The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - fanfare n.

1) flourish, fanfaron, fanfaronade, (trumpet-) blast or blare: Following a loud fanfare, the toreador strutted into the ring. 2 hullabaloo, hubbub, brouhaha, commotion, stir, ado, show, fuss, Colloq to-do, ballyhoo: Despite the enormous fanfare, the film was a failure.