Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Wales

Before planning a trip around a festival, verify the festival dates on the festival's website or with a local tourist information office. For more information about these and other events, see the sites for Visit Wales and Visit Britain.
Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
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January 1: New Year's Day (closures)

January 25: St. Dwynwen's Day (celebration of Welsh patron saint of love)

March 1: St. David's Day (national day; parades, closures)

March 4–6: North Wales Choral Festival, Llandudno

April 15–18: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; closures)

May 2: Early May Bank Holiday

May 14–15: Conwy Pirate Weekend

May 26–June 5: Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye (literature-focused festival with speakers and musicians)

June 2: Spring Bank Holiday (closures)

June 2–5: HowTheLightGetsIn, Hay-on-Wye (philosophy and music festival)

June 18–19: Tafwyl Fair, Cardiff (arts, culture, food)

July 2–3: Wales Airshow, Swansea Bay (military aircraft show)

July 7–10: International Eisteddfod, Llangollen (folk songs, dances)

July 8–10 & 16–17: Conwy River Festival (nautical events)

July 16: International Snowdon Race (race to the top of Mt. Snowdon and back down)

August 5–7 (likely): Brecon Jazz Festival

August 18–21: Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons National Park (contemporary music)

August 27–28: Pride Cymru, Cardiff (LGBT+ pride parade)

August 28: World Bog Snorkelling Championship, Llanwrtyd Wells (snorkeling race through a peat bog)

August 29: Summer Bank Holiday (closures)

September 17–18: Abbergavenny Food Festival

October 11–16: Iris Prize, Cardiff (LGBT+ film festival)

October 21–23 (likely): Conwy Feast (food festival featuring a laser show projected onto the castle)

Mid-November–December: Cardiff Winter Wonderland

November 5: Bonfire Night (a.k.a. Guy Fawkes Night; fireworks, bonfires, effigy-burning of 1605 traitor Guy Fawkes)

November 13: Remembrance Sunday (two minutes of silence at 11:00 to remember WWI dead, people wear poppies on lapels)

December 3–4 (likely): Caerphilly Christmas Market

December 25–26: Christmas holidays (closures)