opening night
noun
: the evening when something (such as a play or concert) is performed in front of an audience for the first time
I have tickets for opening night.
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Visitors can also try the 250-foot tubing hill, join a record-breaking caroling event on opening night or pick up a season pass for unlimited trips through the lights.
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Charlottefive Staff, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
At the opening night of the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah on Thursday, Juliette Binoche was among the top honorees.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
Dakota Johnson nodded to the cutout trend with her Alessandra Rich dress at the Red Sea International Film Festival opening night red carpet on Thursday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 4 Dec. 2025
About 100 people dined with them on opening night.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Charlottefive Staff, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
At the opening night of the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah on Thursday, Juliette Binoche was among the top honorees.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
Dakota Johnson nodded to the cutout trend with her Alessandra Rich dress at the Red Sea International Film Festival opening night red carpet on Thursday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 4 Dec. 2025
About 100 people dined with them on opening night.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Opening night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opening%20night. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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