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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 For Srouji, the ultimate measure of a healthy industry is not simply whether a filmmaker gets a movie made or lands a prestigious festival selection, but whether that success makes the next film possible. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026 Unlike other modern culinary festivals, there was no peeking behind the curtain, because, in fact, there is no curtain. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026 The pair initially presented the idea of a ski town festival to promoter Tim Sweetwood, who suggested an event in their home region instead. — Leena Tailor, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026 Mehrel said, adding that the film went on to play over 50 festivals. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for festival

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While Dia de los Muertos is widely known as a Mexican holiday, celebrations take place around the world.

— Zayda Rivera, Parents, 29 Oct. 2026
On Saturday, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery held its 27th annual Día de los Muertos event — where tens of thousands gathered at the Los Angeles landmark for the largest celebration of the holiday anywhere outside of Mexico.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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In Shibuya, Halloween festivities were already a nuisance — but now, officials realized there was more to worry about than empty bottles and loud music.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Staff who attended the ribbon cutting beamed at the new center and festivities.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

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