happenings
Things taking place
Happenings are events or occurrences, often with a sense of excitement or significance: There were strange happenings in the old house.
The word can suggest things worth noticing or talking about: Keep me posted on the latest happenings.
In the 1960s, a happening was a type of avant-garde performance art—improvisational, participatory, and often chaotic.
Unintended harmful occurrences
- emergenciesUrgent, dangerous situations
- disastersRuinous events causing suffering
- mishapsMinor unfortunate occurrences
- occurrencesEvents that happen
episodes · phenomena · outbreaks · breakdowns · malfunctions · disturbances · disruptions · anomalies
Changes in position
- crazesSudden widespread enthusiasms
- fadsShort-lived popular phenomena
- buzzContinuous low drone
- scenesDivisions within acts
waves · shifts · zeitgeist · phenomena · what's new · current events · goings-on · the latest
Organized communal celebrations
- concertsLive musical performances
- exhibitionsPublic showings of objects
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
- conventionsAccepted social practices
conferences · premieres · screenings · fairs · ceremonies · galas · recitals · readings
Organized social gatherings
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
- reunionsGatherings of separated people
- celebrationsOrganized expressions of joy
- receptionsEvents welcoming guests
meetups · soirees · banquets · picnics · barbecues · potlucks · mixers · get-togethers
Innovative cultural pioneers
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- alternativeAnother available choice
- experimentalTesting new methods
bohemian · beatnik · psychedelic · love-ins · sit-ins · protests · demonstrations · subversive
accidents
Unintended harmful occurrences
- emergenciesUrgent, dangerous situations
- disastersRuinous events causing suffering
- mishapsMinor unfortunate occurrences
occurrences · episodes · phenomena · outbreaks · breakdowns · malfunctions · disturbances · disruptions · anomalies · flare-ups
movements
Changes in position
scenes · waves · shifts · zeitgeist · phenomena · what's new · current events · goings-on · the latest · stirrings
festivals
Organized communal celebrations
- concertsLive musical performances
- exhibitionsPublic showings of objects
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
conventions · conferences · premieres · screenings · fairs · ceremonies · galas · recitals · readings · workshops
parties
Organized social gatherings
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
- reunionsGatherings of separated people
- celebrationsOrganized expressions of joy
receptions · meetups · soirees · banquets · picnics · barbecues · potlucks · mixers · get-togethers · balls
avant-garde
Innovative cultural pioneers
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- alternativeAnother available choice
experimental · bohemian · beatnik · psychedelic · love-ins · sit-ins · protests · demonstrations · subversive · radical
- avant-gardeDada, Dadaism, Futurism, Constructivism, Cabaret Voltaire
- happeningsevent, occurrence, events, incident, incidents
- performancestalent show, dance routine, ballet, comedy act, variety show
- performanceballet, theatre, acting, circus, concert
- contemporary artconceptual art, contemporary art, digital art, contemporary artists, modern art
- Avant-Garde ArtDada, Dadaism, Surrealism, Cubism, Futurism
happeningsstatus quo
Existing condition of affairs
stasis · inactivity · stillness · stagnation · changelessness
happeningsnon-events
Unremarkable, overhyped occurrences
nothing · uneventfulness · inaction · emptiness · void
- what's happeningCasual status inquiry
- not happeningWill never occur
- happening acrossEncountering by accident
- happening uponFinding unexpectedly
- happening alongAppearing somewhere coincidentally