extravaganza

noun ex·trav·a·gan·za \ ik-ˌstra-və-ˈgan-zə \

Updated on: 21 May 2018

Definition of extravaganza

1 : a literary or musical work marked by extreme freedom of style and structure and usually by elements of burlesque or parody

2 : a lavish or spectacular show or event

3 : something extravagant

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Examples of extravaganza in a Sentence

the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl

Recent Examples of extravaganza from the Web

The video platform held its annual BrandCast extravaganza at the Radio City Music Hall in New York on Thursday, where 4,200 attendees were dazzled with performances by Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello and shiny new ad products.

— lara o'reilly, WSJ, "CMO Today: Google GDPR Consent Tool’s Vendor Restrictions; YouTube Brandcast; NBCU Measures TV Ads on Outcomes," 4 May 2018
That space is reserved for one of the nation's largest music festivals: Lollapalooza, a three-day musical extravaganza that attracts fans from all over the country.

— isabel sophia dieppa, Marie Claire, "Women Are Being Harassed at Music Festivals in Scary Numbers—WTF Is Going On?," 2 May 2018
Don a boho-chic outfit for the famous Neon Carnival after-party, or spend your days poolside with the REVOLVE Festival, a multi-day extravaganza with a music lineup featuring A$AP Rocky, Snoop Dogg, and others.

— brittany martin, Los Angeles Magazine, "Helicopters, Yurts, and Other Over-the-Top Coachella Upgrades," 5 Apr. 2018
Serenata Ochestra’s annual fundraiser is a sci-fi themed extravaganza with food, drinks, music, silent auction.

— michelle jenkins, idahostatesman, "April showers us with fresh produce, jazz and laughs | Idaho Statesman," 31 Mar. 2018
Around the same time, Mo Ryan attended Pine Tar .406, a baseball punk extravaganza hosted by Steve Albini in the Logan Square Auditorium.

— aimee levitt, Chicago Reader, "Archive Dive / News / Sports It's MLB Opening Day, so enjoy some Reader baseball coverage," 29 Mar. 2018
Sales at the retail behemoth best-known for its over-the-top (and sometimes the sides) padded extravaganzas declined every single month of 2017.

— sam reed, The Hollywood Reporter, "Did #MeToo Kill the Push-Up Bra?," 23 Mar. 2018
Collision, which Cosgrove started in Las Vegas in 2014, fashions itself as the next South by Southwest, the sprawling tech conference and entertainment extravaganza held in Austin, Texas, since 1987.

— greg larose, NOLA.com, "Collision taking tech conference to Toronto from New Orleans," 1 May 2018
Marvel's superhero extravaganza earned another $380 million internationally, for a total of $630 million worldwide and a new global record.

— USA TODAY, "Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend," 29 Apr. 2018

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