A comparison of the skills and qualities required in entrepreneurship and those expected in event management suggests similarities between the two disciplines and similar challenges for educators. While there has been increased interest in the education of entrepreneurs, discussion of events management education remains scarce. This account of practice provides an insight into some of the challenges and opportunities that arise when the confines and structure of a curriculum are removed, allowing both students and teacher to embrace the chaos of an unstructured extracurricular experiential learning activity.