festival
Pronunciation change
- IPA (key): /ˈfɛstɪv(ə)l/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: fes‧ti‧val
Noun change
- (countable) A festival is an organized event that contains a number of performances and usually happens every year.
- Many actors are in town for the Toronto international film festival.
- (countable) A festival is a period of celebration that marks a special occasion, often religious traditions.
- Next week our town celebrates the annual winter festival.