as in celebration
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
tourists flock to the town for its annual strawberry festival
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Recent Examples of festival
For centuries, the nine-day event had been just one of dozens of annual Spanish festivals, many of which also involve encierros, or bull runs.
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Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
The television partner of the U.K.’s biggest music festival released a statement Monday as the fest wound down, hours after U.S. star Olivia Rodrigo wrapped up with her headline set.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
The 2024 festival was to expand to a three-day event with headliners including SZA, Doechii and Snoh Aalegra.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
Anti Social Camp is the first songwriting camp to double as a front-facing festival, with 200 recording sessions across 40 studios complimented by 10 public events at premiere New York City venues.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 30 June 2025
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Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
The television partner of the U.K.’s biggest music festival released a statement Monday as the fest wound down, hours after U.S. star Olivia Rodrigo wrapped up with her headline set.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
The 2024 festival was to expand to a three-day event with headliners including SZA, Doechii and Snoh Aalegra.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
Anti Social Camp is the first songwriting camp to double as a front-facing festival, with 200 recording sessions across 40 studios complimented by 10 public events at premiere New York City venues.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for festival
festivity
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The new Whole Foods grocery store in downtown St. Charles is officially open, with dozens of customers gathering Wednesday morning for the festivities.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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The venues for the multiple festivities were never officially revealed, but celebrations were supposed to culminate with a lavish party at the grand Scuola Grande della Misericordia event space, according to the BBC.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 June 2025
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“Festival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festival. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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