festival

adjective

fes·ti·val | \ ˈfe-stə-vəl

Definition of festival

(Entry 1 of 2)

: of, relating to, appropriate to, or set apart as a festival

festival

noun

Definition of festival (Entry 2 of 2)

1a : a time of celebration marked by special observances

b : feast sense 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

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

Lauryn Hill’s only festival appearance) and the idiosyncratic synth-pop stylings of Blood Orange, whose only other fest is Osheaga, across the border in Montreal. — Billboard, "A Guide to Planning Summer Music Festival Season 2018," 2 June 2018 The jury president swept through the party while festival head Theirry Fremaux was spotted taking selfies. — Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, "Cannes: Cate Blanchett Fetes the HFPA at Beachside Bash," 14 May 2018 From 24 concerts reported to Billboard Boxscore for LCD Soundsystem since the beginning of 2016, the performances -- aside from festival appearances -- are averaging a gross of about $200,000 per show from primarily theater-sized venues. — Bob Allen, Billboard, "LCD Soundsystem Scores on Hot Tours Tally With Fall Run," 11 Jan. 2018 The song itself, a brilliant and controversial standout from his new album, isn't exactly festival material. — Matt Miller, Esquire, "Jay-Z Made a Powerful Statement During His Meadows Performance," 16 Sep. 2017 Festival space is located at Broad Street at Farm Road 157/Main Street. — Faye Reeder, star-telegram, "Open house will show how Arlington Charities fights hunger, poverty," 30 Aug. 2017 Festival tickets start at $55, mountangelabbey.org/bach or 503-845-3064. — Amy Wang, OregonLive.com, "7 arts picks: 'Snow White,' Minor White, opera concert for MAX victims, more," 20 July 2017 U2 is currently touring in support of the album's 30th anniversary and Bonnaroo was the Irish band’s first-ever U.S. festival appearance. — Dave Brooks, Billboard, "Bonnaroo's Attendance Bounces Back With 65K Turning Out For U2, Weeknd: Exclusive," 12 June 2017 Festival audiences can do funny things to, and for, what's actually on the screen. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "'The Big Sick' review: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan are the medicine we need now," 29 June 2017

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Tickets are $75 per person, children 12 and younger are free, and include admission to the music festival, tie dye T-shirt and tent campsite. — Staff Report, Post-Tribune, "Community news," 27 June 2018 According to Taste of Country, Billy and his mom Leann stopped by the 107.7 GNA studio in Albany, New York, to pick up tickets to a music festival unrelated to his favorite country singer. — Southern Living, "This Reba McEntire Fan’s Reaction to Winning Meet and Greet Passes Will Warm Your Heart, Guaranteed," 27 June 2018 The new film that’s based on it did much better with critics during its September festival run in Telluride and Toronto. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "5 fascinating stories about Lee Israel, the real person behind Can You Ever Forgive Me?," 19 Oct. 2018 As Kimberly had previously touched on, the special reunion and its accompanying festival had a moment of tribute planned for the Debby. — Tess Garcia, Teen Vogue, "The Cast of the Disney Channel Orignial Movie "Halloweentown" Reunited," 14 Oct. 2018 There wasn’t anything else like his festival and there wasn’t anyone else like Lou. — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Lou Curtiss, a key mentor to Tom Waits, Jack Tempchin and other musicians, has died at 79," 10 July 2018 Essential hardware for Lollapalooza and beyond Depending on your music festival of choice, essentials can vary from glow sticks and flower crowns to cowboy hats and cutoffs. — Janna Irons, Outside Online, "What to Bring to Summer Music Festivals," 27 June 2018 The network doesn’t seem to really have much of a hand in its namesake festival and promoters already seem to be looking toward a future that doesn’t include BETX. — Gerrick D. Kennedy, latimes.com, "Perspective: Chaos ruled at this weekend's BET fest — but the fans still flocked to celebrity," 26 June 2018 FKP Scorpio will continue to put on their new music festival Where’s the Music in central Norrköping, Sweden. — Taylor Mims, Billboard, "Sweden's Bråvalla Festival Officially Calls It Quits," 26 June 2018

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