festival
adjective
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Definition of festival
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of, relating to, appropriate to, or set apart as a festival
festival
nounDefinition of festival (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: a time of celebration marked by special observances
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: feast sense 2
2
: an often periodic celebration or program of events or entertainment having a specified focus
a daffodil festival a Greek festival
3
: gaiety, conviviality
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Synonyms for festival
Synonyms: Noun
carnival, celebration, fest, festivity, fete (or fête), fiesta, gala, jubilee
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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.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Lauryn Hill’s only festival appearance) and the idiosyncratic synth-pop stylings of Blood Orange, whose only other fest is Osheaga, across the border in Montreal. — Billboard, "A Guide to Planning Summer Music Festival Season 2018," 2 June 2018 The jury president swept through the party while festival head Theirry Fremaux was spotted taking selfies. — Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, "Cannes: Cate Blanchett Fetes the HFPA at Beachside Bash," 14 May 2018 Lauryn Hill’s only festival appearance) and the idiosyncratic synth-pop stylings of Blood Orange, whose only other fest is Osheaga, across the border in Montreal. — Billboard, "A Guide to Planning Summer Music Festival Season 2018," 2 June 2018 The jury president swept through the party while festival head Theirry Fremaux was spotted taking selfies. — Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, "Cannes: Cate Blanchett Fetes the HFPA at Beachside Bash," 14 May 2018 From 24 concerts reported to Billboard Boxscore for LCD Soundsystem since the beginning of 2016, the performances -- aside from festival appearances -- are averaging a gross of about $200,000 per show from primarily theater-sized venues. — Bob Allen, Billboard, "LCD Soundsystem Scores on Hot Tours Tally With Fall Run," 11 Jan. 2018 The song itself, a brilliant and controversial standout from his new album, isn't exactly festival material. — Matt Miller, Esquire, "Jay-Z Made a Powerful Statement During His Meadows Performance," 16 Sep. 2017 Festival space is located at Broad Street at Farm Road 157/Main Street. — Faye Reeder, star-telegram, "Open house will show how Arlington Charities fights hunger, poverty," 30 Aug. 2017 Festival tickets start at $55, mountangelabbey.org/bach or 503-845-3064. — Amy Wang, OregonLive.com, "7 arts picks: 'Snow White,' Minor White, opera concert for MAX victims, more," 20 July 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Taste of Mequon: Community festival with music by Jay Matthes, Trapper Schoepp, Stray Voltage, noon-9 p.m. Sept. 7, Mequon City Hall, 11333 N. Cedarburg Road, Mequon. — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "What’s going on in Milwaukee this week: Sept. 6-12," 5 Sep. 2019 First up: Healthyish is heading to Portland, OR for Roux, a festival for and about women in the food and beverage industry. — Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, "It's Good to Be Back," 5 Sep. 2019 Now in its 36th annual iteration, Facets’ 10-day-long event was the first Oscar-qualifying children’s film festival in the world. — Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, "Labor Day is over, time to start planning for fall. Here’s a list of awesome family activities around Chicago.," 4 Sep. 2019 Video: Lincoln County commissioners have approved permits for two separate alien-themed festivals in Nevada for later this year. — Fox News, "'Storm Area 51' alien-themed events in Nevada get final approval from county," 4 Sep. 2019 GroovFest returns in its second year as an award-winning festival, having been named Best New Event by the Texas Festival & Events Association. — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, "Tomball’s GroovFest ‘19 to celebrate ‘all things groovy’," 4 Sep. 2019 Now that phenomenon is the subject of an entire festival. — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, "Late work gets top billing at Oberlin’s ‘End of Life, End of Time’ festival," 4 Sep. 2019 One of the best things about a festival as well curated as Telluride is that nearly every movie on the slate is somebody’s favorite. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, "Telluride Day Four: Family dramas and French fever dreams wrap up the final day," 3 Sep. 2019 The calendar includes such cool offerings as Iron Maiden (Sept. 10), the Original Misfits (Sept. 11), KISS (Sept. 16) and Rolling Loud (Sept. 28-29), the giant hip-hop festival that is held outdoors on the arena/coliseum grounds. — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, "With Warriors gone, the new name of Oracle Arena is …," 3 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'festival.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for festival
festival
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of festival
: a special time or event when people gather to celebrate something
: an organized series of performances
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festival
noun
fes·ti·val
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Kids Definition of festival
1
: a time or event of celebration
a harvest festival
2
: a program of cultural events or entertainment
a jazz festival
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