festival
n. countablen. a special time or event when people celebrate something together. It often involves music, food, and traditional activities.
n. a period of celebration or a series of organized events, typically centered on a religious, cultural, or artistic theme.
The city holds a film festival every summer.
Thousands of tourists visit the city during the annual winter festival to see the ice sculptures.
While originally a religious observance, the modern festival has evolved into a secular celebration of local heritage and culinary traditions.
From Middle English festival (adjective), from Old French festival (“festive”), from Late Latin fēstīvālis, from Latin fēstīvus (“festive”). By surface analysis, festive + -al. Displaced native Old English frēols. The noun is shortened from festival day, from Middle English festival dai, festiuall day (“feast day, festival”).
Often used with the verbs 'hold', 'host', or 'attend'.