How To Create Facebook Group Events & Classes? [In 2022]

Facebook Group Events can work well to increase the bonding and the general engagement in the group. Whether you want to create a real in-person event or a virtual Facebook group event, we are going to show you how to create one.

In this Facebook group tutorial, we are going to share everything you have to know about creating and organizing Facebook group events and Facebook group classes.

Let’s dive in.

Facebook Group Events and Classes Explained

So before we would show you the actual process of creating Facebook group events, I just want to explain the most important things you have to know about Facebook group events.

You can create two main types of Facebook group events:

• in-person Facebook group event
• online group event.

Online Facebook group events can be furthered divided to:

• general online Facebook group events
• Facebook group classes.

With the Facebook group class type event, you can schedule live and interactive classes for the Facebook group members.

How to create an in-person Facebook group event?

Here is how to create an in-person Facebook group event:

1. Open the Facebook group
2. Click on the ‘Events’ tab.
3. Click on ‘Create Event’.
4. Select ‘In Person’.
5. Add the name of the event and the start date and time.
6. You can then add the physical location of the event.
7. Add a description to the Facebook group event.
8. You can then upload a cover photo to the event.
9. If you want to invite all members of the Facebook group, check the box ‘Invite all members of XY group’.
10. Click on ‘Create Event’.

Here you can also see how to create a Facebook group event:

How to create an online Facebook group event?

Here is how to create a general online Facebook group event:

1. Open the Facebook group
2. Click on the ‘Events’ tab.
3. Click on ‘Create Event’.
4. Select ‘Online’
5. Select ‘General’.
6. Add a name of the online group event.
7. Select on which platform you want to host the online event.
8. Add a description to the event.
9. Upload a cover photo to the event.
10. If you want to invite all members of the Facebook group, check the box ‘Invite all members of XY group’.
11. Click on ‘Create Event’.

How to create an on Facebook group class or course?

Here is how to create a Facebook group class with group events:

1. Open the Facebook group
2. Click on the ‘Events’ tab.
3. Click on ‘Create Event’.
4. Select ‘Online’
5. Select ‘Class’
6. You can now set up wither one single Facebook group class or a series of Facebook class course
7. You have to provide the details of the class in the Facebook group event:
   1. name of the Facebook group class
   2. What to expect
   3. Requirements for the Facebook group class or course
8. You can then select if you want to create the class in Facebook’s Messenger Rooms or in a 3^rd party external service
9. Last but not least you can add multiple classes to the course, with a specified date and time.

Facebook group Events not showing up

If you can’t find Facebook group events in your Facebook group, it is most likely because it is disabled in your Facebook group by the admin or the Facebook group type is not compatible with it.

In this case, we would recommend contacting the Facebook group admin and ask her to check it in the Facebook group settings.

Can’t create Facebook group event

In general, every Facebook group members should be able to create Facebook group events and even classes in a Facebook group.

However, if you can’t see the ‘Create Event’ button when you click on the Events tab in the Facebook group, it probably means that the admin has turned off this feature for Facebook group members.

How to turn off or turn on Facebook Group Events feature?

Here is how a Facebook group admin can turn on or off the events feature:

1. Open the Facebook group
2. Click on ‘Settings’.
3. Click on ‘Add Features’.
4. Search for ‘Events’
5. Click on ‘Settings’
6. As you can see here you can remove the Events tab or turn off certain features