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Respond to a Facebook event
There are different ways to respond to a Facebook event:
  • You can log in to Facebook and respond from your account.
  • If you receive an invitation through email or text message (SMS), you can use the link in that message to respond to the event. You don’t need to be on Facebook or have an account to respond with your email or phone number. Learn more about how invitations work for people off of Facebook.
Respond to an event from your account
  1. From your Feed, click Events in the left menu and select the event.
  2. Follow the step below for the event type:
    • Public events: Click Interested or Going.
    • Private events: Click Going, Maybe or Can't Go.
When you choose Interested or Going, you'll get updates from the event. You can also change your response later.
Depending on the privacy setting of the event, people may be able to see if you're Interested or Going in a Feed story, through notifications, on the event itself or in the Events section of your profile.
Respond to an email or text message invitation
  1. Go to the email or text message you received from the host.
  2. Respond to the message:
    • From email: Click Respond, then select Going, Maybe or Can’t go.
    • From text message: Tap the event invitation, then tap Going, Maybe or Can’t go.
  1. Tap Menu in the bottom right of Facebook.
  2. Tap Events then select the event.
  3. Follow the step below for the event type:
    • Public events: Tap Interested or Going.
    • Private events: Tap Going, Maybe or Can't Go.
When you choose Interested or Going, you'll get updates from the event. You can also change your response later.
Depending on the privacy setting of the event, people may be able to see if you're Interested or Going in a Feed story, through notifications, on the event itself or in the Events section of your profile.
  1. In the bottom right of Facebook, tap menu.
  2. Tap Events then select the event.
  3. Follow the step below for the event type:
    • Public events: Tap Interested or Going.
    • Private events: Tap Going, Maybe or Can't Go.
When you choose Interested or Going, you'll get updates from the event. You can also change your response later.
Depending on the privacy setting of the event, people may be able to see if you're Interested or Going in a Feed story, through notifications, on the event itself or in the Events section of your profile.
  1. Tap menu in the top right of Facebook.
  2. Tap Events and select the event.
  3. Follow the step below for the event type:
    • Public events: Tap Interested or Going.
    • Private events: Tap Going, Maybe or Can't Go.
When you choose Interested or Going, you'll get updates from the event. You can also change your response later.
Depending on the privacy setting of the event, people may be able to see if you're Interested or Going in a Feed story, through notifications, on the event itself or in the Events section of your profile.
  1. Tap Main Menu in the top right of Facebook.
  2. Tap Events and select the event.
  3. Follow the step below for the event type:
    • Public events: Tap Interested or Going.
    • Private events: Tap Going, Maybe or Can't Go.
Depending on the privacy setting of the event, people may be able to see if you're Interested or Going in a Feed story, through notifications, on the event itself or in the Events section of your profile.
  1. Tap Menu from the top of Facebook, then tap Events.
  2. Below the event name, tap View Event.
  3. Follow the step below for the event type:
    • Public events: Tap Interested or Going.
    • Private events: Tap Going, Maybe or Can't Go.
Depending on the privacy setting of the event, people may be able to see if you're Interested or Going in a News Feed story, through notifications, on the event itself or in the Events section of your profile.
  1. Tap menu in the top right of Facebook.
  2. Tap Events and select the event.
  3. Follow the step below for the event type:
    • Public events: Tap Interested or Going.
    • Private events: Tap Going, Maybe or Can't Go.
When you choose Interested or Going, you'll get updates from the event. You can also change your response later.
Depending on the privacy setting of the event, people may be able to see if you're Interested or Going in a News Feed story, through notifications, on the event itself or in the Events section of your profile.
Respond to an email or text message invitation
  1. Go to the email or text message you received from the host.
  2. Respond to the message:
    • From email: Tap Respond, then select Going, Maybe or Can’t go.
    • From text message: Tap the event invitation, then tap Going, Maybe or Can’t go.
Remember, if you have an account and receive an email or text message invitation, you can also log in to respond on Facebook. If you don’t have an account, you can create one.
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