1. On your desktop, choose + in the Events strip at the bottom right.
  2. Choose a party or meeting and give it a name.
  3. Pick the date, start time, and length. Use Custom for a length up to four hours.
  4. Choose a room you belong to, or create a new room for the event.
  5. Choose friends to invite and review their local times.
  6. Create the event. Your friends receive an invitation in chat.

Parties have color styles and an emoji to choose from. Meetings have a simpler look.

Your friends answer Going, Maybe, or Can't go. An event holds 25 Going responses, including yours. See event invitations for how to join.