Welsh Food Festivals to Agricultural shows and everything in-between!
If your looking for a Welsh food festival and event to attend, see what is going on in your local area or further afield using our Festival and Events Calendar.
We want your support for our local Welsh food producers both in Wales and on the borders – they have just so much wonderful produce for you to enjoy. You’re also able to meet most of our Welsh Food producers at your local markets and at food festivals throughout the year.
| When | What | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 4th to 8th April 18 | Chepstow Walking Festival | Lower Wye Valley |
| 6th to 8th April 18 | Laugharne Weekend Festival | Laugharne |
| 8th to 23rd April (TBC) | Anglesey Arts Forum | Various around Anglesey |
| 8th April (TBC) | Bargoed Spring Fair | Bargoed Town Centre |
| 13th to 15th April 18 | RHS Flower Show Cardiff | Bute Park, Cardiff |
| 21st April 2018 | Gwili Steam Railway 40 Diesel Gala | Gwili Steam Railway |
| 21st April 18 | Gregynog Young Musician Competition | Gregynog Hall , Newtown |
| 28th to 29th April 18 | Wonderwool Wales 2017 | Royal Welsh Showground |
| 1st May (TBC) | Nefyn Agricultural Show | Botacho Wyn, Nefyn, Pwllheli, Gwynedd LL53 6HB |
| 1st to 4th May (TBC) | Celtic Fayre | Conwy Harbour |
| 4th - 6th May 18 | Machynlleth Comedy Festival | Machynlleth |
| 4th - 7th May 18 | Talgarth Walking Festival | Festival Hub Talgarth Mill |
| 5th - 7thMay 2018 | Gwili Steam Railway Food Festival - 3 days of steam, food & drink | Gwili Railway |
| 5th - 7th May 18 | Llangollen Walking Festival | Llangollen within the Clwydian Range & Dee Vally AONB and Pontcysyllte UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| 5th - 7th May 18 | Llandudno Transport Festival | Llandudno |
| 6th - 7th May 18 | Big Apple Weekend | Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill, Swansea |
| 6th May (TBC) | The Big Welsh Walk Hinterland Challenge | Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion |
| No Show in 2018 - Back in 2019 | Haverfoodfest | Picton Centre, Haverfordwest |
| 6th to 7th May (TBC) | Cheese & Cider Weekend | Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill, Swansea |
| 7th May 2018 | Presteigne Festival of Food and Flowers | Streets of Presteigne centre |
| 9 to 16th May 18 | Vale of Glamorgan Festival of Music | across the Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff |
| 12th May 2018 | Caernarfon Food Festival | Caernarfon |
| 12th May 18 | Caerphilly Food Festival | Caerphilly Town Centre |
| 12th to 13th May 18 | Ludlow Spring Festival | Ludlow Castle and Market Sqaure |
| 18th to 20th May 18 | Prestatyn & Clwydian Range Walking Festival | Prestatyn and the surrounding area including Clwydian Range AONB |
| 18th to 20th May 18 | Trefriw Walking Festival | Around Trefriw, Snowdonia |
| 19th - 20th May 18 | Royal Welsh Spring Fair | Llanelwedd, Builth Wells |
| 21st - 22nd May 18 | Colwyn Bay 40's Festival | Colwyn Bay Town Centre |
| 23rd - 30th May (TBC) | Beaumaris Arts Festival | Canolfan Hamdden, Rating Row, Beaumaris |
| 24th May to 3rd June 18 | Hay Festival of Literature & the Arts | Hay on Wye Various Venues |
| 25th - 27th May 18 | Merthyr Rising | Merthyr Town Centre |
| 25th May to 3rd June 18 | St Davids Cathedral Festival | St Davids Cathedral |
| 26th May 18 | Cothi Bridge Show | Cothi Bridge |
| 26th - 28th May 2018 | Gwili Railway Welsh Crafts & Gifts | Gwili Steam Railway |
| 27th - 28th May 18 | Ceredigion Garden and Craft Festival | Aberaeron |
| 27th to 29th May (TBC) | Fishguard Folk Festival | Various around Fishguard |
| 26th to 29th May (TBC) | Welsh Perry Cider Festival | Caldicot Castle |
| 28th - 29th May 18 | Gower Good Food Festival | Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill, Swansea |
| 28th - 29th May (TBC) | Cowbridge Food & Drink Festival | Cowbridge Town |
| 29th May to 3rd June (TBC) | The Urdd National Eisteddfod | Llancaiach Fawr, Nelson |
| 2nd - 3rd June 18 | Monmouthshire Food Festival | Caldicot Castle Caldicot |
| 2nd - 3rd June 2018 | Classic Bike/car/4x4 Day | Gwili Steam Railway |
| No Show In 2018 | All Wales Boat Show | Conwy & Deganwy Quay Marinas |
| 9th June 18 | Caerwys Agricultural Show | Caerwys |
