fete champetre

noun, plural fêtes cham·pê·tres [fet shahn-pe-truh] /fɛt ʃɑ̃ˈpɛ trə/. French.

1. an outdoor festival or a garden party.

noun plural fêtes champêtres (fɛt ʃɑ̃pɛtrə)

1. a garden party, picnic, or similar outdoor entertainment
2. Also: fête galante (fɛt ɡalɑ̃t) arts
   1. a genre of painting popular in France from the early 18th century, characterized by the depiction of figures in pastoral settings. Watteau was its most famous exponent
   2. a painting in this genre