pageant
/ˈpædʒənt/
noun
- A public entertainment or contest, especially one involving a procession or the display of costumes and performances.
- She won the local beauty pageant and went on to compete in the state finals.
- The historical pageant reenacted the founding of the city with actors in period costumes.
- The town's annual Christmas pageant featured a parade and live nativity scene.
- An elaborate spectacle or show, often with a sense of grandeur or ceremony.
- The garden party was less a casual gathering and more a colorful pageant of hats and dresses.
- The opening ceremony of the Olympics is always a dazzling pageant of culture and sport.
- The coronation was a magnificent pageant of music, robes, and ancient rituals.