---
title: "How to add an event in Joomla 3 using JEvents Calendar"
description: "In our last tutorial, we showed you how to create an Add an event page to allow users to create events within your JEvents Calendar in Joomla 3. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps a..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/add-new-event/
date: 2014-02-14
modified: 2023-06-07
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 3"]
tags: ["Joomla v3"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to add an event in Joomla 3 using JEvents Calendar

In our last tutorial, we showed you how to [create an *Add an event* page](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/add-new-event/) to allow users to create events within your JEvents Calendar in Joomla 3. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the steps a user would take to add an event.

1. [![Add Event Link](/support/images/stories/edu/joomla-3/jevents/click-add-an-event.jpg)](/support/images/stories/edu/joomla-3/jevents/click-add-an-event.jpg) **Click the link** Now that you have added a menu link allowing users to create an event (*see the link above*), go to the frontend of your website and click the **Add an event** link.
2. **Login** If you are not logged in, login to the frontend of your Joomla 3 site, otherwise you will see the the following warning: **Message** You are not authorised to create/edit events
3. [![Add Event Details](/support/images/stories/edu/joomla-3/jevents/add-event-details.jpg)](/support/images/stories/edu/joomla-3/jevents/add-event-details.jpg) **Add the event details** After you login and visit the *Add an event* page, you will see a form where you can add an event. For example, you can type in a *subject*, choose an *event colour*, and type in details about the *activity*. In our testing, we did the following: Subject Brad’s Birthday Activity Wed Apr 9, help us celebrate Brad’s birthday at Paul’s Pizzeria. We then clicked the **Calendar** tab (*see screenshot above*), set the **Start date** and **End date**, and then clicked the green **Save** button towards the top of the page. The event will be added and you will see the following message: **Message** Event Saved Now that we’ve added a new event, let’s show you how to [display a calendar](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/events-by-month/) on your Joomla 3 site so you can see the event!