: a gathering, event, or show having a specified focus
a music fest
—often used in combinationa gabfest
Examples of fest in a Sentence
a country music fest
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One is a competition packed by on-the-rise filmmakers, bidding for more major recognition after prizes or critical applause in major sidebars of big fests, or events just outside A-list events, affording a sense of genuine discovery.
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Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
Jordan invites the guys over to have a meeting-slash-validation-fest for his bad opinions.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
The 2026 fest will improve upon this system by swapping out all tanks prior to guest arrival, so each system is fresh and empty at the start of the event.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
That meant that Emms pulled double duty of sorts at the London fest, also appearing in Jonatan Etzler’s black comedy Bad Apples, which stars Saoirse Ronan as a teacher finding her class of 10-year-olds disrupted by one unruly pupil.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
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Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
Jordan invites the guys over to have a meeting-slash-validation-fest for his bad opinions.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
The 2026 fest will improve upon this system by swapping out all tanks prior to guest arrival, so each system is fresh and empty at the start of the event.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
That meant that Emms pulled double duty of sorts at the London fest, also appearing in Jonatan Etzler’s black comedy Bad Apples, which stars Saoirse Ronan as a teacher finding her class of 10-year-olds disrupted by one unruly pupil.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fest
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“Fest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fest. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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