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8 ideas for St. David’s Day in Wales

Get into the spirit of St. David’s Day with these fantastic events

1. St Davids Day in our capital city

Our compact capital city will be a-buzzing with events as usual this St. David’s Day – among them the Really Welsh Food Festival between February 26^th-28^th, where you’ll find great food and drink suppliers from across Wales ready to help you stock up on fine produce for your St. David’s Day feast – www.reallywelsh.com

Also getting Welsh people into a patriotic mood is the St. David’s Day Celebrations and Parade in the city on March 1^st, featuring a parade with floats, flags, bands, dragons and participants in national or historic dress – www.stdavidsday.org, find accommodation in St Davids

2. Crickhowell Walking Festival

If you need to walk off any excess pounds around the March 1^st feasting, then check out the Crickhowell Walking Festival between February 28th – March 8^th, which has fantastic guided walks ranging from tough treks to gentle strolls, as well as a full programme of supporting events from ‘Twmpath’ dancing to a craft fair – www.crickhowellfestival.com, crickhowell accommodation

3. St Davids celebrations around Swansea

Also encouraging some (pre-feast) fitness is the Daffodil walk during St. David’s Week, which takes place in the Singleton Botanical Gardens on February 24^th, with another bird and wildlife walk around Brynmill Park on March 1^st. Call 01792 205327 for more details.

As always, our great national museums have plenty to do, with the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea hosting a St David’s Day Dragon Party on March 1^st, where you can learn about the Welsh Dragon and his dragon friends from around the world with performances, arts and crafts, story times and lots of other activities throughout the day, www.museumwales.ac.uk,accommodation in Swansea or surrounding Swansea

4. St Fagans for Music Fans

And if you happen to be at St. Fagans: national History Museum on the same day, they’ve got some a musical feast featuring harpists, an euphonium quartet and stories about music in the afternoon, www.museumwales.ac.uk

5. Saundersfoot Soupfest

We do quirky well here in Wales and Saundersfoot in Pembrokeshire is no exception with the The Cawl Cooking Championships of the World – and elsewhere! taking place on February 28^th as part of the St. Davids Day Food and Craft Festival (February 28^th – March 1^st ), www.visit-saundersfoot.co.uk

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6. Bryn Williams Food Tasting and Market at Wrexham

And in North Wales, you can celebrate St. David’s Day at Queens Square, Wrexham between February 28th February and March 1^st, with a traditional Welsh market, face painting, fairground rides, food tasting and cookery demonstration (with Great British Menu winner Bryn Williams), traditional costume and a parade – for more information call 01978 292015

7. North Wales St David’s Day Parade & Festival Week

While the countdown is on for the sixth annual North Wales St David’s Day Parade & Festival week, from February 26^th, which promises a feast of music, a parade, the chance to take part in some Welsh lessons, floral displays and demonstrations, traditional and farmers markets and a host of other activities such as walks and workshops and open churches. For information call 01492 536000.

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8. Free Entry to Welsh Castles Monuments and Museums

As part of its 25^th anniversary celebrations, Cadw, the Welsh Assembly Government’s historic environment service, will celebrate St David’s Day by once again offering free admission to all its managed monuments in Wales on Sunday 1 March more info at www.cadw.wales.gov.uk

For more information on St David’s Day events across Wales, log on to www.visitwales.co.uk or call 0800 915 6567.

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