Event
Event or the event may refer to: == Arts and entertainment == === Film and television === Event film, a term used to describe highly anticipated blockbusters The Event, an American conspiracy thriller television series for NBC The Event (2003 film), directed by Thom Fitzgerald The Event (2015 film), directed by Sergei Loznitsa The Event (Iranian TV program), presented by Reza Rashidpour Derren Brown: The Events, a Channel 4 television series The Event, a 2012 British short film directed by Julia Pott === Literature === Event, a literary magazine published by Douglas College == Businesses == Event Communications, a London-based museum design consultancy The Event Group, a Canadian strategic event management firm == Gatherings of people == Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest Event management, the organization of events Festival, an event that celebrates some unique aspect of a community Happening, a type of artistic performance Media event, an event created for publicity Party, a social, recreational or corporate events held Sporting event, at which athletic competition takes place Virtual event, a gathering of individuals within a virtual environment == Science, technology, and mathematics == Event (computing), a software message indicating that something has happened, such as a keystroke or mouse click Event (philosophy), an object in time, or an instantiation of a property in an object Event (probability theory), a set of outcomes to which a probability is assigned Event (relativity), a point in space at an instant in time, i.e. a location in spacetime Event (synchronization primitive), a type of synchronization mechanism Event (UML), in Unified Modeling Language, a notable occurrence at a particular point in time Event (particle physics), refers to the results just after a fundamental interaction took place between subatomic particles Event horizon, a boundary in spacetime, typically surrounding a black hole, beyond which events cannot affect an exterior observer Extinction event, a sharp decrease in the number of extant species in a short period of time Impact event, in which an extraterrestrial object impacts planet Mental event, something that happens in the mind, such as a thought == Transportation == Event (yacht), a 62.40 metres (205 ft) yacht built by Amels Holland B.V. == See also == Accident, an accident is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not directly caused by humans.