How to Use festivity in a Sentence

festivity

noun

• The decorations give the hall an air of festivity.
• The festivities will include a parade, a concert, and games for children.
• We enjoyed the New Year's Eve festivities.
• And of course Earth Day falls on April 24, smack dab in the middle of the festivities.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
• He was announced as the star act of the festivities on Sept. 8.
  — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 1 Dec. 2024
• Join in the festivities at a town street fair, or stroll down to the beach for a swim in the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Argolís.
  — National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019
• The festivities will be on the main concourse level of the park.
  — courant.com, 1 Dec. 2019
• Dozens of food and drink vendors will be part of the festivities.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2019
• The evening’s festivities and food will warm your heart and fill your tummy.
  — Hermine Saunders, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 7 Sep. 2019
• McMichael will partake in his part of the festivities from his home.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2024
• Clayton said a few words to the Cougars star before walking away to join the festivities on the court.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
• At the conclusion of the festivities the idols are returned to the river.
  — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
• Here’s a look at festivities planned throughout the state.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 13 June 2023
• Here's what to know, from its hours to when each festivity is going on.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2023
• Sunday’s festivities start at 8 a.m., when the gates open, and end at 6 p.m. with a march-off of all the bands in attendance.
  — Doug Duran, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2019
• The festivities, designed to make your heart grow three sizes, are open to resort guests and the public.
  — Melissa Yeager, azcentral, 4 Dec. 2019
• At the end of a stay full of parties and festivities, toast the season with a glass of bubbly at Christmas Day brunch.
  — Teresa Bergen, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023
• Luckily, Kelsey was able to get her dress from the tailor in time for the festivities.
  — Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2020
• From Baton Rouge, to Lafayette to Shreveport, the festivities are widespread and not to be missed.
  — Rachaell Davis, Essence, 29 Jan. 2020
• Then, May Day was not known as a worker’s day of activism, but a day of festivity.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2020
• Ice Palace Studios will be home to all three days of the Bravo festivities.
  — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024
• Some festivities for the Jewish holiday of Purim are up in the air.
  — Melanie Grayce West, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2020
• Gage the dog makes use of a large inflatable fire hydrant at the dog show festivities at Canyon High School.
  — Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 4 July 2024
• Similar festivities would be held from coast to coast in the decades to follow.
  — Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
• For the festivities, the Manneken Pis—the famed statue of the urinating boy—wore a Union Jack waistcoat.
  — Marc Bain, Quartz, 1 Feb. 2020
• Many Bowie fans turned out for the festivities, and some even got emotional.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
• Some placed a small tree in the Blue Room; others preferred a large tree or trees in the East Room, where most of the holiday festivities took place.
  — Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
• The festivities start at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, with touchdown shots and more (about the same time as the actual game starts).
  — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2020
• This holiday is the perfect time to turn up the flavor, and this is our way of adding a little extra excitement to the festivities.
  — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
• This year’s festivities, set to be held on Saturday, May 3, promise to have all the excitement and glamour of past years.
  — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025