A method includes collecting data relating to an event, the data including a timing of the event and a location of the event, predicting attendance at the event based on the collected data, predicting network usage based on the predicted attendance of the event, instantiating virtual network resources based on the predicted network usage, collecting post event data relating to actual attendance and network metrics, comparing the post event data with the predicted attendance and predicted network usage and updating a prediction algorithm based on the comparing step.