festivals

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Over the past 250 years, Americans have commemorated Independence Day with festivals, barbecues, music and fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“I have traveled to festivals all over the world in the last few years. I don’t know that I can define why freedom is failing, but I see that it is — everywhere.”

From Salon • May 22, 2026

It warned that increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and floods were threatening the British "way of life", from sports matches to music festivals.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

How did audiences respond to the film at festivals?

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Singer-songwriters would gather for festivals and sing their homespun songs for the benefit of a panel of judges and a live audience.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall