Feast

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A feast is one of the most popular SCA events. They can be the simplest of potlucks, or an elaborate eight course feast. They can be themed (such as a night in Istanbul's first coffee shop), or just a generic, 'lots of food' feast. Most feasts are fully catered. They provide a great meal, generally presented in 2-3 courses (sometimes erroneously called "removes") with breaks in between for entertainments including dance, singing, music, games, drinking games, or cloved lemons, etc) and to allow food to digest. A feast will often follow (or sometimes accompany) Court. As it sounds, there is normally a lot of food at a feast, so it's normal to take a small portion of each dish, and go back for more of your favourites after everyone on the table has some. And don't forget to leave some room for the next course - the first lot of food is normally only a warm up!

One subcategory of feasting is the potluck feast, where everyone brings a plate