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Free Event Planning Checklist Template

Event Planning Checklist template preview

Language:

en

Last updated:

October 2026

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Event planning and on-the-day coordination

We went from spending hours on every proposal to creating fully customized ones in under 5 minutes. That's not an exaggeration - we timed it.

Yazan & Mawaheb
Yazan & MawahebAgency Owners

What is on this board

5 columns carrying 22 cards. Adding it builds the whole thing as a project in your workspace, with every column and card in place.

ColumnWhat is in it

Date booked and retainer in

  • Send booking agreement and invoice for retainer
  • Confirm date hold with selected venue
  • Create project folder and communication schedule

Planning

  • Shortlist suitable venues
  • Arrange and attend venue site visits
  • Gather supplier quotes for catering, AV, decor and staffing
  • Create initial budget and payment schedule
  • Set up RSVP system and start guest list
  • Draft floor plan and guest flow diagrams

Final details and numbers

  • Confirm venue booking and sign final contract
  • Confirm supplier bookings and deposits
  • Finalise menu and guest dietary requirements
  • Produce final budget and issue final invoice schedule
  • Finalise seating plan and print name badges
  • Create final run-of-show and technical cue sheet

The day

  • Manage load-in and technical setup
  • Conduct supplier briefings and show-call
  • Oversee guest arrival and check-in
  • Run event timing and resolve issues

After the day

  • Confirm supplier invoices and process final payments
  • Send event report and feedback request
  • Reconcile final budget and close project folder

What happens when you install it

  • A project is created with its board, 5 columns and 22 cards already there.
  • Nothing carries a due date, because a board holds the order the work runs in rather than a calendar. The dates go on once you know when the job starts.
  • Every card opens as a task with its own description, assignee, dates, subtasks and files, and columns are renamed, reordered or deleted like any other.

Questions about this project template

What columns should a project board have?

The ones this board uses are Date booked and retainer in, Planning, Final details and numbers, The day, After the day. They read as the stages the work actually moves through rather than a generic to-do and done, and each one is renamed, reordered or deleted once the board is in your workspace.

Does a project template come with the tasks already written?

This one does. 22 cards sit in the 5 columns, each named for a piece of the job, so the board opens as a plan rather than an empty grid. Anything that does not apply gets deleted and anything missing gets added.

How does a project template work?

Adding it creates a project in your workspace with its board, columns and cards already in place. The copy is yours: nothing stays linked to the library version, so renaming a column or deleting a card changes only your project.

Do the tasks in a project template come with due dates?

No, and that is deliberate. A template carries the order the work runs in, not a calendar, so a board sitting in the library for a month never arrives with every card already overdue. The dates go on once you know when the job starts.

Can the columns and the tasks be changed?

Yes, all of them. Columns are renamed, reordered and recoloured, cards are moved between them, and each card opens into a task with its own description, assignee, dates, subtasks and files.

Can the same project template be used more than once?

Yes. Each time it is added you get a separate project, so one per client or one per job is the normal way to run it, and the plan is identical every time without anybody rebuilding it.

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