A Féis is a community-based festival designed to promote the Gaelic language and culture of an area through educational and social activities for people of all ages. The first Féis was held on the Isle of Barra in 1981. The community of Christmas Island, located on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada is home to the first Féis to be held outside of Scotland. The annual Féis An Eilein encompasses workshops in Gaelic language and song, stepdancing, and fiddle. A Gaelic activities camp for youth is held each year. Another key feature of the annual féis is the provision of opportunities for visitors and residents to participate in the Gaelic culture through concerts, milling frolics, céilidhs, and square dances. Performers include lively pipers, fiddlers, piano accompanists, Gaelic singers, step-dancers, and more.