| Tafwyl | |
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 Tafwyl 2016 in Cardiff Castle | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Music and cultural festival |
| Frequency | Annually (June or July) |
| Locations | Cardiff, Wales |
| Years active | 19 years |
| Inaugurated | July 2006 (2006-07) |
| Most recent | 13 July 2024 (2024-07-13) – 14 July 2024 (2024-07-14) |
| Next event | 14 June 2025 (2025-06-14) – 15 June 2025 (2025-06-15) |
| Attendance | 38,000 (2017) |
| Organised by | Menter Caerdydd |
| Website | tafwyl |
TheTafwyl festival is an annualWelsh-language festival which takes place inCardiff,Wales. It culminates with a two day open air festival, normally held inBute Park, and previously held inCardiff Castle.
The event was set up in 2006 and initially took place on a small scale outside the Mochyn Du pub near the city centre.[1] Since 2012 it has been held atCardiff Castle[1] or inBute Park,[2] though in July 2017 it took place inLlandaff Fields inPontcanna.[3][4] It forms part of a series of summer festivals entitledCardiff Festivals.
Tafwyl is now split into two events: Tafwyl Fair, the main event at the weekend, and Tafwyl Week, a 7 day fringe festival the week before.[5] The main weekend event includes bars (selling amongst other things the specially brewed beer 'Cwrw Tafwyl') and street food outlets. The organisers describe Tafwyl Week as featuring "Welsh culture at its very finest".[5]
The main festival is free to enter and in 2017 saw 38,000 visitors with a peak of over 8,000 in the grounds at any one time, compared to Cardiff Castle's maximum capacity of 5,000.[6] In 2014 Tafwyl attracted 18,717 people.[7]
Tafwyl returned to Cardiff Castle, but outgrew the site in 2023 and moved toBute Park to use Coopers Field and the Sunken Lawn. It returned again to Bute Park in 2024.[8]
Bands and performers appearing at the festival have includedBryn Fôn,Candelas,Elin Fflur,Geraint Jarman,Y Niwl,Meic Stevens,Sŵnami andYws Gwynedd.
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