public events
Open scheduled occasions
Public events are gatherings open to the general public rather than restricted to invited guests or members.
Concerts, festivals, protests, and sporting matches are public events.
The term often appears in legal and administrative contexts concerning permits, safety regulations, or liability: The city requires insurance for all public events in municipal parks.
- block partyNeighborhood outdoor celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- town hall meetingGathering for civic dialogue
- memorial serviceEvent honoring the deceased
- concertLive musical performance
picnic · conference · inauguration · award ceremony · charity gala · symposium · press conference · seminar · craft fair · community gathering · town square · rally · farmers' market · protest · candlelight vigil · parade · trade show · festival
- customscustoms, customs clearance, wedding custom, customs declaration, burial custom
- game contentDLC, expansions, quests, boss fights, levels
- learned societieslearned society, learned societies, scientific society, Royal Society, national academy
scale/intimacy
public eventsone-on-one meetings