celebration

noun

Definition of celebrationnext
as in festival
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something a celebration of the company's 100th anniversary

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  1. festival
  2. festivity
  3. fiesta
  4. jubilee
Noun
  • Dating back to 2014, Neymar was either injured or conveniently suspended when the festival rolled around.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Troubled indie Western Rust was finally unveiled at the Camerimage cinematography festival in Poland late last year with a sombre world premiere.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of festival
Noun
  • Tina also elaborated on the festivities, which featured her standing on a beach in Malibu in a fur coat and red lipstick.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Three years after a massive boycott and untelevised ceremony, the stars were back on the red carpet and inside the Beverly Hilton hotel, while CBS aired the festivities live.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of festivity
Noun
  • Its annual spring and fall fiestas are still called Pecan Street Festival.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024
  • This holiday fiesta will be a great to get the entire family in the holiday spirit at the kick-off of Christmas week.
    Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of fiesta
Noun
  • The arts institution mined its collection of New York World’s Fair ephemera and put it all out on display to celebrate the expo’s diamond jubilee.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Alumni from each decade of Denver hockey will be in attendance to celebrate the program’s diamond jubilee.
    Leigh Walden, The Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of jubilee
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