--- title: Host a one-off event sidebarTitle: One-off event description: >- Set up a workshop, talk, retreat or webinar on a single date, publish it, and get it in front of your members. audience: luminary feature: events type: guide availability: live last_verified: '2026-10-14' keywords: - create event - workshop - webinar - retreat - single event - one-time event - publish event url: 'https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/events/host-a-one-off-event' --- # Host a one-off event > Set up a workshop, talk, retreat or webinar on a single date, publish it, and get it in front of your members. You'll end up with a published event on your portal, with a ticket people can register for and a link you can share. ## When to use this - A single workshop, talk, ceremony or retreat. - A launch webinar or open house. - Anything that happens once. For something that repeats on a pattern, see [Host a repeating class or circle](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/events/host-a-repeating-event). ## Steps **Step 1: Start a new event** Go to [Offerings → Events](https://portal.bringsoul.life/events) and click Create Event. The Create New Event page opens. **Step 2: Add a cover image** On the left, upload an image that represents the event. It's optional, but events without one look bare when shared. **Step 3: Choose visibility** Use the dropdown at the top of the form: Public, Private (only your subscribers see it) or Unlisted (only people with the link). **Step 4: Name and describe it** Enter the title and description. Lead with what people will experience and who it's for. Mention the format if it matters (*"a 90-minute online workshop with Q&A"*). **Step 5: Set the date and time** Under Event Details, pick Start and End, then click the Event Timezone button to Select Timezone. Leave Repeat this event off. Don't know the date yet? Turn on Flexible Date Event and see [Let members vote on a time](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/events/let-members-vote-on-a-time). **Step 6: Choose where it happens** Under Location & Format, pick Online Event and paste your Meeting Link, or In-Person Event and search for the venue. Details in [Run an online or in-person event](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/events/run-an-online-or-in-person-event). **Step 7: Save** Click Save as Draft to keep working privately, or Create & Publish Event to go live. Either way you land on the event's Tickets tab. **Step 8: Set up the ticket** Your event already has one free ticket called Regular. Edit it to rename it, set a price or a capacity, or click Add Ticket for more types. See [Set up tickets and pricing](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/events/set-up-tickets-and-pricing). **Step 9: Publish and share** If you saved a draft, open Edit Draft and click Create & Publish Event (or Save & Publish Event). Then use the share button in the event header to Copy link, post to Facebook or LinkedIn, or download a QR Code. **Warning:** Publishing doesn't add an Events section to your portal by itself. If the event isn't showing on your portal, turn on the Events section in [My Portal → Design](https://portal.bringsoul.life/portal). ## Tips - Get the schedule right first. Title, date, timezone and format come first. Tickets, extras and polish can follow. - Set a capacity only if you need one. A room size or a small-group format is a good reason. Otherwise leave it unlimited. See [Limit seats](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/events/limit-seats). - Check the public page. After publishing, open the event from your portal and check the date, time and timezone the way a member sees them. - Reminders are automatic. Confirmed registrants get an email 2 days, 1 day and 1 hour before the start. - Want a bigger push? Send an [announcement](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/audience/announcements) to your audience about the new event. - Need to pull it back? Open Edit Details and click Save as Draft to take it off your portal. ## What your members see The event appears in your portal's Events section (if it's public and the section is on) with the cover, date and price. On the event page they choose a ticket and click Register (free) or Get Ticket (paid). After registering they land on their ticket page and get a confirmation email, and the event shows on the Calendar tab in their [Activity](https://bringsoul.life/activity?tab=calendar). View Ticket on the event page, or the event in their calendar, opens their ticket. ## Related - [Events introduction](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/events/introduction) - [Set up tickets and pricing](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/events/set-up-tickets-and-pricing) - [Message your registrants](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/events/message-your-registrants) - [Portal visibility](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/portal/visibility)