More social events please

Completely agree. Honestly, I feel like nearly every pack would be improved by the inclusion of a new social event. A pool party with the backyard pack, slumber parties for kids and teens with parenthood, cocktail parties with luxury party, movie watching parties with movie hangout, ice cream socials with cool kitchen stuff, maybe an upgraded formal date event with romantic garden...I'm sure there's even more ideas people could think of. Funeral and prom feel like necessities to me, since I do a lot of multi-generational family play, and should be patched into the base game. But yes, more social events! Please!

Here's the current list of all available events...

Dinner Party
Host an incredible evening of culinary delights and mouth watering table talk. Hire a renowned caterer or show off your own skills! §100 (base)

House Party
Be the talk of the town. Make your neighbors jealous with your catered spread and awesome drinks. Maybe even invite a few of them! §100 (base)

Birthday Party
Birthday parties come out once a year and they are an event that shouldn't be missed! Bring cake, a gift, and a smile. Happy birthday! §100 (base)

Wedding
A wedding doesn’t make a marriage, but it sure can help kick things off the right way. §1,000 (base)

Black and White Bash
Nothing is ever black and white, except your very own Black & White Bash! Entertain your friends in high style-black tie or white tie, little black dress or lily-white gown, your guests will be dressed to the nines and ready to party. §500 (deluxe)

Incognito Costume Party
Anyone can throw a party, but a Costume Party-well, that gets people talking. And laughing. And if they're laughing at you, who cares? You're already incognito, remember? §250 (deluxe)

Weenie Roast
Get together with your camping buddies and enjoy a night of eating and conversation by the fire! §100 (Outdoor Retreat)

Spooky Party
Be the proprietor of your own Spooky Party, where costumes are de rigueur in a setting rife with frightful decor. Prepare ghoulish gastronomy to satisfy quests' cravings while they preoccupy themselves with pumpkin carving. Those too terrified to help themselves to the Spooky Candy Bowl can always ask another partygoer for a treat... just don't get tricked! §250 (Spooky Stuff)

Dance Party
Hit the town with your friends! Plan a night of dancing at the local nightclub or remote locations. Create memorable moments and dance the night away! §20 (Get Together)

Toddler Play Date
Host a big party for tiny tots! Invite all the toddlers your little one knows for fun, play, and general merriment. While the tykes run to and fro, grill up some food and exchange parenting tips with fellow caregivers. §100 (Toddler Stuff)

Charity Benefit Party
Charity Benefit Parties are highfalutin events ripe with hobnobbing, which attract various socialites who wish to make positive public appearances. Of course, it's all about raising simoleons for a good cause. §500 (Get Famous)

Lampoon Party
Lampoon Parties are gatherings of the darker side of society... Criminals, misfits, and ruffians will fit right in at this edgy soiree. Nominate a Guest of Honor, then roast them with vicious jokes and stories of their past. Everyone's sure to have a grand time! §500 (Get Famous)

Fan Meet And Greet
Getting famous means attracting and interacting with fans. Hold a Meet & Greet, giving the perfect opportunity to shmooze with your soon-to-be loyal followers! §250 (Get Famous)

Kava Party
Get a literal taste of island tradition by holding your own Kava Party! Use the special Kava Bowl to mix up your own batch and raise a toast to your friends, old and new. Disclaimer: Excessive consumption of Kava may lead to prolonged and extreme levels of relaxation. EXTREME. RELAXATION.§100 (Island Living)

Keg Party
Similar to other house parties but with 99% more keg. Memories will be made and shortly be forgotten. Throwing one of these parties is almost guaranteed a bad life decision, but somehow a necessary rite of passage. §100 (Discover University)

...so, as you can see, there are only fifteen events available, but if all you own is the base game then all you have access to is four events. That's it. Just four. There's also an aspect that is rarely discussed about these events in that if you gold star them you unlock items. Sure, most of them won't ever be used, but who doesn't like unlocking everything even if you don't plan on using it?

Do we need more events? Yes! Most certainly. They seem to have forgotten to add events for most of the packs. For example; where's the event for children that should have came with Kids Room Stuff?
Parenthood should have came with an event where you announce to everyone you're having a baby.
Seasons didn't add any events, but it did give us holidays so that one gets a pass.
Get to Work should have an event where you do something with your coworkers.
City Living should have a block party.
Cats & Dogs should have an animal show.
Realm of Magic needs some kind of occult magic seance thingy.
Strangerville could be...what? Okay, that one's hard to figure what kind of event would go well with it. Oh, wait, a military parade or ceremony. Boom.
Jungle Adventure. Hmm. How about a party celebrating that woman who's statue is in the middle of town? Let's do something for her.
Vampires could be a cemetery party where someone gets turned into a vampire.
Dine Out...can you believe this one doesn't come with a single new event? How about opening night when you first open a new restaurant?
Spa day could have an event where a group goes to get pampered. C'mon, we've all heard of people all hitting the spa together one day.
Bowling Night did not come with a new Bowling event. Can you believe that? They forgot to include bowling in their bowling pack.
Movie Hangout also forgot to include hanging out and watching movies with people.
Luxery Party did not come with a new party.

And this was just off the top of my head, I can't believe they didn't think of adding new events. It's like they keep forgetting about events or something.

What is a hen dos?

I want to see a gender reveal/baby shower!

"StrawberryYogurt;c-17454827" wrote:
What is a hen dos?

Hen Dos (hen-doos)
1. The opposite of a Hen Don'ts
2. Similar to a hair do, but you just put a chicken on your head
3. The name of a religion practiced by chickens in India
4. The operating system of a computer created in 1947 by a chicken (Hen D.O.S.)
5. In this particular case, the person is referring to a gathering comprised solely of women.

"StrawberryYogurt;c-17454827" wrote:
What is a hen dos?

I want to see a gender reveal/baby shower!

C:/Dos
C:/Dos/Hen
Hen/Dos/Hen

;)

I'm sure there are mods that add much more social events. I haven't looked, but I'd be really surprised if there wasn't.

Honestly, the only two I've done so far are Birthday Party and Wedding. And even those I rarely do anymore. Just use a cake to age up and elope for marriage.

Does that make me "anti-social"? :D

I would love a Movie Night party that we could host at the movie theater. Would be lovely to have more events and festivals too.

I've been hoping for a funeral since they teased up with the option in the first community stuff pack voting. It would be different from the events we currenlty have and a nice way to say final goodbyes to a loved sim.

"musteni;c-17455220" wrote:
I've been hoping for a funeral since they teased up with the option in the first community stuff pack voting. It would be different from the events we currenlty have and a nice way to say final goodbyes to a loved sim.

Sadly we went for laundry :)

most of those events would be rabbit holes anyways. They have a university graduation and all you do is stand around outside the building in a cap and gown, disappear inside and come back. I did that exactly one time and decided it wasn't worth it after that. But you can plan any type of event you want it to be. Want to have a graduation party, plan an un-scored event and invite the family over.