Community event

In The Sims 3, community events are weekly event or daily event. You can read about them in the newspaper.

Weekly Events
Weekly event is competition that grants simoleon prize when won. The winning prize is always §1000 for all events. There are four kinds of weekly events. Among them, two or three random events are held each week. The time, day of week and event location are fixed by the kind of event and most starts afternoon. Location may vary among few places.

New weekly schedule of upcoming weekly events are announced on daily newspaper each Sunday morning. Event icons are displayed on the game map while the event is in progress. Sim can participate in the event by visiting the on-going event location and accepting the event opportunity. Sims should not leave the event location during the competition to win.

Cook and serve 5 meals of outdoor grilled food of best quality. Use grill on the spot and cook Hot-dog, Hamburger, Grilled Salmon, Fish And Chips, Tri-tip Steak, or Cheesesteak. Fish and Chips and Hot Dog are cheaper.
 * Neighborhood Grill-A-Thon


 * Time: Sunday, 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
 * Location: Central Park, Old Pier Beach in Sunset Valley; XXXXXX in Riverview.

Win 3 chess games during the event.
 * Chess Tournament
 * Time: Tuesday, 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
 * Location: Central Park, Old Pier Beach, Maywood Glen Park in Sunset Valley; XXXXXX in Riverview.

No player control
 * Eating Contest
 * Time: Wednesday, 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
 * Location: Little Corsican Bistro or Hogan's Deep-Fried Diner in Sunset Valley; XXXXXX in Riverview.

No player control
 * Amateur Olympics
 * Time: Saturday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
 * Location: Llama Memorial Stadium

Daily Events
Sims in the town can visit Movie Theatre or Sports Stadium, and enjoy these events with a fee. These are available everyday or on selected days in a week. Enjoying these increases Fun and reduces Stress. Completing these grants various good moodlet.

It takes about 2 hours and costs §40. (§30 on Sunday)
 * Movie in Theatre

Completion grants Saw Great Movie Moodlet ( +10 mood for 16 hours)
 * Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM on Weekday (except Friday), 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM on Sunday
 * Location: Wilsonoff Community Theatre

It takes about 2 hours and costs §40.
 * Concert in Theatre

Completion grants Saw Great Concert Moodlet ( +25 mood for 16 hours)
 * Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM on Friday
 * Location: Wilsonoff Community Theatre

It takes about 3 hours and costs §60.
 * Sports Game in Stadium

Completion grants Saw Great Game Moodlet ( +20 mood for 16 hours)
 * Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM on Wednesday and Sunday
 * Location: Llama Memorial Stadium

It takes about ??? hours and costs §????.
 * Concert in Stadium

Completion grants ?????? Moodlet ( +???0 mood for ??? hours)
 * Time: ???:00 PM - ???:00 PM on ??? day and ???day
 * Location: Llama Memorial Stadium