frost fair
Frozen river carnival
A frost fair is a festival held on a frozen river, especially the Thames in London during periods when it froze solid enough to support crowds, stalls, and entertainments.
The term evokes historical winters before the 19th century, when such events were possible: The last great frost fair on the Thames was in 1814.
- ThamesLondon's river
- bitter coldExtremely low temperature
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- riversideArea bordering a stream
- snow festivalCelebration featuring frozen sculptures
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- weather historyice age, dust bowl, volcanic winter, drought, heat wave
frost fairsummer fair
Warm-season outdoor festival
summer festival · midsummer festival · harvest festival · heat wave · harvest fair
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