midsummer

noun
UK /ˌmɪdˈsʌm.ər/
US /ˌmɪdˈsʌm.ɚ/

Midsummer is the middle part of summer, around the longest day of the year.

We had a picnic at midsummer when the days were longest.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The time around June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, when the day is longest.

People lit bonfires to celebrate midsummer.

3. A festival celebrating the summer solstice.

The town holds a midsummer festival every June.

4. The middle period of any process or time.

The project reached its midsummer of activity in July.