Gŵyl Cymru Festival- Cardiff Events
“The Football Association of Wales (FAW) and the Arts Council of Wales (ACW) have announced the programme for Gŵyl Cymru Festival, a 10-day celebration of creativity as part of the nation’s support for Cymru during the FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign in Qatar. This festival programme contains lots of fun events for everyone, aiming to unify and amplify the wealth of arts, music and events being created for Cymru’s historic World Cup journey and introduce new audiences to Welsh arts, culture and language- ensuring a cultural legacy to the FIFA World Cup 2022, brought by the smallest qualifying country to take part.” – Gŵyl Cymru Festival Press Release
We’ve collected some of the incredible events happening over the 10-days so you don’t miss out on a moment of it.
Twin Made Crafty Evening
Twin Made Crafty Evening to create Welsh-themed items for your window, home, car, desk or anywhere else you would like to display how proud you are! All materials will be provided, just bring yourself and a bag to take your makes home in.
| Date | 15th November |
| Time | 6pm |
| Location | The Corp Market, Canton |
Footballroom
FootBallroom – One of Wales’ most exciting theatre companies, August 012, teams up with the pride of Cymru, the extraordinary Welsh Ballroom Community, reclaiming queer identities within the aesthetics of football. This is a cross-community project bringing together LGBTQ+ football fans and their allies, and Ballroom lovers, to celebrate queerness in football. Through sharing stories, celebrating queerness and embracing football culture we will create a space in which football is gay. Date/Time TBC. Funded by ‘Create’, a National Lottery Arts Funding Programme, Arts Council of Wales.
| Date | 17th November |
| Time | 12pm |
| Location | The Other Room, Cardiff |
Voices of the Red Wall Exhibition
Supporters of our national football teams are called The Red Wall. Dressed in their bucket hats and replica shirts, belting out chants from the stands, they’re often described as the twelfth player on the pitch. Fashion, music, identities and politics are all here, cemented together by a sense of belonging. This is their story – your story – the bricks of The Red Wall. It’s a fan-led experience like no other.”
| Date | 19 November 2022 – 17 April 2023 |
| Time | 10am |
| Location | St Fagans National Museum of Wales |
| Price | Free |
Glass Art Workshop
Art workshop creating football themed decorations out of glass at Glass by Design. Create your own special memento celebrating Wales’ football team at The World Cup. Suitable for adults and children from 8 years old. Each session is £5. You can book your spot here.
| Date | Time |
| 22nd November | 3:30pm-4pm |
| 22nd November | 4:15pm-4:45pm |
| 23rd November | 3:30pm-4pm |
| 23rd November | 4:15pm-4:45pm |
| 25th November | 3:30pm-4pm |
| 25th November | 4:15pm-4:45pm |
| 29th November | 3:30pm-4pm |
| 30th November | 3:30pm-4pm |
| 30th November | 4:15pm-4:45pm |
Football Cook Stars, Cardiff North and West
Cook Stars Cardiff North and West will host a children’s cooking event suitable for 3-12 year olds. Children will make and decorate cookies with a Welsh football theme. There will be football-themed games, bingo and Welsh football songs whilst the food cooks.
| Date | 19th November |
| Time | 2:30pm |
| Location | Old Church Rooms, Radyr |
Clwb Comedy | Clwb Ifor Bach
Gŵyl Cymru comedy night with Esyllt Sears, Priya Hall and Leila Navabi.
| Date | 20th November |
| Time | 8pm |
| Location | Clwb Ifor Bach |
| Price | £6 |
Acapela Presents N’Famady Koyaté
N’famady Kouyaté is a young energetic master musician from Guinea (Conakry), who relocated to Cardiff in 2019. A talented multi-instrumentalist who wowed audiences across the UK and Ireland during autumn/winter 2019/20 with his modern interpretations of traditional West African Mandingue songs and rhythms supporting Gruff Rhys on the Pang! album tour.
| Date | 20th November |
| Time | 8pm-10:30pm |
| Location | Acapela Studios, Pentyrch |
| Price | £15 |
Canton Rugby Club | Gŵyl Cymru
As a regular venue for Red Wall members pre-match for Cymru home games Canton Rugby Club have a well known buzz pre and post match. They’ll be hosting fans with music and food before and after the big three games.
