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festival

[fes-tuh-vuhl] / ˈfɛs tə vəl /


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Glastonbury is a notable absence this year as the Somerset extravaganza has a fallow year, but festival fans shouldn't worry as there's plenty else on the calendar.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“The polo field is the ultimate blank canvas,” festival co-founder Paul Tollett said in the intro to the festival’s 2006 documentary, “Coachella: The Film.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The UK's biggest literature festival, Hay Festival, returns to Powys in Wales this summer with headline speakers Emma Thompson, Malala Yousafzai and Gisèle Pelicot from 21 to 31 May.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Each artist has roughly a 1 in 5 chance of being selected, said Lehrer, festival promoter, Goldenvoice’s curatorial advisor to the art program and the founder of Public Art Company in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“How come you won’t play your guitar at the festival? How come you won’t eat in the cafeteria?”

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling




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