A Feis (Irish pronunciation: [fʲɛʃ]) or Fèis (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [feːʃ]) is a traditional Gaelic arts and culture festival. The plural forms are feiseanna (Irish: [ˈfʲɛʃən̪ˠə]) and fèisean (Scottish Gaelic: [ˈfeːʃən]).

What does the Irish word feis mean?

“FEIS” (pronounced FESH) is a Gaelic word that means festival.

How do you pronounce feis in Irish?

Pronounced "fesh"

Besides solo and group dance competitions, a feis can also have baking, craft, instrumental, vocal and Gaelic language competitions. The plural is feisanna, pronounced "fesh-an-na".