Picnic vs. Vacation — What's the Difference?

A picnic is a meal taken outdoors (al fresco) as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theater performance, and usually in summer. Picnics are usually meant for the late mornings or midday, but could also be held later in the day.

A fixed period of holidays, especially one during which a school, court, or business suspends activities.

A meal eaten outdoors, as on an excursion.

A vacation (American English), or holiday (British English), is a leave of absence from a regular job, or a specific trip or journey, usually for the purpose of recreation or tourism. People often take a vacation during specific holiday observances, or for specific festivals or celebrations.

(Slang) An easy task or pleasant experience

A period of time devoted to pleasure, rest, or relaxation, especially one with pay granted to an employee.

A smoked section of pork foreleg and shoulder.

A holiday.

To go on or participate in a picnic.

The act or an instance of vacating.

An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.

To take or spend a vacation.

The meal eaten at such a gathering.

Freedom from some business or activity.

(figurative) An easy or pleasant task.

(obsolete) Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.

(obsolete) An entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table.

A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.

A cut of pork from the shoulder area (above the front leg) of a pig.

(North America) A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure.

To take part in a picnic.

An extended period of time away from work or school.

Formerly, an entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table; now, an excursion or pleasure party in which the members partake of a collation or repast (usually in the open air, and from food carried by themselves).

The act of vacating something; moving out.

To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public fashion.

The act of making legally void.

A day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

(intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.

Any undertaking that is easy to do;

The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.

Any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion

Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure.

Eat alfresco, in the open air;

Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.

A period of intermission of regular paid work or employment, or of studies and exercises at an educational institution; the time during which a person temporarily ceases regular duties of any kind and performs other activites, usually some form of liesure; holidays; recess (at a school); as, the spring vacation; to spend one's vacation travelling; to paint the house while on vacation. Vacation is typically used for rest, travel, or recreation, but may be used for any purpose. In Britain this sense of vacation is usually referred to as holiday.

The time when an office is vacant;

Leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure;

The act of making something legally void

Spend or take a vacation