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festival

[fes-tuh-vuhl] / ˈfɛs tə vəl /


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“I would have never, never gotten onstage if I would have known that her body was still sitting there with her family surrounding her,” Sheila E. said in video statement after the festival.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“We have discussed having a festival in Los Angeles since before COVID,” Stern said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Thirlwall also said she was "busy writing" a second album after a busy summer of festival performances, including slots at Reading and Leeds in August.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

It also threads throughout a few clever nods to Bob Dylan, though how that element fits into the whole I’ve yet to fully figure out—just the kind of lingering headscratcher this festival excels at.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The great festival, in September, came only every five years, but it lasted for nine days.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

By the spring of 2024, Gibney had a nearly finished two-hour cut he hoped to take to the fall festivals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Its Music Academy hosted traveling festivals and workshops until 2019, and the company still partners with electronic music festivals, including sponsoring a seven-city Midsummer series this past June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Major cultural events in the region were also called off, including the Global Citizen and All Things Go festivals in New York, and Oceans Calling in Maryland.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Under new rules, winners of designated prizes at six international festivals can qualify for consideration in the International Feature Film category without relying solely on their country's official submission.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

I built a fine ship for her and we sailed to Lannisport and Oldtown for festivals and fairs, and oime even to Braavos, where I borrowed heavily from the moneylenders.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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