How to create and share a Facebook event on your iPhone or iPad

If you use the Facebook app on your iPhone or iPad, you can easily create events for parties and get-togethers, no computer required. Unfortunately Facebook has decided to somewhat bury the feature, which has left a lot of people scratching their heads. If you’re one of the ones who couldn’t find it, follow along and we’ll show you where it’s at!

How to create a Facebook event in the Facebook for iOS app

• Launch the Facebook app on your iPhone or iPad.
• Tap on the More tab in the bottom navigation.
• Tap on the dropdown arrow next to the Apps section in order to expand all.
• Find Events in the Apps list and tap on it.
• In the upper right hand corner, tap on the + symbol to add an event.
• Type in the information for your event. Once you’re finished, tap on the Done button in the upper right hand corner.

 

That’s it! Your event should now be created and should then show up under the main events section. You can return to it at any time in order to edit it, add more people, and even cancel it.

Once you’ve created a Facebook event it’s time to start adding members to it. While it’s easy to add people while creating an event, what if you forgot someone and need to go back and add them? Or perhaps it’s an open event created by someone else and you want to invite someone. In either scenario, sharing a Facebook with someone on iPhone and iPad is easy, here’s how:

How to share or invite someone to a Facebook event from your iPhone or iPad

• Launch the Facebook app on your iPhone or iPad.
• Tap on the More tab in the bottom navigation.
• Tap on the dropdown arrow next to the Apps section in order to expand all.
• Find Events in the Apps list and tap on it.
• Now tap on the event name for the event you’d like to share or invite friends to.
• Tap on the More button in the top navigation under the event banner.
• Now choose Invite Friends. Notice that alternately you can post the event to your wall for everyone to see. This may be a better option if you want to share with lots of people.
• Now chose your friends and tap Done once you’re done selecting them.

That’s all there is to it. Your friends will receive event invites from you. Note that some events may not have a share option if the creator made them private or doesn’t want other people to be able to add members. You should always be able to add members to your own events though.