Create an event in Apple Invites
With Apple Invites, you can create an event and invite guests. You can customize the event with a background image, description, shared photo album and playlist, and more.
To create an event, you must have an iCloud+ subscription. Your guests don’t need iCloud+ or even an Apple Account—anyone can join an event. See What is iCloud+?
Note: Not all features are available in all countries or regions. Children under 13 can’t create an event (age varies by country or region).
Create an event in the app
Go to the Apple Invites app
on your iPhone.
Tap
in the upper-right corner.
Add any of the following details:
Background image: Tap Add Background, then choose Photos (to choose a photo from your library) or Camera (to take a new photo). You can also choose from a collection of emoji, photographic, and colors backgrounds.
If Apple Intelligence* is turned on, you can tap Playground and use Image Playground to create one-of-a-kind images for the background of your event. See Create original images with Image Playground on iPhone.
After you add a background image, tap Edit Background to adjust, change, or remove it.
Title: Tap Event Title, choose a font style, enter the name for your event, then tap Return.
Date and time: Tap Date and Time, then choose options for your event. You can also choose whether it’s an all-day event or whether it has an end time.
Location: Tap Location, then search for a location or tap a suggested location. Optionally, you can enter a name for the location, such as “Danny’s House.”
When you set a location, Maps information is automatically added to the invitation. If you also set a date, the weather forecast for that date is added.
Event details: Tap “Hosted by,” then enter a description for the event. You can also change the name of the host.
Shared album: Tap Create Album, enter a name, then tap Done. (To allow access to your photo library, tap Settings, tap Photos, then choose an option.) To add items, see Add items to a shared photo album or playlist.
Link: Tap Add a Link, then enter a web address. You can also enter a title and description.
Shared playlist: Tap Add Playlist, choose an existing playlist, then choose whether or not it’s collaborative. Or you can tap New Playlist, enter a name, then tap Done. (You may be asked to allow access to Apple Music.) To add items, see Add items to a shared photo album or playlist.
Note: To create a shared playlist, you need an Apple Music subscription and an Apple Music profile, and Sync Library must be turned on (go to Settings > Apps > Music, then turn on Sync Library).
Tap Preview, check that everything looks as expected, then tap Next.
Tip: If you want to save the event as a draft instead, tap
in the upper-left corner, then tap Save and Close.
To adjust the event settings, tap
.
Invite guests to your event, then tap
Create an event on iCloud.com
Go to icloud.com/invites, then sign in to your Apple Account (if you haven’t already).
Select New Event in the upper-right corner.
Add any of the following details:
Background image: Select
to add a photo from iCloud Photos, or select
to upload a photo from your device.
Title: Select Event Name, choose a font style, then enter the name for your event.
Date and time: Select Date and Time, then choose options for your event. You can also choose whether it’s an all-day event or whether it has an end time.
Location: Select Address, enter an address, then choose an option from the pop-up menu.
When you set a location, Maps directions are automatically added to the invitation. If you also set a date, the weather forecast for that date is added.
Event details: In the Host tile, enter an event description in the text field.
Shared album: Select Create Album, enter a name, then select Create. To add items, see Add items to a shared photo album or playlist.
Link: Select Add a Link, then enter a web address. You can also enter a title and description.
Shared playlist: Select Add Playlist, then sign in to your Apple Music account (if you haven’t already). Choose an existing playlist, or enter a name for a new playlist, then press or tap Return. To add items, see Add items to a shared photo album or playlist.
Note: To create a shared playlist, you need an Apple Music subscription. See the Apple Support article Subscribe to Apple Music.
To adjust the event settings, select
.
Select Preview, check that everything looks as expected, then select Next.
Tip: If you want to save the event as a draft instead, select Home or
in the upper-left corner.
Invite guests to your event, then select .
There’s no limit to the number of events you can host. After you create an event, you can edit it.
For more details about Apple Invites and what you can do with it, see Introduction to Apple Invites.