gala day

Frequency: 6.58.5 per million words

A day of public entertainment and celebration.

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  • The village is buzzing for its annual gala day this Saturday.
  • On gala day, the high street closes to traffic for parades and stalls.
  • She volunteered to coordinate the children’s games for the seaside gala day.
  • Rain threatened, but the town’s gala day went ahead as planned.
  • Have you seen the programme for our school’s spring gala day?
  • It wouldn’t be a proper gala day without the brass band and the bake-off.
  • The mayor officially opened the park on the centenary gala day.
  • Locals remember when the mining community hosted a huge gala day every summer.
  • Next year’s gala day will be bigger, with fireworks and a charity run.
  • “What time does gala day start?” “At ten, right after the fun run.”