What's On and Things To Do Around Aberdovey

The Talyllyn Railway is probably alone in still being able to run its complete original passenger train dating from the 1860s, and invites you to enjoy a guided tour featuring this unique train, travelling in the original coaches behind an original locomotive.

Is your child the next Isambard Kingdom Brunel or Robert Stephenson£ Then join us for our Young Engineers Days to show them a behind the scenes look at the exciting world of engineering. 10.00 We start your day with Chris Vine, author of Peters Ralway books who will welcome you and give a short safety talk. 10.

Rhodri’s hand-crafted furniture pieces are juxtaposed with pieces transformed by groups across Wales, supported by artists Manon Awst, Rebecca F. Hardy, Christine Mills, Llyr Alun Jones, Bill Swann, Lisa-marie Tann, Catrin Williams, Pip Woolf and Kirstin Claxton.

Based on the Robert MacFarlene book "The Lost Words" we will go on an adventure to discover where some of these words are on our reserve. Activities suitable for children aged 4-12 years.

Petals and Claws is an exhibition which celebrates the 50th anniversary of Cheshire writer Alan Garner’s The Owl Service, a children’s classic, based on the story of Blodeuwedd, a woman turned into an owl in the medieval Welsh story cycle The Mabinogion.

Come and see how many different species you can find at RSPB Ynys-hir! We would like to invite beginners and experts alike to join us in a race against time to identify as many species as possible. There will be several expert led sessions throughout the day for you to join in.

Gwerin Aber Folk Clwb invites all those who want to sing, play or listen to an evening of live acoustic music. Thriving on a rich mixture of acoustic music Open Sessions welcome all to sing solo, play together or simply sit back and listen.

Location : North Parade, Aberystwyth Held on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month, this award-winning Farmers Market is one of the largest farmers markets in Wales hosting up to 30 stalls. In 2014, the Aberystwyth Farmers’ Market achieved the Best Food Market in the BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards.

Francine Stock, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s The Film Programme, delves into the Coliseum’s film archive to choose four iconic films from our cinema history. Alongside Aberystwyth University’s Jamie Terrill, Francine will discuss each film in context with film clips.

Discover Aberystwyth through the ages with local enthusiast John Weston. Starting and ending in the Museum Auditorium, Walking Aberystwyth will take you in a journey through Aberystwyth’s buildings, people and history from 1277 until today.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND in the area XXX . fantastic traditional family circus CELEBRATING 250 YEARS OF CIRCUS with a brand new show with a host of international artiste from around the world, a great show for the whole family, full of thrills and spills , beautiful showgirls, hunky men, funny clown and adorable and...

There are 37 plots in total on 2 sites just a few yards from each other. The allotments are situated in a lovely setting alongside River Rheidol close to Aberystwyth. Wide variety of produce grown, vegetables, soft fruit, top fruit, flowers. Car parking available. For more information contact Brian Heath 01970 617112.

Film: Tír na nÓg: an Irish and Welsh Cineconcert This fine documentary from a trio of Welsh journalists – Y Cymro’s John Roberts Williams, Geoff Charles and Wil Vaughan – presents an invaluable social record of the West of Ireland in 1947. The film records the journey from Wales to Dublin and then to Spiddal in Co.

A brand new 70 minutes, blending poeticals, talking, standing, spotlights, cables, Kronenburg, foot-stamping and old school wistfulness. Age Guidance: 16+

Stage School | Ysgol Lwyfan. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan.

As a part of the Library’s current exhibition, Kyffin Williams: Behind the Frame, we will be holding a full day of talks and presentations in honour of one of Wales’ foremost artists. Speakers will include David Meredith, Jenny Williamson, David Smith, Dr Lloyd Roderick, John Smith and Catrin Williams.

Graf and Rose are seventeen and in love. She is heavily pregnant; he is part of a gang that pack at night out on the concrete wasteland, dressed in real wolf skins. Language is breaking down and survival is a struggle.

The History of the Gogerddan Estate – Hilary Peters An introduction to the history of the Gogerddan estate and the Pryse family. Discover how they changed the landscape and exerted their powerful influence on every aspect of Cardiganshire’s past.

The Celtic Knot Conference 2018 is the second Wikipedia language conference focusing on supporting Celtic and Indigenous Languages. This year the conference will be organized in collaboration between The National Library of Wales and Wikimedia UK.

A joyous stand up show from BAFTA winning comedian and father of Welsh people Tudur Owen. Greatness doesn’t come easy to Tudur so he’s given up trying, and thinks the rest of the world should do the same.

Following the success of our sell-out inaugural event in January, Aberystwyth based HAKA Entertainment and Aberystwyth Arts Centre are delighted to present a night of quality entertainment from both locally based artists and some special guest performers.

NLW Friends event: ‘Bwrw dy fara ar wyneb y dyfroedd...’: Y Parch Ddr John Cynddylan Jones a llongau Evan Thomas, Radcliffe, Caerdydd – Dr David Jenkins The extraordinary story of one of the giants of the Nonconformist ministry in the late 19th century and his role as a promoter of shares in a shipping venture...

A new Welsh-language stage play by Meleri Wyn James for 6-11 year olds and their families, based on her popular children’s books ‘Na, Nel!’. The novels follows Nel, the mischievous young girl with an exciting imagination as she faces all sorts of fun and adventures.

Dathlu Dilys: Brenhines ein Cân – Geraint Lewis An opportunity to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of Wales’ most influential and versatile composers – Dilys Elwyn Edwards. Her archive is stored in the Library and a small exhibition of her work will be displayed to accompany the presentation.

Described as “Downton Abbey with gardening tips”, Old Herbaceous is the humorous love story of a single-minded yet gentle man with a passion for plants and is a charming one man play which has entranced sell-out audiences all around the country over the last two years.