How to Make a Facebook Event Public on iPhone or iPad

Last Updated: May 25, 2021 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to create a public Facebook event to replace one set to “private.” Though there’s no privacy switch after the event is created, you can duplicate the original event (including its guest list) and set it to “public.”

Steps

1
Open Facebook on your iPhone or iPad. It’s the blue icon with a white “f” typically found on the home screen.
2
Tap ☰. It’s at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
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Scroll down and tap Events.
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Tap Hosting. It’s near the top of the screen, to the right of “calendar.” A list of events you’re hosting will appear.
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Tap the event you want to make public.
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Tap More. It’s the option with three dots in a circle near the top-right corner of the event.
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Tap Duplicate Event. This creates a second event containing all of the same information as the original.
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Tap Private. It’s at the top-center part of the screen.
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Tap Public Event. This changes the permission of the duplicate event to public.
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Tap Create. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen. Your public event is now saved.
- To delete the private version of the event, open that event, tap Edit, and select Delete event. Tap OK to confirm.