| Date | 21st November |
| Time | 12pm |
| Location | Canton Rugby Club |
Cymru vs USA | Clwb Ifor Bach
Clwb Ifor Bach is ready for the World Cup. We’re opening all three floors, with all the games on our big screens and DJs on until the early hours. We can’t wait to welcome you all in your football shirts and bucket hats. C’mon Cymru! Cymru v USA DJs: Stacey + DJ Dilys + Kay £3-£5 18+
| Date | 21st November |
| Time | 4pm |
| Location | Clwb Ifor Bach |
| Price | £5 |
Cymru vs USA | Gwersyll yr urdd Caerdydd
Are you in year 7, 8 or 9? Come and watch the game at the Cardiff Residential Centre in Cardiff Bay! We’ll be opening the event with local bands Dadleoli and Efa Mai before showing the Wales v USA game on the big screen. Free event!
| Date | 21st November |
| Time | 6:30pm |
| Location | Cardiff Residential Centre, Cardiff Bay |
| Price | Free |
Acapela Studio Presents Jazz Sabbath
Jazz Sabbath is a fictional English jazz trio said to be from the late sixties. The band was created by Adam Wakeman, touring keyboard and guitar player for Black Sabbath (2004–2017) and Ozzy Osbourne band member (2004–present). Jazz Sabbath plays jazz renditions of Black Sabbath songs.
| Date | 21st November |
| Time | 8pm |
| Location | Acapela Studio, Pentyrch |
| Price | £20 |
Los Blancos + Llyffant | Cwb Ifor Bach
Los Blancos will launch their official single for this year’s World Cup at Clwb Ifor Bach. The slacker-rock five-piece band from Carmarthen are one of Clwb’s favorite bands and their shows are full of energy, fun, and sweat!
| Date | 23rd November |
| Time | 7pm |
| Location | Clwb Ifor Bach |
| Price | £6 |
Cymru vs Iran | Clwb Ifor Bach
Clwb Ifor Bach is ready for the World Cup. We’re opening all three floors, with all the games on our big screens and DJs on until the early hours. We can’t wait to welcome you all in your football shirts and bucket hats. C’mon Cymru! £3-£5 18+
| Date | 25th November |
| Time | 9am |
| Location | Clwb Ifor Bach |
| Price | £5 |
School of Geography and Planning
A celebration of Wales at the School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University. A staff and student social event, where we can get together, practice speaking Welsh, have breakfast and then watch the game together. Embracing Y Wal Goch and also improve our Welsh Community within our School.
| Date | 25th November |
| Time | 9am |
| Location | Adeilad Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University |
Cymranian Celebration
The ultimate Cymranian celebration. The two rich cultures are set to come together at the iconic Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay. The Church will be screening the match shortly followed by music performances, talks, poetry and food.
| Date | 25th November |
| Time | 10am |
| Location | Norwegian Church, Cardiff |
Cymru vs England | Clwb Ifor Bach
Clwb Ifor Bach is ready for the World Cup. We’re opening all three floors, with all the games on our big screens and DJs on until the early hours. We can’t wait to welcome you all in your football shirts and bucket hats. C’mon Cymru! Cymru v USA DJs: Stacey + DJ Dilys + Kay £3-£5 18+
| Date | 29th November |
| Time | 4pm |
| Location | Clwb Ifor Bach |
| Price | £5 |
WE BELONG: Celebration of LGBTQ+ Football in Wales
WE BELONG is a celebration of LGBTIQ+ football in Wales. It includes a panel discussion, followed by an optional watch party of the CYMRU v ENGLAND Game. The event is hosted by Cardiff Dragons FC, Football v Homophobia Cymru and The Rainbow Wall.
| Date | 29th November |
| Time | 5:30pm |
| Location | North Star, Cardiff |
Cymru vs England Watch Party | Ty Celyn FC U13S Squad
Discovery Inn are hosting the Tŷ Celyn FC u13s squad, their parents and friends to watch the Wales v England match. As part of the warm-up before the match there will be some fun challenges such as a World Cup Rap-Off.
| Date | 29th November |
| Time | 6pm |
| Location | Discovery Inn, Cardiff |
Gŵyl Cymru- Cymru v England | Gwersyll yr urdd Caerdydd
Are you in year 7, 8 or 9? Come and watch the game at the Cardiff Residential Centre in Cardiff Bay! We’ll be opening the event with a local band Ble? before showing the Wales v England game on the big screen. Free event!
| Date | 29th November |
| Time | 6:30pm |
| Location | Gwersyll yr Urdd Caerdydd |
| Price | Free |
