weekendlong

Weekendlong is an English compound adjective used to describe an event, activity, or period that lasts for the entire weekend. It is commonly applied to festivals, conferences, promotions, or itineraries that span from Friday evening through Sunday night, and sometimes into Monday in certain regions. The term emphasizes duration and immersion within the weekend timeframe, as opposed to shorter weekend events or a simple two-day activity.

Usage and variation: Weekendlong is used in marketing and travel writing, as well as casual speech. The phrase is most often written as weekend-long when used directly before a noun (a weekend-long festival), but weekendlong and weekend-long have both been encountered in published text. The closed form weekendlong is a relatively recent development and may vary by style guide.

Origin and nuance: The term is a modern compound of weekend and long, reflecting a pattern of English productivity in creating durable descriptors for leisure and events. It does not denote a legally defined category but a descriptive label that signals a continuous weekend experience rather than a short event.

Examples: The city hosts a weekendlong jazz festival. They offer weekendlong passes for the conference. It’s a weekendlong sale with events across town.

See also: long weekend, weekend, festival.