This is the 9249th most frequent Swedish word.
festivalens
"Festivalens" means "the festival's" in English, indicating possession.
The word 'festivalens' is the definite singular possessive form of 'festival' in Swedish, meaning 'of the festival'. It indicates possession, used here to describe what belongs to the festival, namely its highlight.
Festivalens höjdpunkt var konserten av det berömda bandet.
The highlight of the festival was the concert by the famous band.
Here, 'festivalens' again denotes possession, explaining that the opening belongs specifically to the festival.
Förberedelserna inför festivalens öppning började flera månader tidigare.
Preparations for the festival's opening started several months earlier.
In this sentence, 'festivalens' describes the closing as specifically associated with or belonging to the festival, illustrating possessive case usage.