festival
An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.
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Festival du dessin à Arles 2026 : notre guide. Pour sa 4e édition, l'événement propose un panorama foisonnant, du XVIIe siècle à nos jours.
Dallas city leaders are implementing decibel limits and stage orientation requirements after noise from this year’s Breakaway Music Festival traveled miles into neighborhoods.
Notícia da @oglobo.globo.com "Festival Feira Preta volta ao Rio após 10 anos com shows gratuitos de Leci Brandão, Teresa Cristina e mais" Link sem paywall ⬇️
The London Poster Project Design by Atelier Works for the London Design Festival, 2009
414 Days and 0 Hours until Glastonbury Festival 2027!
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An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.
The Reading and Leeds festivals take place on the August bank holiday.
“Festival du dessin à Arles 2026 : notre guide. Pour sa 4e édition, l'événement propose un panorama foisonnant, du XVIIe siècle à nos jours.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Dallas city leaders are implementing decibel limits and stage orientation requirements after noise from this year’s Breakaway Music Festival traveled miles into neighborhoods.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Notícia da @oglobo.globo.com "Festival Feira Preta volta ao Rio após 10 anos com shows gratuitos de Leci Brandão, Teresa Cristina e mais" Link sem paywall ⬇️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The London Poster Project Design by Atelier Works for the London Design Festival, 2009”
— Bluesky· May 2026“414 Days and 0 Hours until Glastonbury Festival 2027!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.).
Festival means: Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. .. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
festival means: Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. .. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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(Bible) A feast or feast day.
All your males are to appear three times a year before the your God in the place He chooses: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths. No one is to appear before the empty-handed.
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