# Create an Event in Open ACU

Open ACU allows you to schedule group events with multiple participants.

Video overview:

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Read on for step-by-step instructions...

### 1. Create a new event

Select your date on the schedule. At the top of the day's page, click Day Tools --&gt; New Group Event:

[![Group event 1.png](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/pmLCeAJcfJGDPgpk-group-event-1.png)](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/pmLCeAJcfJGDPgpk-group-event-1.png)

### 2. Event Setup

You'll now follow the Event Setup steps to enter all the details about your event:

##### **Setup**

On the Setup page, you'll enter:

- Event Name
- Start date (see [this article](https://help.openacu.net/books/admin-scheduler-help/page/creating-a-multi-day-event) for multiday events)
- Maximum number of attendees (zero = unlimited attendees)
- Location (you can select your clinic location, a custom location, or an online location such as Zoom)
- Event image

[![New event setup.png](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/7RLcSV4Ktq1rkV0Q-new-event-setup.png)](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/7RLcSV4Ktq1rkV0Q-new-event-setup.png)

<p class="callout success">**Click the right arrow at the bottom of the page to advance to the next step:** **Host**</p>

##### **Host**

On the Host page, you'll enter:

- Event Host from a dropdown menu of your clinic's Practitioners. To add a Practitioner, select their name from the dropdown menu, then click the Add Practitioner button. You can add multiple practitioners per event.
- Click the "Add EHR notes to this event" checkbox if you want to enter and save health records for this event.
- If you have other event presenters or hosts who are not on the menu of your clinic's Practitioners, you can add their name in the Other Presenters box

[![New event host.png](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/DCbKcYlfrW3aasKY-new-event-host.png)](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/DCbKcYlfrW3aasKY-new-event-host.png)

<p class="callout success">**Click the right arrow at the bottom of the page to advance to the next step: Hours**</p>

##### **Hours**

On the Hours page, enter the start and end times for your event:

[![New event hours.png](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/LvbGqAk100LFQpAh-new-event-hours.png)](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/LvbGqAk100LFQpAh-new-event-hours.png)

<p class="callout success">**Click on the right arrow at the bottom of the page to advance to the next step: Info**</p>

##### **Info**

On the Event Info page, you'll enter more details about your event:

- Event Description: enter a description of your event so attendees know what to expect
- Event Details: here's where you'll enter the fine print such as cancellation policy, parking information, etc

[![New event details.png](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/tLelr1t5E6JQx2Gs-new-event-details.png)](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/tLelr1t5E6JQx2Gs-new-event-details.png)

<p class="callout success">**Click on the right arrow at the bottom of the page to advance to the next step: Price**</p>

##### **Price**

On the Price page, you'll enter your pricing for the event.

**For a free event:** Enter your price title and 0.00 for your price amount. Click the Add Price button to save:

**[![New event free.png](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/8VExt4DsEOmEfKsh-new-event-free.png)](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/8VExt4DsEOmEfKsh-new-event-free.png)**

**For a paid event:**

- Enter your price title, amount, and expiration date (if applicable). Then click the Add Price button.
- You can add expiration dates to a price for an early-bird pricing option.
- If you want to require prepayment, click the Prepayment Required box (note: you must use Open ACU's [Stripe integration](https://help.openacu.net/books/admin-scheduler-help/chapter/taking-credit-cards) feature to enable prepayment for Events).

[![New event pricing.png](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/xqvmKGFwH7cV0c89-new-event-pricing.png)](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/xqvmKGFwH7cV0c89-new-event-pricing.png)

<p class="callout success">**Click on the right arrow at the bottom of the page to advance to the next step: Forms**</p>

##### **Forms**

On the Forms page, you have the option of sending forms to attendees, to be completed in advance of the event.

- Select the forms you'd like to send from your clinic's Intake Form options,
- Or click the Create a New Form to create a new form for your event. This will take you to your Intake Settings page.
- You can skip this step if you do not require attendees to fill out a form for this event.

[![New event forms.png](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/0ZXtJZbRV6Dr3bex-new-event-forms.png)](https://help.openacu.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/0ZXtJZbRV6Dr3bex-new-event-forms.png)

<p class="callout success">**Click Save Event to finish the event setup process**</p>

<p class="callout info">**Next step: [Event Notifications](https://help.openacu.net/books/admin-scheduler-help/page/event-notifications)**</p>