pageant

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.
2. 2
   A spectacular ceremony.
3. 3
   Ellipsis of beauty pageant.
4. 4
   A wheeled platform for the exhibition of plays, etc.

Verb

1. 1
   To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.