List of festivals in Wales
This page includes a list of festivals that occur (or have occurred) regularly in Wales.
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List of festivals
List of festivals in Wales, organised by month, including location.
February
- Dydd Miwsig Cymru[1][2]
March
April
- Machynlleth Comedy festival (Machynlleth)[4]
- Wales International Harp Festival[5]
- Lost Cove Surf Festival (St Davids)[5]
May
Hay festival (Hay-on-Wye)[6]Urdd National Eisteddfod 2017 Entrance - Urdd National Eisteddfod (location changes)[7]
- Inside Out festival (Bute Park, Cardiff)[5]
- FOCUS Wales (Wrexham)[5]
- Gwyl Fach y Fro (Barry Island)[8]
- Balter Festival (Chepstow)[5]
June
- Gwyl Gregynog Festival (Gregynog Hall)[9][10]
- Fire in the Mountain (near Abermagwr)[5]
- Gottwood festival (Llanfaethlu)[5]
- The Big Retreat Festival (Lawrenny)[11]
- Unearthed Festival (Solva)[11]
July
- Tafwyl (Cardiff Castle)[12]
- Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod (Llangollen)[13]
- Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau (Dolgellau)[14]
- Royal Welsh Show (Llanelwedd)[15][16]
- Steelhouse Festival (Aberbeeg)[5]
Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau, 2005 - Parti Ponty (Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd)[17][18]
- The Good Life Experience festival, Summer Camp (Hawarden)[19]
- The Gower festival (Gower Peninsula)[5]
- Big Love festival (Trostrey)[5]
- Westival (Manorbier)[5]
- Landed Festival (Llanwrthwl)[5]
August
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- National Eisteddfod of Wales (location changes)[20]
- Green Man Festival (Brecon Beacons)[21]
- Pride Cymru (Cardiff)[22]
- Brecon Jazz Festival (Brecon)[23][24]
- The Green Gathering (Chepstow)[5]
- Truefest (Hay-on-Wye)[5]
- Hub Festival (Cardiff)[5]
- Between the Trees (Merthyr Mawr)[11]
September
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- Festival N°6 (Portmeirion)[25]
- Abergavenny Food Festival (Abergavenny)[26][27]
- HowTheLightGetsIn Hay (Hay-on-Wye)[11]
- The Good Life Experience festival, Camp Good Life, Autumn (Hawarden)[19]
- Aberystwyth Comedy festival (Aberystwyth)[28]
- Cowbridge Music Festival (Cowbridge)[5]
- Gladfest (Gladstone's Library, Hawarden)[11]
- The Big Cwtch (Crugybar)[11]
October
- Cardiff International Film Festival (Cardiff)[11]
- Cwlwm Celtaidd (Porthcawl)[29][30]
- Swn festival (Cardiff)[31][32]
- Iris Prize Festival (Cardiff)[11]
November
- Gwyl Cerdd Dant[33][34]
See also
References
- ^ "Welsh Language Music Day". GOV.WALES. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "The best of Welsh Language Music Day".
- ^ "The Laugharne Weekend".
- ^ "Henry Widdicombe's guide to Machynlleth". VisitWales. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Music and culture festivals in Wales". VisitWales. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "Hay Festival".
- ^ "Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2023 at Llanymmdyfri Llandovery".
- ^ "Gwyl Fach Y Fro 2022 | Visit The Vale". www.visitthevale.com. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "Festival 2022 – Gŵyl Gregynog Festival". Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "BBC - Canolbarth - Gŵyl Gregynog". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Alternative festivals in Wales". VisitWales. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ David, Corrie (2022-06-16). "Everything you need to know about Welsh language festival Tafwyl this weekend". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "When Wales welcomes the world".
- ^ "Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau celebrates its 30th anniversary in style". North Wales Chronicle. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "Royal Welsh Show". Royal Welsh. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "Royal Welsh Show at Royal Welsh Showground".
- ^ "Parti Ponty - Gwyl Gymraeg Rhondda Cynon Taf". www.partiponty.cymru. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "BBC - De Ddwyrain - Parti Ponty". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ a b "What to expect at The Good Life Experience festival". VisitWales. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "10 things not to miss on the maes".
- ^ "An epic cultural adventure in the hills of Mid Wales".
- ^ Dowrick, Molly (2022-08-29). "Date confirmed for Pride Cymru 2023 after huge bank holiday celebrations". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "BRECON JAZZ 2022 - Brecon Jazz Festival 7-21st Aug 2022". Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "Wonderbrass at Brecon Jazz". Peoples Collection Wales. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "Festival No. 6: 'Be seeing you' - end of event for now". BBC News. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "Home". Abergavenny Food Festival. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "Abergavenny Food Festival 2023 at Y Fenni | Abergavenny".
- ^ "Laughs on the coast at Aberystwyth Comedy Festival". VisitWales. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "Venue | Cwlwm Celtaidd". Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ WalesOnline (2011-03-03). "Don't miss Cwlwm Celtaidd event at the Grand Pavilion". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "Home | Sŵn Festival 2022". Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "Sŵn Festival - hundreds of bands to the city".
- ^ "Cymdeithas Cerdd Dant Cymru - Gŵyl Cerdd Dant". cerdd-dant.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "Press | S4C". www.s4c.cymru. Retrieved 2023-02-22.