What's On
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Much of this
years varied programme of music, exhibits and entertainment,
spread over various venues all over the town, is now available.
Some events are still being organised and finalised. Please keep
visiting as the site is updated with new events and changes right
up to the festival weekend.
Over the weekend...
Continental Market
The Square
& Bronllys Road. All day.
'Set your senses free to roam through the warm ambiance of the
continent. Experience the sight, sounds and smells'. Stalls to
include: Italian olives; French fruit and veg; French and Swiss
cheese; French Bakery (croissant, fresh bread, patisserie); Corsica
saucissons; Britanny biscuits; Spanish paella; Irish chocolate;
Paris hand bags + Marseille soaps and lavender; German sausages
BBQ; Pyreneens Jam; amber Polish Jewellery; Italian pachmina
Italian cashmire jumpers; Middle Eastern Dryfruits & nuts;
Dutch wooden flover;
Swiss caramelised peanuts and sweets; Belgium chocolate; German
charcuterie (pate, smoked ham); porcelaine from Limoge: Swiss
raclette; Hungarian Glass.
This list
has been supplied by Traditional Markets and is subject to change.
Food Festival
Great
Barn Car Park. All day
Organic meats - Blaenavon Cheese - Aunty Wyn's Bakes - Black
Mountain Honey - Celtic Nut Co. - Polish Pottery - Chickens and
Ducks - The Flower Shop and more to be announced.
Street Entertainment
The Square.
Moon Carrot's popular show returns once again to give you street
entertainment including 'Punch and Judy' shows, circus skills
and much more...
Craft Fair
Town
Hall. 10am - 5pm
Wooden Toys - Jewellery - Walking Sticks - Dolls - Wood Turning
- Baby Wear - Childrens Books - Talgarth Regeneration Group and
much more!
Countryside Sector
Livestock
Market. 10am - 5pm
Rabbits - Electric car - egg incubator - alpacas - photographs
- wood turner - love spoons - model trains - jewellery - Moths
and butterflies - walking sticks - wool spinning - woodcarver
- marcher apples - hurdle maker - blacksmith - National Trust
- Brecon Beacons National Park Authority - Usk and Wye Organic
Gardeners - Brecon Guild of Wool Spinners - Brecknock Wildlife
Trust - Donkey Rescue - Countryside Council for Wales - Police
Dog (Sunday) - Pet Show (Sunday) - Pottery - Llangorse Lake Vole
Project - Charcoal Burner - Sustainabiltiy Rural Wales.
@ The Bell Hotel
Bell Street. 11am - 5pm
Horticulture Society Show
An impressive produce and flower show. There will be an auction
of all produce on Sunday night.
Poetry Competition
If you are interested in entering this annual competition please
contact Sydna at The Bell Hotel, Talgarth.
Call Sydna: 01874 711467 for further information.
History Society
& Family History
Church Hall. All day.
Theme of Land Army Girls. Family History Society will also be
in-situ to offer their services.
Refreshments will be provided by Talgarth WI. Raffle.
Childrens entertainment
Doc's
Meadow. All day
Bouncy Castles, goal shoot, coconut shy, helter skelter, story
telling, face-painting and much more...
Teddy Bears picnic on Saturday and putting competition on Sunday
(Church Street) Top be signposted. The 'Space Train' will be
located on the Square.
St. Gwendoline's Church
Church
Street
Apart from Saturday Evenings performance this beautiful C13th
church will be open over the weekend offering cream teas and
refreshments. There will a flower show (Theme: 'Down the Gaden
Path') and church records will be open for inspection.
Stalls
A number of stalls, both charity and business, will be scattered
around the town centre over the weekend, from plants to airbrush
tattoos.
Refreshments
The Square
Llanfaes Dairy Ice Cream
Savvy Snacks
Saturday 23rd
August
Tredegar Corps of Drums
The Square.
11.45am
The band will pass down High Street and perform on the Square
before the official opening. Offering a you a chance to try out
their drums!
Frank Hennessy
BBC Wales'
Frank Hennessy
will
officially open the festival at 12 noon on The Square. Followed
by one of his popular musical performances.
Followed by:
Children's fancy dress - continental theme
The Square, 12.30pm
Kozmic Drive
George's
Green. Evening, time TBC.
Kozmic Drive are a female fronted, four piece Rock covers band
with a twist. The Two Girls and Two Boys have been touring the
country for over two years and have become quite established
on the covers circuit. In December they recorded their first
album of original material under the name 'The Hush'. The band
will be playing all your favourite tunes along with a few of
their own that you won't be able to stop yourself dancing or
tapping your feet to!
Trial by Fire
George's
Green, Time TBC
Duo playing Rock and Pop covers.
Doc. Howard
George's
Green
The popular and talented Dr. Pete Howard, Talgarth's very own
GP, returns with his guitar at various intervals duing the day.
Dog Show
School
Playing Fields.
2pm TBC
Classes to be announced soon.
Judge: Angela Shears
Candlelit concert
in medieval church
Llaneliau
Church, 7.30pm9.00pm
Traditonal light classical music in a medieval church with cheese
and wine in interval. To include Hilary Cox - soprano, Ivor Cox
- violinist and David White - harpsichord. A recital using various
permutations of the performers, mainly baroque, but a little
from elsewhere. Tickets available from Talgarth TIRC and Festival
Box Office. 01874 712226
Sunday 24th
August
Carnival parade
The Square,
12.00
Competition by local Young Farmers Clubs
Belooshie Blues Brothers
George's
Green. Time TBC
Experience the sounds, sights and laughter!
After two years away the duo return to Talgarth '08 by popular
demand
Ockhams Raiser
George's
Green. Time TBC.
Hailing from the UK, Ockhams Raiser are quickly gaining fans
across the globe with their unique style of music.
Its melody driven, acoustic based with funk & World
undertones.
In their short time together, they have recorded a 6 song EP
and are planning to record in early 2008. Their song In
the Evening was digitally released in February 08 on all
major download sites. TV and radio spots are being organized
at the moment.
The gents have been nominated in the Best Song category in the
Exposure Music Awards and asked to perform this year at the ceremony
Celtic Links
The Square.
2pm
This local celtic dance group returns to demonstrate a variety
of medley dances interspersed by some social ceiledh dancing.
Duck Race
River
Ennig.Time TBC.
Don't miss this popular annual event starting at The Rocks and
finishing on Bronllys Road footbridge. Ducks available from Box
Office and local shops. Cash prozes from 1st to 10th place. Booby
prize for last duck.
Fly Fishing Demonstration
By Paul Sharman, Captain of the Welsh Fly Fishing Team
River Ennig. After the Duck Race.
Talgarth Male Choir
St. Gwendoline's
Church. 7pm
No need to introduce our famous local choir who have been making
music for over a quarter of a century. The climax to the festival.
Not to be missed. Tickets £5 on the door.
Firework Display
Trefecca
Road. 9.15pm
A wonderful finale to the festival.
Music will go on 'til late on
both days in Talgarth public houses.
The information above is subject to change and further activities
and information is yet to be announced.