Attendance-Based Events
Attended Events are gatherings with a start and end date/time, where people come together in one location for entertainment or business.
Categories
Sports
A sports competition consists of multiple players or teams. It has a certain theme or goals with its own rules to regulate and a dedicated environment as well.
Labels
Labels for a sports event provide more information about the type, league, and environment.
Sports Type
The most common sports types in PredictHQ dataset are:
soccer,basketball,ice-hockey,rugby,baseball.Sports League
The most popular sports leagues in the PredictHQ dataset are:
NFL,MLB,NHL,NBA.Sports Games Environment
The general environment where the sports game is held, or the purpose of the sports game, for example:
closed-doors: When the sports game has no physical audience in attendance. This is most commonly due to COVID-19 restrictions.outdoors: Where the sports game is held in an outdoor area.fundraise: A community-related sports game for fundraising purposes.
Youth Sports
These events have the
youth-sportlabelThese events are defined as any sports event where competitors are younger than adult age, whether children or adolescents. Youth sports include school sports at primary and secondary level, as well as sports played outside the education system, whether informally or organized. They do not include colleague sports which are separate and can be cound with the
NCAAlabel.Sports covered are youth basketball, baseball, softball and soccer
These events are for the US (with a very small amount in Canada)
Youth sports include a new dynamic ranking model that predicts attendance and rank based on the type of sport, age group, level, gender, population density, student numbers, and other features
Date & Time
Start date
Yes
End date
Yes
Start time
Yes
Sports games are expected to have a specific start time.
End time
Yes
Yes
For sports events where there is no official end time available, PredictHQ predicts end times using our machine learning models and intelligent algorithms.
PredictHQ’s Predicted End Times feature provides end times in the predicted_end field. When a predicted end time is provided, the event’s end time (in the end field) is set to be the same as the start time (in the start field).
Timezone
Yes
Note: datetime is in UTC.
Location
Sports events are usually point events, meaning the latitude and longitude of the event represent the location of the event’s venue. The event can also impact an area or region, for example, the location of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics is the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Entities
Sports events have event group entities and venue entities available.
Ranking
PHQ Rank
Sports events have PHQ Rank available.
Local Rank
Sports events have Local Rank available.
PHQ Attendance
Sports events have PHQ Attendance available.
Conferences
A formal meeting or forum relating to a certain topic between a group of people with shared interests. A major conference, especially an industry-related one, may last for several days and occur with regular frequency. An example of an annually occurring conference is the ASH Annual Meeting.
LABELS
Labels for a conference event provide more information about the event. The most common 5 labels are:
business: The conferences for a commercial purpose, for example, Dreamforce by Salesforce.education: The conferences for an educational purpose, for example, Young Social Innovators of the Year Awards.health: The conferences related to the health industry, for example, CIOSP - Congresso Internacional de Odontologia de São Paulo.technology: The conferences related to the technology topic, for example, FPD China.science: The conferences related to the scientific topic, for example, IAPM ASM.
Date & Time
Start date
Yes
End date
Yes
Start time
Yes
Conferences are expected to have a specific start time.
End time
Yes
Timezone
Yes
Note: datetime is in UTC.
Location
Conferences events are point events, meaning the latitude and longitude of the event represents the location of the event’s venue. The smaller size conferences are usually held in a hotel, and the large conferences in convention centers.
Entities
Conference events have event group entities and venue entities available.
Ranking
PHQ Rank
Conference events have PHQ Rank available.
Local Rank
Conference events have Local Rank available.
PHQ Attendance
Conference events have PHQ Attendance available.
Expos
An industrial exhibition for communicating and trading purpose between business, or a trade fair that connects business and customers.
LABELS
Labels for an expo event provide more information about the event. The most common 5 labels are:
education: The expos for an educational purpose or education-related topics, for example, Riyadh International Book Fair.technology: The expos related to topics in technology, for example, IIMS - Indonesia International Motor Show.performing-arts: The shows or fairs that have live performances or are art-related, for example, Wizard World Comic Con, and Saint Louis Art Fair.entertainment: The shows or fairs for entertainment purposes, for example, The Big E (The Eastern States Exposition).career: A career or job fair that includes a number of businesses as well large numbers of candidates , for example, HKTDC Education & Careers Expo.
Date & Time
Start date
Yes
End date
Yes
Start time
Yes
End time
Yes
Timezone
Yes
Note: datetime is in UTC.
Location
Expos events are point events, meaning the latitude and longitude of the event represents the location of the event’s venue. Expos are usually held in venues that can fit a large number of attendees such as a convention center.
Entities
Expos events have event group entities and venue entities available.
