5 Welsh summer festivals worth checking out

With events based on music and food – and even themed around monsters – Wales has a host of festivals for everyone

From dancing on the site of The Prisoner to a spot of bog snorkelling, here are five of the best festivals this summer has to offer...

Festival No.6

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Named in tribute to the classic Sixties TV show The Prisoner (which was filmed in the event’s setting, the Gwynedd village of Portmeirion), Festival No.6 (festivalnumber6.com; 6-9 September) has performances by top bands, plus fine-dining evenings and street food.

Cragen sea monster tour

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The mystery and mythology of the Welsh coast will come alive this summer via regular appearances on the waterfront (including at Aberystwyth on 12 August) of Cragen, a sea monster with a crucial ecological message — see cleanseascragen.wales for the complete schedule.

Cardigan Bay Seafood Festival

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What started in 1997 as a way for fishermen to eulogise the joys of shellfish has become an annual party in Aberaeron, Ceredigion. A one-day affair, it revolves around cooking demonstrations from local chefs down at the harbourside (aberaeronfishfest.com; 8 July).

Abergavenny Food Festival

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Further fine flavours well up in Monmouthshire over this tasty weekend (abergavennyfoodfestival.com; 15-16 September). Expect campfire cooking, foraging tours and a wealth of delicious offerings.

World Alternative Games

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Llanwrtyd in Powys is the setting for madcap mayhem over three long weekends (11-13, 17-20, 24-27 August; worldalternativegames.com), via pursuits such as finger jousting, egg throwing and barrel rolling. Join in!

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