How to Leave an Event, RSVP from an Event Card, and Why Your Own Event Has No Going Button

Overview

Leaving an event removes you from it entirely — a different action from switching your RSVP to Not Going. This guide covers leaving an event you said you were going to, the RSVP dropdown on someone else’s event card, and what an event’s detail page shows you as an attendee. For the same RSVP done from the event page, plus inviting others, see How to Join an Event on Cohart.

• Who it’s for — attendees: anyone with a Cohart account browsing the Events page.
• What it does — lets organizers gauge interest and plan, and lets you keep track of events and change your mind later.
• What you can do — switch your RSVP between Going, Maybe, and Not Going, or leave an event entirely.
• Where it shows — your RSVP appears on other people’s event cards and the event detail page, next to the Going button, alongside Invite and Share.
• Good to know — RSVP does not buy a ticket; ticketed events still require checkout through the Tickets box.

You cannot RSVP to your own event. Your own event cards show only Invite and Share, with no Going button.

Before you start

• A Cohart account you can sign in to. RSVP requires sign-in. No account yet? See How to Sign Up.
• Find the event first using the search field or the Upcoming events / All events and Event Type filters on the Events page.
• RSVP alone does not buy a ticket. If the event sells tickets, complete checkout separately — see How to Buy an Event Ticket on Cohart.
• Your response is saved to your account and reflected by the Going button on the event card and detail page; organizers use RSVPs to gauge interest. You can change it between Going, Maybe, and Not Going at any time.

Steps

1. Sign in to Cohart

Sign in with your email address and password, or use Google or Apple.

2. Navigate to the Events page

After signing in, you land on your dashboard. Click Events in the left sidebar to open the Events page.

3. Browse available events

The Events page shows all available events in a card layout.

• Use the Upcoming events or All events filter to narrow the list.
• Sort by Event Date (Newest) or filter by Event Type.
• Use the search field to find events by title, location, artist, or gallery name.

4. RSVP to an event

On other people’s event cards you see a Going dropdown — with Going, Maybe, and Not Going — plus Invite and Share. Your own events show Invite and Share only. Click Going to confirm your attendance.

5. Confirm or change your RSVP

After clicking Going, your RSVP is recorded immediately and the button state updates. You can change your response at any time: click Maybe to soften it or Not Going to cancel. Clicking Going again simply re-confirms it.

6. Leave an event you joined

Switching your RSVP to Not Going keeps you on the event; to remove yourself entirely, use the separate Leave event action on the event page.

Leave event is blocked while you hold a ticket. Cancel or transfer the ticket first.

7. View event details (optional)

Click on an event card to open the event detail page, which shows:

• Exhibitors — list of participating exhibitors
• Artworks — artworks featured at the event
• Feed — event updates and posts
• Map & Directory — venue map and attendee directory
• Sponsors — event sponsors

Check-In is the organizer’s QR-scanning tool and is not shown to attendees — you show the QR from Manage My Tickets instead.

Tips

• You can switch RSVPs any time. Choose between Going, Maybe, and Not Going from the event listing.
• Search by keyword. Use the search bar with the event title, location, artist name, or gallery name to find specific events quickly.
• Organizing your own event? Click Create event at the top of the Events page to set up a new one.

Troubleshooting

• Can’t sign in with your password → forgotten credentials → use Forgot Password? on the login page, reset it via email, then sign in again.
• Cannot RSVP, or you have no account yet → RSVP requires a Cohart account, so you cannot RSVP as a guest → click Sign up on the login page to create one.
• Event not in the list → the Upcoming events / All events or Event Type filters may be narrowing it → widen the filters or search by title, location, artist, or gallery name.