Big Ears Festival
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Big Ears Festival is an annual avant-garde music and arts festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, known for its adventurous programming that spans experimental, classical, jazz, and indie genres.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big Ears Festival canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T85829 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Ears Festival Context triple: [Knoxville, Tennessee, hasMajorEvent, Big Ears Festival]
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A.
Ithaca Festival
Ithaca Festival is an annual community arts and music celebration in downtown Ithaca, New York, featuring local performers, parades, and cultural activities.
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B.
Bumbershoot Festival
Bumbershoot Festival is a long-running annual arts and music festival in Seattle featuring a wide range of performances, including live music, comedy, theater, film, and visual arts.
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C.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Shrewsbury Folk Festival is a major annual music and arts event in Shrewsbury that showcases folk and roots music from the UK and around the world.
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D.
Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival
The Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival is an annual celebration in Holland, Michigan featuring Celtic music, dance, cultural demonstrations, and traditional Highland games along the city’s waterfront.
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E.
Tulip Time Festival
The Tulip Time Festival is an annual spring celebration in Holland, Michigan, featuring millions of blooming tulips, Dutch heritage parades, traditional costumes, and cultural events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Ears Festival Target entity description: Big Ears Festival is an annual avant-garde music and arts festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, known for its adventurous programming that spans experimental, classical, jazz, and indie genres.
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A.
Ithaca Festival
Ithaca Festival is an annual community arts and music celebration in downtown Ithaca, New York, featuring local performers, parades, and cultural activities.
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B.
Bumbershoot Festival
Bumbershoot Festival is a long-running annual arts and music festival in Seattle featuring a wide range of performances, including live music, comedy, theater, film, and visual arts.
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C.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Shrewsbury Folk Festival is a major annual music and arts event in Shrewsbury that showcases folk and roots music from the UK and around the world.
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D.
Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival
The Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival is an annual celebration in Holland, Michigan featuring Celtic music, dance, cultural demonstrations, and traditional Highland games along the city’s waterfront.
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E.
Tulip Time Festival
The Tulip Time Festival is an annual spring celebration in Holland, Michigan, featuring millions of blooming tulips, Dutch heritage parades, traditional costumes, and cultural events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arts festival
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music festival ⓘ |
| artForm |
film
ⓘ
music ⓘ performance art ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| audience | international ⓘ |
| city |
Knoxville, Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
Knoxville
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion | Appalachia ⓘ |
| focus |
arts
ⓘ
music ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde music
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ indie music ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| isHeldIn | spring ⓘ |
| knownFor |
adventurous programming
ⓘ
cross-genre collaborations ⓘ experimental performances ⓘ |
| location | Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| programmingIncludes |
artist talks
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ electronic music ⓘ film screenings ⓘ free jazz ⓘ improvised music ⓘ indie rock ⓘ live concerts ⓘ multimedia performances ⓘ panel discussions ⓘ sound art ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the leading avant-garde music festivals in the United States ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | downtown Knoxville ⓘ |
| targetAudience | fans of experimental and boundary-pushing music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Ears Festival Description of subject: Big Ears Festival is an annual avant-garde music and arts festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, known for its adventurous programming that spans experimental, classical, jazz, and indie genres.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.