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festival

[fes-tuh-vuhl] / ˈfɛs tə vəl /


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“I’m very excited about the festival because I get to do comedy rather than acting in murder shows. This is the time I get to be a silly billy. And I like that about myself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

You’re captive at the festival and you can’t bring food in with you.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The festival offers an option for seeing live comedy where trans people aren’t “constantly catching strays,” festival producer and actor Petey Gibson says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Even when I’m not working and I go to a festival as a civilian, I’m all about function over fashion and comfortable shoes and socks to walk thousands of steps each day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“Our school is having an international festival, and the cooking club is part of a showcase,” I tell her.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan