Abergavenny Food Festival
The food festival that started the whole British movement, filling a Monmouthshire market town under the Sugar Loaf with Welsh lamb, farmhouse cheese and orchard cider every September.
Abergavenny punches well above its size as a market town: a serious food scene, four Good Beer Guide pubs, a medieval priory full of genuine drama, 252 listed buildings, and a working market running Tuesday, Friday and Saturday make it a rewarding full day rather than a passing stop.
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"A one day celebration of Wye Valley rural life with ferret racing, falconry and a bustling Home and Garden marquee across 96 acres."
Monmouthshire Show
"Running every year since 1844, this is one of the biggest one day shows in Britain with steam corner, a companion dog show and freestyle motocross."
Usk Show
"Ploughmen from across Monmouthshire turn up to a rotating farm venue each October for their county match, a competition held in the border country between Wales and England where the hedged fields and red Hereford cattle still look much as they always have."
Monmouthshire Ploughing Match
"The magnificent Victorian Market Hall of this Welsh market town at the foot of the Brecon Beacons hosts its Christmas markets on late Sundays in November and December, offering local crafts and food in one of the grandest working market buildings in Wales."
Abergavenny Christmas Market
"Hosted by Widders Border Morris on the ancient border between England and Wales, this January gathering weaves together West Country apple wassailing, the Welsh Mari Lwyd hobby-horse tradition, Morris dancing, mumming, and a ceilidh into a single boisterous riverside procession through Chepstow town centre."
Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd
"Around 15 to 20 private gardens open in a small Welsh market town draped in floral displays, with a plant market and picnic spots beside the River Usk."
Usk Open Gardens
"Coracle racing on the Teifi and a quayside food market in this old Ceredigion port town."
Cardigan River and Food Festival
"A leisurely ride through mid-Wales hills where every checkpoint hands you cider and perry, capped by a BBQ and free live music in town."
Summer Cider Cycle
✦ Weird and Wonderful"The 12th annual festival fills Newtown's Town Hall Grounds with over 60 local and international food producers, chef demonstrations, live music across genres and a dedicated children's village in the heart of Mid Wales."
Newtown Food Festival
"Anglesey producers gather in the shadow of the medieval castle on the Menai Strait."
Beaumaris Food Festival
"Flintshire's market town throws a 20th anniversary feast of cookery theatre, live music and the best of north Wales producers."
Mold Food and Drink Festival
"One of the longest established and friendliest food festivals in Wales, spread beside the Town Moor with chefs, stalls and local bands."
Narberth Food Festival