festival
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He paid tribute to his granddaughter, May Naim, 24, who was also killed at the festival.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
On Saturday, at Carson’s Anderson Memorial Park, Shari Sanders of Altadena was found unconscious in the VIP section of the city’s annual jazz festival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Arriving in theaters this fall after multiple splashy film festival premieres, it announces the 38-year-old actress, best known for playing a bedraggled spy in the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses, as a potential Oscar contender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
On Wednesday morning, bereaved families and survivors gathered at a memorial for the 378 people who were killed at the Nova dance festival in southern Israel on 7 October 2023.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Principal Harris had reminded us about the Midsummer Night festival during morning announcements too.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
After celebrating its 25th edition in 2025, one of the country’s longest-running punk festivals was suddenly taking a year off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Its Music Academy hosted traveling festivals and workshops until 2019, and the company still partners with electronic music festivals, including sponsoring a seven-city Midsummer series this past June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Major cultural events in the region were also called off, including the Global Citizen and All Things Go festivals in New York, and Oceans Calling in Maryland.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
That would have been especially troublesome for a community whose religious festivals were closely connected with agriculture, harvests, first fruits, and the seasonal cycle.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The King, who was addicted to festivals and ceremonials of all sorts, celebrated the occasion royally, by presenting a new gown to every man on the estate.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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