Answer: pageants

AnswerCrossword Clue
PAGEANTSBeauty contests
PAGEANTSContests with fair competition?
PAGEANTSEvents with tiaras
PAGEANTSSchool shows
PAGEANTSElaborate exhibitions
PAGEANTSShowy parades.
PAGEANTSSpectacular exhibitions.
PAGEANTSThey may have titles
PAGEANTSElaborate spectacles
PAGEANTSSpectacular shows
pageantsA scene erected on a fixed stage or moving vehicle as a public show
pageantsA thing that looks impressive or grand, but is actually shallow and empty
pageantsA public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colorful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene
pageantsA beauty contest
pageantsPAGEANT, an elaborate public spectacle