Collocations for evening - noun

this, tomorrow, yesterday
Friday, Saturday, etc.
weekday (esp. BrE)
a popular place to hang out on weekday evenings

April, May, etc.
spring, summer, etc.
long
the long winter evenings

dark
quiet
balmy, beautiful, fine (esp. BrE), golden, warm
romantic
The two spent a romantic evening together.

cold, cool, dry
early, late
It was early evening and very still.

previous
8 o'clock the previous evening

following, next
The ball would take place the following evening.

entire, whole
He spent the entire evening chatting with friends.

spend
We spent the evening walking around the town.

begin, start
We started our evening by watching TV.

end
What a way to end an evening!

enjoy
thoroughly enjoying a quiet evening at home

ruin, spoil
I don't want to ruin your evening.

progress, wear on
As the evening wore on, Phil became very drunk.

light, sky, star, sun
air, breeze
the cool evening air

meal (esp. BrE)
stroll, walk
shift
class, course
entertainment, event, performance, reception, show
prayer, service
rush hour
news, newscast (AmE), newspaper, paper

during the evening
for an/the evening
Her parents were out for the evening.

in the evening
(on) Friday, etc. evening, on the evening of
on the evening of May 15

an evening off, an evening out
You deserve an occasional evening out.

good evening

gala, musical, social
open (BrE), parents' (esp. BrE)
Prospective students were invited to the school's open evening.

enjoyable, fun, lovely, memorable, nice, perfect, pleasant, successful, wonderful

hold
The club will hold a social evening to welcome new members.

host
He hosted the evening in front of a celebrity audience.

open
The orchestra opened the evening with an overture.

clothes, dress, gown, wear

during the evening, for the evening