diff --git a/pymysqlreplication/event.py b/pymysqlreplication/event.py
index 73e36051..7ff6857c 100644
--- a/pymysqlreplication/event.py
+++ b/pymysqlreplication/event.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from pymysqlreplication.exceptions import StatusVariableMismatch
 from pymysqlreplication.util.bytes import parse_decimal_from_bytes
 from typing import Union, Optional
+import json
 
 
 class BinLogEvent(object):
@@ -68,15 +69,30 @@ def _verify_event(self):
         self.packet.read_bytes -= 19 + self.event_size + 4
         self.packet.rewind(20)
 
+    @property
+    def formatted_timestamp(self) -> str:
+        return datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(self.timestamp).isoformat()
+
     def dump(self):
         print(f"=== {self.__class__.__name__} ===")
-        print(f"Date: {datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(self.timestamp).isoformat()}")
+        print(f"Date: {self.formatted_timestamp}")
         print(f"Log position: {self.packet.log_pos}")
         print(f"Event size: {self.event_size}")
         print(f"Read bytes: {self.packet.read_bytes}")
         self._dump()
         print()
 
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "timestamp": self.formatted_timestamp,
+            "log_pos": self.packet.log_pos,
+            "event_size": self.event_size,
+            "read_bytes": self.packet.read_bytes,
+        }
+
+    def to_json(self) -> str:
+        return json.dumps(self.to_dict())
+
     def _dump(self):
         """Core data dumped for the event"""
         pass
diff --git a/pymysqlreplication/tests/test_event.py b/pymysqlreplication/tests/test_event.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d8a4f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pymysqlreplication/tests/test_event.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from pymysqlreplication.tests.base import PyMySQLReplicationTestCase
+from pymysqlreplication import BinLogStreamReader
+import json
+
+
+class BinLogEventTestCase(PyMySQLReplicationTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(BinLogEventTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.execute("SET SESSION binlog_rows_query_log_events=1")
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.execute("SET SESSION binlog_rows_query_log_events=0")
+        super(BinLogEventTestCase, self).tearDown()
+
+    target_fields = ["timestamp", "log_pos", "event_size", "read_bytes"]
+
+    def test_to_dict(self):
+        self.stream = BinLogStreamReader(self.database, server_id=1024)
+        query = "CREATE TABLE test (id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, data VARCHAR (50) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id))"
+        self.execute(query)
+        self.execute("COMMIT")
+
+        event = self.stream.fetchone()
+
+        event_dict = event.to_dict()
+
+        self.assertEqual(set(event_dict.keys()), set(self.target_fields))
+        self.assertEqual(event_dict["timestamp"], event.formatted_timestamp)
+        self.assertEqual(event_dict["log_pos"], event.packet.log_pos)
+        self.assertEqual(event_dict["read_bytes"], event.packet.read_bytes)
+        self.assertEqual(event_dict["event_size"], event.event_size)
+
+    def test_to_json(self):
+        self.stream = BinLogStreamReader(self.database, server_id=1024)
+        query = "CREATE TABLE test (id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, data VARCHAR (50) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id))"
+        self.execute(query)
+        self.execute("COMMIT")
+
+        event = self.stream.fetchone()
+
+        assert event.to_json() == json.dumps(event.to_dict())