festivities

noun

plural of festivity
as in celebrations
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something year-long festivities will mark the 300th anniversary of the city's founding

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Recent Examples of festivities Balboa Park’s largest event of the year is the food-and-entertainment-filled December Nights, which draws crowds of 350,000 people over one weekend for holiday festivities. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026 Researchers think geoglyphs may have served ceremonial or cultural purposes, such as a hosting site for festivities, but their exact function is still up for debate. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 July 2026 Sometimes therapists and family members join the party, and Kaye leads the festivities, waving a diploma up on the bench. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Donovan partnered with longtime MLS sponsor AT&T for the festivities to bring fans closer to the action. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Then, the couple and their children — Prince George, 13, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8 — attended the annual Trooping the Colour festivities. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Corn mazes, hot air balloon rides to see fall foliage from above, Oktoberfest celebrations, and fall wine and cideries round out the fall festivities. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The purpose of the survey, Meyers said, was not to put a damper on World Cup festivities but to understand and improve how businesses experience major events in the city. — Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 This weekend marked a moment of celebration for the WNBA, which used All-Star festivities in Chicago as a greater platform to celebrate the league’s 30th season. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for festivities
  1. celebrations
  2. festivals
Noun
  • Before the viral goal celebrations, the Norwegian striker ordered Normatec boots off the Hyperice website on his own dime.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The department approved the policy shortly before the Fourth of July to allow officers to wear the hats during the city’s holiday celebrations.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of celebrations
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  • Java Films, which took worldwide distribution rights in January, has also revealed a mid-October release for the film, which has played a string of festivals including Austin, Palm Springs and Cleveland.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In her downtime, the singer has also attended award shows, film and music festivals, and fashion shows, all while showing off an array of designer shoes.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
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