Festival - Definition and Overview

A festival or fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. "Cherry Days" in Paonia, Colorado is a typical festival.

Types of Festivals

• Arts festival
• Cultural festival
• Film festival
• Food festival
• Literary festival
• Music festival
• Religious festival
• Theatre festival

The word fest derives from the German language. See List of German expressions in English.

See also: List of festivals, wiktionary:fest, wiktionary:festival

External links

• Festivals.com (http://www.festivals.com/)

In Mythology, a festival was also a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.

The Festival Speech Synthesis System : http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/