This document outlines 10 trends for events in 2013, including the growth of crowdfunding for events, cities hosting more diverse event programming, crowdsourcing speakers, using smart dashboards to manage events, reducing middlemen in the ticketing process, increasing event reviews and opinions online, using smart badges to gather attendee data, creative event booths, curating multimedia content for displays, and sponsors/vendors searching for event planners. Picture credits are provided from istockphoto and Flickr.