: festival
specifically
: a saint's day celebrated in Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines with processions and dances
Examples of fiesta in a Sentence
the city's Latinos have a series of fiestas throughout the summer
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The 18-course Devoro tasting menu (290 Euros, or around $340), which lasts three-and-a-half hours in the serving, is a fascinating fiesta of miniature dishes in which Salazar’s Andalusian origins mix and match with island inspirations.
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Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
All of us have definitely been to a fiesta of some sort.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
Grab a kazoo and an umbrella drink and have a seat; this fiesta is going to run until early March.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Keep the flavor fiesta going with a cooking class at one of these select Texas restaurants and culinary schools.
—Stacey Zable, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
All of us have definitely been to a fiesta of some sort.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
Grab a kazoo and an umbrella drink and have a seat; this fiesta is going to run until early March.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Keep the flavor fiesta going with a cooking class at one of these select Texas restaurants and culinary schools.
—Stacey Zable, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fiesta
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“Fiesta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiesta. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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fiesta
noun
fi·es·ta
fē-ˈes-tə 
: festival sense 1
especially
: a saint's day celebrated in Spain and Latin America with parades and dances
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