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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2018-04-24</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001579214</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Emerald Expositions Events, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>EEX</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001494295</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Klinger Lisa</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>EMERALD EXPOSITIONS EVENTS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>31910 DEL OBISPO STREET, SUITE 200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>92675</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2018-04-24</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1899</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1899</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The reported transaction is an award of restricted stock units in respect of the issuer's common stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued service on the board of directors of the issuer through the applicable vesting date, these restricted stock units will vest on January 29, 2019 and be settled, with respect to vested restricted stock units, in shares of common stock no later than 15 days after such vesting date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ David Gosling, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-04-26</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
