How to Add a Co-Host to a Facebook Event

Adding a co-host to your Facebook Event is one of the smartest and simplest ways to amplify its reach. By turning your solo promotion into a team effort, you tap into new audiences and share the administrative load. This guide walks you through the strategic benefits of co-hosting and provides clear, step-by-step instructions for adding co-hosts from your personal profile or Business Page, whether you're on a desktop or mobile.

The Major Benefits of Adding a Co-Host to Your Facebook Event

Before jumping into the "how," it's helpful to understand the "why." Co-hosting isn't just a setting in your event dashboard, it's a promotional strategy. When you add a co-host, you instantly unlock a few powerful advantages that give your event a much better chance of succeeding.

Supercharge Your Event's Reach

This is the most significant benefit. When you add a friend, a collaborator, or another business Page as a co-host, the event doesn't just live on your timeline or Page anymore. It also appears on theirs, and the co-host can send notifications to their guests as well. This means a new, relevant audience will see your event organically, without you spending a dime on ads. Imagine a local coffee shop hosting an open-mic night. By adding the popular performing poet as a co-host, the event is immediately introduced to her entire follower base, multiplying potential attendance.

Share the Administrative Workload

Managing an event, even if it's virtual, takes work. You have to update details, post reminders, answer questions, and engage with attendees. A co-host gets access to nearly all the same event management permissions as you. They can:

• Edit event details like time, location, or description.
• Post updates and engage with comments in the event discussion.
• Invite their own friends and followers.
• Add other co-hosts to expand the promotional team.

This division of labor makes managing the event much less overwhelming and allows each host to focus on what they do best.

Gain Credibility and Social Proof

Partnering with another person or brand that your audience trusts adds instant credibility to your event. When people see a familiar face or a reputable organization listed as a co-host, it lowers their hesitation to attend. It acts as an endorsement. For example, if a new fitness instructor co-hosts a free online workout class with a well-known local gym, attendees feel more confident in the quality of the session.

Streamline Cross-Promotional Efforts

Instead of coordinating your promotional posts via DMs or email chains ("Did you post today?" "What time should I post?"), co-hosting puts both parties on the same page. Both hosts can see what the other is posting within the event, making it easier to collaborate on a consistent promotional campaign schedule. Your 'official host' list right on the event page serves as permanent cross-promotion for both you and your partner's pages.

Before You Add a Co-Host: What You Need to Know

There are a few ground rules and technical requirements to understand before you can successfully add a co-host. Getting these right will prevent headaches later on.

• You Must Be Connected: If you're hosting an event from your personal profile, you must be Facebook friends with the person you want to add. To add a Page as a co-host, your Page does not necessarily have to have "liked" the other page, but it helps find it more easily.
• Permission Is Required: Just because you add someone as a co-host doesn't mean they instantly become one. They will receive a notification and must accept your invitation. It’s always best practice to discuss it with them beforehand so they know to expect the request.
• Co-Hosts Get Broad Permissions: As mentioned, co-hosts can edit the event, post updates, and invite guests. You are trusting them with your event's details. The one thing they cannot do is remove you (the original creator) as the main host or delete the event entirely.
• Pages Cannot Co-Host Certain Private Events: You cannot add a Business Page as a co-host to a private event created from a personal profile. A Page can be a co-host on public events or on certain types of private events it creates itself.

How to Add a Co-Host to a Facebook Event: Step-by-Step Instructions

The process is slightly different depending on whether your event was created from a personal profile or a Page, and whether you're using a computer or your phone. We'll cover all scenarios below.

For Events Created on a Personal Profile (Desktop)

This is for events you've set up under your own name. You can add both friends and Pages you manage as co-hosts.

1. Navigate to the event page you created.
2. Click the Edit button, located under the event's header image.
3. On the event editor screen, find the Co-hosts field. It's usually right under your name as the host.
4. Start typing the name of the friend or the Facebook Page you want to add. Facebook will suggest profiles and pages as you type.
5. Select the correct person or page from the list that appears. You can add multiple co-hosts by repeating this step.
6. The selected co-host will now appear in the field with a "Pending" label until they accept your invitation.
7. Click the Update or Save button at the bottom of the page to finalize your changes.

Your co-hosts will now receive a notification. Once they accept, they will be publicly listed on the event page and have co-hosting permissions.

For Events Created by a Facebook Page (Desktop)

This process is very similar and is the typical workflow for businesses, brands, and public figures promoting an event.

1. Go to the Facebook Page that is hosting the event.
2. Click on the More tab, then select Events from the dropdown menu to find your page's event list.
3. Click on the event you want to edit.
4. On the event page, click the Edit button.
5. In the edit window, you'll see a field labeled Co-hosts or see options under Event Settings.
6. Click in the box and start typing the name of the Facebook Page or person you wish to add as a co-host.
7. Select the appropriate Page or person from the search results.
8. Once you've added all your desired co-hosts, scroll down and click Update to save.

The invited Page admins or the individual will get a notification to accept the co-host role. The event will show up on their Page's event tab after they've accepted.

Adding a Co-Host on Mobile (iOS & Android)

Managing events on the go is common, and you can easily add co-hosts directly from the Facebook app.

1. Open the Facebook app and navigate to your event. You can find it via your notifications, your profile's 'Events' section, or your Page's event tab.
2. On the event screen, tap the Manage button. Then, tap on Edit.
3. Scroll down until you find the Co-hosts section.
4. Tap on it and begin typing the name of the person or Page.
5. Select the correct co-host from the list that pops up.
6. Tap Save or the checkmark icon at the top right to confirm the changes.

Troubleshooting: Can't Add a Co-Host? Here's Why

Sometimes you run into a snag where Facebook won't let you add your intended co-host. Here are the most common reasons and their fixes.

Problem: The person or page isn't appearing when I search for them.

The Fix: The most frequent cause is a lack of connection. If you are a personal profile, you must be Facebook friends with the person you are trying to add. If you are adding a page from your page, the interface can be a little flaky. Try typing the full, exact name of the page. Sometimes "liking" the other page from your page helps it surface in the search. There's also a known bug where the co-host may not appear if they have restrictions on their profile that prevent others from finding them easily.

Problem: I already invited them, but they can't accept.

The Fix: First, ask them to check their notifications thoroughly, as Facebook notifications can get buried. If they can't find it, ask them to visit the event page directly. Sometimes, the button to accept the co-host invitation will be visible to them at the top of the page. If all else fails, remove the pending invitation through the Edit screen and send it again, as the original notification may have glitched.

Problem: I'm trying to add a Page to my private event, but it gives me an error.

The Fix: This is a structural limitation on Facebook. You cannot add a Business Page as a co-host to a private event that was created from your personal profile. Pages can only co-host public events or events they create themselves. A workaround is to create the event under a Page to begin with or have a representative from the company join your private event as an individual co-host (if they're on your friends list).

Final Thoughts

Co-hosting a Facebook event is a simple move that delivers huge returns in reach, engagement, and shared effort. By collaborating with partners, you transform an event from a solo announcement into a community-backed gathering, making it more credible and visible to the right audiences.

Of course, a successful event depends on consistent promotion leading up to the big day. This is where we found a solid content promotion strategy to be a game-changer. With Postbase, we make it simple to plan and schedule all our promotional posts for an event across all our channels. Creating reminder posts, behind-the-scenes content, and countdowns in a visual calendar helps us build excitement consistently without getting bogged down logging into every platform individually. We built it to bring that same collaborative ease to a marketing schedule that co-hosting brings to an event.