celebration, festivity

any joyous diversion

• merrymaking, conviviality, jollification — a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity
• Olympian Games, Olympic Games — the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC
• Isthmian Games — ancient games held biennially on the Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each Olympiad
• festival, fete — an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
• gala, gala affair, jamboree, blowout — a gay festivity
• victory celebration — a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition

• diversion, recreation — an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates