as in celebration
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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The Bank of America 2025 Summer Travel and Entertainment Survey, conducted among roughly 2,000 U.S. adults between late March and early April, found that half of Americans traveled for a concert, festival or sporting event – out of state, internationally or both – within the last two years.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Cellphone video taken from the scene outside the Caribbean music festival at Bayfront Park on Sunday night doesn’t show the lead-up to the confrontation.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
The festival will unfold across the Qatari capital of Doha.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 May 2025
Fans shared several videos of Pascal’s antics at the famed festival, where the actor could be seen laughing and playfighting with Phoenix, 50, smiling with Stone, 36, and — as per usual — being the life of the party.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 17 May 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Cellphone video taken from the scene outside the Caribbean music festival at Bayfront Park on Sunday night doesn’t show the lead-up to the confrontation.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
The festival will unfold across the Qatari capital of Doha.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 May 2025
Fans shared several videos of Pascal’s antics at the famed festival, where the actor could be seen laughing and playfighting with Phoenix, 50, smiling with Stone, 36, and — as per usual — being the life of the party.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for festival
festivity
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Other celebrities who reportedly made the guest list include Leonardo DiCaprio and Ken Jeong, according to TMZ. Many of Thicke and Geary's guests arrived early to kick off the weekend festivities.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Today’s festivities host a global who’s who of the jet set.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
Footwear News,
23 May 2025
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“Festival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festival. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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