Your neighborhood on one map.
Community events are a use-case skin over open multi-stop routes—block parties, markets, and festival weekends with mapped booths, sponsor stops, and partner-added locations via the Location Entry Portal (not a vendor marketplace).
Community events aren't a Facebook post and a PDF permit. They're booths on a map, neighbors checking in, and proof your festival actually moved people block to block. — what a modern neighborhood event actually delivers
Multiple community formats. One platform.
From street closures to farmers market rows — each format uses the same interactive map engine, tuned for how neighborhoods actually gather.
Block parties & street closures
Neighborhood-scale gatherings on closed streets — food trucks, kids' zones, and resident check-ins mapped to the block you're closing.
Farmers markets & vendor fairs
Mapped booth rows as an open-route event. Invite sellers through the Location Entry Portal under your limits and approvals—then shoppers check in along the trail.
Neighborhood festivals & parades
Multi-stage festivals with parade routes, performance venues, and sponsor booths — each stop live on one interactive map.
Holiday & seasonal celebrations
Fourth of July block parties, Halloween trunk-or-treat circuits, tree-lighting walks — timed stops with family-friendly check-ins.
Volunteer days & clean-ups
Community service events with team zones, supply drop points, and participation tracking for nonprofits and city departments.
Charity walks & fun runs
5K routes, checkpoint stations, and donation leaderboards — civic fundraising with sponsor stops and live participant tracking.
Art walks & open studios
Gallery hops and studio tours across downtown — passport stamps at each venue, artist profiles, and merchant tie-ins.
Parks & civic programs
Concerts in the park, movie nights, recreation department programs — scheduled venues with RSVP, check-in, and capacity tracking.
Five steps to a full festival.
From bulletin board flyer to live map — here's how WayHopper runs a neighborhood event weekend.
Discover & RSVP
Residents find your event in the public directory or scan a QR on street banners. One tap to join on web or app.
Explore the map
Every booth, stage, and activity zone is a pin with hours, descriptions, and what's happening when.
Check in at stops
GPS or QR check-ins at vendor booths, volunteer stations, and sponsor activations across the event footprint.
Photo & social missions
Neighborhood photo challenges, share links, and UGC galleries that keep the community energy going online.
See the results
Organizers watch live participation, booth traffic heat maps, and export reports for sponsors and city council.
Stop printing 200 flyers.
Saturday morning, no one knows what's where.
- Static PDF map with booth numbers, no live updates
- Vendor changes don't reach attendees until reprint
- No way to track which booths got foot traffic
- Organizer fielding "where is booth 12?" texts all day
- Volunteers on clipboards, data lost after cleanup
- Last-minute rain delay — no way to notify joined residents
One map. One app. One neighborhood.
- Live map with booth photos, hours, and activity descriptions
- Vendors update locations until gates open
- Check-in heat maps per booth for sponsor & grant reports
- Residents self-navigate — organizer watches the dashboard
- Volunteer zones with digital sign-in and exportable rosters
- Push alerts for schedule changes, weather, and crowd updates
Maps, scheduling, features & more
Every booth on one board.
Drop pins on street closures, vendor rows, stages, and park zones. Residents filter by time, category, or "open now." The same map engine powers poker runs and pub crawls — tuned for civic gatherings.
One festival. Many zones.
Tag each stop with open hours, activity type, and capacity. Residents see only what's happening when they're out — stages, DJs, vendor rows, and volunteer shifts.
Kickoff block
Food trucks, local brewery tent, live acoustic on Oak St.
Main festival day
Vendor fair, parade route, three performance stages.
Concert & movie
Park amphitheater headliner, outdoor movie at 9 PM.
Market & clean-up
Farmers market row, volunteer sweep, kids' craft zone.
Saturday's roster, sorted for you.
Organizers see booth status, check-in counts, and volunteer coverage — residents see what's open right now on one screen.
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Location Entry Portal
Chamber or association publishes the event; invited partners add their own stops under your fees, limits, and approvals—not a public marketplace.
Multi-zone event maps
Street closures, vendor rows, stages, and park zones on one interactive board — filter by category or time slot.
Time-slot scheduling
Friday kickoff, Saturday main stage, Sunday market — each stop tagged with open hours so residents plan their day.
Sponsor & grant reports
Check-in counts per booth, maps, and CSV exports for city council presentations and sponsor ROI proof.
QR join from street banners
Print one code for the whole event — residents scan from the curb and land on your live festival map.
Community event questions.
More in our help center, or talk to an organizer who's run a city-wide festival.
Can vendors register their own booth?
On supported open/community events, yes—through the Location Entry Portal. Invited partners add stops under your rules; you keep approvals and limits. This is not a general vendor marketplace.
Does this work for block parties with street closures?
Yes. Map the closed block, food truck row, kids’ zone, and sponsor activations as stops on an open route. Residents join via QR on street banners and check in with QR + GPS in the app.
Do residents need to download an app?
For day-of QR + GPS check-in, yes—the iOS/Android WayHopper app is the home for play. Residents can still browse the map and buy tickets on the web. The app supports offline check-ins when signal drops.
Can we run recurring farmers markets?
Yes. Copy the event for the next date, reuse your location library, and invite returning partners through the Location Entry Portal—no reprinting a static booth map.
Can we track activity at sponsor booths?
Yes. Monitor check-ins per stop from the organizer portal and export participant lists when you need counts for city or sponsor reports—without a separate analytics product.
Will our event appear on the public directory?
When you publish, it lists on the WayHopper events page with type, date, and location filters — so neighbors find your block party before Saturday morning.
One platform. Multiple event types.
Map your neighborhood's next gathering.
Free to start. Most chamber and association organizers publish their first multi-stop event in under an hour.