What’s On – Mid Wales Events Calendar 2025

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The Brecon Jazz Festival, from August 8 to 10, will once again be a summer highlight in Mid Wales
MARCH

Wednesday 5th: Blazin’ Fiddles, Theatr Maldwn, Cardigan

Friday 7th: Clwb Mwldan – Sonic Sounds: Cwmbia! Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Saturday 8th: Brecon Farmers & Makers Market, Market Hall, Brecon

Saturday 8th: Gŵyl Hwyl St David’s Day, National Wool Museum, Llandysul

Saturday 8th: Ensemble Cymru Music Concert, Gregynog Hall & Gardens, Newtown

Saturday 8th-Sunday 16th: Crickhowell Walking Festival

Sunday 9th: Gregynog Wedding Fair, Gregynog Hall & Gardens, Newtown

Monday 10th-Wednesday 12th: Photo Charters, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Wednesday 12th: SealSkin, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Thursday 13th: BBC Now: Shostakovich 9 with Christoph König, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Friday 14th: Budapest Café Orchestra, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Saturday 15th: Aberystwyth Farmers Market, Old Bus Depot, Park Avenue, Aberystwyth

Saturday 15th: What’s Love Got To Do With It, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Sunday 16th: Aberystwyth Bandstand Monthly Market, Marine Terrace, Aberystwyth

Sunday 16th-Friday 21st: Stargazing in Bannau Brycheiniog with Dark Sky Wales, Libanus, Brecon

Wednesday 19th: Mining in Ceredigion Talks and a Walk, Pontrhydfendigaig

Wednesday 19th: Parkinson’s Walk/Fun Run at Gregynog, Gregynog Hall & Gardens, Newtown

Wednesday 19th + Wednesday 26th: Step into Spring: A Garden Tour at Powis Castle, Welshpool

Thursday 20th: Daoirí Farrell, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Friday 21st: Ryan Young, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Friday 21st: Bronwen Lewis: Big Night In!, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Friday 21st-Saturday 22nd: No Regrets, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Saturday 22nd: Knighton Community Market, Community Centre hall, Knighton

Saturday 22nd: Welsh Beekeepers Association Convention, Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground, Builth Wells

Saturday 22nd: The Mersey Beatles, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Sunday 23rd-Thursday 27th: Stargazing in Bannau Brycheiniog with Dark Sky Wales, Libanus, Brecon

Thursday 27th-Saturday 29th: Housemates, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Saturday 29th: Silentium – A rich and immersive listening experience, Tabernacl, Machynlleth

Saturday 29th: Philomusica, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Sunday 30th: Mothers Day Tea, Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool

Sunday 30th: Duo Ekeš – Ezo Sarici and Deniz Cengiz Concert, Gregynog Hall & Gardens, Newtown

Sunday 30th-Tuesday, 1st April: Stargazing in Bannau Brycheiniog with Dark Sky Wales, Libanus, Brecon

Welsh Wrestling provides live family entertainment at Cardigan’s Mwldan Multiplex in April
APRIL

Wednesday 2nd: Dylan Fowler: Guitar Journeys, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Thursday 3rd: N-Ex-T: Triosh3 with Support from Lyndon Owen and Bazmatronics, Hafan Yr Afon, Back Lane, Newtown

Thursday 3rd: The Undercover Hippy, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Friday 4th: I Am Lloyd George, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Friday 4th: Clwb Mwldan: Tell Your Friends (18+), Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Saturday 5th: Aberystwyth Farmers Market, Old Bus Depot, Park Avenue, Aberystwyth

Saturday 5th: Presteigne Local Food Market, Memorial Hall, Station Road, Presteigne

Saturday 5th: Llandovery Farmers Market, Market Square, Llandovery

Saturday 5th: John’s Boys, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Saturday 5th: Ignacio Lopez: Juan Solo (2.30pm), Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Ignacio Lopez: Señor Self-Destruct (8pm), Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Saturday 5th-Friday 11th: Welsh Wrestling, Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan

Tuesday 8th: Theatr Bara Caws – 3 Drama, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Thursday 10th: Filkin’s Drift, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Friday 11th: Welsh Wrestling, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Friday 11th: Gareth Owen Recital, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Saturday 12th: Brecon Farmers & Makers Market, Market Hall, Brecon

Saturday 12th: Ensemble Cymru Music Concert, Gregynog Hall & Gardens, Newtown

Saturday 12th: Miss Wood’s Garrison: The 1980’s Cardigan Castle Volunteers, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Saturday 12th: Photography Group, Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool

Saturday 12th: Mindfulness Walk, Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool

Saturday 12th: Twenty Years of Pink Floyd!, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Saturday 12th-Monday 14th: National Connections Festival, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Saturday 12th-Sunday 27th: Easter Adventures, Llanerchaeron, Aberaeron

Saturday 12th-Monday 28th: Easter Trail, Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool

Thursday 15th: Kroke, Aberystywth Arts Centre

Tuesday 15th-Thursday 24th: Stargazing in Bannau Brycheiniog with Dark Sky Wales, Libanus, Brecon

Wednesday 16th: Roald Dahl – Imagine That!, Cardigan Castle & Gardens

Thursday 17th: A Night of Musical Theatre with HAKA Entertainment, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Friday 18th: Stations at Stations, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway. Tywyn

Friday 18th-Sunday 21st: Easter Egg Hunt, Llyn Tegid, Bala Lake Railway, Bala

Saturday 19th: Aberystwyth Farmers Market, Old Bus Depot, Park Avenue, Aberystwyth

Saturday 19th: Working & Pastoral Breeds Association of Wales/Wales and Border Counties Hounds Show, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells

Saturday 19th-Sunday 21st: Easter Carrot Express, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

Saturday 20th: Dinosaur Easter Egg Hunt, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Tuesday 20th-Wednesday 21st: Farm Boy, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Monday 22nd: Knight School, Cardigan Castle & Gardens, Cardigan

Friday 25th-Sunday 27th: Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival, Aberystwyth

Saturday 26th: Knighton Community Market, Community Centre hall, Knighton

Saturday 26th: Barley Saturday Parade, Cardigan

Saturday 26th: Cardi Bach, a collection of four short films, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Saturday 26th-Sunday 27th: Wonderwool Wales, Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells

Sunday 27th: Sierra Leone Independence Day, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

Sunday 27th-Wednesday 30th: Stargazing in Bannau Brycheiniog with Dark Sky Wales, Libanus, Brecon

MAY

Friday 2nd-Sunday 4th: Machynlleth Comedy Festival

Friday 2nd-Monday 5th: Talgarth Walking Festival, Brecon

Saturday 3rd: Aberystwyth Farmers Market, Old Bus Depot, Park Avenue, Aberystwyth

Saturday 3rd: Presteigne Local Food Market, Memorial Hall, Station Road, Presteigne

Saturday 3rd: Llandovery Farmers Market, Market Square, Llandovery

Saturday 3rd: Photography Group, Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool

Saturday 3rd: Glanusk Welsh Stallion Show, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells

Saturday 3rd-Sunday 4th: International Antiques & Collectors Fair of Wales, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells

Saturday 3rd-Monday 5th: Community Weekend, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

Thursday 8th-Friday 9th: Printing with Packaging – Chine Collé with Marian Haf, Ystrad Fflur, Abbey Rd, Pontrhydfendigaig, Ceredigion

Friday 9th: The Dreamer (James Phelan), Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Saturday 10th: Brecon Farmers & Makers Market, Market Hall, Brecon

Saturday 10th: Bala Walking Challenge, Bala, Gwynedd

Saturday 10th: Ensemble Cymru Music Concert, Gregynog Hall & Gardens, Newtown

Saturday 10th-Sunday 11th: Rev W Awdry’s Railway Series Weekend, celebrating 80 years of his famous engine stories, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Saturday 10th-Sunday 11th: Vintage Weekend, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

Sunday 11th: Aberystwyth Race for Life, for Cancer Research UK

Sunday 11th: Mindfulness Walk, Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool

Wednesday 14th: Kroke, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Saturday 17th: Aberystwyth Farmers Market, Old Bus Depot, Park Avenue, Aberystwyth

Saturday 17th: Ras y Gader – Cader Idris Race, Southern Snowdonia, Gwynedd

Saturday 17th-Sunday 18th: The Smallholding & Countryside Festival, Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells

Thursday 22nd: Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch – Sgleinio’r Lleuad, Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan

Thursday 22nd-Sunday, 1st June: Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye

Friday 23rd-Sunday 25th: Night Photography: Photographing the Milky Way arch panorama with Dafydd Wyn Morgan, Pontrhydfendigaig

Friday 23rd-Monday 26th: HowTheLightGetsIn, Hay-On-Wye

Saturday 24th: Knighton Community Market, Community Centre hall, Knighton

Saturday 24th-Sunday 25th: Spot’s Birthday Party (Sam Bradshaw Productions), Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Saturday 24th-Sunday, 1st June: Build-in-Bricks & Rail200 with LEGO®, Llanfair Station, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

Sunday 25th: Welshpool Music Festival, Welshpool Cricket Club

Monday 26th: Caersws Vintage Rally

Monday 26th-Sunday, 1st June: May Half Term at Llanerchaeron, Aberaeron

Thursday 29th: Dragons Day, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Friday 30th: Sonic Sounds + Good Nature Party + Florence Adooni, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

JUNE

Tuesday 3rd: The Railway Adventurer, Discover the Story of the Preservation Pioneers on The Railway Adventurer, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Thursday 5th: The Slate Trail, experience the beauty of a World Heritage Site in original Victorian-era carriages, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Gorsaf Wharf Station, Tywyn

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Friday 6th-Sunday 8th: Monty Lit Fest, Montgomery Town Hall

Saturday 7th: Presteigne Local Food Market, Memorial Hall, Station Road, Presteigne

Saturday 7th: Llandovery Farmers Market, Market Square, Llandovery

Saturday 7th: Photography Group, Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool

Saturday 7th: Mindfulness Walk, Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool

Saturday 7th: Ensemble Cymru Music Concert, Gregynog Hall & Gardens, Newtown

Saturday 7th: Welshpool Poetry Festival, Church House, Church Bank, Welshpool

Tuesday 10th: The Railway Adventurer, Discover the Story of the Preservation Pioneers on The Railway Adventurer, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Thursday 12th: The Slate Trail, experience the beauty of a World Heritage Site in original Victorian-era carriages, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Gorsaf Wharf Station, Tywyn

Thursday 12th: Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Friday 13th: Killer Queen, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Friday 13th-Saturday 14th: Beer & Cider Festival, Welshpool Raven Square Station

Saturday 14th: Brecon Farmers & Makers Market, Market Hall, Brecon

Saturday 14th: The Aberystwyth and Ceredigion County Show, Gelli Angharad Fields, nr Aberystwyth

Tuesday 17th: The Railway Adventurer, Discover the Story of the Preservation Pioneers on The Railway Adventurer, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Thursday 19th: The Slate Trail, experience the beauty of a World Heritage Site in original Victorian-era carriages, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Gorsaf Wharf Station, Tywyn

Thursday 19th: Aled Jones – Full Circle, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Saturday 21st: Claire Jones and Studio47 ‘s Musical Celebration, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Tuesday 24th: The Railway Adventurer, Discover the Story of the Preservation Pioneers on The Railway Adventurer, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Thursday 26th: The Slate Trail, experience the beauty of a World Heritage Site in original Victorian-era carriages, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Gorsaf Wharf Station, Tywyn

Friday 27th-Sunday 29th: International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth

Saturday 28th: Knighton Community Market, Community Centre hall, Knighton

Sunday 29th: Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Sesiwn Fawr Dollgellau, in July, celebrates the best of Welsh folk and rock music Picture: Sesiwn Fawr
JULY

Tuesday 1st-Wednesday 2nd: Gŵyl Fawr Aberteifi 2025: Sioe Criw Cica / Musical Show with Cica, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Thursday 3rd: The Slate Trail, experience the beauty of a World Heritage Site in original Victorian-era carriages, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Gorsaf Wharf Station, Tywyn

Friday 4th-Sunday 6th: Summer Beer Festival, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Gorsaf Wharf Station, Tywyn

Saturday 5th: Presteigne Local Food Market, Memorial Hall, Station Road, Presteigne

Saturday 5th: Llandovery Farmers Market, Market Square, Llandovery

Saturday 5th: Gŵyl Fawr Aberteifi 2025: Eisteddfod, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Saturday 5th-Sunday 6th: Aberdovey Kite Festival

Saturday 5th-Sunday 6th: Anything Goes Gala, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Gorsaf Wharf Station, Tywyn

Saturday 5th-Sunday 6th + Friday 11th-Saturday 12th: Gŵyl Gerdd Llanfyllin – Music Festival, St Myllins Church & Llanfyllin Workhouse, Llanfyllin

Sunday 6th: Barmouth Food Festival

Thursday 10th: The Railway Adventurer, Discover the Story of the Preservation Pioneers on The Railway Adventurer, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Saturday 12th: Brecon Farmers & Makers Market, Market Hall, Brecon

Saturday 12th: TLC Teddies Grand Day Out, Llyn Tegid, Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchlyn Station

Saturday 12th: Ensemble Cymru Music Concert, Gregynog Hall & Gardens, Newtown

Saturday 12th-Sunday 13th: Teddy Bears Picnic, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

Sunday 13th: Mindfulness Walk, Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool

Thursday 17th: The Slate Trail, experience the beauty of a World Heritage Site in original Victorian-era carriages, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Gorsaf Wharf Station, Tywyn

Thursday 17th-Sunday 20th: Brecon Choir Festival

Thursday 17th-Sunday 20th: Welshpool Country Music Festival, Powis Castle Showfield, Welshpool, Powys

Friday 18th-Sunday 20th: Awdry Extravaganza, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Gorsaf Wharf Station, Tywyn

Friday 18th-Sunday 20th: Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau

Saturday 19th-Sunday 20th: Vintage Weekend, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

Monday 21st-Thursday 24th: Royal Welsh Show, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells

Saturday 26th: Knighton Community Market, Community Centre hall, Knighton

Saturday 26th: Gŵyl Fwyd Llambed | Lampeter Food Fest

Saturday 26th: A Day with ‘Alice the Little Welsh Engine’, Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchlyn Station, Bala

Thursday 31st: Barbeque Special, Bala Lake Railway

AUGUST

Friday 1st: Fish ‘n’ Chip Flyer, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Friday 1st-Sunday 3rd: New Quay Wales Music Festival

Saturday 2nd: Brecon County Show, Brecon County Showground, The Watton, Brecon

Saturday 2nd: Cardigan County Show, Aberteifi, Cardigan

Sunday 3rd-Sunday 31st (every Sunday & Wednesday): Sunset Specials, enjoy a romantic steam-hauled journey into the golden sunsets of the Fathew Valley, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Tuesday 5th: Illyria: HMS Pinafore, Cardigan Castle

Thursday 7th: Barbeque Special, Bala Lake Railway

Friday 8th: Fish ‘n’ Chip Flyer, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Friday 8th-Sunday 10th: Brecon Jazz Festival Weekend

Friday 8th-Sunday 10th: Summer Beer Festival, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Gorsaf Wharf Station, Tywyn

Saturday 9th: Mindfulness Walk, Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool

Tuesday 12th: Illyria: Pride and Prejudice, Cardigan Castle

Thursday 14th: Barbeque Special, Bala Lake Railway

Thursday 14th-Saturday 16th: 149th Cardigan Bay Regatta, New Quay

Thursday 14th-Sunday 17th: Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, Powys

