How to Use festivalgoer in a Sentence

festivalgoer

noun
  • Clearly, the ladies got the memo, because locs, braids, and passion twists seemed to be the go-to style for many festivalgoers.
    — Essence, 7 July 2019
  • Police said festivalgoers weren't at risk but should be aware of what's happening.
    — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2018
  • There is also an argument that the festivalgoers who took the videos own the copyright.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Festivalgoers can play carnival games and check out a gaming truck.
    — Faye Reeder, star-telegram.com, 6 May 2017
  • At the time, the movie, a critical favorite among festivalgoers, had not yet been released.
    — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2017
  • Nearly all of the festivalgoers camp out, elevating the act of sleeping outdoors to an art form.
    — Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020
  • But organizers strongly urge festivalgoers to leave their dogs and other pets home, s'il vous plaît.
    — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2018
  • In those days, Chase said festivalgoers wore masks to avoid having their identities revealed.
    — Michael Katz, idahostatesman, 16 June 2018
  • One longtime festivalgoer who was in attendance on Wednesday is looking forward to it all and wants to spread the word.
    — cleveland, 31 Mar. 2022
  • This festivalgoer wrapped one of her front braids into a giant Bantu knot, which is kind of reminding us of a unicorn right now.
    — Rebecca Norris, Allure, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Now, festivalgoers park at Sleep Train Arena and are shuttled to the event via buses.
    — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, 22 Oct. 2017
  • Performers crudely drop amplified f-bombs, N-words, and the like, which non-festivalgoers shouldn’t have to put up with.
    — Ronnie Polaneczky, Philly.com, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Beyond the talent on multiple stages, festivalgoers are drawn to workshops and to campground pickin’ sessions that can go deep into the night.
    — Janet Vitt, sacbee.com, 8 June 2017
  • And festivalgoers can compete in contests for eating the most mac and cheese and cheese fries and for holding a can of Cheez Whiz the longest.
    — Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2020
  • When a festivalgoer is fatally stabbed in the neck with a letter opener, the sleuthing — and delightful banter — begin.
    — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
  • In the past few years, Coachella has made strides, at the behest of unending prompts from the press and festivalgoers, to book more women performers.
    — Courtney E. Smith, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Each day started with just a few early birds hanging by the pool but ended with about 200 festivalgoers dancing in the dark in the wee hours of the morning.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 27 Oct. 2018
  • As part of the $5 raffle, festivalgoers can try to win Hawaiian vacation packages.
    — Laura Latzko, azcentral, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Hardly Strictly concerts without crawling over fellow festivalgoers, around their blankets and through their clouds of roll-your-own smoke.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 22 Mar. 2020
  • In addition to costumes, one festivalgoer brought a fake spider web that spread all across the top of Big Wild's crowd, which was pretty awesome.
    — Taylor Weatherby, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2019
  • The wooden boards holding the festivalgoers up over the sea cracked and people slid into the water below, emergency personnel said.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2018
  • The puppeteers with butterflies have fun with the passersby, making the wings flap as well as dip and soar close to festivalgoers, much to their delight and Instagram feeds.
    — Deanna Rilling, Billboard, 18 June 2017
  • Taking place in July, festivalgoers don't let the Alabama heat stop them from attending the best festival in the city.
    — Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Fire Oak Grill, the upscale restaurant on the courthouse square, will serve lunch and dinner Saturday for festivalgoers.
    — Bud Kennedy, star-telegram.com, 5 July 2017
  • In total, 836 foot lacerations were treated by Abruzzi and his team, as more and more festivalgoers opted for bare feet rather than muddy, soaked shoes.
    — Currie Engel, Time, 9 Aug. 2019
  • The 10-foot pie is prepared by volunteers beginning the Thursday before the big day, is baked for 12 hours and then served to festivalgoers.
    — Olivia Putnal, Woman's Day, 16 Nov. 2010
  • While many attendees have been able to leave, Baker said many of the remaining festivalgoers and staff would need help getting back to their home countries due to flight and transport cancellations.
    — NBC News, 19 Mar. 2020
  • The Maine Lobster Festival is underway, with festivalgoers planning to eat hundreds of the state’s beloved arthropods and crown a new sea goddess.
    — USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Just over 80 Lake County businesses pitched tents, displayed their goods and spoke with festivalgoers in Long Grove’s historic district during the three-day event.
    — Lindsey Salvatelli, Lake County News-Sun, 20 May 2018
  • According to the Chicago Tribune, Saturday's death marked the second year in a row that a festivalgoer has died after attending the massive four-day fest on the city's lakefront.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2019

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