Good evening Nathan and welcome to the Events Calendar forum!
Thank you for your interest in our products.
We’ll be glad to answer your question.
However at the end of the first year does the plug-in continue to work like the PRO, with the week, photo views and recurring events etc. Or does it revert to the free version without those features?
The plugin will continue to work as expected, including all the Pro features.
However, you will no longer be able to upgrade the Pro plugin. As such, it’s highly recommended to not upgrade the free plugin as well (as they need to have “matching versions” to function properly).
Let me know if that helps.
Have a great day!
Geoff B.