Collocations for event - noun

big, great, important, major, significant
historic, key, landmark, life-changing, momentous, pivotal, seminal, watershed (esp. AmE)
Tonight's show looks back at the key events of the year.

dramatic, remarkable
main
happy
cataclysmic, catastrophic, sad, stressful, tragic, traumatic
rare
Outside big cities, murder is a rare event.

current, recent
in-depth articles related to current events
recent events in Saudi Arabia

future
our inability to forecast future events

subsequent
Subsequent events proved him wrong.

historical, political

witness
When the ship finally reached land, only a few of the crew were left to witness the event.

record
We had a huge party, and hired a photographer to record the event.

describe, recount, relate
Carter related the events of the past hour to him.

recall, remember
She tried to recall the events of the previous night.

celebrate, commemorate, mark
Today is the hospital's fiftieth anniversary, and there will be a party to mark the event.

happen, occur, take place, unfold
TV viewers watched in horror as events unfolded.

lead to sth
These events quickly led to confusion.

lead up to sth
The police are trying to establish a picture of events leading up to the killing.

a chain of events, a sequence of events, a series of events
the course of events
Would it have been possible to change the course of events?

in any event
I think the economy will recover in any event.

in the event
In the event though, the dinner was a very entertaining affair.

in the event of sth, in the event that …
In the unlikely event of a crash, please remain calm.

big, important, landmark, main, major, special
Their 1981 production was a landmark event.

popular
prestigious
The Birmingham meeting is one of the most prestigious events in the racing calendar.

inaugural
international, national
a new international art event

annual, regular
charity
They host frequent charity events in their home.

gala
a special opening-night gala event

forthcoming (esp. BrE), upcoming (esp. AmE)
Forthcoming events are listed on the back page of the local newspaper.

fund-raising, musical, social, sporting
black-tie, formal
a black-tie event at the Waldorf Astoria

hold, organize, stage
The event will be held in the grounds of the house.

host
We hosted a charitable event for a local organization.

plan, schedule
Forty such events are scheduled this year.

publicize
attend, support
I would like to thank everyone who attended our charity evening for supporting the event.

sponsor
They sponsored various community events.

boycott
Several leading players boycotted the event in protest.

take place

big, main
This race will be the main event of the afternoon.

international, national
Local winners compete in a national event in September.

individual, team
men's, women's
field, track
distance, long-distance, middle-distance, sprint
backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle (all in swimming)
Olympic
one-day, two-day, etc.

enter, enter for, take part in
A record number of teams have entered the event.

win
host
The Association hosted a special three-day sailing event.

take place
The team events will take place later this week.

in an/the event
African runners swept the medals in the distance events.