: a gathering, event, or show having a specified focus
a music fest
—often used in combinationa gabfest
Examples of fest in a Sentence
a country music fest
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Kicking off the fest on Wednesday is Tamara Stepanyan’s In the Land of Arto, starring Camille Cottin and Zar Amir Ebrahimi, which dives into Armenia and the war traumas its people deal with.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
Twice becomes the first female K-pop group to headline the fest, while Korn returns to Lolla for the first time since 1997.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 31 July 2025
For connoisseurs of underground sounds, the fest remains a bonanza.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Down to the final two in our Milwaukee-area summer fests/fairs showdown — Irish Fest and Summerfest — the Irish came out on top.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
Twice becomes the first female K-pop group to headline the fest, while Korn returns to Lolla for the first time since 1997.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 31 July 2025
For connoisseurs of underground sounds, the fest remains a bonanza.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Down to the final two in our Milwaukee-area summer fests/fairs showdown — Irish Fest and Summerfest — the Irish came out on top.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
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“Fest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fest. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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