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L'événement va se passer ici dans une semaine.

L'événement va se passer ici dans une semaine.
The event is going to happen here in a week.
From Lesson 100:Future timeframes (dans...)·French

Questions & Answers about L'événement va se passer ici dans une semaine.

Why do we use dans here to mean 'in'? Could we use en?
When talking about a future event that will happen a certain amount of time from now, you must use dans. So, dans une semaine means exactly 'one week from now'. The word en is only used to say how long it takes to complete an action.
What does se passer mean? Doesn't passer mean 'to pass'?
The verb passer usually means 'to pass' or 'to spend time', but when it is reflexive (se passer), the meaning changes to 'to happen' or 'to take place'. That is why va se passer translates to 'is going to happen'.
Why is the word se placed between va and passer?
This sentence uses the near future structure: a conjugated form of aller (va) plus an infinitive action verb (passer). When an infinitive verb has a reflexive pronoun like se, that pronoun must stay glued directly in front of the infinitive, not in front of the helping verb.
Why are there different accents in the word événement?
The first é with the acute accent sounds like the 'ay' in 'say'. You might also see this word spelled as évènement with a grave accent on the second 'e'. Both spellings mean 'event' and are officially correct, but the newer spelling with the grave accent matches how the word is actually pronounced.

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