How to Create a Facebook Event

Speaking of throwing a party, creating Facebook events are an easy way to send an invitation to your friends or people who may be interested in an activity without using old fashioned snail mail.

To create a Facebook event you need an account. On the left hand side of your screen there are options to look at your personal profile, newsfeed, and your messenger. Keep looking down that column until you see "Explore." Under the "Explore" section you will see "Events." Click on the events section.

If someone has already invited you to an event you will see those current events on the main page. You can also click a tab over to view suggested events based on what friends are going to or have been invited to. There is a giant blue button that says "Create an Event." Click it! 

The very first thing it will ask you is whether you want that event to be public or private. This step cannot be changed later. Think before you do. Private events are made available by friends you invite to come to that event. Public events are still available to invite specific friends, but visible to others so they can attend and see what people are going to. 

Once you choose public or private, the next step is to customize your event details. Use an image to catch people's eye. Using Canva is really easy because they have a Facebook cover photo feature. Make sure to include where the event is being held, what time and if there are any other important details. Make sure your friends are informed so that they know what to do or bring to your event. 

Right now I have an event open for Sigma Alpha Iota recruitment.  From the administrative side of the page, if you are an organization have at least two administrators that can post and edit content. This allows for someone to make changes should their be any mistakes that weren't caught as well as just have the account with more than one person. 

Communication between administrators on what is going to be posted is important. We try to post at least once a day with the new activity for each day and encourage our members to post fun comments and photos to our event to get people talking about it. 

Events on Facebook are easy to create, use and benefit the events you already run. Facebook is all about engagement so get people engaged! Use the event feature to boost your activities.