A festival is a public event that brings together people from a community, region or sometimes even from all across a country. Festivals typically have a celebratory nature and include various food, entertainment and other attractions.
The first music festivals were organized in the United States in the 1960s by Bill Graham as outdoor events where participants paid an admission fee to hear the performers live, rather than listening to recordings of them as they would at home.
In more recent decades some festivals have been moved indoors and become more like concerts where ticket prices are higher and security is increased so that weapons are not allowed on the premises. The term “festival” usually describes either one day or several days of activities. These activities often consist of music performances, art exhibits, amusement rides, parades and displays of local
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The phrase “festival” is derived from the Latin word “festum.” The word festum originally meant “holy day,” but by the time that the festival became widely prevalent throughout Europe around 1500, it had come to refer to any special celebration.
Since the late nineteenth century, festivals have become an integral part of society with almost every town or city having at least one annual event. Modern festivals are often diverse in nature, presenting a mix of both live music and electronic dance music (EDM), as well as other art forms such as film and theater.
They are usually funded by a group of businesses which sponsor various aspects of the event such as providing stages or stalls for entertainment or distributing food and drink. This is because these
