The phrase "this event is held" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate the occurrence or scheduling of an event.
Example: "This event is held annually to celebrate local culture and traditions."
Alternatives: "this event takes place" or "this event occurs".
This event is held every three years and organizers say it is the "world's largest Catholic gathering of families".
This event is held between the Rajasthanis and foreigners; locals invariably win the event.
This event is held once every decade, as initially mandated by Congress in 1965.
This event is held annually during the spring semester and showcases a number of themed competitions between the university's Greek organizations.
Church of the Rock, led by Senior Pastor David Pepper, has taken their youth to participate in 'The Call, Nashville.' This event is held at various locations around the country under the leadership of Lou Engle, also featured in the movie "Jesus Camp".
In all it is a very nice, well-thought out, impressive effort from the folks up in Redmond (by the way, it's still a mystery as to why this event was held in Los Angeles, but I suppose it was a nice excuse for us tech-focused folks to visit the headquarters of glitz and glam).
This event was held in 1970-2010.
This April, the event was held southwest of London, at Royal Holloway College, whose ornate Victorian-era campus has appeared in "Downton Abbey".
But this time, the event was held in Japan, which used the opportunity to show off its dominant position in robotics.
Japanese Car and Motorcycle Day Brookline, Mass., Sunday This annual event is held on the lawn of the superlative Larz Anderson Auto Museum, just outside of Boston.
This annual event is held as a gesture of apology to the Aboriginal population for the havoc wreaked upon their people by colonialism: in previous years, it has been marked by people marching through the streets, or by distributing black roses.
