How to Use fest in a Sentence

fest

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  • The 79th edition of the Italian fest is set to run Aug. 31-Sept.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2022
  • Justin and Mary also gave their final thoughts on the fest.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
  • This evening, the fest will close with the screening of Le Procès du chien by Laetitia Dosch.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Here are the first three entries of the virtual fest, and a sense of the goodies that got sent with them.
    — Piers Marchant, Arkansas Online, 14 May 2021
  • The fest includes arts and crafts, live music, food vendors and more.
    — Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • And while the Big 12 Pro Day on-field workouts will be closed to the public, a fan fest will be held outside of the event.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • In the big races like Daytona and Talladega, there always seems to be a wreck-fest at the end.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The initial haunt for the fright fest will be called Dead Vines, according to the theme park’s website.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 13 July 2021
  • The episode did not disappoint, as the two had a love fest, which can be seen in clips shared via the Instagram page.
    — Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Tickets for the tour and fest will go on sale this Friday, March 4 at 10 a.m. local time, via www.wiscansin.co.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The films are among a series of shorts focusing on art and artists that's showing at this year's fest.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The premiere screening happened on the fest’s opening day, Jan. 18, and screened two more times over the weekend.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
  • But the slim span of weeks between the beginning of the fall fests and AFI’s launch also means some films get lost in the shuffle.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Genres always wax and wane at the fest, with classic rock and EDM giving way to rap and pop.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Travis Scott's all-action Astroworld fest is coming to a small screen near you.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Not to be outdone, Halsey’s entrée into the world of movies left the crowd at the Texas fest hooting and hollering.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2023
  • As the cowboy fest roared back home, Cheney railed against Trump's failures.
    — Mead Gruver, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022
  • The French fest runs May 16-27, with Dial of Destiny eying a day two or day three debut.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Tickets for this year’s fest go on sale Friday, and passes start at $299.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
  • The fest, presented by the Oswegoland Park District, will run from June 13 to 16.
    — Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Organizers of the film fest in the picturesque Czech spa town unveiled the news on Wednesday.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
  • Show up with a new pair of boots that haven’t yet been broken in, and the most epic trip of your life could turn into one long, sad blister fest.
    — Cassandra Brooklyn, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2024
  • Downtown is small and quaint, where hunters come to sing karaoke on Wednesday nights and a yearly jazz fest makes the town feel like Bourbon Street.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2023
  • June is Pride Month and Newport is celebrating with a three-day-long fest and bike ride.
    — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
  • By 2019 the fest had grown into a major happening that sprawled across half a dozen venues plus a stage in Cathedral Square.
    — Lawrence Specker | , al, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The popular Main Street parade is also back at the fest, and set to begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
    — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024
  • The studio’s co-founder Ian Mackinnon has been recruited to be on the fest’s jury.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But even after her presence at the fest was confirmed, no one quite knew what was going to happen.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 30 June 2024
  • Dozens of other acts scheduled to perform at the three-day fest, including Megadeth, Lamb of God, and Slipknot.
    — cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The fest will also spotlight local record labels with 90-minute showcases of their artists from disco and R&B to punk, folk and rock and roll.
    — Monica Eng, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024

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