special event
Marked calendar date
A special event is an occasion outside the ordinary routine—a wedding, festival, concert, grand opening, or celebration planned for a particular purpose.
The term often appears in marketing and hospitality: The venue hosts special events year-round.
Special events typically require advance planning and may mark milestones, holidays, or promotional opportunities.
- baby showerPre-birth gift gathering
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- wedding receptionCelebration following a marriage
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
graduation · carnival · celebration · memorial · gala · black tie · unveiling · fundraiser · ceremony · christening · grand opening · milestone · once in a lifetime · vigil · dedication · reception · occasion · jubilee
- TV schedulesprime time, showtimes, primetime, time slots, listings
- Apple EventsiPhone launch, keynote, Tim Cook, Apple Park, live stream
- road closuresroadblock, detour, barricade, lane closure, tunnel closure
- TV programmingprimetime, talk shows, game shows, prime time, sitcoms
special eventroutine
Regular sequence of actions
non-event · ordinary day · business as usual · nothing special · daily routine
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