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cultural festival
UK/ˈkʌltʃərəl ˈfɛstɪvəl/US/ˈkʌltʃərəl ˈfɛstəvəl/CUL·tur·al FES·ti·val
a public event celebrating the music, arts, food and customs of a community or nation
Examples
“The city hosts a cultural festival every summer that attracts tourists.”
“Performers from different countries attended the cultural festival.”
“Local artisans sell crafts at the cultural festival.”
Band 8 sentence
“Local authorities invested in the cultural festival to both boost tourism and preserve endangered crafts.”
Collocations
- annual cultural festival
- attend a cultural festival
- organise a cultural festival
Word family
Common mistakes
culture festival→cultural festival
a festival cultural→a cultural festival
Say it for a higher band
5festival→6music festival→7+cultural festival
Synonyms
heritage festival
Easily confused
music festival
“The music festival lasted three days and featured international bands.”
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