How to Join an Event on Cohart: RSVP Going, Maybe, or Not Going
Overview
Joining an event records your RSVP on Cohart so the organizer knows whether you plan to attend. This guide covers browsing upcoming events on the Events tab, searching or filtering them, letting an organizer know you are coming, and inviting others. To remove yourself from an event afterwards, see How to Leave an Event You Joined.
- Who it’s for — attendees with a Cohart account. Organizers and admins instead see management tools such as Manage, Check-In, and Ticket Report.
- Where it shows — your choice appears on the event card and the event detail page, where the RSVP button keeps your current status (Going, Maybe, or Not Going) even after a refresh.
- What you can do — RSVP, then invite others by email from the Invite to Event dialog.
- Good to know — RSVP never buys a ticket; ticketed events still need checkout through the Tickets box (Manage My Tickets only stores tickets you already bought).
Before you start
- A Cohart account you can sign in to. Joining requires sign-in; signed-out visitors are sent to the login page first. No account yet? See How to Sign Up.
- Find the event first via the Discover menu under Events, using the search field (placeholder “Search events”) or the Filter categories (All, Exhibition, Art Fair, Gallery Opening, Workshop, Panel Talk, Studio Visit, Museum Show, Other).
- RSVP is separate from tickets. If the event sells tickets, buy them separately — see How to Buy an Event Ticket on Cohart. Events showing “This event has ended” no longer accept RSVPs.
- Your choice sticks to your account — Going, Maybe, or Not Going stays selected after a refresh — and invitations you send go out by email.
Steps
1. Sign in to Cohart
Sign in with your email address and password, or use Google or Apple.
2. Open the Events tab
In the top navigation, click Events. The Events page shows upcoming events as cards. Each card shows a status badge (for example ONGOING), the event category (for example Exhibition), the event title, its location, and the date range and times, plus Going and Invite buttons so you can RSVP directly from the list.
3. Search or filter events on the Events tab
To find a specific event on the Events tab, type in the search field (placeholder “Search events”). You can also narrow the list with the Filter button and its categories: All, Exhibition, Art Fair, Gallery Opening, Workshop, Panel Talk, Studio Visit, Museum Show, or Other.
4. Open an event
Click an event card to open its page. The event page shows the event details plus Going and Invite buttons in the header, and tabs for Exhibitors, Artworks, Feed, Map & Directory, and Sponsors. If the event sells tickets, the Tickets box handles purchases; once you own tickets, Manage My Tickets opens your ticket wallet (see How to Buy an Event Ticket on Cohart for that flow).
5. Click Going and choose your status
Click the Going button. A menu opens with three options:
- Going — you plan to attend
- Maybe — you are interested but not confirmed
- Not Going — you will not attend
Click the option that matches you.
6. Confirm your RSVP
Select Going. Your RSVP is saved immediately and the button keeps the label Going. Your status is stored, so it stays the same if you refresh the page or come back later.
7. Change your RSVP anytime
Click the RSVP button again and pick another option. For example, selecting Maybe changes the button label to Maybe (shown in yellow).
8. Invite others
Click Invite to open the Invite to Event dialog. Type to search contact emails, groups, users on Cohart, or add new emails — if you select overlapping contacts or groups, each invitee still receives only one email. Use Preview Email to check the invitation, then click Send. Use Cancel to close the dialog without sending.
Tips
- Search and filter live on the Events tab. Open Events from the Discover menu, then type in the “Search events” field or pick a category with the Filter button — you never have to open an event to narrow the list.
- Your RSVP choice is saved on your account. Going, Maybe, or Not Going stays after you refresh.
- Does an RSVP send you a confirmation? Cohart records the RSVP the moment you pick it and the button keeps the label you chose — that updated label is your confirmation that it was saved.
- RSVP is separate from tickets. If an event sells tickets, buy them from the Tickets box on the event page; Manage My Tickets only stores and shows tickets you already bought.
- Organizers see different tools. If you are the event organizer (or an admin), you may see Manage, Check-In, and Ticket Report instead of the RSVP menu.
Troubleshooting
- Taken to the login page when trying to join → you must be signed in to RSVP → sign in first, then return to the event.
- Event shows “This event has ended.” → the event is over → RSVP is no longer available for it.