''Cardiff Festivals'' are a series of festivals held in the capital of
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
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Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a ...
and nearby areas every summer. The festival started back in the 1980s and are organised by several associations.
The festivals include:
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Velothon Wales
Velothon Wales was a single-day road bicycle race held between 2015 and 2017 in Wales, United Kingdom. It was part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.1 race. It was part of the UCI Velothon Majors series of races organised by Lagardère Unlimited ...
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Extreme Sailing Series
The Extreme Sailing Series (ESS) (formerly the iShares Cup) was an annual global racing series, organised by OC Sport, which ran from 2007 to 2018.
The series started in 2007 with its main attraction being the stadium racing which puts the race ...
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Cardiff Triathlon
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United King ...
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Tafwyl
The Tafwyl festival is an annual Welsh-language festival which takes place in Cardiff, Wales. It culminates with a two day open air festival, normally held in Cardiff Castle.
Background
The event was set up in 2006 and initially took place on a ...
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Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival
Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival is an annual food festival held in Cardiff, Wales.
Overview
The festival is held over three days during July, from Friday to Sunday, at Roald Dahl Plas (The Oval Basin) in Cardiff Bay, next to th ...
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Welsh Proms The Welsh Proms Cymru is a week long series of classical music performances which take place at the national concert hall of Wales, St David's Hall, Cardiff in July each year.
The Proms' Artistic Director is Owain Arwel Hughes
Owain Arwel Hughe ...
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Cardiff Carnival
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
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Pride Cymru
Pride Cymru (previously Cardiff Mardi Gras) is an LGBT pride festival held annually in Cardiff, Wales on the August bank holiday weekend.
Pride Cymru's Big Weekend is Wales's biggest celebration of equality and diversity. Over 3 days, Pride ...
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