Events Around Llandeilo

Take a stroll around the estate in the early hours, accompanied by one our rangers, and enjoy the dawn chorus in the peace and quiet of Dinefwr. Included in the price is a hot drink and bacon sandwich in our tearooms. Booking is essential; please call 01558 824512 to book your space. No children under 10.

May 4th 2019 12noon until 11:30 p.m Cwmdu Inn, Garden & Field Free Entrance The Cwmdu Beer Festival is back with a great range of cask ales and bottled beers showcasing some 25 ales from Wales.

Arts, Music, Food and Wellbeing over the Bank Holiday weekend at Llandeilo. With foods and drinks, music, dance and spoken word and artists, bushcrafts and woodcrafts from Celtic backgrounds. Something for all ages; enjoyment and fun to be had for everyone.

Welsh language drama. "If I can shoot rabbits, I can shoot fascists". Leaving home in the middle of the night, an impassioned young man travels to Spain to fight for his beliefs. Untrained, untested and totally unprepared, he faces a radical choice between idealism and action.

If you’re thinking about the Easter holidays and how to entertain your 6-13 year olds, then look no further. The National Botanic Garden of Wales will be running its Garden Explorers Activity Club again from 8am until 6pm on April 15-17 and 23-25.

Join us in learning new techniques making some willow creations for your garden! The tutor for the day will be Mel from ‘Out to Learn Willow’. Extra cost for materials to be paid to the tutor on the day. Booking: Call 01558 667150.

Propagation – the ultimate in up-cycling – new plants from old! Learn how to use a range of vegetative propagation techniques to create new plants from existing ones. Look at root and stem cuttings, layering and division. Booking is essential.

Create your own products to take home including lip balm, body butter and face cream with help from Growing the Future’s Ecosystems Trainer, Lynda Christie. Learn about the products of the hive produced by the honeybees, including beeswax and honey, and their use in beauty products.

The first Friday night of May, June, July and August is music night at Aberglasney! Kicking off the 2019 programme in May is Wales’ ‘King of Swing’ and our favourite showman, Jimi Webb. Jimi is widely regarded as one of the UK’s brightest swing entertainers.

Come along to learn some basic silversmithing techniques by producing a silver ring. You will: Plan your ring design. Size your ring. Use a jewellers saw to cut both copper and silver. Solder both copper and silver. Sand and polish your finished ring. All materials and tools will be provided on the day.

Calan Mai, May Day or Beltane is the celebration of the start of summer, of rejuvenation and new growth. Not based on an equinox or solstice, but rather the day on which herds went out to pasture, the celebration can be traced back to druidic celebrations, but has taken many forms across Wales.

Big trees, small trees, Paxton original trees, story trees and hidden trees. Come with us as we explore the trees of the Garden. Tour starts at 2pm at the Western Entrance of the Great Glasshouse. Terrain is uneven and can often be muddy; please wear sturdy footwear.

Make your own beautiful round basket from willow and a variety of foraged hedgerow material including birch, dogwood, hazel and ivy. Learn how to identify and select suitable natural materials for hedgerow weaving as well as the traditional techniques to weave a small round basket.

This show is a joint exhibition between The Royal Watercolour Society of Wales and Associazione Italiana Acquerellisti based in Milan, Italy. The second leg of the show will be in Milan, Italy, in the spring of 2020.

Interested in wildlife in ponds and rivers£ Are you an Angler / Farmer / Fishkeeper / Pond-owner / Wildlife lover£ Then perhaps you want to know more about Britain’s fabulous freshwater snails and what they might mean to you! On Sunday 19th May, the National Museum of Wales will be hosting ‘Snail Day’ at the Garden.

The Tenovus Cancer Care 10k is now in its 7th year at the spectacular National Botanic Gardens of Wales. 10k run - With steady inclines and mixed terrain, there is no doubt that this is one of the most beautiful yet enjoyable 10k races in Wales.

Carole Spackman, Potter & Sculptor opens her studio. Llanddeusant is a small remote hamlet on the way to the legendary lake, Llyn y Fan Fach, centrered on the ancient Llanddeusant Church. Carole found her location in which to develop a studio & garden over 37 years ago.

Get outdoors this April and follow our activities trail around Dolaucothi. Have fun with nature on our activities trail at Dolaucothi. Get hands on with nature and try out different activities along the trail. Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

Get outdoors this April and follow our activities trail around Dolaucothi. Have fun with nature on our activities trail at Dolaucothi. Get hands on with nature and try out different activities along the trail. Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

Come along to our second craft fair of the year where a variety of hand-made items will be available to buy. We have a long history of promoting local crafts and local produce and we look forward to extending a warm welcome to all. Entry is free and light refreshments are available to buy.

The Noisy Animals are looking forward to their dream holidays and have some brilliant ideas about where in the world they want to go. Kid Carpet just wants them all to be together but will he be able to keep everyone happy when he can’t even get them in the car?

Scottish folk band Talisk have been thrilling live audiences with their fiery sets since 2015, and in that time, this energetic and gifted trio have stacked up several major awards for their artfully woven sound; a seamless blend of concertina, fiddle and guitar.

LEVIATHAN follows Ahab, a ship captain hell-bent on capturing the white whale: Moby Dick, a beast as vast and dangerous as the sea itself, yet serene and beautiful beyond all imagining.

One of the UK’s top tribute shows, bringing the true live sounds and magic of Fleetwood Mac to Ystradgynlais. Rhiannon have appeared at leading theatres, venues and festivals across the UK, building a solid fan base along the way.

Lighthouse Theatre, with Pontardawe Arts Centre presents: The Kaiser And I A one-act play by Stuart Fortey Berlin 1914. Europe stands on the brink of war. The Kaiser’s dancing mistress waits for her pupil. His army waits for their orders. Let the dancing begin….