The latest news about the Eisteddfod
6 Aug 2024
There was disappointment in the Rhondda Cynon Taf National Eisteddfod Pavilion today, with the announcement that none of the five attempts in the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize competition had reached the necessary high standard, with no one winning this important competition this year
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It’s customary here in Wales to sing the national anthem at the end of special occasions, but this year’s National Eisteddfod will go a step further with the world premiere of a new musical work
5 Aug 2024
A stunning collaboration between two linking Wales and Ireland is one of the highlights of this year's Tŷ Gwerin
Gwynfor Dafydd is the winner of the Rhondda Cynon Taf National Eisteddfod Crown. The poet from Tonyrefail came out top in a competition which attracted 33 entries
Thousands of local Rhondda Cynon Taf people flocked to the Eisteddfod Maes on Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd over the first weekend, and thousands more will come before the end of the week
Archdruid Mererid's comments from the Maen Llog at the Rhondda Cynon Taf National Eisteddfod, Monday 5 August
4 Aug 2024
A house was built on the National Eisteddfod Maes at Pontypridd in just 36 minutes
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Gorsedd Cymru will gather twice on the Maes during the day. At 10:00 there will be the first of the week’s two ceremonies to welcome new members to the Gorsedd
3 Aug 2024
In 1861, Alaw Goch was one of the leading figures in organising the Aberdare National Eisteddfod, an important milestone in the development of the Eisteddfod as the first festival for the whole of Wales
More than 300 singers have been rehearsing for months for their part in two prestigious concerts in the National Eisteddfod Pavilion
I appreciate this unexpected honour from the Eisteddfod and am proud of the privilege of being accepted here in Pontypridd where the Rhondda, Cynon and Taf valleys meet
