Navigate to Civicrm → Events → Manage Events
CLONING AN EXISTING EVENT (e.g. the Annual Boat Rally)
- Search for the existing event by entering part of the name in “Event Name”, and click “Search by All or Date Range”, and click “Search”
- Click More → Copy (and confirm prompt)
- Edit details of the cloned event
Info & Settings tab
- Pay particular attention to Event Title, Summary, Description Start & End Date & Time:
- Save the Info & Settings tab when you've finished editing, and move on to Event Location:
Event Location
- Often, you will be able to search for & use an existing location, otherwise create a new one, entering enough information for participants to find it.
Online Registration
If online registration is to be offered, click on this tab, and enter information such as [Registration] Start Date & End Date, and the various options for multiple participants, self-service cancellation etc. The default Profiles on the Registration screen should be ok, but you can change if required.
Usually you will want to send a Confirmation Email, so click “Yes” and enter the “From Name”, “From Email” etc.