as in celebrations
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 festivals
Four-fifths of the money goes to film projects; the rest goes to organizations such as the film academy and festivals.
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Celebrate Bavarian culture at Oktoberfest Oktoberfest festivals are still happening throughout the capital region, showcasing German culture from brews, steins, sausages, lederhosen and dancing.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s the conclusion of a survey by WalletHub, a personal finance website and app, which analyzed more than 180 cities around the United States using 28 indicators of appeal, including the cost of groceries, affordability and accessibility of high-quality restaurants and food festivals per capita.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The novel solution is designed to tackle the common challenge of ensuring a reliable power supply in places far from existing infrastructure, such as open-air music festivals, crisis zones, and remote scientific expeditions.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
For the occasion, Janet attended her brothers Jackie and Marlon Jackson's performance at the Heritage Live festivals in Reading.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
No stranger to film festivals, there’s one in the Charlotte region that’s looking to bridge both North and South Carolina for film fans.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Surrogacy, mortgage help, and even music festivals Period leave is also legally protected in other countries.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Celebrate Bavarian culture at Oktoberfest Oktoberfest festivals are still happening throughout the capital region, showcasing German culture from brews, steins, sausages, lederhosen and dancing.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s the conclusion of a survey by WalletHub, a personal finance website and app, which analyzed more than 180 cities around the United States using 28 indicators of appeal, including the cost of groceries, affordability and accessibility of high-quality restaurants and food festivals per capita.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The novel solution is designed to tackle the common challenge of ensuring a reliable power supply in places far from existing infrastructure, such as open-air music festivals, crisis zones, and remote scientific expeditions.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
For the occasion, Janet attended her brothers Jackie and Marlon Jackson's performance at the Heritage Live festivals in Reading.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
No stranger to film festivals, there’s one in the Charlotte region that’s looking to bridge both North and South Carolina for film fans.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Surrogacy, mortgage help, and even music festivals Period leave is also legally protected in other countries.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for festivals
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The hairs on the back of the neck still stand up now when thinking of the post-match celebrations after David Seaman’s penalty save dumped out Spain in the quarter-finals.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In a last-gasp play, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts threw long into the end zone, but the Broncos defense managed to bat it away to spark jubilant celebrations from the visiting fans.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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The event is one of several festivities scheduled across the nation leading up to America's official quarter-millennial on July 4, 2026.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Oct. 2025
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On September 27, the Goop founder got all dressed up for her birthday festivities in Portofino, Italy.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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For those traveling with children, TAFER’s signature Little Luxuries family program offers activities including face painting, ancestral Mexican games, traditional Mexican Cumbia live dance performances, beachside fiestas and more.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Semana Santa processions in Seville date back to the 16th century and are one of Spain's most famous fiestas.—
Nina Aquino,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Festivals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festivals. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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