| 9th June 18 | Aberystwyth & Ceredigion County Show | Gelli Angharad Fields, Lovesgrove, nr Aberystwyth. Ceredigion. SY23 3LL |
| 10th June (TBC) | Newcastle Emlyn Food Festival/Gwyl Fwyd Castell Newydd Emlyn | Newcastle Emlyn |
| 16th June 18 | St Clears YFC Agricultural Show | The United Counties Show Ground, Carmarthen |
| 16th -17th June 18 | Vintage Vehicle, Steam Rally and Craft Fair | Oswestry Showground |
| 16th to 17th June (TBC) | Coracle Weekend | Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill, Swansea |
| 23rd - 24th June 18 | Shrewsbury Food Festival | The Quarry Park, Shrewsbury |
| 24th June (TBC) | Family Fun Day | Hailey Park, Llandaff North |
| 24th June 2018 | Gwili Steam Railway Vinatge High Tea Train | Gwili Steam Railway |
| No Show In 2018 | International Ceramics Festival | Aberystwyth Arts Centre |
| 30th June - 1st July 18 | Shobdon Food and Flying Festival | Shodon Airfield, Shobdon Herefordshire |
| 30th June - 1st July 18 | Vale Vintage Machinery Club show | Ty Ucha Farm, Pen Y Cefn, Caerwys, CH7 5BQ |
| 1st July (TBC) | Sioe Caernarfon Show | Caernarfon |
| 2nd to 14th July (TBC) | Gower Festival | Various around Gower |
| 3rd - 8th July 18 | Llangollen International Eisteddfod | Royal International Pavilion, Llangollen |
| 7th July 18 | South Wales Shire Horse Society - Shire & MIniature Horse Show | Bailey Park, Abergavenny |
| 7th July 18 | Machen Agricultural Show | Machen Showground |
| 7th July 18 | Monmouthshire Show | Redbrook Road, Monmouth, NP25 4LG |
| 8th July 18 | Velothon Wales | Newport and Cardiff City Centres |
| 13 - 15th July 18 | Bridgend County Show | Pencoed College |
| 14th to 15th July 18 | Oswestry Food & Drink Festival | Oswestry town centre |
| 14th to 16th July (TBC) | Cardiff International Food & Drink Festival | Roald Dahl Plass Cardiff Bay |
| 15th July (TBC) | Risca Summer Festival | Risca |
| 15th July 2018 | Gwili Classic bike/car/4x4 day | Gwili steam Railway |
| 21st July 18 | Merthyr Food Festival | Penderyn Square, Merthyr Tydfil |
| 22nd to 23rd July (TBC) | Gower Chilli Festival with Chilli Cookoff | South Gower Sports Club, Scurlage, SA3 1BA |
| 23rd - 26th July 18 | The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show | Llanelwedd, Builth Wells |
| 28th July 18 | Lampeter-food-festival/ | Trinity Saint David University Lampeter |
| 28th - 29th July 18 | Woodfest | Caerwys |
| 29th July (TBC) | Caerphilly Big Cheese | Caerphilly |
| 1st August 18 | Sennybridge Show | Just off the A40 in Sennybridge |
| 2nd - 5th August 18 | Green Gathering | Chepstow |
| 4th August 18 | Cardigan Agricultural Show | Just South of Cardigan |
| 4th August 18 | Brecon County Show | Watton Villa, Brecon |
| 4th August 18 | Oswestry Show | Oswestry Showground, Park Hall |
| 5th August (TBC) | Capel Bangor & District Show | Maesbangor Field, Capel Bangor, Aberystwyth |
| 5th August 18 | Herefordshire Country Fair | Caradoc, Sellack |
| 5th August (TBC) | Llanthony Show | Near Llanthony Abbey |
| 5th to 6th August (TBC) | Big Welsh Bite | Ynysangharad War |
| 6th August (TBC) | Gower Show | Penrice Castle Park, Reynoldston, Swansea SA3 1LA |
| 8th August 18 | Vale of Glamorgan Show | Fonmon Castle |
| 9th - 11th August 18 | Welsh National Sheep Dog Trials | Penbedwy Estate, Nannerch |
| 10th August (TBC) | Guilsfield Show | Guilsfield Nr Welshpool |
| 10th - 11th August 18 | Shrewsbury Flower Show | The Quarry Park, Shrewsbury |
| 10th - 12th August 18 | Gwatkin Cider Down On The Farm Cider and Music Festival | Herefordshire |
| 11th August (TBC) | Lampeter Agricultural Society Show | Pontfaen Fields, Lampeter |
| 11th August 18 | Chepstow Show | Chepstow Racecourse |
| 12th August (TBC) | Sioe Llanfyllin Show | Llanfyllin |
| 13th August (TBC) | Aberystwyth Seashore Festival | Aberystwyth Sea Front |
| 14th to 15th August 18 | Anglesey Show | The Showground Gwalchmai Holyhead, LL65 4RW |
| 14th to 16th August 18 | Pembrokeshire County Show | County Showground, Withybush, Haverfordwest, SA62 4BW |
| 16th - 19th August 18 | Green Man Festival | Crickhowell |
| 17th August (TBC) | Denbigh & Flint Show | The Green, Denbigh, LL16 4UB |
| 18th August 18 | Cardigan River & Food Festival | Cardigan |
| 18th & 19th August 18 | Taste of Monmouthshire/ | Shire Hall, Monmouth |
