Thesaurus results for FESTIVAL

festival

noun

Definition of festival

as in celebration

a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something tourists flock to the town for its annual strawberry festival

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Recent Examples of festival The event, held at UCHealth Park on Tutt Boulevard, is a throwback hip-hop and R&B festival with multiple stops across the country. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Just before the Paper Tiger screening, Gray received the Career Leopard honor from the Swiss festival in a moment that seemed worthy of a big cat pun. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026 Sure, there was still a lot to see and do during this middle day of the sold-out Outside Lands festival, which is expected to draw some 225,000 attendees during its three-day run. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 Introducing Angelenos to their river One motivating factor behind the festival, Orbison said, is a simple meet-and-greet. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for festival

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The finish was calm, and came after good pressing from himself and Viktor Gyokeres, but the celebration that followed was what mattered.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Official celebrations were set to continue Friday with flag-raising ceremonies and other events.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of celebration

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Then take your pick from ice cream shops and spend some time enjoying the festivities including frequent live music, carnival style games, and even a zipline.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026
The festivities continued as the brides and a dozen friends went on a buddymoon through the French Riviera.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of festivity

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Spain will host a gran fiesta for its winning team on the streets of Madrid.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 July 2026
The Carnaval de Guaranda, for instance, takes inspiration from a rowdy annual fiesta held in the Bolivar Province and is made with vodka, hops, figs, white truffle, turmeric, and a local moonshine called pájaro azul.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

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