celebration

noun

Definition of celebrationnext
as in festival
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something a celebration of the company's 100th anniversary

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Recent Examples of celebration Members of the dance group Danzantes Unidos Mitotiliztli performed in October 2025 during a Dia de los Muertos celebration offered by Athziry Día de Muertos and the city of Aurora at East Aurora High School. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 The former center grabbed headlines in March for commenting on a Rangers loss that coincided with the team’s Pride Night celebration. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 Sabrina Carpenter, Julia Roberts and Oprah were among the stars who paid tribute to Dolly Parton during the Country Music Association’s celebration of the late country icon Wednesday night. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 Once again, the hotel lives up to its goal of being a celebration of Seville. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 The banquet hall is known to host events like weddings, bridal showers, quinceñeras or traditional celebrations in Hispanic culture to mark a girl's 15th birthday. — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Under the previous administration of Jacqueline Garcia-Roves, the city paid for radio advertising to promote its annual Fourth of July celebration in 2025, which coincided with Hialeah’s centennial year. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 To cap off the 111-day journey, which began in July, Breed held a celebration at Coronado Beach on Monday. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Five seasons and more than 100 episodes focused on the family’s day trips, home-renovation projects, and birthday celebrations — until 2009, when Jon and Kate’s divorce derailed the series. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for celebration
  1. festival
  2. festivity
  3. fiesta
Noun
  • The festival also spotlights the environmental benefits of traditional grazing, in which livestock are used to clear brush and other flammable undergrowth, reducing the spread of wildfires.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • For Srouji, the ultimate measure of a healthy industry is not simply whether a filmmaker gets a movie made or lands a prestigious festival selection, but whether that success makes the next film possible.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of festival
Noun
  • Headlining the festivities is a halftime performance from Big Boi.
    — Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But before its doors shutter for a while, the hotel is offering another year of holiday festivities, this time with a special twist thanks to an immersive collaboration with Parisian brand Repetto.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of festivity
Noun
  • And sore must be the storm indeed that can abash the foliage fiesta that pleases so many eyes.
    — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Spain will host a gran fiesta for its winning team on the streets of Madrid.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of fiesta

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“Celebration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebration. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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