In both the Courses module and ECFE (for Minnesota districts), there is an option to create a Special Event. Special Events are used to track participant counts for some state reporting without requiring enrollment. Special Events do not appear on the Public side of the system. A staff person enters the participant numbers from the Admin side. In Minnesota, this is mainly used for the early childhood programs like drop-in play times, parent outreach sessions, etc.
Special Events do require a location. Some teams will create a building that is un-managed called TBD (to be determined) or Special Events if they do not wish to use an actual location. When creating the Special Event with that type of unmanaged building location, the check box for Entire Location Booked must be checked in order to allow the Special Event to be saved.
Special Events are different than System Holidays and/or Event Blocks. To see more about those features, select the articles below.