Everything you need to plan parties with friends

From invitations to the last photo: Festiplan brings together the replies, the list of what to bring, the tasks, the chat and the expenses of every party. Free, no app to install.

A birthday party seen by the host: cover photo, date, place and preparation alerts

Create

Create a party in two minutes

Pick the type of party: the template suggests a title, a duration, needs and tasks. Keep, edit, remove or add before confirming.

Eleven templates: drinks, birthday, dinner, barbecue, party, weekend, karaoke, concert, quiz, after-work or blank page
At my place, at a Festiplan friend’s or elsewhere
Cover photo cropped the way you like
Co-hosts from the start

Creating a party: choosing the type (drinks, birthday, dinner, barbecue, karaoke…)

Creating a party: needs suggested by the template, editable before creating

Invite

Invite without forcing anyone to sign up

One group link to paste in your messaging app, or a personal link for each guest. Guests open the link and reply from their browser.

Attendance, plus-ones, arrival time, dietary needs, comment
Reply deadline and number of spots
QR code to invite people on the spot
Invite your Festiplan friends in one tap too, or a whole friend group
Neat preview in WhatsApp or iMessage: title, date and photo (never the address)
Add to the phone’s calendar, and the essentials readable even offline

Invitation page seen by a guest on her phone: date, place, number of confirmed people and the host’s announcement

Needs

Who brings what, and what’s still missing

List what’s needed (drinks, cake, chairs…) with quantities. Everyone reserves what they’ll bring; the gauge shows live what’s promised, brought and missing.

Needs sorted by category, with suggested units (bottles, packs, servings…) or your own
Optional needs: welcome, but not counted as “missing” and no alerts
Shopping list of what’s still to find
Guests reserve things themselves, from their link
You assign a need: it stays “to be confirmed” until the person taps “OK, I’ll handle it”

The host’s Needs tab: needs by category with the quantities each guest promised

“Who brings what?” list seen by a guest: what’s promised, what’s still missing and what she’s bringing

Tasks

Tasks assigned, dated and tracked

Shopping, decorations, playlist, tidying up: each task has an owner, a due date and a priority. Delays show up on the preparation board.

To do, in progress, done or blocked
Due dates calculated from the party date
Urgent tasks gathered on your dashboard

Tasks tab: tasks to do, assigned and dated, with their progress

Budget

Split costs without the headache

Everyone adds what they paid. Festiplan works out the balances to the cent and suggests the fewest transfers to settle up.

Equal shares or custom split
Planned, spent and remaining budget, and by category
You choose what guests see: nothing, a summary or the details
“Pay back” opens PayPal with the right amount or shows the IBAN, then “I’ve paid”
No payment goes through Festiplan

Budget tab: planned budget, amount spent, remainder and list of shared expenses

Pay back in one tap: the amount, a prefilled PayPal button and the IBAN to copy

Preparation

A preparation board so nothing gets forgotten

Spots left, needs covered, task progress and budget used, calculated from the party’s real data, with alerts when something’s missing.

Pinned announcement for all guests
Practical info: access, schedule, dress code, transport, parking
Carpooling: drivers offer their seats, others hop in with one tap
Email reminder the day before, with the address and access details
“Do this party again”: new date, same guests, same list

Carpooling for a party: the cars offered, their starting point and the free seats

Chat

A chat for every party, guests included

Conversations stay attached to the party: carpooling, delays, gift ideas. Messages arrive in real time, without mixing with your other groups.

Open to identified guests (personal link or account)
New-message badge
The host can remove a message

The party chat: messages from guests and the host

Memories

All the party’s photos and videos, in one place

After the party, everyone adds their photos and videos to the same place. No more chasing them one by one.

Photos compressed before upload, GPS location removed
Crop, rotate and zoom before posting
Private space: visible only to the party’s members

Memories of a past party: gallery of photos shared by the guests

Friends and map

Your friends, the map and parties to discover

Add your friends to see their parties and ask to come while there’s still room. The map shows your parties, your friends’ and public events.

Private party, friends only (including co-hosts’ friends), reserved for a friend group, or public
Not signed up yet: approximate location (within ~1 km); exact address for participants
“Near me”: members from your town and nearby
Requests to attend accepted or declined by the host
Tap a name to see a guest’s profile and add them as a friend

Discover tab: friends’ parties and public events nearby, including karaoke in a bar

Dashboard

All your parties at a glance

Upcoming parties, pending replies, needs to cover, expenses and urgent tasks: the essentials as soon as you open it, whether you’re hosting or attending.

“I’m hosting” and “I’m attending” tabs
Calendar subscription: your parties in Google Calendar or on iPhone, updated automatically
Email or phone notifications, your choice: invitations, changes, reminder the day before, friend requests…
Installable on the home screen, like an app
In French, English and Spanish
Export your data at any time

Dashboard: upcoming parties, pending replies, needs to cover and urgent tasks

Venues

Do you run a bar, a restaurant or a venue?

Create your venue’s page and publish your events: karaoke, quizzes, concerts, after-work drinks.

Festiplan for venues

A bar’s page on Festiplan: description, address and upcoming events

Ready for your next party?

Create your free account and send the link to your friends. Questions? See the frequently asked questions.

Plan a party for free