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title: 2. Upcoming, Past and All Events
description: How to show upcoming, past or all events in an Eventful widget, and when an event counts as past.
url: "https://elementor.wpeventful.com/docs/upcoming-past-all-events/"
updated: "2026-10-21"
category: 4. Choosing Events
---

# 2. Upcoming, Past and All Events

Choose whether a widget shows upcoming events, past events or both.

1. Open **Content > Filter Events**.
   [![Eventful past events setting: Type of Event in the Filter Events section](https://elementor.wpeventful.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/editor-query@2x-1.webp)](https://elementor.wpeventful.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/editor-query@2x-1.webp)
   Type of Event and the options below it.
2. Set **Type of Event** to **Upcoming Events**, **Past Events** (Pro) or **All (Upcoming + Past)** (Pro).
3. For past events, set **Order** to **Descending** so the most recent event comes first. See [Order, Limit and Recurring Series](https://elementor.wpeventful.com/docs/order-limit-series/).

## When does an event count as past?

That depends on **Determine Status by Start Date**:

| Setting | An event is upcoming until... |
| --- | --- |
| Off (default) | it ends. A multi-day event stays upcoming while it is on. |
| On | it begins. Once it has started, it counts as past. |

## Related articles

- [Filter Events](https://elementor.wpeventful.com/docs/filter-events/)
- [Order, Limit and Recurring Series](https://elementor.wpeventful.com/docs/order-limit-series/)
- [Dates, Keyword and Hidden Events](https://elementor.wpeventful.com/docs/dates-keyword-hidden-events/)

[See past events in the query demo →](https://elementor.wpeventful.com/event-query-options/)