How to Create an Event on Facebook: Facebook Events refer to temporary pages for upcoming parties or social gatherings to which you can invite other people on Facebook. Events can be created on both the mobile version and the desktop version of Facebook. This article is designed to help you create events on Facebook, and we would be showing you in steps.
Steps to Create an Event on Facebook
Method 1
Steps to Create an Event on Facebook
Method 1
On Mobile
- Log in to Facebook
- Tap ☰. It's in either the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android). Doing so opens a menu. You can find three grid dots instead for some experimental version of Facebook.
- Tap Events. You'll find this calendar-shaped option near the top of the menu.If you're using the experimental version of Facebook, you may have to scroll down to find Events.
- Tap Create (iPhone) or ＋. On iPhone, tap Create in the top-right corner of the screen and on Android, tap the blue plus sign in the bottom-right of the screen. This will bring up a menu at the bottom of the screen.
- Select an event type. On iPhone, select an event type from the menu, and on Android, tap the event type at the top of the page and select one of the following options:
- Create Private Event - Makes a Facebook-only event that only invited people can access.
- Create Public Event - Makes a public event that anyone can access, including people who don't have Facebook accounts.
- Create Group Event - Allows you to select a group that you own as the invitee base. This will lock the event to anyone that is not in the group that you select.
- Enter a name for the event. Tap the "Event title" text field at the top of the screen and enter the title that you want to use.
- Upload photos for the event. Tap the camera or photos icon to the right of the event's name, then select photos from your phone.
- Add time for the event. Tap the current time (it will say "Today at [time]"), then select a date and time and tap OK.
- Add a location. Tap the "Location" field, type in a location's name, and then tap the location itself. This will assign an address to the event.
- Add a description. Tap the "More info" field, then type in any information , this woild help inform people who are coming to your event. This is a good place to add things like house rules, expectations, and an itinerary.
- Edit other event options. Depending on the type of event you're hosting, you may have additional options:
- Private - Tap the "Guests can invite friends" switch to prevent people that you invite from inviting other people.
- Public - Add a website address for tickets, co-host information, or a category.
- Group - Select a group to use as the invitee base by tapping the white space below the event title and then selecting a group.
- Tap Create. This is a blue button at the bottom of the screen. Doing so will publish your event.
On Desktop
- Open Facebook on browser and log in.
- Click Events. It's next to a calendar icon on the left side of the News Feed page.
- Click + Create Event. This blue button is on the left side of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
- Select an event type. Click one of the following in the drop-down menu:
- Create Private Event - Creates an event that only people who are invited can see.
- Create Public Event - Creates an event open to all people, regardless of whether or not they have Facebook accounts.
- Upload a photo for your event. Click Upload Photo or Video to open a window with your computer's files in it, then select a photo or video and click Open at the bottom of the window.
- Add a name for the event. In the "Event Name" text field, type in the name that you want to use for your event. The name should be descriptive but concise (e.g., "Dad's 60th Birthday Party").
- Enter a location. Type the address or general area in which the event will occur into the "Location" text field.
- Add a start and end time. You'll do this in the "Start" and "End" sections, respectively.If you're creating a private event, you'll only have the "Start" section here, though you can click the + End Time link to add an end time.
- Type in a description. Enter a description of the event in the "Description" text box. This is a good place to add information about rules, goals, the event's itinerary, and so on.
- Edit any other settings if necessary. For example, public events allow you to add keywords to help people find your event, as well as an option to prevent people in the event from posting without permission.
- Private events allow you to check or uncheck a "Guests can bring friends" option.
- Click Create or Create Private Event. It's a blue button in the bottom-right corner of the window. This will publish your event, after which point you can invite friends by clicking Invite, selecting Choose Friends, and selecting friends.
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