As the 2025 season wraps up, it’s time to shift gears and start planning ahead for 2026. Whether you manage a Swim & Tennis Club, a Homeowners Association, or a Pool Management Company, building your events calendar early gives your team a running start and ensures your community can look forward to a well-organized, vibrant season.
With Member Splash, you can plan, promote, and manage your 2026 events all within one connected system — saving time, avoiding scheduling conflicts, and keeping your members informed and excited.

Why Start Planning Your Calendar Now

Early planning is more than just getting dates on a page — it’s about setting your club up for success. When you start now, you can:
  • Reserve key dates early. Secure popular weekends for tournaments, lessons, and socials before other local events fill members’ schedules.
  • Build budgets around real plans. Estimate staffing, supplies, and facility needs accurately.
  • Create engagement momentum. Members love seeing upcoming events in one place — it builds anticipation and community connection.
  • Streamline staffing and volunteers. Plan ahead to fill key roles before the season begins.
By finalizing your calendar early, your staff and members can start the new year feeling organized, informed, and ready for fun.

Using Member Splash to Build and Manage Events

Your Member Splash system includes a powerful suite of tools for event management. With it, you can:

1. Add and Organize Events Easily

From your WordPress admin menu, click Events → Add New to start creating entries. Include start and end times, recurring schedules, locations, and even featured images. Once published, your events automatically populate your online calendar.

2. Streamline Registration and Attendance

Use Gravity Forms to collect RSVPs, sign-ups, or volunteer responses — all within your Member Splash system. This keeps everything organized in one place and eliminates manual tracking.

3. Link Events to Facility Reservations

Block off pool lanes, tennis courts, or clubhouse spaces to prevent double-booking. Connecting your facility reservation tools with your events calendar ensures a smooth operational flow throughout the season.

Event Calendar Categories & Color Coding

A full calendar can be overwhelming for your members — especially during peak season. The solution? Color-coded event categories that help keep everything visually clear and organized.

How It Works

Using the Event Organiser plugin (available on the Essentials and Premium Plans), you can group events by category and assign each category its own color. For example:
  • Blue: Swim Meets
  • Green: Tennis Events
  • Red: Clubhouse Rentals
  • Yellow: Social Events
  • Purple: HOA Meetings
This color-coding gives your calendar a clean, professional look and makes it easier for members to identify events that matter most to them.

How to Add Event Categories

  1. In your WordPress admin menu, go to Events → Categories.
  2. Enter a Category Name and select a color using the color picker.
  3. Leave the “Slug” field blank (it will auto-generate).
  4. Click Add New Category to save.
Your events will now display on the front end with colored backgrounds based on their assigned categories.

Add Category Filters to Your Calendar

Want members to filter events by category? It’s easy to add a category filter to your events calendar.
To enable it, edit the shortcode on your Events page. Here’s an example shortcode that adds a dropdown menu for event categories:
[eo_fullcalendar headerLeft='prev,next title' headerCenter='' headerRight='today month,agendaWeek, category']
This shortcode displays a monthly view with navigation buttons and a category selector at the top — giving members the flexibility to browse only the events they care about.

Get Creative With Your 2026 Calendar

Need inspiration? Here are some event ideas to fill your 2026 schedule:
  • Opening Weekend Kickoff
  • Swim Team Time Trials
  • Pickleball Round Robins
  • Family Movie Nights
  • Fundraiser BBQs
  • Holiday Pool Parties
  • Member Appreciation Events
  • Annual HOA Meetings
Each of these can be color-coded and categorized, giving members a quick visual guide to what’s coming up and what’s new.

Start Strong for 2026

Building your 2026 events calendar now gives your club more time to plan, promote, and perfect every event. With Member Splash, it’s easier than ever to keep your calendar organized, engaging, and visually appealing.
If you haven’t yet explored your system’s Event Organiser features or want help configuring your color-coded categories, our team is happy to assist.
👉 Reach out today to get started — and make your 2026 calendar your most dynamic one yet.