3
go-to-meeting(adjective, fun, celebration, fete)
3
high jinks(expression, idiom, party, amusement, celebration)
3
picnic(spread, amusement, repast, banquet)
3
red-letter(adjective, superior, unusual, exceptional, fun)
3
saturnalia(performance, fair, party, amusement, triumph)
3
soirée
3
splendid
2
apple variety
2
big bash
2
big party
2
black-tie party
2
carouse(party, amusement, celebration, merrymaking, debauch)
2
christmassy(adjective, fun, celebration, fete)
2
colourful
2
exhibition(noun, ostentation, exposition, midway, carnival)
2
exposition(noun, fair, celebration, rout, parade)
2
festive affair
2
festive entertainment
2
formal party
2
gala day(expression, idiom, amusement)
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