festival
noun
a day or time of religious or other celebration, marked by feasting, ceremonies, or other observances.
festivals
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pluralof festival.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We were moving to release that and put it into the fall festivals.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
With the fall festivals in the books, awards columnist Glenn Whipp surveys the landscape and offers his first bold prediction of the 10 best picture nominees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Queen Camilla has been running her Queen's Reading Room project for five years, a kind of mega book club, with festivals and events and outreach projects, such as bringing books to homeless shelters.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Its Music Academy hosted traveling festivals and workshops until 2019, and the company still partners with electronic music festivals, including sponsoring a seven-city Midsummer series this past June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Anya had heard the story countless times, usually when Anya wondered why they couldn’t live in the village proper, or why they didn’t go to more festivals, or have more friends.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
