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festival

noun

Definition of festival

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 The ceremony also recognized the festival’s preliminary selection committee and the jury panels for the semi-final and final stages. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 July 2026 Recent years have seen the opening of a small gin distillery and the launch of a spring literary festival, but most of Filey’s shops and cafés are long-established. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 July 2026 Following alt-rock’s aughties surge, a slew of bands like Mastodon, the Mars Volta, and Coheed & Cambria became main-stage festival acts by adapting modern hard rock conventions into over-the-top mutations. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026 Thousands of fans watched punk legend Iggy Pop headline the Mosswood Meltdown music festival in Oakland on Saturday. — Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for festival

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Harvick vividly recalls the immense crowds and emotional post-race celebration, fulfilling a deep childhood aspiration.

— Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Charli’s shameless celebration of her taste comes as AI companies are promising everyone can be an artist.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of celebration

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Bobis reviewed the sparkling apple ginger sour cherry mocktail and called it a fit for fall festivities and Sober October.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 22, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
The match ended in a tie, yet that did not preclude the hundreds of Ecuadorians assembled to wave their flags, dance and continue the festivities.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of festivity

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The Carnaval de Guaranda, for instance, takes inspiration from a rowdy annual fiesta held in the Bolivar Province and is made with vodka, hops, figs, white truffle, turmeric, and a local moonshine called pájaro azul.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
While locals are excited to have the fiesta in their backyard, one of the few Colombian restaurants in the city is feeling overwhelmed.

— Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

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