St Davids Folk Festival

Event Description

 

Welcome to a brand-new festival! It is designed to be a friendly, family occasion to be enjoyed by both the local community and visiting tourists. It is sited on the westernmost tip of Wales, which Frank Hennessy in his song, ‘Breaking the Line’, calls the ‘edge of the land’. In the Celtic world-view, this is a “thin place” where the dividing line between the natural and spirit worlds seems to dissolve.

The festival fields are in a spectacular location on the outskirts of the birthplace of the Patron Saint of Wales. The festival’s Welsh title, ‘Gwerin y Pererin’, (Pilgrim Folk) is taken from the area’s association with Saint David and the 1500 year tradition of pilgrimages to this city after his death. Such was the status of David that Pope Calixtus II decreed that two pilgrimages to St. Davids were equal to one to Rome.

Pilgrims throughout the ages have experienced the timeless wonder of this place. We warmly invite you and your family to make your own pilgrimage to St. Davids and experience for yourself the special atmosphere that pervades this wild, remote seascape. You will want to return. St. Davids has that effect on people.

 Marquee situation with full table seating – bring your own picnic!