Collocations for festival - noun

big, huge, major
annual
spring, summer, etc.
three-day, five-day, etc.
international, local, national, regional, village
outdoor, street
arts, cultural
art, film, literary (esp. BrE), music, poetry
dance, drama (BrE), opera, theatre/theater
folk, jazz, rock, etc.
beer, wine
gay pride, pride
Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, etc.
flower (BrE)

have, hold
host
attend, go to, visit
organize, run
sponsor
participate in (esp. AmE), take part in (esp. BrE)
The school has taken part in the festival since 1997.

appear at, play, play at
I like to play any big festivals.

open
The dance troupe will open the festival on June 13.

take place
begin, open, start
attract sb
The festival attracts thousands of visitors every year.

feature sb/sth
a festival featuring five local bands

commemorate sth, mark sth

director, organizer
events, programme/program
performance
audience
circuit
the film festival circuit

grounds

at a/the festival
He's appearing at a local folk festival tonight.

during a/the festival
the movies shown during the eight-day festival

in a/the festival
the events in this year's festival

great, important, major
annual
pagan, religious
traditional
ancient
Christian, Hindu, etc.
harvest

celebrate, observe
The family always celebrates the Jewish festivals.

at/on a/the festival
the pilgrims who arrived on major festivals