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 Both posed with the actor's granddaughter, Melissa Talmadge Cox, who first met Fadem at another Keaton celebration ten years ago in Muskegon, Mich. — Brian Bull, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026 The eveningwear collection is designed for red carpets, galas, black-tie celebrations and other memorable occasions. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 The proclamation recognized the group’s impact beyond its recordings and placed the celebration within the history of Black music and entrepreneurship represented by 18th & Vine. — Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Scirocco, named for the wind that blows through the Mediterranean from the Sahara, is a celebration of all things local including produce and absolutely seafood. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 Between small celebrations, hospital visits and disagreements about how to care for her, a mysterious presence of bulls begins to surround the house. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 But Troy Wright, the executive director of the Washington Avenue Business Improvement District, convinced her to do a block party, a big celebration for a big milestone. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Occurring annually in August, Key West’s version of this global celebration honors the African burial ground by having poetry readings by Wright and performers like African dancers. — Sonjirose Chin, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 The two had another small wedding in California, followed by a weekend-long celebration in Italy. — Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for celebration
  1. festival
  2. festivity
  3. fiesta
Noun
  • The girl group had to bow out of Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival August 27 after Megan Skiendiel sprained her ankle.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The one-day festival, which raised $10 million for nonprofits supporting women and girls, arrives just weeks before Rodrigo launches her Unraveled Tour.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of festival
Noun
  • In lieu of festivities, tens of thousands of people took to the streets Wednesday across Spain to protest the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ceuta, demanding solutions and blaming Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for his government's handling of it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Wedding festivities took place over four days and began in a city hundreds of miles away, to which my wife and I traveled.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of festivity
Noun
  • Spain will host a gran fiesta for its winning team on the streets of Madrid.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • The Carnaval de Guaranda, for instance, takes inspiration from a rowdy annual fiesta held in the Bolivar Province and is made with vodka, hops, figs, white truffle, turmeric, and a local moonshine called pájaro azul.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of fiesta

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“Celebration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebration. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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