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# What is Event Stage and How Do I Set It Up?

# What is Event Stage and How Do I Set It Up?

The **Event Stage** is the main stage of your venue event and is located on the top of your event and above the booths. It is composed of a video/live stream area and an event-wide text chat. You have the option to completely turn off the event stage or just the event-wide text chat.

The Event Stage includes the following key elements:

* **Text Chat**: add an engaging event-wide text chat to your event.
* **Stage Image**: display an image or photo on the stage.
* **Pre-recorded Video**: show a pre-recorded video on the stage.
* **Live Stream Video**: show a live stream video on the page. You can use a tool like Streamyard or Zoom to broadcast a live stream to your event stage.

|| The event stage will show either the Stage Image, Pre-recorded Video, or Live Stream Video as follows: 
1. The Main Image will be shown if a Pre-Recorded Video is not selected, and a Live Stream Video is neither configured or live. 
2. The Pre-recorded Video will be shown if a Live Stream Video is not configured. 
3. The Live Stream video will be shown if it is enabled. It will show the Main Image if the video is not live.

![Event Stage Example with Main Image and Event-Wide Text Chat](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/57d74aac30f55c00/screenshot105_18f3a6d.png)

Follow these steps to set up your Event Stage:

 1. On your Boothy Dashboard, click on **Events** at the top right of the page, next to **Collections**.

2. Click on the **Manage** button on the event you want to configure the event stage. 

3. Next, click on the **Edit** button or **Edit Event** button.

4. Click on the **Edit** button next to the **Event Stage** section.

5. After clicking on **Edit**, you will see the **Enable Event Stage** option under **Event Stage Options**. Enable it to further configure the event stage.

![Event Stage Options](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/57d74aac30f55c00/screenshot151_cu994x.png)

6. Remember to click **Apply** at the bottom of the page after making your changes. If you want to preview your changes, remember to select the **Preview Live Event** button. 

7. If you are ready for these changes to take effect immediately, click on the down arrow located at the top right of the page, next to the **Preview/Enter** buttons. Select **Save & Publish**. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm your action by selecting **Publish Now**.