| 19th to 26th August (TBC) | Conwy River Festival | Conwy |
| 19th August (TBC) | Llanrwst Rural Show | White House Black and Berth Llasnrwst |
| 19th to 28th August (TBC) | Art at Waunifor | Waunifor Centre, Llandysul |
| 20th to 27th August (TBC) | Moma Machynlleth Arts Festival | The Tabernacle |
| 23rd - 28th August 18 | Presteigne Festival | Various in and around Presteigne |
| 26th August (TBC) | Clunderwen & District YF Show | Clunderwen |
| 27th August (TBC) | Llangynidr Show | Llangynidr |
| 27th August 2018 | Gwili Classic bike/car/4x4 day | Gwili Steam Railway |
| 1st to 2nd September 18 | Beaumaris Food Festival | Beaumaris Town Centre |
| 2nd September (TBC) | Crymych Food Festival | Crymych |
| 2nd to 3rd September (TBC) | Ruthin Open Doors Event | Ruthin Town |
| 2nd September (TBC) | Cerrig-y-Drudion Show | Cerrigydrudion |
| 2nd September (TBC) | The Llandysul & District Agricultural Show | Caeau Hengau Fields, Saron |
| 6th - 9th September 18 | Festival No. 6 | Portmeirion |
| 7th to 9th September 18 | Ludlow Food Festival | Ludlow Castle and Market Sqaure |
| 8th September 18 | Llandyfaelog Show | Ffos Las Racecourse |
| 8th September 18 | Usk Show | Usk Showground, Monmouthshire NP15 1DD |
| 8th September 18 | Kington Show | The Ovals Farm, Kington |
| 13th September 2018 | Conwy Honey Fair | High Street, Conwy LL32 8DB |
| 14th- 16th September 18 | The Good Life Experience | Hawarden Estate Hawarden |
| 15th - 16th September 2018 | Mold Food and Drink Festival | New Street Car Park, Mold. |
| 15th - 16th September 18 | Abergavenny Food Festival | Abergavenny |
| 16th to 25th September (TBC) | Barmouth Festival of Walking | Mawddach Estuary and Southern Snowdonia. |
| 16th 30th September (TBC) | North Wales International Music Festival | St Asaph |
| 22nd - 23rd Septmember 18 | Llandovery Sheep Festival | Llandovery Market Square and Castle Fields |
| 22nd - 23rd September 18 | Narberth Food Festival | Town Moor, Narberth |
| 29th Sept - 1st Oct 18 | Neath Food and Drink Festival | Neath |
| 6th October 2018 | Brecon Beacons Food Festival | Market Hall, Brecon |
| 6th October 2018 | Gwili Steam Railway Autumn Gala | Gwili Steam Railway |
| 14th October 2018 | Gwili Steam Railway Vinatge High Tea Train | Gwili Steam Railway |
| 14th to 15 October (TBC) | Monmouthshire Food Festival | Coldicot Castle |
| 27th to 29th October (TBC) | Gwledd Conwy Feast | Conwy |
| 27th October to 9th November (TBC) | Dylan Thomas Festival 2014 | Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea |
| 28th October (TBC) | Coeliac UK Wales Gluten Free Food Show | Radisson Blu, Cardiff |
| 3rd to 5th November (TBC) | Made by Hand Contemporary Craft Fair | City Hall, Cardiff |
| 9th November to 23rd December 18 | Cardiff Christmas Market | Cardiff City Centre |
| 11th to 12th November (TBC) | Anglesey Winter Show | Gwalchmai Holyhead |
| 15th - 18th November 18 | Llandudno Christmas Fayre | Madoc Street, Llandudno |
| 18th November (TBC) | Ystrad Mynach Festive Fayre | Ystrad Mynach |
| 25th November (TBC) | Bargoed Christmas Market | Bargoed Town Centre |
| 25th November (TBC) | Beaumaris Victorian Christmas | Beaumaris Town Centre |
| 25th November (TBC) | Risca Christmas Market | Risca Town Centre |
| 26th - 27th November 18 | Royal Welsh Winter Fair | Llanelwedd, Builth Wells |
| 2nd December (TBC) | Blackwood Christmas Market | Blackwood High Street |
To read more about our local Welsh food producers you can take a look at our Best of Welsh Quick Directory or search for companies by area by clicking here
If your looking for somewhere to stay while you visit Wales for one of these wonderful events, you can take a look at our Stay A While section!
To top it off … we also have a Where To Eat section which has some wonderful places to visit if your looking for some lovely Welsh Food to sample or fancy a nice coffee! This is also broken down into different areas.
If you are a Welsh Food producer or festival and event organiser and would like your event listed on our Festivals & Events Calendar or within the Welsh Country magazine you can get in contact with a member of the team. Simply visit our Contact Us page or contact Ian by emailed Ian@welshcountry.co.uk.