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, contact the Visit Britain office.
- 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.
- See upcoming holidays and festivals in England, Scotland, and across Europe
2019
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)
April 12–14: Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show, Cardiff
April 19–22: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; closures)
May 6: Early May Bank Holiday
May 23–June 2: Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye (literature-focused festival with speakers and musicians)
May 24–27: HowTheLightGetsIn, Hay-on-Wye (philosophy and music festival)
May 27: Spring Bank Holiday (closures)
June 9: Dragon Ride L’Etape Wales (bike race hosted by Le Tour de France)
June 16–17: Conwy Pirate Weekend
June 22–23: Tafwyl Fair, Cardiff (arts, culture and food)
July 2–7: International Eisteddfod, Llangollen (folk songs, dances)
July 6–7: Wales Airshow, Swansea Bay (military aircraft show)
July (2 weekends): Conwy River Festival (nautical events)
July 20: International Snowdon Race (race to the top of Mt. Snowdon and back down)
August 9–11: Brecon Jazz Festival
August 15–18: Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons National Park (contemporary music)
August 23–25 (likely): Pride Cymru, Cardiff (LGBT+ pride parade)
August 25: World Bog Snorkelling Championship, Llanwrtyd Wells (snorkeling race through a peat bog)
August 26: Summer Bank Holiday (closures)
September 5–8 (likely): Festival No. 6, Portmeirion (music, arts and culture)
September 14–15 (likely): Abbergavenny Food Festival
September 18–21 (likely): Welsh International Four Days Walks, Llanwrtyd Wells (non-competitive celebration of walking)
October 8–13: Iris Prize, Cardiff (LGBT+ film festival)
October 25–27 (likely): Conwy Feast (food festival featuring a laser show projected onto the castle)
November–January: Cardiff Winter Wonderland
November 2–3 (likely): North Wales Choral Festival, Llandudno
November 5: Guy Fawkes Night (fireworks, bonfires, effigy-burning of 1605 traitor Guy Fawkes)
November 11: Remembrance Sunday (two minutes of silence at 11:00 to remember WWI dead, people wear poppies on lapels)
December 7–8 (likely): Caerphilly Christmas Market
December 25–26: Christmas holidays (closures)