Definition of festival
:of, relating to, appropriate to, or set apart as a festival
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Recent Examples of festival from the Web
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Festival space is located at Broad Street at Farm Road 157/Main Street.
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Festival tickets start at $55, mountangelabbey.org/bach or 503-845-3064.
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Related: How to look festival-ready for Forecastle no matter the weather 4.
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Festival audiences can do funny things to, and for, what's actually on the screen.
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Festival headquarters and main ticket office is at 923 First Ave.
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Festival headquarters and main ticket office is at 923 First Ave.
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Festival headquarters and main ticket office is at 923 First Ave.
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Festival headquarters and main ticket office is at 923 First Ave.
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Origin and Etymology of festival
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin festivus festive
Other Performing Arts Terms
Definition of festival
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:a time of celebration marked by special observances
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:feast 2
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:an often periodic celebration or program of events or entertainment having a specified focus
- a daffodil festival
- a Greek festival
3
:gaiety, conviviality
Examples of festival in a Sentence
Each year, a festival was held to celebrate the harvest.
The town has a summer festival in the park.
Recent Examples of festival from the Web
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Middle Eastern food festival Food, pastries, vendors, tours and more.
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The chefs Ryan Hardy, from the new Legacy Records, and Daniel Humm, from Eleven Madison Park, will cook during the festival.
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Disalvatore served as festival manager at Outfest: The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and wrote The Smoking Cocktail blog to provide gay news on arts, culture and politics.
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During the Chicago Jazz Convening, participants offered many other suggestions that could enhance the festival.
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Foodie movies and dinners at the Modern, from Cajun to paella Tickets remain for both dining events at this weekend’s Film Feast, a foodies’ film festival at The Modern.
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Other events coinciding with the festival's 49th year include a beer and wine garden with live entertainment, a carnival, a community parade, and performers on the Breidert Green Entertainment Stage.
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The arts, music and culture festival is pretty much the headquarters for #BlackGirlMagic and #BlackBoyJoy.
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Both Mandel JCC campuses house expansive preschools and summer day camps — as well as hundreds of programs, classes and festivals for adults, children, families and those with special needs.
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First Known Use of festival
1528
festival Synonyms
Synonyms
carnival, celebration, fest, festivity, fete (or fête), fiesta, gala, jubileeRelated Words
jamboree, jollification, jollity [British], merriment, merrymaking, rejoicing, revel, revelry; exhibit, exhibition, exposition, fair, show; exercises, honorsOther Performing Arts Terms
FESTIVAL Defined for English Language Learners
festival
noun
Definition of festival for English Language Learners
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: a special time or event when people gather to celebrate something
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: an organized series of performances
FESTIVAL Defined for Kids
festival
play
noun
fes·ti·val
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Definition of festival for Students
1
:a time or event of celebration
- a harvest festival
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:a program of cultural events or entertainment
- a jazz festival
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