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it’s party time
They call it a cross between Glastonbury
and the Edinburgh Festival. So get ready for
the biggest party in Wrexham since 1977.
That was the last time one of the world’s
greatest cultural festivals came to town. And
this time will be even more special. Because
in 2011 the National Eisteddfod of Wales
marks 150 years in its current form.
Between 30 July and 6 August, about
160,000 people will be helping us to
celebrate. This travelling festival of Welsh
culture is bigger than you think. In fact, it’s
the BBC’s biggest outside broadcast after
Wimbledon.
But you don’t have to speak Welsh to enjoy
it. Everyone is welcome in the iconic pink
pavilion and right across the rest of the
Maes, or field, with its open-air performance
stages, theatre, art gallery, dance and
literary pavilions.
There are competitions during the day in
everything from brass bands to choir
singing, solo instrumentalists and
recitations. You can experience all the
pomp and circumstance of the Crowning
and Chairing of the Bard.
And in the evenings the pink pavilion is
transformed into a world-class concert hall.
Bryn Terfel, Katherine Jenkins, Only Men
Aloud, Connie Fisher and Rhydian Roberts
have all performed at the National
Eisteddfod in recent years.
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