Events in Hay-on-Wye and the area

Hay Saturday Market

1st April to 31st October

Hay Saturday Market. 10am-4pm. First Saturday of the month, April to October. Bringing over 40 independent producers, street food, flea traders and local makers to the town square and market halls of Hay-on-Wye.

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3 Choirs Festival

27th July to 3rd August

Welcome to the Three Choirs Festival – A grand celebration of choral, vocal and classical music in all its forms! Join us to experience the powerful sound of massed choir with symphony orchestra in the magical setting of Hereford Cathedral.

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Brecon County Show

3rd August

A true showcase for the very best of Brecknockshire Farming, food and the countryside.

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Rock the 80's

3rd August

The Fired Up boys have been entertaining festival & large event audiences since 2010, & in recent years, performing in many significant locations such as Stonehenge Solsticefest, Castle Roc with Jason Donovan, Newcastle United St. Jame’s park, F1 GP Silverstone, plus many others around the UK.

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Sunday Summer Cafe: Anya Pailthorpe

4th August

Anya Pailthorpe is a folk independent singer songwriter. Her music tells the tales of recent travels, and adventures in love and connection, with the occasional deep into something darker. 11am - 2pm. Donations on the door.

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Hay Music: The incomparable ZRI Ensemble

10th August

10 August - Gypsy Style Quartet ‘Cellar Session’ at The Globe at Hay. 11 August - ‘Schubert at the Red Hedgehog Tavern’ - Schubert plus traditional Eastern European and Gypsy music. Hay Castle.

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Steam & Vintage Rally

11th August

The Rally is an event which caters for all the family - nostalgic vintage items for the older generation, entertainment for the children and plenty to interest everyone else.

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Sunday Summer Cafe: Hay Tat

11th August

Traditional folk tunes from local band! 11am - 2pm. Donations on the door.

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A Different Thread

17th August

A Different Thread, is fronted by Alicia Best from Durham, North Carolina and Robert Jackson from Lichfield, England. The two first met busking in Ireland - a chance encounter that sparked a musical adventure across a dozen countries, touring, writing, and living in constant motion.

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Concerts for Craswall: Chroma Harp Duo

18th August

Recently featured artists on BBC Radio 3, Chroma Harp Duo are blazing a trail for the classical harp. Spanning 200 years, their programme balances and contrasts classical harp music against the patterns of atonal music and music based on Indian scales. Prepare for utter astonishment!

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Hay Music Festival 2024

13th September to 15th September

‘Music, Friendship and Community - the transformative power of music’. Join the Fitzwilliam Quartet and Friends for a weekend of concerts, discussions and films.

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Concerts for Craswall: Ensemble Molière

12th October

Inspired by the French Baroque, this acclaimed early music ensemble celebrate the music of eighteenth century Paris with a selection of works by five of Europe's leading musicians of the era. Their unique line-up of instruments provides for a memorable and creative programme.

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Hay Festival Winter Weekend

28th November to 1st December

Hay Festival Winter Weekend 2024 is back for a year-end wonderland of conversations, candle-lit storytelling, comedy, music and family workshops around town. A place where ideas sparkle!

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