Pageant(s) or The Pageant(s) may refer to:
Events
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Procession
A procession is an organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner.
History
Processions have in all peoples and at all times been a natural form of public celebration, as forming an orderly and impressive ceremony. Religious ...
or ceremony in elaborate costume
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Beauty pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition in which the contestants are judged and ranked based on various physical and mental attributes. Per its name, beauty pageants traditionally focus on judging the contestants' physical attractiveness, sometimes sol ...
, or beauty contest
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List of pageants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Medieval pageant
A medieval pageant is a form of procession traditionally associated with both secular and religious rituals, often with a narrative structure. Pageantry was an important aspect of medieval European seasonal festivals, in particular around the c ...
, a narrative medieval procession, and modern revival forms
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Nativity play
A Nativity play or Christmas pageant is a play which recounts the story of the Nativity of Jesus. It is usually performed at Christmas, the feast of the Nativity. For the Christian celebration of Christmas, the viewing of the Nativity play is o ...
, also known as a "Christmas pageant"
Music
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Pageants (band), an American indie rock duo
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''Pageant'' (album), by Pwr Bttm, or the title song, 2017
* "Pageant", a song by
Moi dix Mois, 2004
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''Pageant'' (musical), a 1991 off-Broadway musical by
Robert Longbottom
Other uses
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''Pageant'' (film), a 2008 documentary about the Miss Gay America Contest
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''Pageant'' (magazine), a 20th-century American monthly
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''Pageant'' (novel), a 1933 historical novel by G. B. Lancaster
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pageant.exe, an SSH authentication agent for PuTTY software
* Pageant, a community in
Vulcan County
Vulcan County is a municipal district in Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 5, its municipal office is located in the Town of Vulcan.
History
Vulcan County was originally established in 1951.
Geography Communities and loc ...
, Alberta, Canada
* Pageant Films, a New Zealand production company founded by
Gabriel Reid
Gabriel Luke Reid (born 24 February 1969) is a New Zealand director, screenwriter and producer working in television, film and theatre. His doctoral thesis examines the impact of digital technologies on film production.
Education
Reid holds a ...
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The Pageant
The Pageant (also called The Pageant Concert Nightclub) is a popular American nightclub in St. Louis, Missouri.
Built as a dedicated nightclub, The Pageant first opened its doors on October 19, 2000. It was named for a "long-gone Pageant movi ...
, a nightclub in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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The Pageants, an 18th-century shipyard on the River Thames, London, England
See also
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Pageantry (disambiguation)
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