festivals

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If you've been to a Big Weekend, you'll know it's not like other festivals.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

For many, festivals are just as much about the fashion as the music.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Over the past 250 years, Americans have commemorated Independence Day with festivals, barbecues, music and fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“I have traveled to festivals all over the world in the last few years. I don’t know that I can define why freedom is failing, but I see that it is — everywhere.”

From Salon • May 22, 2026

On holidays, there were festivals, and there were Saturday soup prayer meetings, and meals were prepared for the sick and then delivered.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals