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
2024
November 10: Remembrance Sunday (two minutes of silence at 11:00 to remember WWI dead, people wear poppies on lapels)
Mid-November–December: Cardiff Winter Wonderland
November 30: Caerphilly Christmas Market
December 25–26: Christmas holidays (closures)
2025
January 1: New Year's Day (closures)
Through January 2: Cardiff Winter Wonderland
January 25: St. Dwynwen's Day (celebration of Welsh patron saint of love)
March 1: St. David's Day (national day; parades, closures)
March 1–2 (likely): North Wales Choir Festival, Llandudno
April 18–21: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; closures)
May 5: Early May Bank Holiday
May 10–11: Conwy Pirate Festival
May 23–26: HowTheLightGetsIn, Hay-on-Wye (literature/philosophy-focused festival with speakers and musicians)
May 26: Spring Bank Holiday (closures)
June 21–22: Pride Cymru, Cardiff (LGBT+ pride parade)
June 22: Dragon Ride (bike race)
July 5–6: Wales Airshow, Swansea Bay (military aircraft show)
July 8–13: International Eisteddfod, Llangollen (folk songs, dances)
July 11–13 (likely): Tafwyl Fair, Cardiff (arts, culture, food)
July 11–13 & 17–19: Conwy River Festival (nautical events)
July 19: International Snowdon Race (race to the top of Mt. Snowdon and back down)
August 3–17 (likely): Brecon Jazz Festival
August 14–17: Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons National Park (contemporary music)
August 24: World Bog Snorkelling Championship, Llanwrtyd Wells (snorkeling race through a peat bog)
August 25: Summer Bank Holiday (closures)
September 20–21 (likely): Abbergavenny Food Festival
October 13–19: Iris Prize, Cardiff (LGBT+ film festival)
November 5: Bonfire Night (a.k.a. Guy Fawkes Night; fireworks, bonfires, effigy-burning of 1605 traitor Guy Fawkes)
November 9: Remembrance Sunday (two minutes of silence at 11:00 to remember WWI dead, people wear poppies on lapels)
Mid-November–December: Cardiff Winter Wonderland
November 29 (likely): Caerphilly Christmas Market
December 25–26: Christmas holidays (closures)