Mass gathering

Mass gatherings are events attended by a sufficient number of people to strain the planning and response resources of the host community, state/province, nation, or region where it is being held. Definitions of a mass gathering generally include the following:

• Planned (long term or spontaneously planned) event
• “a specified number of persons (at least >1000 persons).
• at a specific location, for a specific purpose (e.g. social function, public event, sporting event) for a defined period of time”.
• Requires Multi-Agency Coordination

Mass gatherings are usually sporting events (such as Olympic Games) or religious pilgrimages (such as Kumbh Mela or Arba'een Pilgrimage). They are highly visible and in some cases, millions of people attend them.