Festivals @ St Elvans
St Elvan's is now home and part of a number of annual festivals and major events, which take place here monthly at St Elvan's
Our calendar year begins with Gwyl Pum Sant, a celebration of five saints whose feast days take place in January through to March, and includes - of course the patron Saint of Wales, St David's Day. This is followed by Lent and Easter, which culminates in our annual Passion, which is then followed by Holy Week itself
The month of May then sees the Oriana Festival Family Preview Concert on "Star Wars Day" Bank Holiday Monday May 4th this year, followed by the Red Flag Rising Festival to close the month on Saturday May 30th. The main Oriana Festival Gala Concert then follows on Saturday June 27th, and is followed closely by our annual choral celebration "Caradogfest", which this year takes place across the weekend of July 10th to 12th
The main events programme at St Elvan's pauses in August to focus on offering family activities through the summer holidays, as indeed we do through every school holiday throughout the year - do check out our regular school holiday FREE arts and crafts programme
The events programme then returns in September with RCT Bookfest on Saturday September 5th; the Haggarfest celebration of silent film in October, plus - this year - commemorative events in memory of the 60th anniversary of Aberfan. We then close the year, with our Remembrance events in November, and our wide and varied range of Christmas activities each December
For further details of each festival and events here at St Elvan's, please click on the images or links below
Our calendar year begins with Gwyl Pum Sant, a celebration of five saints whose feast days take place in January through to March, and includes - of course the patron Saint of Wales, St David's Day. This is followed by Lent and Easter, which culminates in our annual Passion, which is then followed by Holy Week itself
The month of May then sees the Oriana Festival Family Preview Concert on "Star Wars Day" Bank Holiday Monday May 4th this year, followed by the Red Flag Rising Festival to close the month on Saturday May 30th. The main Oriana Festival Gala Concert then follows on Saturday June 27th, and is followed closely by our annual choral celebration "Caradogfest", which this year takes place across the weekend of July 10th to 12th
The main events programme at St Elvan's pauses in August to focus on offering family activities through the summer holidays, as indeed we do through every school holiday throughout the year - do check out our regular school holiday FREE arts and crafts programme
The events programme then returns in September with RCT Bookfest on Saturday September 5th; the Haggarfest celebration of silent film in October, plus - this year - commemorative events in memory of the 60th anniversary of Aberfan. We then close the year, with our Remembrance events in November, and our wide and varied range of Christmas activities each December
For further details of each festival and events here at St Elvan's, please click on the images or links below
2026
Gwyl Pum Sant
January to March
celebrating Santes Dwynwen, St Thomas Aquinas, St Valentine
St David & St Patrick
www.stelvans.com/gwyl-pum-sant
Lent & Easter
February 18th to April 6th
The Passion
Sunday 22nd to Saturday 28th March
www.stelvans.com/passion
Dydd Gwyl Dewi | St David's Day
Saturday February 28th | Sunday March 1st
Oriana Festival 2026
"Time & Space"
Family Preview Concert - "Space"
Bank Holiday Monday May 4th
"May The Fourth Be With You"
www.stelvans.com/oriana-festival
"Red Flag Rising"
Saturday May 30th
www.stelvans.com/red-flag-rising
Oriana Festival 2026
"Time & Space"
Saturday June 27th 2026
2026 Gala Concert - "Time"
www.stelvans.com/oriana-festival
Caradogfest
July 6th to 12th
www.caradogfest.com
RCT Bookfest
Saturday September 5th
www.stelvans.com/rct-bookfest
Haggarfest
Film Festival
Saturday October 18th
www.stelvans.com/haggarfest
Atgofion Aberfan
October 21st | 22nd
Festival of Remembrance
November 6th to 11th
www.stelvans.com/remembrance
Christmas at St Elvan's
Throughout December
www.stelvans.com/christmas-events
Previous Festivals
Gwyl Undod | Festival of Unity 2023
www.stelvans.com/festival-of-unity
Gwyl Heddwch | Festival of Peace 2025
www.stelvans.com/gwyl-heddwch
