--- title: "How do I create a custom event?" isPublished: true --- # How do I create a custom event? > Please be aware that not all functionality covered in this article may be available to you. Custom events are used to schedule a seminar, a meeting or a class without any of the content available through a course. If you are interested in using this feature, please submit a Support ticket at [**https://skill.info/support**](https://skill.info/support) to be given permissions to create and manage Custom Events. > :small_blue_diamond: Courses provide content such as labs, video, external sites, assessments and documents. If course content is needed, then a Class should be created instead of a Custom Event. To create a Custom Event: 1. On the **Admin** menu in the **Custom Events** group, click **Create Custom Event**. This opens up the Create Custom Event page. On the **Basic Information** section: 1. Input the **Display Name** for the event. 1. Verify the **Organization** is correct. 1. Set the **Maximum Students** field to the total number of students that can be enrolled. 1. Verify the **Status** field is marked **Scheduled**. 1. Modify other fields as needed. On the **Session Times** section: 1. Click **Add Multiple Session Times**. 1. Use the **# Sessions** field to input the number of session for the event. 1. For **Days**, select the pattern of days your event will run, e.g. **Mon**, **Wed**, **Fri** or **Mon**, **Tues**, **Wed**, **Thurs**, **Fri**. Sessions will be added or skipped based on the pattern you select. 1. Use the **First Day** field to choose the first day of the event. 1. Modify the **Start Time** and **End Time** as needed. 1. Click **OK**. On the **Delivery** section: 1. Click **Add Classroom**. 1. Click **Search**. 1. Select the classroom(s) and then click **OK**. On the **Instructors** section: 1. Click **Add Instructor**. 1. Input part of the **Last Name** and **First Name** of the instructor and click **Search**. 1. Select the instructor from the search results. If you have more than one instructor, search for and select the other instructors. 1. Once all the instructors for the class are selected, click **OK**. The sections for Visibility, Payment, and HTML Description are not needed for scheduling an event. To create the event, click **Save**.