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carnival

[kahr-nuh-vuhl] / ˈkɑr nə vəl /


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There’s an Ojai Fall Festival coming with carnival rides and games Sept. 11-13, followed by the Ojai Film Festival Nov. 5-9.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of revellers attended the event in west London over the weekend, and people in costumes and steel bands moved through the streets as the carnival celebrated its 60th anniversary.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

For Lizzy, who has been attending the carnival for years, an early start was necessary in order to find a prime spot for the parade.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

In recent years, the soccer fields where the event was once held have been filled each June 4 with a carnival featuring foods from around China.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Morally speaking, the vachette arena felt a lot less muddy than the carnival midway.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

By the early 1990s, some crews in the U.K. began throwing megaraves more spiritually akin to experiential carnivals than to more lowkey dance-floor-and-DJ setups.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

From there it developed into the post-Lenten carnivals of medieval Europe and the private theatricals of Renaissance courts.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

After that, his unclaimed body began its wanderings: as a greeter for an Oklahoma funeral home, as a sideshow attraction for touring carnivals, and even in a titillating 1933 pre-Code film, “Narcotic.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2025

The incident comes at a time of heightened security as outdoor carnivals linked to Easter celebrations are held across Germany.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2025

They don’t come for their kids’ games, concerts, plays, or carnivals.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie




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