Folk by county Wales
Folk in Wales
Folk Calendar lists 31 sessions, 29 customs, 12 folk club nights and 6 morris practices at 64 venues in Wales. Newport has the most, with 12. Thursday is the busiest night, with 14 of the regular listings.
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Tuesday 6 April馃寫 New moon Tuesday 20 April馃寱 Pink Moon
Everything listed in Wales
Sessions 31 Aberystwyth Folk Club Aberystwyth 路 Monthly, 3rd Tuesday at 19:30 Last Tuesday Sing Bassaleg 路 Monthly, last Tuesday at 20:30 Welsh, Breton, Scandi and French Session Bethesda 路 Monthly, 3rd Thursday at 20:00 Sesiwn Werin Betws-y-Coed Betws-y-Coed 路 Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 15:00 Brecon Folk and More Club Brecon 路 Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 19:30 Canu Cymraeg a Gwerin Caernarfon 路 Every Monday at 19:00 Caerdydd Galician Session Cardiff 路 Monthly, 1st Thursday at 20:30 Noson Lawen: Folk in the Bar Cardiff 路 Every Tuesday at 19:00 Sesiwn Caerdydd Cardiff 路 Every Monday at 20:00 Temple Bar Irish Session Cardiff 路 Every Wednesday at 21:00 Sesiwn #3 Cefn Cribwr 路 Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 19:30 Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night Conwy 路 Every Monday at 19:00 Cwmdu Folk Night Cwmdu 路 Monthly, 1st Friday at 19:30 Sesiwn Werin Dolgellau Dolgellau 路 Monthly, 3rd Saturday at 16:30 Fishguard Session Fishguard 路 Every Tuesday at 20:00 Sesiwn Conwy Folk Llandudno Junction 路 Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 18:00 Sesiwn Gymreig Llanferres Llanferres 路 Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 19:30 Sesiwn Werin Old New Inn Llanfyllin 路 Monthly, 2nd Wednesday at 19:30 Llangors Session Llangors 路 Monthly, 1st Friday at 19:30 Llanidloes Sunday Session Llanidloes 路 Every Sunday at 20:00 Llyswen Session Llyswen 路 Monthly, 1st Sunday at 15:00 Wynnstay Session Machynlleth 路 Monthly, 1st and 3rd Friday at 20:00 Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night Newport 路 Every Thursday at 20:30 Newport Folk Club Open Night Newport 路 Every Thursday at 20:00 Valley Folk Club Open Afternoon Pontardawe 路 Monthly, 1st Sunday at 14:00 Llantrisant Folk Club Song and Music Night Pontyclun 路 Every Wednesday at 20:30 Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night Rhyl 路 Monthly, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Friday at 19:30 Sesiwn Rowen Rowen 路 Monthly, last Saturday at 20:00 Ruthin AllStyles Singers’ Night Ruthin 路 Every Thursday at 20:00 White Hart Folk Night St Dogmaels 路 Monthly, last Thursday at 19:00 Wrexham Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night Wrexham 路 Monthly, 1st Thursday at 20:00 Customs 29 St Davids Cathedral Plygain St Davids 路 Every year on the second Friday in December, from 19:00 St Fagans Mari Lwyd and Hunting of the Wren Cardiff 路 Every year on the second Saturday in December, for 2 days, from 11:00 Pontrobert Christmas Morning Plygain Pontrobert 路 Every year on 25 December, from 06:00 Nos Galan Road Races Mountain Ash 路 Every year on 31 December, from 15:30 Llanwrtyd Wells Mari Lwyd Llanwrtyd Wells 路 Every year on 31 December, from 22:00 Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd Mari Lwyd Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd 路 Every year on 6 January, all day Dinas Mawddwy Plygain on Twelfth Night Dinas Mawddwy 路 Every year on 6 January, from 19:00 Gower Wassail and Mari Lwyd Swansea 路 Every year on the second Saturday in January, for 2 days, all day Plygain at St Teilo’s Church, St Fagans Cardiff 路 Every year on the second Sunday in January, from 14:00 Hen Galan in Cwm Gwaun Pontfaen 路 Every year on 13 January, all day Mallwyd Plygain on Hen Galan Mallwyd 路 Every year on 13 January, from 19:00 Aberystwyth Mari Lwyd for Hen Galan Aberystwyth 路 Every year on the first Friday on or after 13 January, from 18:30 Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd Chepstow 路 Every year on the first Saturday on or after 16 January, 12:30 to 18:00 Caerleon Mari Lwyd for Hen Galan Caerleon 路 Every year on the first Saturday on or after 11 January, from 18:30 Aberystwyth Santes Dwynwen Parade Aberystwyth 路 Every year on the first Saturday on or after 21 January, from 14:00 The Great St Davids Pancake Race St Davids 路 Every year on Shrove Tuesday, from 16:30 Aberystwyth St David’s Day Parade (Par锚d G诺yl Dewi) Aberystwyth 路 Every year on the first Saturday on or after 26 February, all day St Davids Day Dragon Parade, St Davids St Davids 路 Every year on the first Saturday on or after 26 February, all day Carmarthen St David’s Day Parade Carmarthen 路 Every year on the first Saturday on or after 26 February, from 11:00 St David’s Day Pilgrimage and Blessing of the City, St Davids St Davids 路 Every year on 1 March, all day Wrexham St David’s Day Parade Wrexham 路 Every year on 1 March, all day St David’s Day Parade, Cardiff Cardiff 路 Every year on 1 March, from 12:00 Conwy Seed Fair Conwy 路 Every year on 26 March, 09:00 to 16:00 Barley Saturday, Cardigan Cardigan 路 Every year on the last Saturday in April, from 12:00 Holywell National Pilgrimage to St Winefride’s Well Holywell 路 Every year on the first Sunday on or after 22 June, from 14:30 Cilgerran Coracle Races Cilgerran 路 Every year on the first Saturday on or after 20 August, from 14:00 Neath Fair Neath 路 Every year on the second Wednesday in September, for 4 days, 09:00 to 22:00 Conwy Honey Fair Conwy 路 Every year on 13 September, or the Saturday before when that is a Sunday, 09:00 to 16:00 Pembroke St Michaelmas Fair Pembroke 路 Every year on the second Thursday in October, for 3 days, all day
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