outdoor event

Meaning

An outdoor event is a gathering, party, concert, festival, or sports competition that takes place outside (in the open air) rather than inside a building. These events often depend on good weather and are common in parks, gardens, or stadiums.

Examples

• We had to cancel the outdoor event because of the heavy rain.

  We had to cancel the outdoor event because of the heavy rain.

• The music festival is a popular outdoor event held every summer.

  The music festival is a popular outdoor event held every summer.

• Please wear warm clothes as this is an outdoor event.

  Please wear warm clothes as this is an outdoor event.

• They are planning a beautiful outdoor event in the park for the wedding.

  They are planning a beautiful outdoor event in the park for the wedding.

• Food stalls and live music made the outdoor event very exciting.

  Food stalls and live music made the outdoor event very exciting.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We went to an outdoors event yesterday.

  ✓ We went to an outdoor event yesterday.

  'Outdoor' is the adjective used before a noun (e.g., outdoor event). 'Outdoors' is an adverb or a noun (e.g., 'We went outdoors').

• ✗ The concert is an out-of-door event.

  ✓ The concert is an outdoor event.

  While 'out-of-doors' exists in older literature, 'outdoor event' is the standard, natural modern term.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Since it is an ___ , make sure to bring an umbrella just in case it rains.

  💡 A gathering or party that takes place outside in the open air.

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  outdoor event

• The summer festival is a fun ___ with live music and food trucks.

  💡 An event held outside, not inside a building.

  Show answer

  outdoor event