Ranking
PHQ Rank
Expos events have PHQ Rank available.
Local Rank
Expos events have Local Rank available.
PHQ Attendance
Expos events have PHQ Attendance available.
Concerts
A musical performance where the primary intention of attendance is to see the musical artist or listen to music. Concerts usually last less than one day. Examples are a large Eminem concert, or a smaller nightclub event, for example, Darude At Hq2 Nightclub Atlantic City.
LABELS
All concert events have a music label as concert events are expected to be music-related.
Date & Time
Start date
Yes
End date
Yes
Start time
Yes
Concerts are expected to have a specific start time
End time
Yes
Yes
For concert events where there is no official end time available, PredictHQ predicts end times using our machine-learning models and intelligent algorithms.
PredictHQ’s Predicted End Times feature provides end times in the predicted_end field. When a predicted end time is provided, the event’s end time (in the end field) is set to be the same as the start time (in the start field).
Timezone
Yes
Note: datetime is in UTC.
Location
Concerts events are point events, meaning the latitude and longitude of the event represent the location of the event’s venue.
Entities
Concerts events have event group entities and venue entities available.
Ranking
PHQ Rank
Concerts events have PHQ Rank available.
Local Rank
Concerts events have Local Rank available.
PHQ Attendance
Concerts events have PHQ Attendance available.
Festivals
A commonly known day or a period of time when people gather together to celebrate a specific reason; or a day or a period of time consisting of an organized series of shows and entertainment activities Festivals typically occur on a certain frequency. For example, the Yosakoi Soran Festival is held annually.
LABELS
Labels for a festival event provide more information about the festival. The most common 5 labels are:
music: Music festivals when a large group of musical artists continuously perform over several days. Music festivals are usually held at a dedicated venue that can fit a large number of attendees, for example, the Ultra Music Festival.performing-arts: The festivals that consist of performing shows such as a costume parade or a fireworks show. Such festivals could feature traditional music, theatre, poetry and art. For example, the National Festival of Popular Arts in Marrakech.family: The festivals which are family-friendly and children-friendly, for example, Magnificent Mile Lights Festival.community: Traditional festivals in the local area. Community festivals are less formal than world-wide festivals and may also include street markets and entertainment activities. The Odunde Festival is an example of a community festival.food: Food festivals where communities or businesses trade food products, for example, Bite of Seattle.
Date & Time
Start date
Yes
End date
Yes
Start time
Yes
End time
Yes
Timezone
Yes
Note: datetime is in UTC.
Location
A festival event can be a point event or an area event. The latitude and longitude of a point event represents the location of the venue where the festival takes place. The latitude and longitude of an area event is the geometric center of the area of the festival - either the area impacted by the festival, or an area where the festival takes place since its location is not fixed. An example of a festival without a fixed location is the Norwich St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival.
Entities
Festival events have event group entities and venue entities available.
Ranking
PHQ Rank
Festival events have PHQ Rank available.
Local Rank
Festival events have Local Rank available.
PHQ Attendance
Festival events have PHQ Attendance available.
Performing Arts
A show or an exhibition of creative activities for an audience, for example, a circus show.
EVENT TYPES
The most common 5 types of performing-arts events are:
General Theatre
Theatre plays, for example, The Nutcracker ballet show.
Comedy club
Standup comedy shows, for example, Eddie Izzard - Wunderbar World Tour.
Family Theatre
Shows or plays where the main audience are children, for example, Magic On Ice, a dubbing show, etc.
Cultural Performances
Traditional or cultural activities, for example, Sewing & Quilt Expo, a poetry slam, etc.
Date & Time
Start date
Yes
End date
Yes
Start time
Yes
Performing-arts events are expected to have a specific start time
End time
Yes
Yes
For performing arts events where there is no official end time available, PredictHQ predicts end times using our machine-learning models and intelligent algorithms.
PredictHQ’s Predicted End Times feature provides end times in the predicted_end field. When a predicted end time is provided, the event’s end time (in the end field) is set to be the same as the start time (in the start field).
Timezone
Yes
Note: datetime is in UTC.
Location
Performing-arts events are point events meaning the latitude and longitude of the event is for the location of the event’s venue. Venues for these events are usually theatres, playgrounds, or clubs, etc.
Entities
Performing-arts events have event group entities and venue entities available.
Ranking
PHQ Rank
Performing-arts events have PHQ Rank available.
Local Rank
Performing-arts events have Local Rank available.
PHQ Attendance
Performing-arts events have PHQ Attendance available.
Community
This category includes various types of events, for example, a college event, a community party, an auction, or a fan meeting.
