Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
The Feast was probably the Passover, or one of the three great Jewish Feasts. In these unsettled times men went up to Shiloh (Seilun) only once a year I Samuel 1:3 instead of thrice; only the males kept the Feasts, and therefore the virgins of Shiloh would naturally be the only maidens present, and the public festival would be a likely occasion for their festive dances. It is, however, possible that some particular feast unique to Shiloh is meant, like the yearly sacrifice of David' s family in Bethlehem I Samuel 20:29.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Exodus 40:34-35
Psalms 78:60
Isaiah 11:13
Hosea 4:15
Luke 15:25
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