Fest
noun
A gathering or an event that has many things to do or see, often around a particular topic or theme.
We enjoyed the music fest last weekend.
Often appears as...
- music fest
- film fest
noun
An uncontrolled or wild event.
The party turned into a drunken fest.
Often appears as...
- drunken fest
- eating fest
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A gathering or an event that has many things to do or see, often around a particular topic or theme.
We enjoyed the music fest last weekend.
Often appears as...
- music fest
- film fest
noun
An uncontrolled or wild event.
The party turned into a drunken fest.
Often appears as...
- drunken fest
- eating fest
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Specific Themes
Fests often celebrate specific interests, such as food, music, or culture.
The city's annual jazz fest attracts musicians from all over the world.
Pro Tip 2/3Planned Activities
'Fest' implies there are organized events or activities for attendees.
The literature fest featured book signings and writing workshops.
Pro Tip 3/3Joyful Atmosphere
A fest is typically a happy and celebratory occasion.
Everyone was in high spirits at the annual flower fest.
Pro Tip 1/3Specific Themes
Fests often celebrate specific interests, such as food, music, or culture.
The city's annual jazz fest attracts musicians from all over the world.
Pro Tip 2/3Planned Activities
'Fest' implies there are organized events or activities for attendees.
The literature fest featured book signings and writing workshops.
Pro Tip 3/3Joyful Atmosphere
A fest is typically a happy and celebratory occasion.
Everyone was in high spirits at the annual flower fest.
Pro Tip 1/3Specific Themes
Fests often celebrate specific interests, such as food, music, or culture.
The city's annual jazz fest attracts musicians from all over the world.
Pro Tip 2/3Planned Activities
'Fest' implies there are organized events or activities for attendees.
The literature fest featured book signings and writing workshops.
Pro Tip 3/3Joyful Atmosphere
A fest is typically a happy and celebratory occasion.
Everyone was in high spirits at the annual flower fest.
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Video examples
The Surprising...
project headgear i'm peter guinn and this is overheard at national geographic a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have here at natgeo and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world shark fest is back this summer on national geographic and in this special
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My Life As an Adventure...
here it's just mud and heat and wet you know and and even if you're wet and high you still it's so what you have to like protect yourself from like bugs and bushes and everything else and you just it was a completely different suffer fest something like I've never had this
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The arts festival...
century arts fest of all these festivals are radically open they can transform cities and communities to understand this I think it kind of makes sense look where we've come from modern arts festivals were born in the rubble of World War two civic leaders created
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Underwater Rockets PIPE...
can eat fish fest if you were to judge this bird by how it flies yet have to say it's no great shakes compared to other similar animal aviators you know small wings big body it makes some maneuvers challenging so why should you care if hundreds of thousands of
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SharkFest 2015 PIPE...
sharks cannot sign an exclusive contract with a network we were pretty certain on that you know it's fun the festival no it's boring a week get out of here week sharks bow to no network they cannot physically bow shark fest
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Bats by Night PIPE Wild...
important to the environment for example some flowers only bloom at night and bats pollinate them when they drink their nectar other bats go for fruit this group right here is having a big fest you gotta have a
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2 questions to uncover...
and is helping other school dropouts acquire vocational skills, so they can make a living for themselves. Esther turned 20 this year, and for the last two years, she has organized an annual teen fest
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Climbing the Big Wall in...
This is a full-on suffer fest. I was a gymnast for my entire childhood, leading up and through college. I'm a strong, motivated and gritty competitor.
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Filming Inside a Cave...
deeper and steeper and cockroaches love it they're just feeding on all the nutrients of the guano yeah it's a proper cockroach fest
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Prairie Dog Emergency...
majority home to her own babies after the Fox is gone a very strange thing happens a hopping Yip fest among the
Video examples
The Surprising...
project headgear i'm peter guinn and this is overheard at national geographic a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have here at natgeo and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world shark fest is back this summer on national geographic and in this special
Video examples
My Life As an Adventure...
here it's just mud and heat and wet you know and and even if you're wet and high you still it's so what you have to like protect yourself from like bugs and bushes and everything else and you just it was a completely different suffer fest something like I've never had this
Video examples
The arts festival...
century arts fest of all these festivals are radically open they can transform cities and communities to understand this I think it kind of makes sense look where we've come from modern arts festivals were born in the rubble of World War two civic leaders created
Video examples
Underwater Rockets PIPE...
can eat fish fest if you were to judge this bird by how it flies yet have to say it's no great shakes compared to other similar animal aviators you know small wings big body it makes some maneuvers challenging so why should you care if hundreds of thousands of
Video examples
SharkFest 2015 PIPE...
sharks cannot sign an exclusive contract with a network we were pretty certain on that you know it's fun the festival no it's boring a week get out of here week sharks bow to no network they cannot physically bow shark fest
Video examples
Bats by Night PIPE Wild...
important to the environment for example some flowers only bloom at night and bats pollinate them when they drink their nectar other bats go for fruit this group right here is having a big fest you gotta have a
Video examples
2 questions to uncover...
and is helping other school dropouts acquire vocational skills, so they can make a living for themselves. Esther turned 20 this year, and for the last two years, she has organized an annual teen fest
Video examples
Climbing the Big Wall in...
