<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-warning btnAddUser" onclick="valida_envia()" <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-plus'></i> Agregar</button>

<script>
function valida_envia(){
                    $('#newEvent').modal('show');
                }
</script>

Modal:


<form id="nuevoEvento" method="post">
    <div id="newEvent" class="modal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
        <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
            <div class="modal-content">
                <div class="modal-header">
                    <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
                    <h4 class="modal-title">Nuevo Registro</h4>
                </div>
                <div class="modal-body">
                    <div id="datos_ajax_event"></div>
                    <div class="panel panel-default">
                        <div class="panel-heading">
                            <h3 class="panel-title">Datos de Evento</h3>
                        </div>
                        <div class="panel-body">
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <div class="modal-footer" style="margin-top: -25px">
                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Guardar</button>
                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal" data-backdrop="false">Cerrar</button>
                </div>
            </div><!-- /.modal-dialog -->
        </div><!-- /.modal -->
    </div>
</form>