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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 How to find an event near you Across the country, communities are hosting festivals, block parties, volunteer projects, exhibits and commemorative events as part of America250, the nationwide effort to mark the anniversary. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Fans posed for photos together, exchanged handshakes and congratulated one another before returning to the music that had filled the festival throughout the evening. — Latif Love july 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 Also scheduled to visit the festival over the next week are the likes of Juliette Binoche, cinematographer Robert Richardson, Jeffrey Wright, and Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026 This year’s festival is also expected to draw about 30,000 visitors, which could mark an attendance record, according to Mark Marando, president of the Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for festival

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Delivery had been delayed as the city grappled with the tragedy, a small but unforgettable reminder that Atlanta’s celebration had changed overnight.

— Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
The whole thing, from the new series to the game nights themselves, even this evening’s celebrations, have the feeling of the late-1970s public access show TV Party, a loose, unpredictable New York salon helmed by Glenn O’Brien.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

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Argentina followers found the more official watch party at Centennial Park too um … impartial … for their tastes and moved their festivities a few blocks east.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
O’Hara said hotels further away from the festivities saw lower-than-expected reservations.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Definition of festivity

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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
While locals are excited to have the fiesta in their backyard, one of the few Colombian restaurants in the city is feeling overwhelmed.

— Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

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