festival

VERBS

have/hold a festival

• Tucson had a film festival last month.

celebrate a festival

• The festival is celebrated each July.

go to a festival (also attend a festival formal)

• An estimated 20,000 people had attended the festival.

appear/play/speak at a festival (=perform at a festival)

• Sting is scheduled to appear at a festival in Amsterdam next month.

take part in a festival (=perform there)

• The school choir, which has taken part in the festival since 1980, is rehearsing every day.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + FESTIVAL

a film/music/dance/arts festival

• The movie won an award at the Cannes Film Festival.

a rock/pop/jazz/folk festival

• He's appeared at folk festivals all over Europe.

a literary festival

• the Cheltenham Literary Festival.

a beer festival

• the famous Munich beer festival

an international festival

• an international festival of drama and dance

a cultural festival

• A cultural festival will celebrate the traditions of the local people.

FESTIVAL + NOUN

festival events

• Many of the festival events are already sold out.

a festival programme (=a series of events at a festival)

• This year's festival programme includes musicians from all over the world.

a festival organizer

• Festival organizers say they expect more than 50,000 visitors.