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An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.''Streetwise Meeting and Event Planning''
Grand Openings: Chapter 8. Adams Media. pp. 89–103. Opening ceremonies at large events such as the
In the case of physical establishments, its grand opening might be preceded by a "soft opening" or " soft launch" in which the establishment begins to operate with little promotion, to allow testing of operations, procedures, and facilities.
Planning Your Ribbon Cutting or Groundbreaking Ceremony
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An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.''Streetwise Meeting and Event Planning''Grand Openings: Chapter 8. Adams Media. pp. 89–103. Opening ceremonies at large events such as the
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a multi ...
, FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the ' (FIFA), the ...
, and the Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb ...
might involve thousands of participants and be watched worldwide. Such tournaments often also include a closing ceremony at the end of the event.
In the case of physical establishments, its grand opening might be preceded by a "soft opening" or " soft launch" in which the establishment begins to operate with little promotion, to allow testing of operations, procedures, and facilities.
See also
* Ceremonial first pitch *Ceremonial first puck
The ceremonial first puck is a longstanding ritual of ice hockey in which a guest of honor drops a puck to mark the end of pregame festivities and the start of the game. Like baseball's ceremonial first pitch, this first puck does not actually beg ...
*Golden Spike
The golden spike (also known as The Last Spike) is the ceremonial 17.6- karat gold final spike driven by Leland Stanford to join the rails of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States connecting the Central Pacific Railroad ...
*Groundbreaking
Groundbreaking, also known as cutting, sod-cutting, turning the first sod, or a sod-turning ceremony, is a traditional ceremony in many cultures that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project. Such ceremonies are o ...
* Olympic Games ceremony
* Ship christening
* Topping out
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