic can find it.

See Setting your Event Visibility for more on visibility options.

Why your event isn’t showing in Luma search

If your public event isn’t turning up in search, it’s almost always something simple to fix — not a bug. The most common reasons:

The location isn’t recognized. If you typed an address we can’t find on Google Maps, we can’t place the event on the map or tie it to a city. When setting the location, pick the Google Maps suggestion so a map shows on the event page.
It’s an online event. Search and Discover are for in-person events.
It’s not public. Only public events appear. Check Setting your Event Visibility.
It’s brand new or has little traction. Newer events with few guests may not surface right away — sharing with your own community first helps.

Hiding your event’s exact address won’t keep it out of search. If you restrict the location to approved guests, the event still shows up — the map just shows an approximate area until someone’s approved. What matters for discovery is that you picked a real, recognized location, not whether it’s shown publicly.

Getting featured on a city page

City pages go a step beyond search: those events are picked by our curation team, or by our automated curation system, to highlight for a city. Featured events often see a big jump in registrations. You can submit yours for consideration from any city page — see Featuring Your Event on Luma for what we look for.