CultureSpotMC

MONTGOMERY COUNTY’S PREMIER ARTS + CULTURE PUBLICATION

  • Featuring Montgomery County’s only dedicated cultural calendar for arts and humanities events, performances, activities, programs, classes, camps and festivals
  • Publishing original feature and news stories, articles, and multimedia content that highlights the creative voices and cultural happenings across Montgomery County’s diverse communities
  • Spotlighting MarketPower subscribers’ events on the homepage of CultureSpotMC.com, each of the genre landing pages, and the Culture Spotlight E-blast

POST YOUR EVENTS TO THE CULTURESPOTMC CALENDAR

CULTURE SPOTLIGHT E-BLAST

The weekly Culture Spotlight E-Blast, is a newsletter service of CultureSpotMC.com sent every Thursday featuring seven cultural events from MarketPower subscribers and paid advertisers.

  • The list contains over 18,000 subscribers interested in arts and humanities events and programs in Montgomery County.

EVENT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

CultureSpotMC.com reserves the right to edit submissions for grammar, style and accuracy. We may also choose to omit any listing or profile, in whole or in part, at our discretion for any reason. Please contact sierra.smith@creativemoco.com if you have questions about these guidelines or the event submission process.  

  • Location: Events must take place in Montgomery County, MD or be presented by a Montgomery County, MD organization. All events must take place at a physical location. Virtual/online events and classes will not be accepted.
  • Lead Time: We request that events be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event’s start date. If we receive your event info less than two weeks in advance, we cannot guarantee that your event will be posted.
  • Public Events: Events posted to CultureSpotMC.com must be open to the public.
  • Event Images: In order for your event to be approved and published, we must have a professional-quality promotional image to display with your listing. Images must be in .JPG or .PNG format ONLY and no larger than 1 megabyte with a required minimum of 400 x 400 pixels to display. Images should have simple file names that do not include special characters. Depending on the size of your image and connection speed to the internet, the upload process may take up to several minutes – please be patient. Once received, your image will be formatted for display.
  • Events We Do Not Accept:   
    • Events that are not related to the arts or humanities
    • Religious services or events
    • Entrepreneurial, networking or recruitment events
    • Calls for entry or vendor solicitations
    • Food and drink specials
    • “Adult” oriented entertainment or salacious content