LABELS
Labels for a community event provide more information about the event. The most common 5 labels are:
music,concert: Social events with musical activity, for example, a karaoke at a bar.family: Community events which are children and family-friendly, for example, a book club breakfast in the library.food: Social events about food or have food provided, for example, a wine tasting event.education: Informal training workshops or clubs that consist of a group of people that share the same interest, for example, an installation art workshop.fundraiser: Community fundraising events.
Date & Time
Start date
Yes
End date
Yes
Start time
Yes
End time
Yes
Timezone
Yes
Note: datetime is in UTC.
Location
A community event is a point events meaning the latitude and longitude of the event represents the location of the event’s venue.
Entities
Community events have event group entities and venue entities available.
Ranking
PHQ Rank
Community events have PHQ Rank available.
Local Rank
Community events have Local Rank available.
PHQ Attendance
Community events have PHQ Attendance available.
Academic
Academic Events are captured from an individual higher education institute’s academic calendar. They outline the general undergraduate activities, for example instruction period, break, exams, graduation, social, etc.
Note:
Academic Events currently covers institutions where full-time undergraduate enrollment (or FTE, full-time equivalent) is over 5,000. The student number is campus-based instead of the overall enrollment across different locations.
Academic Events currently covers institutions in US and top 20 institutions in UK. In future it will expand to other countries.
LABELS / EVENT TYPES
The Academic Events category has six main event types affecting students’ activities. The dates are retrieved from the official academic calendar and/or estimated based on the pattern. The estimated date will have an additional estimated label.
Academic-session
The compulsory academic session for students to graduate upon completion.
Session starts on the first day of instruction and ends on the last day of instruction.
Orientation, reading days, and exams are not included.
Session events are labeled with
academicandacademic-session.Intensive session, the optional academic session between the normal sessions for earlier graduation where the compulsory term is not applied, is also included in this event type.
Exam
The exam period for the academic session.
Exam starts on the first day of the exam period and ends on the last day of the exam period
No separate exam period for the intensive session.
Reading days are not included.
Exam event is labeled with
academicandexam.
Holiday
The break/holiday period between the sessions or within the sessions.
Holiday events consist of:
Fall break
Thanksgiving break
Winter break
Spring break
Summer break
Holiday events don’t cover the public holidays such as Labor day, Easter holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, etc as we already have the public holiday and observance categories.
Holiday events cover the Thanksgiving break because institutions may have a different schedule, e.g. 9 days vs 4 days.
Holiday events start on the day after the instruction / exam finishes and ends before the following instruction starts.
Winter and summer breaks may overlap with intensive sessions as the break will affect the majority of students while the intensive session only affects a few.
Holiday events are labeled with
academicandholiday.
Graduation
Graduation (also called commencement) date for undergraduate students.
Graduation events may have a specific start time where applicable.
Graduation venues may be outside the campus.
Graduation events include the institute’s name in the title.
Graduation events are labeled with
academicandgraduation.
Social
Social events currently cover homecoming where alumni come back to the campus to visit.
Homecoming events may last up to a week.
Parent/family day/weekend may be included in the future.
Social events is labeled with
academicandsocial.
Date & Time
Start date
Yes
End date
Yes
End date will be as same as the start date when it’s not available, e.g. an one day graduation event has end date same as start date
Start time
Yes
Available for graduation and social events only. This is an optional data point and may not always be provided.
End time
Yes
Available for graduation and social events only. This is an optional data point and may not always be provided.
Timezone
Yes
Note: datetime is in UTC.
Location
Academic events are tracked as an event with a scope of locality. In terms of geographic information we return a latitude/longitude for the event and the address of the event. However, Academic events can apply to an entire campus or a specific location, e.g. an academic session applies to the whole campus, and a point event, e.g. graduation happens at a specific location. Use labels to distinguish these different types of events. graduation and social event are point events, academic-session, holiday, exam impact the whole area of the campus.
Entities
The Academic events have venue entities available.
Ranking
PHQ Rank
Academic events have PHQ Rank available.
Session, exam, and holiday types use student numbers (FTE) to indicate the event’s impact as the events apply on the whole campus.
Intensive sessions use 30% of the total student numbers (FTE) to indicate the event’s impact as the events apply to only a small population.
Graduation and social events use the actual number of attendees to indicate the impact.
Local Rank
Academic events have no Local Rank available.
PHQ Attendance
Academic events have PHQ Attendance available for all event types. PHQ Attendance for academic-session, exam, and holiday event types is based on student population, e.g. the amount of students enrolled in the term. PHQ attendance on graduation and social events are based on the number of people in attendance at the event.
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