fests

noun

plural of fest
as in festivals
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something a country music fest

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Recent Examples of fests Built around Western culture, Under the Big Sky festival has become one of the marquee fests in the nation for Americana and country music since launching in 2019. — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026 While there have been a few smaller-scale all-women music fests, such as the regional Ladybug Music Festival or Australia’s Venus Rising, Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields is the most notable since Lileth Fair. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 June 2026 Levy is supporting the concessions across four of the 16 World Cup venues—Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco and Atlanta—and five fan fests. — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Today, most large cities hold zine fests, some of which cater to specific groups, like New York City’s Black Zine Fair or Minneapolis’s Midwest Queer & Trans Zine Fest. — Rachel Schneider, The Conversation, 17 June 2026 The state then committed $6 million for a free watch party for 50,000 New Yorkers on Central Park’s Great Lawn, plus fan fests in all five boroughs. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Anti-drone teams, surveillance-camera networks, special crowd management units and military and police patrols will operate during the duration of the tournament at Mexican stadiums, fan fests, airports, national-team camps and other strategic facilities in coordination with FIFA. — ABC News, 10 June 2026 At least 78 fan fests are sanctioned by the FIFA host city organizing committees, according to the Associated Press. — Kristy Hutchings, Daily News, 10 June 2026 With limited parking, many fans are expected to rely on public transit or rideshares for access to matches and fan fests for the entirety of the tournament. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 June 2026
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  1. festivals
  2. festivities
  3. celebrations
Noun
  • 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
Definition of festivals
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  • 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
Definition of festivities
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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