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.
- See upcoming holidays and festivals in England, Scotland, and across Europe
2022
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)