- You can create an event on Facebook, either for your brand or for your personal profile.
- Facebook allows you to create a single event or set your event for a recurring date or set of dates.
- You can update event information and guest list if any changes arise.
Facebook events can help you bring a group of friends together for a birthday or raise awareness about an event that your company is organizing.
Facebook users can discover these events through invitations from their friends, participation from friends, or suggestions made by the website. Events make it easy to share information about one-time and recurring programs.
Here’s how to create a Facebook event for your brand page or personal profile from desktop.
How to create an event from your company or brand page on Facebook website
1. On your company or brand page , click the “Events” tab under your Page name.
2. In the “Upcoming Events” section, click “Create New Event” at the top right.
3. On the next screen, choose whether your event will be “Online” or “In-House”.
4. On the left side of the next screen, enter an event name, start date and start time, and end date completion and end time, if applicable. The privacy level will automatically be set to public for business and brand pages. Add a description and select a category from the dropdown list of options. The right side of the screen shows a preview of what the event page will look like – click the icons in the top right corner to preview the page on a desktop or mobile app. Click “Next” on the left side of the screen once you have entered the necessary information.
Quick Tip: If you’re creating an in-person event, you can click “Recurring Event” and choose the frequency of your recurring event.
5. If you are creating an in-person event, enter a physical location for the event. If you’re creating an online event, choose one of the listed location options: “Facebook Live,” “External Link,” or “Other.” Click “Next”.
6. On the “Additional Details” page, click “Upload Cover Photo” to add the cover photo of the page of your event. Click “Event Settings” to add co-hosts, make your guest list visible to all invitees, and choose admin and posting restrictions.
7. When finished, click “Create Event”.
8. Before Take to your newly created event page, a popup will ask if you want to “Boost Your Event”. When you promote your event, you can pay for event ads that are targeted to specific audiences.
9. On the right side of your event page, click “Share Event” or “Link a Group” to notify people about your public event. Unlike personal events, business or brand events do not have the option to invite specific friends from your friends list.
You can change your event settings at any time by clicking “Edit” in the top right corner of your event page.
How to create an event from your personal profile on the Facebook website
1. Go to the Facebook website in a web browser and sign in to your account if necessary. From the home page, click on “Events” in the sidebar menu on the left.
2. Click “Create New Event” on the left side of the events page.
3. On the next screen, choose whether your event will be “Online” or “In-Person”.
4. On the left side of the next screen, enter a event name, date and time, and privacy level. The right side of the screen shows a preview of what the event page will look like – click the icons in the top right corner to preview the page on a desktop or mobile app. Click “Next” on the left side of the screen once you have entered the necessary information.
5. If you are creating an in-person event, enter a physical location for the event. If you’re creating an online event, choose one of the listed location options: “Messenger Rooms,” “Facebook Live,” “External Link,” or “Other.” Click Next.”
6. On the next screen, enter a description for the event and click “Next” when finished.
7. On the “Additional Details” page, you can do Click “Upload Cover Photo” or “Choose Artwork” for your event page cover photo. Click “Event Settings” to add co-hosts and make your guest list visible to all guests.
8. When you’re done, click Click “Create Event”.
9. Now that you’ve created the basic elements of your event, you can start inviting people.On the event page, click “Invite” in the top corner right. In the pop-up window, select the friends you want to invite and click “Send Invitations”.
You can now see your guest list on the right side of the event page, including who is “going”, who is still “maybes”, and who has been “invited”. </p
After creating your event, you can always edit these fields. You can also invite new guests or post more information by updating the description or posting on the event wall.
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