: a gathering, event, or show having a specified focus
a music fest
—often used in combinationa gabfest
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a country music fest
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The first edition of the fest has been taking place this week, bringing the likes of The Assassins, Sandokan and Bookish to the sunny seaside locale.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Since its Sundance debut, the film has played many festivals, from Cannes to Independent Film Festival Boston, which picked Sorry, Baby as the capstone for this year’s edition of the fest.
—Andy Crump, Time, 26 June 2025
This is the fifth HHN house identified for the event, an intense after-hours/extra ticket fright fest held on select nights between Aug. 29 and Nov. 2 at Universal Studios Florida theme park.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
The wide-ranging conversation — hosted at Malta’s historic Fort Ricasoli just steps away from where films like Gladiator and its sequel were shot — was moderated by filmmaker Joshua Cassar Gaspar, whose film The Theft of the Caravaggio is screening in competition at the fest.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Since its Sundance debut, the film has played many festivals, from Cannes to Independent Film Festival Boston, which picked Sorry, Baby as the capstone for this year’s edition of the fest.
—Andy Crump, Time, 26 June 2025
This is the fifth HHN house identified for the event, an intense after-hours/extra ticket fright fest held on select nights between Aug. 29 and Nov. 2 at Universal Studios Florida theme park.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
The wide-ranging conversation — hosted at Malta’s historic Fort Ricasoli just steps away from where films like Gladiator and its sequel were shot — was moderated by filmmaker Joshua Cassar Gaspar, whose film The Theft of the Caravaggio is screening in competition at the fest.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
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“Fest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fest. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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