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: a time of celebration marked by special observances
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: an often periodic celebration or program of events or entertainment having a specified focus
a daffodil festival
a Greek festival
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Examples of festival in a Sentence
Noun
Each year, a festival was held to celebrate the harvest.
The town has a summer festival in the park.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 May 2025
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Debbie Day, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The festival will screen 10 works featuring Garfield, eight of which will be projected from 35mm prints.
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Adjective
The 33-year-old subject of Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up Louisiana native is participating in festival season and getting all dolled up while doing it.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 May 2025
The group’s tour will officially launch in the U.K. in May before a series of festival appearances throughout Europe across the summer.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 2 May 2025
Noun
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—Debbie Day, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The festival will screen 10 works featuring Garfield, eight of which will be projected from 35mm prints.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Festival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/festival. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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