Ceremony vs. Festival

Difference Between Ceremony and Festival
Ceremonynoun
A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.
Festivaladjective
Pertaining to a feast or feast-day. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)
Ceremonynoun
An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
a graduation ceremony, an opening ceremonyFestivalnoun
An event or community gathering, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community.
Ceremonynoun
(uncountable) A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks; formality.
Festivalnoun
In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.
Ceremonynoun
(uncountable) Show of magnificence, display, ostentation.
Festivalnoun
fried cornbread
Ceremonynoun
(obsolete) An accessory or object associated with a ritual.
Festivalnoun
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
Ceremonynoun
(obsolete) An omen or portent.
Festivalnoun
an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place);
a drama festivalCeremonynoun
a formal event performed on a special occasion;
a ceremony commemorating Pearl HarborCeremonynoun
any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way;
the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the winehe makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ballhe disposed of it without ceremonyCeremonynoun
the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion;
an inaugural ceremony