Add an event – Yext Help

This article explains how to add an event in your Yext account and push it live. Note, in order to push events live to Listings and Pages, you must add and activate the desired feature packs for each event. To add events in bulk, see Add and edit entities through spreadsheet upload.

Click Knowledge Manager in the top navigation bar.
Click on the Events sub-tab.
Click on the + Add Event button in the top left corner and select Add Single Entity.
If different from the display country, click Country and select the country where your event will take place.
(Optional) Place the event in a folder.
If applicable, select the Language for the event information.
(Optional) Apply a template.
Enter the event name.
Enter the event category.
1. Click Select Primary Category.
2. Enter the first few letters of the event category in the text box, and select from the list that appears.
Enter the location of the event based on the options below:
- Event is being held at one of your locations:
  1. Select Select one of your locations.
  2. Enter the first few letters of the location’s name or address in the text box, and select from the list that appears.
- Event is being held at a third-party location:
  1. Select Provide a different location.
  2. Enter the venue name and address information for where the event will take place.
- Event does not have a location (e.g., virtual events and webinars):
  1. Select This event does not have a location.
  2. Select the time zone that this event will be held in from the list that appears.
Enter event start and end time.
(Optional) Enter an Entity ID for the event.
Click Continue.
Add services to the event.
1. Click on the Push Live link in the banner at the top of the page. A dialog box appears.
2. Review the publishing options.
  - To deselect a feature pack, click on the associated checkbox.
  - To deselect a specific site, click on the associated icon.
3. Click Push Live.