Saturday 16th: Race the Train, Tal-y-llyn Railway, Tywyn, Gwynedd

Saturday 16th: Run to the Castle Ultra, Aberdyfi Village Hall, Neuadd Dyfi, Aberdyfi

Monday 18th-Sunday 24th: Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival

Thursday 21st: Illyria: The Wind in the Willows, Cardigan Castle

Thursday 21st-Monday 25th: Presteigne Music Festival

Friday 22nd: Fish ‘n’ Chip Flyer, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Friday 22nd-Sunday 24th: The Big Tribute Festival, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion

Saturday 23rd: Berriew Country and Agricultural Show

Saturday 23rd-Monday 25th: August Steam Gala, Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchlyn, Bala

Friday 29th: Friday 1st: Fish ‘n’ Chip Flyer, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Friday 29th-Sunday 31st: Steam & Diesel Gala, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

SEPTEMBER

Thursday 4th: The Slate Trail, experience the beauty of a World Heritage Site in original Victorian-era carriages, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Gorsaf Wharf Station, Tywyn

Friday 5th-Sunday 7th: Gwyl Grefft Cymru | Craft Festival Wales, Cardigan Castle & Gardens, Cardigan

Friday 5th-Sunday 7th: JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion, FIA European Rally Championship, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion

Saturday 6th-Sunday 7th: International Antiques & Collectors Fair of Wales, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells

Saturday 6th-Sunday 7th: Newtown Food Festival, Town Hall Grounds, Back Lane Car Park, Newtown, Powys

Sunday 7th: Mindfulness Walk, Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool

Thursday 11th: The Railway Adventurer, Discover the Story of the Preservation Pioneers on The Railway Adventurer, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

Friday 12th-Saturday 13th: Llanbedr Beer Festival

Saturday 13th-Monday 22nd: Barmouth Walking Festival, Barmouth, Southern Snowdonia

Sunday 14th: Cadw Open Doors Festival – Powis Castle and Gardens, Welshpool

Sunday 14th-Monday 15th: Cadw Open Doors Festival – Abercamlais House and Gardens, Brecon

Thursday 18th: The Slate Trail, experience the beauty of a World Heritage Site in original Victorian-era carriages, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Gorsaf Wharf Station, Tywyn

Saturday 20th-Sunday 21st: Abergavenny Food Festival

Saturday 20th-Sunday 21st: Llandovery Sheep Festival

Saturday 20th-Sunday 21st: Strata Florida Walking Festival, Pontrhydfendigaig, Ceredigion

Saturday 20th-Sunday 21st: Bala Model Railway Show, Ysgol Godre’r Berwyn Secondary School, Ffrydan Road, Bala, Gwynedd

Monday 22nd: Cadw Open Doors Festival – Powys Archives, Llandrindod Wells

Thursday 25th: The Railway Adventurer, Discover the Story of the Preservation Pioneers on The Railway Adventurer, Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn

OCTOBER

Friday 3rd-Sunday 5th: Aberystwyth Comedy Festival

Saturday 4th: Wyneb Newidiol Stryd Fawr Aberteifi | The Changing Face of Cardigan High Street, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Friday 17th-Monday 20th: Brecon Baroque Festival

Saturday 18th: The ELO Tribute Show, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Wednesday 22nd: Only Men Aloud – 25 Years Celebration, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Friday 24th-Saturday 25th: Queenz: Drag Me to the Disco, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Thursday 30th-Friday 31st: Halloween Trains, Bala Lake Railway, Bala

Friday 31st-Saturday, 1st November: The Three Little Pigs, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

NOVEMBER

Friday 7th: Nerina Pallot, Mwldan Multiplex, Cardigan

Saturday 29th: Re-Take That, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

DECEMBER

Saturday 20th: Singalong with Sgarmes and Friends, Aberystwyth Arts Centre