7DEC
7 - 11 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
Professional training course · BCCM-034
Major Event Contingency Planning
Conferences, concerts, sporting fixtures, exhibitions, festivals and national celebrations bring large numbers of people together in a limited space and time. Organisers…
- 5 daysClassroom
- 49Upcoming dates
- 12Cities
- £2,840Fees from
Course overview
Introduction
Conferences, concerts, sporting fixtures, exhibitions, festivals and national celebrations bring large numbers of people together in a limited space and time. Organisers must be ready for crowd incidents, severe weather, medical emergencies, security threats, power failures and the cancellation of key elements, all under the watchful eye of the public and media.
This Major Event Contingency Planning training course provides a structured approach to planning for the unexpected at events of every size. Participants learn how to assess event risks, design contingency plans and decision triggers, plan crowd safety and emergency procedures, organise event control rooms, coordinate with authorities and communicate with attendees during incidents.
The course draws on lessons from real events and gives participants practical templates for contingency planning, event control and post-event review.
Course Objectives
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the risk profile and stakeholders of major events
- Conduct an event risk assessment covering people, venue and programme
- Develop contingency plans with clear triggers and decision points
- Plan crowd safety, ingress, egress and emergency evacuation
- Organise an event control room and command structure
- Coordinate with police, fire, medical and local authorities
- Communicate with attendees and the public during incidents
- Manage cancellation, postponement and post-event recovery
Target Audience
This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals, including:
- Event managers and organisers
- Venue operations and safety managers
- Security and crowd management professionals
- Emergency planners in local authorities
- Business continuity professionals supporting events
- Sponsors and corporate event coordinators
Training Methodology
The course uses real event case studies, venue plans and planning templates. Participants assess risks for a case study event, design contingency triggers, plan crowd movements and run an event control room simulation with escalating incidents. Discussion covers lessons from both well-managed and poorly managed events.
Target Competencies
- Event risk assessment
- Contingency trigger design
- Crowd safety planning
- Event control room management
- Multi-agency event coordination
- Attendee incident communication
Course outline
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1Day One: The Risk Profile of Major Events
- Types of major events and their particular risks
- Stakeholders: organisers, venues, authorities and attendees
- Legal responsibilities and licensing requirements in overview
- Lessons from crowd disasters and event failures
- Event planning timelines and safety documentation
- The role of contingency planning in event success
- Exercise: identifying risks for a case study event
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2Day Two: Risk Assessment and Contingency Plans
- Structured risk assessment for venue, crowd and programme
- Weather, power, transport and supplier risks at events
- Security threats and protective security measures
- Writing contingency plans with clear decision triggers
- Show stop, delay and cancellation procedures
- Medical and welfare provision planning
- Workshop: designing contingency triggers and actions
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3Day Three: Crowd Safety and Emergency Procedures
- Crowd dynamics, density and movement principles
- Planning ingress, circulation and egress routes
- Stewarding and crowd management team deployment
- Evacuation, partial evacuation and shelter options
- Lost children, vulnerable people and accessibility needs
- Fire, structural and temporary infrastructure safety
- Exercise: planning crowd flows for a large venue
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4Day Four: Event Control and Coordination
- Event control room layout, roles and equipment
- Command structures for event incidents
- Radio procedures and incident logging
- Joint working with police, fire and ambulance services
- Safety advisory groups and pre-event approvals
- Information sharing with transport and local authorities
- Simulation: running an event control room
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5Day Five: Communication, Recovery and Review
- Public address messages and attendee communication
- Social media monitoring and messaging during events
- Media handling when incidents occur at events
- Managing cancellation, refunds and reputation
- Post-event debriefs and lessons learned
- Building contingency capability for future events
- Personal action plan for event contingency planning
Schedule
Dates and fees
49 upcoming dates in 12 cities. Fees are per delegate; bring colleagues and every seat is discounted.
December 2026
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
14DEC
14 - 18 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
21DEC
21 - 25 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
January 2027
4JAN
4 - 8 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
ParisFrance · Classroom
£4,500per delegate2+ people: £3,600 each
11JAN
11 - 15 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
18JAN
18 - 22 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
25JAN
25 - 29 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
February 2027
1FEB
1 - 5 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
8FEB
8 - 12 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
RomeItaly · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
15FEB
15 - 19 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
22FEB
22 - 26 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
March 2027
1MAR
1 - 5 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
8MAR
8 - 12 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
15MAR
15 - 19 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
ViennaAustria · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
22MAR
22 - 26 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
April 2027
5APR
5 - 9 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
12APR
12 - 16 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
19APR
19 - 23 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
26APR
26 - 30 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
AmsterdamNetherlands · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
May 2027
3MAY
3 - 7 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
Cape TownSouth Africa · Classroom
£2,840per delegate2+ people: £2,272 each
10MAY
10 - 14 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
17MAY
17 - 21 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
24MAY
24 - 28 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
June 2027
7JUN
7 - 11 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
14JUN
14 - 18 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
21JUN
21 - 25 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
July 2027
5JUL
5 - 9 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
12JUL
12 - 16 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
19JUL
19 - 23 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
GenevaSwitzerland · Classroom
£5,250per delegate2+ people: £4,200 each
26JUL
26 - 30 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
August 2027
2AUG
2 - 6 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
9AUG
9 - 13 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
16AUG
16 - 20 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
23AUG
23 - 27 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
IstanbulTurkey · Classroom
£2,850per delegate2+ people: £2,280 each
September 2027
6SEP
6 - 10 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
13SEP
13 - 17 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
20SEP
20 - 24 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
October 2027
4OCT
4 - 8 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
11OCT
11 - 15 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
MadridSpain · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
18OCT
18 - 22 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
25OCT
25 - 29 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
November 2027
1NOV
1 - 5 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
8NOV
8 - 12 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
15NOV
15 - 19 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
MunichGermany · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
22NOV
22 - 26 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
December 2027
6DEC
6 - 10 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
13DEC
13 - 17 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
20DEC
20 - 24 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
FrankfurtGermany · Classroom
£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each
27DEC
27 - 31 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
ParisFrance · Classroom
£4,500per delegate2+ people: £3,600 each
No dates in this city right now. Request a quotation and we will suggest the nearest date.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Major Event Contingency Planning course?
The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.
When is the next Major Event Contingency Planning course?
The next public date is 7 - 11 Dec 2026 in London. There are 49 upcoming dates in total.
Where is this course held?
Upcoming sessions run in London, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Amsterdam, Cape Town, Geneva, Istanbul, Madrid, Munich.
How much does the course cost?
Fees start from £2,840 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.
Do participants receive a certificate?
Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.
Course information last updated 14 November 2026.
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