funfests

Lively party events

Funfests is the plural of funfest, an event or occasion meant to be especially enjoyable or entertaining: The company picnic turned into a real funfest.

The word often carries a slightly ironic or exaggerated tone, as if the fun is being marketed or oversold.

Sometimes used sarcastically for events that are anything but fun: That budget meeting was a real funfest.

event

carnival

Traveling amusement attraction

bash · jamboree · shindig · fiesta · gala · extravaganza · blowout · wingding · hoedown · jubilee

activities

games

Organized competitive activities

performances · dancing · music · fireworks · parades · amusements · attractions · competitions · shows · concerts

atmosphere

revelry

Noisy, lively celebration

conviviality · exuberance · hilarity · cheerfulness · glee · jollity · frivolity · ebullience · liveliness · merrymaking

setting

fairground

Outdoor amusement venue

stalls · booths · vendors · concessions · arena · plaza · pavilion · grounds · venue · bandstand

Opposites
emotional atmosphere

funfestsfunerals

Rites for the deceased

wakes · vigils · requiems · dirges · tragedies

experiential quality

funfestsordeals

Severely difficult experiences

slogs · drudgery · grinds · chores · bores

Family

funfest

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G