as in festivals
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
a country music fest
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Recent Examples of fests
While there have been a few smaller-scale all-women music fests, such as the regional Ladybug Music Festival or Australia’s Venus Rising, Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields is the most notable since Lileth Fair.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Tim Palmieri, of the band Lotus, says the festival is important to filling the void left by all those defunct fests.
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Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Levy is supporting the concessions across four of the 16 World Cup venues—Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco and Atlanta—and five fan fests.
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Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Today, most large cities hold zine fests, some of which cater to specific groups, like New York City’s Black Zine Fair or Minneapolis’s Midwest Queer & Trans Zine Fest.
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Rachel Schneider,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
The state then committed $6 million for a free watch party for 50,000 New Yorkers on Central Park’s Great Lawn, plus fan fests in all five boroughs.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Anti-drone teams, surveillance-camera networks, special crowd management units and military and police patrols will operate during the duration of the tournament at Mexican stadiums, fan fests, airports, national-team camps and other strategic facilities in coordination with FIFA.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
At least 78 fan fests are sanctioned by the FIFA host city organizing committees, according to the Associated Press.
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Kristy Hutchings,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
With limited parking, many fans are expected to rely on public transit or rideshares for access to matches and fan fests for the entirety of the tournament.
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Irene Wright,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Tim Palmieri, of the band Lotus, says the festival is important to filling the void left by all those defunct fests.
—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Levy is supporting the concessions across four of the 16 World Cup venues—Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco and Atlanta—and five fan fests.
—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Today, most large cities hold zine fests, some of which cater to specific groups, like New York City’s Black Zine Fair or Minneapolis’s Midwest Queer & Trans Zine Fest.
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Rachel Schneider,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
The state then committed $6 million for a free watch party for 50,000 New Yorkers on Central Park’s Great Lawn, plus fan fests in all five boroughs.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Anti-drone teams, surveillance-camera networks, special crowd management units and military and police patrols will operate during the duration of the tournament at Mexican stadiums, fan fests, airports, national-team camps and other strategic facilities in coordination with FIFA.
—
ABC News,
10 June 2026
At least 78 fan fests are sanctioned by the FIFA host city organizing committees, according to the Associated Press.
—
Kristy Hutchings,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
With limited parking, many fans are expected to rely on public transit or rideshares for access to matches and fan fests for the entirety of the tournament.
—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fests
Noun
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Then he got caught up in the race to perform at certain festivals and venues, turning his career into a checklist.
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Where Jane’s brilliance comes in is seeing how festivals are evolving.
Noun
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Dozens of communities around Pittsburgh are scheduled to celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks and other festivities.
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Many fine festivities will take place on and around July 4, but compared with the years-long nationwide celebration that marked this country’s 200th anniversary, 250 feels like a nonevent.
Noun
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Fireworks from formal rocket shows to impromptu street celebrations can create extremely unhealthy air quality, sometimes rivaling what comes from wildfires.
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Fourth of July fireworks will light up the sky across South Florida, with a slew of celebrations offering residents the chance to observe them.
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“Fests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fests. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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