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🎓 Listening Comprehension – City Festival Highlights

Listen to a festival review and answer 10 questions about events, performers, times, and crowd tips.

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Listening Comprehension – City Festival Highlights
Listen to a festival review and answer 10 questions about events, performers, times, and crowd tips. Use the speaker icon on the upper left to listen to the essay.

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City Festival Highlights

Listen to a festival review and answer 10 questions about events, performers, times, and crowd tips. Use the speaker icon on the upper left to listen to the essay.

Welcome to the annual Riverside City Festival. This year's event opened on Friday evening with a jazz performance by the Blue Street Band at the central park stage. On Saturday morning, local artists displayed handmade crafts near the river walk, while food trucks served international dishes from noon until 9 p.m. Families especially enjoyed the puppet theater beside the library at 2 p.m. Festival organizers advised visitors to arrive early because parking spaces filled quickly after midday. Free shuttle buses operated every twenty minutes from the east station. On Sunday night, the festival ended with a fireworks show at 8:30 p.m. near the old bridge. Organizers reminded guests to keep their tickets for re-entry and to carry water bottles because temperatures remained high throughout the weekend.

Which band performed on Friday evening?

Where did local artists display handmade crafts?

Until what time did food trucks serve dishes?

What event took place beside the library?

Why were visitors advised to arrive early?

How often did the free shuttle buses operate?

Where did the shuttle buses depart from?

What ended the festival on Sunday night?

At what time did the fireworks show begin?

What were guests encouraged to carry because of the weather?

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