festival

noun

/ˈfestɪvl/

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a series of performances of music, plays, films, etc., usually organized in the same place once a year; a series of public events connected with a particular activity or idea
- a film/music festival
- the Edinburgh Festival
- the Cannes Film Festival
- The pub is holding its annual beer festival later this week.
- a rock festival (= where bands perform, often outdoors and over a period of several days)
Culture festivalsfestivalsMany branches of the arts hold festivals each year in towns and cities throughout Britain and the US. Some of the larger festivals last several weeks and include music, drama, art and literature. People travel a long way to see the top international performances that such festivals attract. Smaller festivals concentrate on one art form, such as poetry. Because the US is so large, most of its festivals are local, although a few famous ones, such as the Monterey Jazz Festival in California, attract people from around the world. Americans particularly like summer festivals where they can enjoy art, music and food outdoors.Some festivals, such as the Edinburgh Festival, have been running for many years. A special feature of the Edinburgh Festival is the Fringe. In the past, Fringe events were typically avant-garde (= experimental). However, they attracted such large audiences and got so much attention from the critics that the Fringe has now become larger than the main festival, featuring a wide range of events from the avant-garde to the more traditional. In Wales, several eisteddfods celebrate Welsh culture and include competitions for composers and artists.Many festivals concentrate on music. In Britain, the Aldeburgh Festival was founded by Benjamin Britten. The most famous British classical music festival, however, is the Proms, held each summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Concerts contain a mixture of old favourites and new pieces that have been written for the event. Classical music is less popular in the US, but several festivals offer a mixture of concerts and classes, for example, the Aspen Music Festival.Festivals of rock and pop music are often huge informal open-air events attended by thousands of people, many of whom camp in a field near the event. Some of the most popular music festivals in Britain include Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds Festival, TRNSMT (in Glasgow), the Isle of Wight Festival, and the Download Festival (in Donington Park, Leicestershire). There are huge numbers of festivals every year across the US for different types of music. These include Rock Fests, for example the one held near Cadott, Wisconsin and the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival, which celebrates the music (and Cajun food) of Black French and Creole people. The Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis and the W C Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky, celebrate the blues.Film festivals are especially popular in the US. The best known is the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. The Hollywood Film Festival attracts big stars, but America's mix of people from different races and cultures has led to many smaller events such as the Boston Jewish Film Festival and the Los Angeles Asian-Pacific Film Festival. The main event in Britain is the London Film Festival, run by the BFI (British Film Institute). There is also the Celtic Media Festival, which promotes Celtic languages and cultures and takes place in a different town each year in Cornwall, Ireland, Scotland, Wales or Brittany.Literary festivals are increasingly popular in Britain and the US, with new ones appearing every year. In the US the annual Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival has become a major event. It includes performances of Williams's plays and a walking tour of Williams's New Orleans. The Dodge Poetry Festival is held every two years in New Jersey. In Britain the town of Hay-on-Wye has a literary festival (the Hay Festival), and Stratford-upon-Avon has a poetry festival every summer.In the US the most common festivals are arts, or arts and crafts, festivals. For example, the Utah Arts Festival mixes art with music, theatre and cooking.
Extra Examples
- He's appearing at a local folk festival tonight.
- I like to play any big festivals.
- The dance troupe will open the festival on June 13.
- The festival attracts thousands of visitors every year.
- The school has taken part in the festival since 1997.
- a festival featuring five local bands
- the events in this year's festival
- the film festival circuit
- the movies shown during the eight-day festival
Topics Musica1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- huge
- major
- …
verb + festival
- have
- hold
- host
- …
festival + verb
- take place
- begin
- open
- …
festival + noun
- director
- organizer
- events
- …
preposition
- at a/the festival
- during a/the festival
- in a/the festival
- …
See full entry
a day or period of the year when people stop working to celebrate a special event, often a religious one
- The family always celebrates the Jewish festivals.
- the pilgrims who arrived on major festivals
- festivals held in honour of local saints
- Holi, the Hindu festival to welcome spring
Topics Religion and festivalsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- important
- major
- …
verb + festival
- celebrate
- observe
preposition
- at/on a/the festival
See full entry

see also harvest festival, Lantern Festival, Moon Festival

Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective): via Old French from medieval Latin festivalis, from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural) festa ‘feast’.