This is a full-on suffer fest. I was a gymnast for my entire childhood, leading up and through college. I'm a strong, motivated and gritty competitor.
Video examples
Filming Inside a Cave...
deeper and steeper and cockroaches love it they're just feeding on all the nutrients of the guano yeah it's a proper cockroach fest
Video examples
Prairie Dog Emergency...
majority home to her own babies after the Fox is gone a very strange thing happens a hopping Yip fest among the
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Quote examples
Sayani Gupta
Indian Actress
While in college, we used to go for art exhibitions, theatre shows and music concerts. I have spent a lot of time around Mandi House. At that time, Bharangam Theatre Fest used to be a big thing, and it was a total delight watching plays and performing at the fest.
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Michael Keaton
American Actor
I watch 'Morning Joe' occasionally. I used to watch a lot more than I do now, but I watched it, and all of a sudden, there was this love fest, for crying out loud - this inexplicable love fest one morning - for The Donald.
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Chris Harris
British Journalist
People think the future is all about being green and clean. It's going to produce the fastest cars the world has ever seen. It is going to be incredible, it is going to be a speed fest.
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Sonu Sood
Indian Actor
During my college days, me and a bunch of close friends had formed a small band. We would perform during the college fest and other cultural functions and it used to be so much fun.
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Rickey Medlocke
American Musician
We're a working-people's band, and we love America and what she stands for. Also, we love doing shows, whether it's a huge amphitheater or a corn dog fest. We don't care.
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Richard Ben Cramer
American Journalist
TV is set up to be just a shout fest: Is this good for Republicans or bad for Republicans; is this good for Cain or bad for Cain... tell me something that I need to know.
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Winona Ryder
American Actress
I was watching TV, and there was this oldies-but-goodies film fest, and 'Lucas' came on. I was like, 'Oh my God, I'm an oldie!
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Neha Kakkar
Indian Musician
Be it a private event or a college fest or the occasional wedding sangeet, my visits to Noida are frequent.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
If it's a man's world, as they say, then men, your world is a poorly run carnage fest.
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David Steward
American Businessman
We used to go to the jazz fest in Kansas City. And my mother and father took me.
Quote examples
Sayani Gupta
Indian Actress
While in college, we used to go for art exhibitions, theatre shows and music concerts. I have spent a lot of time around Mandi House. At that time, Bharangam Theatre Fest used to be a big thing, and it was a total delight watching plays and performing at the fest.
Quote examples
Michael Keaton
American Actor
I watch 'Morning Joe' occasionally. I used to watch a lot more than I do now, but I watched it, and all of a sudden, there was this love fest, for crying out loud - this inexplicable love fest one morning - for The Donald.
Quote examples
Chris Harris
British Journalist
People think the future is all about being green and clean. It's going to produce the fastest cars the world has ever seen. It is going to be incredible, it is going to be a speed fest.
Quote examples
Sonu Sood
Indian Actor
During my college days, me and a bunch of close friends had formed a small band. We would perform during the college fest and other cultural functions and it used to be so much fun.
Quote examples
Rickey Medlocke
American Musician
We're a working-people's band, and we love America and what she stands for. Also, we love doing shows, whether it's a huge amphitheater or a corn dog fest. We don't care.
Quote examples
Richard Ben Cramer
American Journalist
TV is set up to be just a shout fest: Is this good for Republicans or bad for Republicans; is this good for Cain or bad for Cain... tell me something that I need to know.
Quote examples
Winona Ryder
American Actress
I was watching TV, and there was this oldies-but-goodies film fest, and 'Lucas' came on. I was like, 'Oh my God, I'm an oldie!
Quote examples
Neha Kakkar
Indian Musician
Be it a private event or a college fest or the occasional wedding sangeet, my visits to Noida are frequent.
Quote examples
Henry Rollins
American Musician
If it's a man's world, as they say, then men, your world is a poorly run carnage fest.
Quote examples
David Steward
American Businessman
We used to go to the jazz fest in Kansas City. And my mother and father took me.
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