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: a time of celebration marked by special observances
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: an often periodic celebration or program of events or entertainment having a specified focus
a daffodil festival
a Greek festival
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Examples of festival in a Sentence
Noun
Each year, a festival was held to celebrate the harvest.
The town has a summer festival in the park.
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Ben Croll, Variety, 14 July 2025
Previously, our editor, Dominique Fluker, selected ten fashionable outfits from H&M’s summer assortment to inspire our festival goers as a packing guide for the ESSENCE Festival of Culture.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 July 2025
Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Corey Kent will join as a special guest on all dates, while Australian country star Brad Cox will open the Sunburnt Country festival dates.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 1 July 2025
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Adjective
Such easy overlap between juror and filmmaker speaks to a wider festival goal toward building a real sense of community within the genre world.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 14 July 2025
Previously, our editor, Dominique Fluker, selected ten fashionable outfits from H&M’s summer assortment to inspire our festival goers as a packing guide for the ESSENCE Festival of Culture.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 July 2025
Noun
This includes strategic media spending, cultural partnerships, and on-the-ground activations at festivals such as BottleRock and La Onda.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Corey Kent will join as a special guest on all dates, while Australian country star Brad Cox will open the Sunburnt Country festival dates.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 1 July 2025
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“Festival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/festival. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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