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title: How do I create a recurring event?
description: "A recurring meeting template creates future meeting drafts on a schedule. Use it for regular board or committee meetings that share the same basic details. > **Before you begin:** You need permission to create meetings. A recurring template creates drafts…"
url: "https://boardsite.com/support/how-do-i-create-a-recurring-event/"
updated: "2026-08-28"
category: Meetings
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# How do I create a recurring event?

A recurring meeting template creates future meeting drafts on a schedule. Use it for regular board or committee meetings that share the same basic details.

> **Before you begin:** You need permission to create meetings. A recurring template creates drafts in advance; review each occurrence before publishing it.

## Create a recurring template

1. Open **Meetings** and select **Upcoming**, **Past**, or **Recurring Templates**.
2. Select **Add Recurring Meeting**. If you start from **Add Event**, choose **Create Manually**.
3. Enter the event name, the first start and end dates and times, location, description, committee, and status.
4. Select **Make this a recurring meeting**.
5. Choose the **Frequency**: Weekly, Every other Week, Monthly, Every other Month, Quarterly, Every 6 months, or Annual.
6. For Monthly or Every other Month, choose whether to repeat on a specific day of the month or on a relative weekday such as the first Monday or last Friday.
7. Optional: enter **Recurring Until**. Leave it blank if the series should continue without a set end date.
8. Set **Create drafts this many days in advance**. The default displayed by BoardSite is 30 days.
9. Optional: choose a person under **Notify when a new draft is created**. That person receives an in-app notification when the scheduler creates an occurrence.
10. Review the template and select **Create Recurring Template**.

![Recurring meeting fields in the BoardSite manual meeting form](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/meeting-manual-recurring-form-desktop-1440.jpg)
Choose the cadence, optional end date, draft lead time, and notification recipient.

## Manage the series

1. Open **Meetings → Recurring Templates** to view the templates available to you.
2. Open an occurrence and use **Edit this meeting** to change that occurrence only.
3. Use **Edit recurring template** to change the series settings used for future drafts.
4. Review each generated draft's date, location, agenda, documents, and status before publishing it.

> **Important:** Changing one meeting does not necessarily change the recurring template. Choose **Edit recurring template** when the ongoing cadence or shared details must change.

## Troubleshooting

- If no new occurrence appears, check the frequency, end date, and draft lead time on the template.
- If nobody receives a draft notification, confirm that a notification recipient is selected on the template.
- If you cannot edit the series, ask an administrator to review your meeting permissions.

## Related articles

- [How do I schedule a new meeting?](/support/how-do-i-schedule-a-new-meeting/)
- [How do I add an agenda for my meeting?](/support/how-do-i-add-an-agenda-for-my-meeting/)
- [How do I send a meeting reminder?](/support/how-do-i-send-a-meeting-reminder/)