FEATURED EVENT

St David’s Day Celebrations
Fri 26 Feb – Mon 1 March 2010
Various locations, Cardiff City Centre

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The celebration of all things welsh in the capital will begin with the 3rd Annual Really Welsh Food Festival in Queen Street on Friday 26 February (10am-6pm), Saturday 27 February (9am-6pm) and Sunday 28 February (9am-5pm).

Soldiers from the Royal Welsh Regiment will be changing the guard on the South Gate at Cardiff Castle on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 February and visitors to the Castle on Monday 1 March will receive a free tube of daffodil bulbs* to commemorate the day (*whilst stocks last).

The 7th National St David’s Day Parade will take place on Monday 1 March, supported by Cardiff Council and the National Assembly for Wales. Bandstand entertainment with a welsh flavour will be available in the city centre from 12 noon to 3pm. Please note, Parade flags and groups wishing to join the parade must register in advance at events@cardiff.gov.uk.

From 6.30pm, Cardiff Central Library will provide free entertainment and food including performances from Welsh 80s rock band Derec Brown a’r Racaracwyr, youth choir Côr Aelwyd y Waun Ddyfal, welsh harpist Angharad Devonald, traditional Welsh folk dancing by Dawnswyr Caerdydd and a chance to sample a free Welsh cake or two.

St David’s Hall will stage its traditional St David’s Day concert at 7.30pm with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales and Youth Choruses conducted by Adrian Partington.

"If you love Wales, you should be there!"

Parade flags and groups wishing to join the parade must register in advance.
Please send your details to events@cardiff.gov.uk

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