Schedule a family gathering everyone can attend
Three generations have no shared calendar, and half the family lives in another city. Propose a few dates, send one link, and let everyone say which ones work.
How to pick a date for a family gathering
Propose dates across a few weekends
Offer three or four candidates spread over several weekends so people with alternating custody, shift work or travel have a real chance of matching one.
Send the link in the family chat
One link works for everyone, including relatives who are not comfortable installing apps or creating accounts: there is nothing to download or sign up for.
Let everyone answer Yes, Maybe or No
Maybe is honest for a family: the cousin who might be travelling, the grandparent waiting on a hospital appointment. You see the difference between probable and confirmed.
Lock the date and add it to calendars
Lock the date that suits most of the family and everyone adds it to Google, Apple or Outlook Calendar from the same page. Put the address in the meeting's name and it shows in every calendar entry.
Why a poll works for families
- It works for relatives of any age: they open the link, type their name and tap Yes, Maybe or No.
- The decision does not get lost in a chat thread, so nobody remembers the wrong weekend.
- Relatives abroad see every date and time in their own time zone, which matters for a gathering that includes a video call.
- You can see who cannot make each date, which makes it easier to pick the one that includes the people who travel furthest.
- No ads on the voting page, and no email address required from the people you invite.
Put your times in a poll
Tap a few times on a calendar, share one link and let the group vote.
Gatherings people plan this way
Family reunions
Large groups spread across cities and countries where one date decides who can attend at all.
Birthdays and anniversaries
For a surprise, share the poll with the guests, not the guest of honour.
Holiday dinners
Christmas, Midsummer or Thanksgiving planning where several households have competing invitations.
Hospital and care visits
Siblings coordinating visiting slots so someone is there each day without doubling up.
Family scheduling questions
Do relatives need to sign up?
No. They open the link, add their name and vote. Only the person creating the poll signs in.
Is it free?
Yes. Creating and sharing polls is free, and the guests you invite never pay.
Can one person answer for a whole household?
Yes. Anyone with the link can vote and enter their own name, so one parent can respond for a family of four.
Can I add a location or a video link?
There is no separate field for an address, so put it in the meeting's name, where it shows in every calendar entry. For a video call, Decider can create a Jitsi link when you lock the date.
Can I change the dates after sharing?
Not in the same poll: once it is shared, the dates stay fixed so every vote keeps its meaning. If plans change, delete the poll and share a new one.
Other groups people schedule with Decider
- Club meeting schedulingSchedule club and society meetings with members who answer at their own pace, no member accounts needed.
- Parent-teacher conferencesOffer conference times to parents and see which suit each family, without a sign-up sheet on the classroom door.
- Volunteer schedulingFind the meeting or shift time most of your volunteers can make, with no login for the people you invite.
- D&D session schedulingFind a session night the whole D&D party can make, so the campaign does not stall on one missing player.
Find the date that fits the whole family
Guests answer from one link without an account, and there are no ads.