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  • adjective Before a festival.

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pre- +‎ festival

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Examples

  • "Trannies" earned some prefestival publicity when the Gay

    NYT > Home Page By MIKE HALE 2010

  • If like me you're planning on heading to Grant Park this weekend, be sure to check out the Reader's guide to Lollapalooza, which runs down the festival's major attractions, reviews a few lesser-known acts you should check out, and provides a lengthy list of the insanely numerous officially sanctioned afterparties (along with a couple of prefestival events going down tonight).

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • Eyes features 21 bands spread across three nights (each show is $12), plus a prefestival party on Thursday at a secret location -- to get invited to that one, you have to buy a three-day pass for $30.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • "Trannies" earned some prefestival publicity when the Gay

    NYT > Home Page By MIKE HALE 2010

  • Somerfest will be held July 17-19 on the arts center's grounds, with proceeds benefiting programs at Laurel Arts. A prefestival kickoff concert featuring The Clarks will be held July 11.

    unknown title 2009

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