A festival is a celebratory event, usually centered on a theme.
Festival may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film Festival (1967 film), a documentary about the 1963-1965 Newport Folk Festivals Festival (1996 film), a film by South Korean director Im Kwon-taek Festival (2001 film), a drama film by Swedish director Karl Johan Larsson Festival (2005 film), a comedy about performers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe The Festival (film), a 2018 comedy film set at large UK music festival
Literature Festivals (book), a 1973 collection of festival-related folklore by Ruth Manning-Sanders "The Festival" (short story), a story by H. P. Lovecraft
Music Music festival a kind of live music performance and celebration, usually in a large open venue
Music companies Festival Distribution, a Canadian record label and distributor Festival Records (1952–2005), an Australian music recording and publishing company Festival Records, a record label founded in 1958 by Herb Abramson
Albums Festival (Jon Oliva's Pain album) or the title song, 2006 Festival (Kenan Doğulu album), 2006 Festival (Lee Ritenour album), 1988 Festival (Santana album), 1977
Songs "Festival", a song by Krokus from To You All
Television channels and radio stations Festival (TV channel), a defunct family-friendly HBO premium channel EinsFestival, the former name of German television channel One (German TV channel) Rádio Festival, a defunct radio station in Porto, Portugal
Television shows Festival (British TV series), a 1960s dramatic anthology series Festival (Canadian TV series), a 1960s entertainment anthology series
Other arts and entertainment The Festival, an 18th-century masque DDR Festival Dance Dance Revolution, a 2004 Dance Dance Revolution video game
Other uses Aerostar R40S Festival, a Romanian light-sport aircraft Christian festival, a major event in the Liturgical year of Christian churches, such as Christmas and Easter Festival (Anglicanism), a type of observance day Festival (food), a type of deep-fried bread in Jamaican cuisine Festival Speech Synthesis System, a general multi-lingual speech synthesis system
See also List of festivals , an Empire F type coaster in service with F T Everard & Sons Ltd, 1946-61