Local Event Aggregator Stack (Indie)

The Problem

An r/AnnArbor post hit 110 upvotes by aggregating events from many scattered sites. Most cities have no canonical events feed, and Eventbrite/Meetup miss venue-direct calendars and community spaces. Indie operators want a stack that runs on hobby budget.

The Scavio Solution

Curated source list (5-15 per city) + daily Scavio site-search across venue domains + weekly Reddit search per city + normalize to typed JSON + render as a clean public list. Cron daily; <$50/mo at indie scale.

Who It Is For

Indie builders, local newsletter operators, college-town students, locals shipping vertical aggregators with hobby budgets.

Key Benefits

• 5-15 source curation = trust
• Scavio site-search returns typed JSON the normalizer can consume directly
• Reddit signal surfaces community events venue calendars miss
• <$50/mo Scavio + light hosting
• Public clean list — best UX for the user

Python Example

import requests, os
H = {'x-api-key': os.environ['SCAVIO_API_KEY']}

def city_events(domains, sub):
    out = []
    for d in domains:
        r = requests.post('https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search', headers=H, json={'query': f'site:{d} events 2026'}).json()
        out += r.get('organic_results', [])[:10]
    r = requests.post('https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search', headers=H, json={'query': f'reddit r/{sub} this weekend events'}).json()
    out += r.get('organic_results', [])[:10]
    return out

JavaScript Example

// Same shape in TS — site-search per venue domain + Reddit subreddit query.

Platforms Used