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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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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 events are produced entirely by volunteers.
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Festival hours are Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more festival information visit www.grapevinetexasusa.com/main-street-fest/v or call 817-410-3185.
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Festival managers add up the scores to find the winner.)
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Origin and Etymology of festival
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin festivus festive
Other Performing Arts Terms
festival
Definition of festival
1a : a time of celebration marked by special observancesb : feast 2
2 : 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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Just like the New Orleans festival, Essence Festival Durban will bring together international performers and speakers to entertain and inspire, as well as a host of local artists and experts.
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During the island's San Juan festival, held each year on June 23 and 24, Minorcan race horses gallop and prance on their rear legs through the streets of Ciutadella to honor of the town's patron saint.
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UCLA students started this LGBTQ film festival in 1982, making it L.A.’s longest-running one, period (happy 35th, Outfest!).
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The drone likely belonged to either the DJ's management or the festival as these aerial cameras have become increasingly more popular at concerts.
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The festival features a cupcake contest each day with a different age group competing.
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Bradley Cooper, that incredibly attractive man with a multitude of talents, performed at Glastonbury music festival in England on Friday.
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Coppola made history at Cannes, becoming the second woman in the history of the film festival to win Best Director.
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The festival runs June 30 to July 3 at Knoch Park in Naperville.
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First Known Use of festival
1528
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FESTIVAL Defined for English Language Learners
festival
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
playDefinition of festival for Students
1 : a time or event of celebration a harvest festival
2 : a program of cultural events or entertainment a jazz festival
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