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summer festival

summer festival

1 1.8
A public event held each summer with music, food, and activities
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌmər ˈfɛstɪvəl/
translation icon : festival de verano
  • Many people look forward to the annual summer festival, where they can enjoy concerts, games, and delicious summer treats.
  • annual summer festival
  • summer festival season
  • city's famous summer festival

Examples

  • Now before I get started, I promised Mr. Roberts that I would mention that we still need a few volunteers to help us set up for tomorrow's summer festival, so if you have a little extra time and want to lend a helping hand, please see Carl after the service.

    Nothing Left to Fear (2013)

  • Looks like we're on track for a big summer festival this year.

    Royal Façade (2024)

  • Come see the summer festival.

    The Ramen Girl (2008)

  • The city's famous summer festival was in full swing.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The six-week summer festival now sells about 22,000 tickets.

    Blog text (6)

  • It's odd that some of the region's biggest summer festivals (not including some Jay-Z Parkway thing) all fall on the same weekends.

    Blog text (19)

  • The city's famous summer festival featured live music, local food vendors, and fun activities for the whole family.

  • Every July, the community gathers for an exciting summer festival that celebrates the season with entertainment and food.

Synonyms

festival
vssummer festival
178 1.0

An event with many shows like music or theatre

is specifically tied to the warm season and occurs yearly
carnival
vssummer festival
30 2.8

A public festival with parades, music, and dancing in the streets

is instead scheduled in the warm season as a seasonal celebration
annual festival
vssummer festival
3 2.4

A celebration held once a year with special activities and traditions

is held in the warm season and celebrates that time

How Big

fair
404 1.0
summer festival
1 1.8
garden party
8 2.3

Surface Forms

summer festival singular
summer festivals plural

Morphology

summer + festival

The phrase is fully compositional: 'summer' (the warm season) modifies 'festival' (a public celebratory event), so the meaning 'a festival held in summer' is directly derivable from the constituents. This construction is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.

Etymology

Summer festival grew from old village gatherings in the warm months when people met outside to 'celebrate the season'. The name joins summer, meaning the warm time of year, and festival, meaning a 'public party', so today it means an organized 'public event' in summer with music, food, and fun.