fest
noun
ˌfest
: a gathering, event, or show having a specified focus
a music fest
—often used in combinationa gabfest
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Examples of fest in a Sentence
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Berger will be working as the volunteer coordinator for Kansas City’s upcoming comedy fest.
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Coincidentally, last year, for the first fest, the baller invited 305 rapper Rick Ross as a headliner.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
For the past several years, Sundance has held more screenings and events outside of Park City in the much larger Salt Lake City, where the first iterations of the fest took place.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Genres always wax and wane at the fest, with classic rock and EDM giving way to rap and pop.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Organizers of the Made in America Festival have announced that the Philadelphia fest will not take place for a second consecutive year.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Coachella, like many other things that have been around for decades (the first fest was in 1999), goes through up and down cycles.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The dismissal arrives over two years after 10 people died and hundreds of others were injured during a crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Houston fest.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
This year’s fest is the first with Woolley at the helm, following longtime executive director Jaie Laplante’s departure in 2022.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Coincidentally, last year, for the first fest, the baller invited 305 rapper Rick Ross as a headliner.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
For the past several years, Sundance has held more screenings and events outside of Park City in the much larger Salt Lake City, where the first iterations of the fest took place.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Genres always wax and wane at the fest, with classic rock and EDM giving way to rap and pop.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Organizers of the Made in America Festival have announced that the Philadelphia fest will not take place for a second consecutive year.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Coachella, like many other things that have been around for decades (the first fest was in 1999), goes through up and down cycles.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The dismissal arrives over two years after 10 people died and hundreds of others were injured during a crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Houston fest.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
This year’s fest is the first with Woolley at the helm, following longtime executive director Jaie Laplante’s departure in 2022.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Fest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fest. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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