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festival
verbs
have/hold a festival
• Tucson had a film festival last month.
celebrate a festival
• The festival is celebrated each July.
go to a festival
( also attend a festival formal )
• An estimated 20,000 people had attended the festival.
appear/play/speak at a festival
(= perform at a festival )
• Sting is scheduled to appear at a festival in Amsterdam next month.
take part in a festival
(= perform there )
• The school choir, which has taken part in the festival since 1980, is rehearsing every day.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + festival
a film/music/dance/arts festival
• The movie won an award at the Cannes Film Festival.
a rock/pop/jazz/folk festival
• He's appeared at folk festivals all over Europe.
a literary festival
• the Cheltenham Literary Festival.
a beer festival
• the famous Munich beer festival
an international festival
• an international festival of drama and dance
a cultural festival
• A cultural festival will celebrate the traditions of the local people.
festival + NOUN
festival events
• Many of the festival events are already sold out.
a festival programme
(= a series of events at a festival )
• This year's festival programme includes musicians from all over the world.
a festival organizer
• Festival organizers say they expect more than 50,000 visitors.
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noun series of performances/events ADJ. big, major | annual | autumn, spring, etc. | international, local | arts, beer, cultural, dance, drama, film, flower, folk, jazz, literary, music, rock, theatre VERB + FESTIVAL have, hold | attend, go to, visit | organize | appear at, take part in The school has taken part in the festival since 1997. FESTIVAL + VERB take place | begin, open, start | attract sb The festival attracts thousands of visitors every year. FESTIVAL + NOUN organizer | events, programme PREP. at a/the ~ He's appearing at a local folk festival tonight. | during a/the ~ the movies shown during the eight-day festival | in a/the ~ the events in this year's festival religious celebration ADJ. great, important, major | annual | pagan, religious | Christian, Muslim, etc. | harvest VERB + FESTIVAL celebrate, observe The family always observes the Jewish festivals. PREP. at/on a/the ~ the pilgrims who arrived on major festivals
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