Noun

• S: (n) carnival (a festival marked by merrymaking and processions)
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• S: (n) Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday (a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans)
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• S: (n) festival, fete (an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)) "a drama festival"
• S: (n) carnival (a festival marked by merrymaking and processions)
• S: (n) Dionysia, Bacchanalia (an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus))
• S: (n) eisteddfod (any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing))
• S: (n) film festival (a cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year))
• S: (n) jazz festival (a festival that features performances by jazz artists)
• S: (n) Kwanzaa, Kwanza (a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year)
• S: (n) Oktoberfest (an autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer)
• S: (n) Saturnalia (an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn)
• S: (n) sheepshearing (a festival held at the time sheep are normally sheared)
• S: (n) circus, carnival (a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment) "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
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• S: (n) carnival, fair, funfair (a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.)
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• S: (n) show (the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining) "a remarkable show of skill"