festivalgoer

noun

fes·​ti·​val·​go·​er ˈfe-stə-vəl-ˌgō-ər How to pronounce festivalgoer (audio)
: one who attends a festival

Examples of festivalgoer in a Sentence

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The founder and spiritual director of the Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center in Philadelphia will create, with the help of festivalgoers, a sand mandala. Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2023 Instead of a Times Square ball drop, however, festivalgoers will mark the start of the new era with the lowering of a footlong joint. Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2023 This year, headliner Kygo and Calvin Harris and additional performers Loud Luxury, Sam Feldt, and Chantel Jeffries will usher in summer for thousands of festivalgoers. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 23 June 2023 The expectation is that the streets of Over-the-Rhine will once again be abuzz with festivalgoers making their way back and forth among the six performance venues and the Fringe headquarters, the Know’s Underground Bar on Jackson Street. David Lyman, The Enquirer, 1 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for festivalgoer 

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of festivalgoer was in 1834

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“Festivalgoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/festivalgoer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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