Press kit

Everything you need to write about CoMo Events. Free to use with credit. Questions or an interview: xenificity@icloud.com.

The story

Finding something to do in Columbia means checking the Mizzou calendar, Visit Columbia, a handful of venue sites, Eventbrite and a dozen Instagram accounts. Ajay Kumar, a graduate student at the University of Missouri, got tired of that and built CoMo Events: a free iPhone app that pulls every public event in Columbia into one live map. It gathers listings from ten public sources around the clock, from the Mizzou calendar and The Blue Note to the Daniel Boone Regional Library and Cooper's Landing, sorts them into parties, music, food, arts, sports, family and campus, and lets people filter by time and by who they are going with. Student organizations and venues can post their own events, which a person reviews before they appear. The app has no ads, collects no personal data, and does not require an account.

Quick facts

NameCoMo Events

PlatformiPhone, iOS 17 and later

PriceFree. No ads, no in-app purchases.

Made byAjay Kumar, graduate student, University of Missouri

CoverageColumbia, Missouri, about 1,000 events in the next 90 days

Sources10 public calendars and venues, refreshed every two hours

PrivacyCollects no personal data. Optional Sign in with Apple stores a profile in the user's own iCloud.

Get itcomoevent.com

What it does

A live map of everything happening in Columbia, with a symbol for each kind of event and glowing clusters where it is busy.
Now, Today, Weekend and 7-day views, plus filters for singles, couples, groups and families.
One tap for tickets, directions, the venue's phone, sharing, or adding to a calendar.
Reminders before saved events and an optional 4 PM "Tonight in CoMo" heads-up.
Friends by code: see which events friends are going to, only if they choose to share.
Community posting for student organizations and venues, with human review before anything goes up.
"Hey Siri, what is happening in CoMo Events tonight?"

A quote

"Columbia has something going on almost every night, but you only find out if you already follow the right accounts. I wanted one place where anyone, a freshman or someone who has lived here for twenty years, can open a map and see what is happening tonight." — Ajay Kumar, creator of CoMo Events

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Contact

Ajay Kumar · xenificity@icloud.com · Columbia, Missouri. Usually replies the same day.