| TURKEY | Bird associated with the festival of 1 Across |
| NICHOLAS | Saint traditionally associated with the festival of Christmas (8) |
| CASSON | Director of architecture at the Festival of Britain who was elected president of the Royal Academy in 1976 and illustrated the Prince of Wales' The Old Man of Lochnagar (6) |
| DEAD | The Festival of the ... will bring its The Dark Carnival show to Norwich this November (4) |
| PIPER | Artist John Egerton Christmas who painted The Englishman's Home for the Festival of Britain, designed stained glass and collaborated with John Betjeman, Geoffrey Grigson and Ben Nicholson, among other |
| EOSTRE | West Germanic spring goddess who is the namesake of the festival of Easter in some languages |
| ADVENT | Period immediately before the festival of the Nativity (6) |
| KITE | Something flown in the Festival of the Winds |
| OPPRESSED | "Revolution is the festival of the ___": Germaine Greer (9) |
| MARDIGRAS | The festival of Shrove Tuesday, famously celebrated with a carnival in Rio de Janeiro (5,4) |
| GOODWOOD | Duke of Richmond and Gordon's estate in West Sussex where the Festival of Speed is hosted annually (8) |
| HUGHCASSON | Director of architecture for the Festival of Britain, knighted in 1952 (4,6) |
| BARABBAS | '[W]ell-known prisoner' released at the festival of Passover instead of Jesus (Matthew 27:15-23) (8) |
| ROSE | Flower considered by some as a symbol of the festival of Shavuot (4) |
| REMEMBRANCE | The Festival of ____ has taken place at the Royal Albert Hall annually since 1923 |
| PANCAKEDAY | Alternative name for the festival of Shrove Tuesday (7,3) |
| MARDI | - Gras is the festival of Shrove Tuesday (5) |
| ETROG | Citron used for ritual purposes during the festival of Sukkot (5) |
| NILE | Who coordinated the Festival of Light, Fred ... (4) |
| HOLI | The Festival of Colors |
