| AFTERPARTY | A gathering for a select few following a larger more formal event such as a concert or film premiere (5-5) |
| GOWN | Long, elegant dress for a formal event such as a ball; or, another name for a bathrobe (4) |
| EVENT | Generic term for an occasion such as a concert or garden party, or any of those forming the British social season (5) |
| FEST | A gathering for a particular celebration or purpose |
| OPENING | Job vacancy or film premiere |
| MATINEE | Daytime performance of a play, concert or film (7) |
| GREATER | Larger / more impressive |
| IRKSOME | Irritating leader leaves Scottish church with a few following |
| WINSOME | Fetching few following finishing first |
| AUDIENCE | A newspaper's readership; or, the spectators assembled at a public event such as a concert (8) |
| VENUE | Location of an event such as a concert, gig or sports match (5) |
| STATEROOM | A room used for formal events in a palace or government building, or a private cabin on a ship (9) |
| PTSD | Acronym of a condition that can develop after a traumatic event such as a road traffic accident, war |
| ATTENDANCE | A gate or number of people who are present at an event, such as a sports match (10) |
| PARALYMPICS | Literally meaning 'beside the Olympics', this event began in 1948 as a gathering for British World War II veterans |
| BLACK | Colour of cafe noir, dark comedy, a "hole" in space, gallows humour, lapsang souchong, a non-white tie for a formal event or the veritable ink of a profitable business (5) |
| RALLY | Sequence of point-deciding to-and-fro shots in tennis, squash or badminton; mass gathering for a cause; or a form of motorsport (5) |
| GROUP | Reading " general name for a regular social gathering for a circle of friends to discuss books/literature (5) |
| INJOKE | Gag meant for a select few |
| ESOTERICA | It's meant for a select few |
