Hosting events on Facebook is almost as common as joining a group. It’s easy to create an event, but changing it from private to public might be challenging.

To help you digest ways to change your event privacy, there are two methods that you can try out below.

Methods That Effectively Transform Your Event Privacy on Facebook

Method #1: As You Create Your Event

This is the safest and easiest way to change your event on Facebook from private to public. This method also helps you avoid all the hassle.

If you read the info box above, you would know that it’s impossible to change an event to the public after it’s been set up as private.

To avoid this heartbreak, these are the possible steps you could engage. They are pretty straightforward and straight to the point.

To create a new event on Facebook:

  • Navigate to Facebook in your web browser.Click “See more” in the left navigation.Select “Events.”Click “Create new event.”No matter the event, always ensure you check and change the privacy setting if needed. To do this, click the “Privacy” option to change the setting.To set the event public, select “Public.”

After you are through with this, you could make other adjustments that suit your taste or go ahead and create your event. All the same, your event is now public.

Method #2: Replicate the Event

The first thing I would tell you about this method is that it will be annoying and most likely frustrating.

But it’s the most ideal for fixing an event that has already been created to be private. If you are in this category, this would be a bitter pill.

Replicating the event is exactly what you think it is. Yes, you have to recreate the event to change it from private to public.

To recreate it, just follow the same steps you used to create the event; only this time, be sure to adjust the privacy setting before you click the final tab for creating the event.

After recreating the event,  remember to send an invite to all previous attendees and a memo on why the event was canceled to create awareness.

In Conclusion

The reasons for creating events on Facebook may differ from person to person, but everyone expects at least a person or two to attend.

If you do the first method before creating the event, you are in luck, as it saves you the hassle of redoing a task.

Having a private event when you want your event to be public is hard, but all you can do is recreate the event. Just make sure to adjust its setting this time.

Creating events on Facebook is almost as thrilling as doing it in real life. Try the method that fits your category to set it as public.