单词	festival
释义	festival noun /ˈfestɪvl/ /ˈfestɪvl/ jump to other results a series of performances of music, plays, films, etc., usually organized in the same place once a year; a series of public events connected with a particular activity or idea a film/music festival the Edinburgh Festival the Cannes Film Festival The pub is holding its annual beer festival later this week. a rock festival (= where bands perform, often outdoors and over a period of several days) Culture festivalsfestivalsMany branches of the arts hold festivals each year in towns and cities throughout Britain and the US. Some of the larger festivals last several weeks and include music, drama, art and literature. People travel a long way to see the top international performances that such festivals attract. Smaller festivals concentrate on one art form, such as poetry. Because the US is so large, most of its festivals are local, although a few famous ones, such as the Monterey Jazz Festival in California, attract people from around the world. Americans particularly like summer festivals where they can enjoy art, music and food outdoors.Some festivals, such as the Edinburgh Festival, have been running for many years. A special feature of the Edinburgh Festival is the Fringe. In the past, Fringe events were typically avant-garde (= experimental). However, they attracted such large audiences and got so much attention from the critics that the Fringe has now become larger than the main festival, featuring a wide range of events from the avant-garde to the more traditional. In Wales, several eisteddfods celebrate Welsh culture and include competitions for composers and artists.Many festivals concentrate on music. In Britain, the Aldeburgh Festival was founded by Benjamin Britten. The most famous British classical music festival, however, is the Proms, held each summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Concerts contain a mixture of old favourites and new pieces that have been written for the event. Classical music is less popular in the US, but several festivals offer a mixture of concerts and classes, for example, the Aspen Music Festival.Festivals of rock and pop music are often huge informal open-air events attended by thousands of people, many of whom camp in a field near the event. Some of the most popular music festivals in Britain include Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds Festival, TRNSMT (in Glasgow), the Isle of Wight Festival, and the Download Festival (in Donington Park, Leicestershire). There are huge numbers of festivals every year across the US for different types of music. These include Rock Fests, for example the one held near Cadott, Wisconsin and the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival, which celebrates the music (and Cajun food) of Black French and Creole people. The Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis and the W C Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky, celebrate the blues.Film festivals are especially popular in the US. The best known is the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. The Hollywood Film Festival attracts big stars, but America's mix of people from different races and cultures has led to many smaller events such as the Boston Jewish Film Festival and the Los Angeles Asian-Pacific Film Festival. The main event in Britain is the London Film Festival, run by the BFI (British Film Institute). There is also the Celtic Media Festival, which promotes Celtic languages and cultures and takes place in a different town each year in Cornwall, Ireland, Scotland, Wales or Brittany.Literary festivals are increasingly popular in Britain and the US, with new ones appearing every year. In the US the annual Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival has become a major event. It includes performances of Williams's plays and a walking tour of Williams's New Orleans. The Dodge Poetry Festival is held every two years in New Jersey. In Britain the town of Hay-on-Wye has a literary festival (the Hay Festival), and Stratford-upon-Avon has a poetry festival every summer.In the US the most common festivals are arts, or arts and crafts, festivals. For example, the Utah Arts Festival mixes art with music, theatre and cooking. Extra Examples He's appearing at a local folk festival tonight. I like to play any big festivals. The dance troupe will open the festival on June 13. The festival attracts thousands of visitors every year. The school has taken part in the festival since 1997. a festival featuring five local bands the events in this year's festival the film festival circuit the movies shown during the eight-day festival Topics Musica1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big huge major … verb + festival have hold host … festival + verb take place begin open … festival + noun director organizer events … preposition at a/the festival during a/the festival in a/the festival … See full entry a day or period of the year when people stop working to celebrate a special event, often a religious one The family always celebrates the Jewish festivals. the pilgrims who arrived on major festivals festivals held in honour of local saints Holi, the Hindu festival to welcome spring Topics Religion and festivalsa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great important major … verb + festival celebrate observe preposition at/on a/the festival See full entry see also harvest festival, Lantern Festival, Moon Festival Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective): via Old French from medieval Latin festivalis, from Latin festivus, from festum, (plural) festa ‘feast’.
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