fes‧ti‧val S3 W3 / festəv ə l, festɪv ə l / 名词 [可数名词]

1 an occasion when there are performances of many films, plays, pieces of music etc, usually happening in the same place every year

festival of

the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts

2 a special occasion when people celebrate something such as a religious event, and there is often a public holiday :

Christmas is one of the main festivals in the Christian Calendar.

COLLOCATIONS

动词

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.