It’s time to open another door of the Drupal Advent Calendar! Behind today’s door we find the Events track of Drupal CMS, and we hand over to track lead Martin Anderson-Clutz to tell us some more about it.
Managing dates and times is a common need for Drupal sites, and the Drupal CMS Events recipe aims to make this easier than ever. To be clear, the intended use case is a site that posts multiple, short events. Events like Drupalcamps that comprise sessions, a schedule, and more should look at the Drupal Event Platform instead.

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