1.
festival, large-scale event
A large organized event, typically involving music, arts, food, or cultural activities. Often used for Western-style or modern festivals rather than traditional Japanese ones.
Borrowed from English "festival." Often shortened to フェス in casual speech, especially for music festivals.
Common collocations
- 音楽フェスティバル (music festival)
- 映画フェスティバル (film festival)
- フードフェスティバル (food festival)
- フェスティバルに参加する (to participate in a festival)
- フェスティバルを開催する (to hold a festival)
Similar words
- フェスティバル / フェス: modern, often Western-style events (music festivals, art festivals)
- 祭り: traditional Japanese festivals (shrines, processions, 盆踊り)
- イベント: broader term for any organized event
The abbreviated form フェス is very common in casual speech, especially among younger speakers: 夏フェス (summer music festival), 野外フェス (outdoor festival).