Festival vs. Occasion — What's the Difference?

A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid.

A particular event, or the time at which it takes place

A day or period of celebration, typically for religious reasons

Reason; cause

An organized series of concerts, plays, or films, typically one held annually in the same place

Cause (something)

An occasion for feasting or celebration, especially a day or time of religious significance that recurs at regular intervals.

An event or happening, or the time of an event or happening

An often regularly recurring program of cultural performances, exhibitions, or competitions

A significant event, especially a large or important social gathering

Revelry; conviviality.

A favorable or appropriate time or juncture

Of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival; festive.

A cause of or reason for something

Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. Now only as the noun used attributively.

A need created by a particular circumstance

(Bible) A feast or feast day.

Occasions(Archaic) Personal requirements or necessities.

An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.

To provide occasion for; cause

In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.

A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.

Fried cornbread.

The time when something happens.

Pertaining to a fest; festive; festal; appropriate to a festival; joyous; mirthful.

An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.

A day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

Something which causes something else; a cause.

An organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place);

(obsolete) An occurrence or incident.

A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.

Need; requirement, necessity.

A special event or function.

A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.

(transitive) To cause; to produce; to induce

A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident; event.

A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.

An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.

Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms.

A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.

To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety.

An event that occurs at a critical time;

A vaguely specified social event;

Reason;

The time of a particular event;

An opportunity to do something;

Give occasion to