Categories of Events
Events can be classified into four broad categories based on their purpose and objective:
- Leisure events e.g. leisure sport, music, recreation.
- Cultural events e.g. ceremonial, religious, art, heritage, and folklore.
- Personal events e.g. weddings, birthdays, anniversaries.
- Organizational events e.g. commercial, political, charitable, sales, product launch,expo.
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