Locations
The 2023 Caradogfest Gala Concert will take place in the glorious surroundings of St Elvan's Church
Tickets for the event are now available via the St Elvan's website www.stelvans.com
Tickets for the event are now available via the St Elvan's website www.stelvans.com
The inaugural Caradogfest 2022 took place across a variety of locations in the town of Aberdare. The town is located in the picturesque Cynon Valley, in the heart of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. Further information on the town and additional locations within can be found below
Aberdare Town Centre
Caradogfest 2022 was centred around a FREE outdoor choral festival and recreation of the 400 strong Côr Mawr, in this, the 150th anniversary year of it's iconic performance at the Crystal Palace, London
Performances took place throughout the town at Library Square, Lloyds Square, Market Square and St Elvan's Church
The town is the base of a wide and varied collections of local shops, restaurants and cafes, and the two month long exhibitions running throughout July, as well as the central Caradogfest weekend and a number of fringe events, made a visit to our historic "Town of Song" an absolute must
Performances took place throughout the town at Library Square, Lloyds Square, Market Square and St Elvan's Church
The town is the base of a wide and varied collections of local shops, restaurants and cafes, and the two month long exhibitions running throughout July, as well as the central Caradogfest weekend and a number of fringe events, made a visit to our historic "Town of Song" an absolute must
Performance Locations
To find the exact locations of the various 2022 town centre Caradogfest stages, click on the links below. A full timetable for each location is available here
Library Square
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Lloyds Square
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Market Square
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St Elvan's
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Library Square
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Lloyds Square
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Market Square
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St Elvan's
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Cynon Linc
Cynon Linc hosted an open Live Lounge featuring live music for attendees, plus refreshments available through the in-house cafeteria there
Cynon Valley Museum
Cynon Valley Museum opened Caradogfest 2022 with a FREE Heritage Talk by Professor Trevor Herbert on "Caradog, the Côr Mawr and their effect on Welsh Culture" on Saturday July 2nd, plus a month long exhibition on "The Life of Caradog"which ran from July 1st to 30th, and was open to visitors every Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 15:00
Green Street Chapel
Located on the central Library Square, on Sunday July 17th, the historic Green Street Chapel was the base of the traditional Gymanfa Ganu event, and was led by Cynon Valley's Beth Winter MP. Entrance to the Cymanfa Ganu is FREE and all are welcome to attend and join in this traditional evening of Welsh song, here in Aberdare "Town of Song"
St Elvan's Church
Located right in the heart of the town centre, the recently renovated St Elvan's Church played host to the "Schools In Song" event on Tuesday July 12th, the Caradogfest Gala Concert featuring Cat Southall, Ragsy and the Côr Mawr on Friday July 16th and acted as the marshalling point for the Saturday Caradogfest procession, plus as a fourth stage for individual choral performances throughout Saturday July 16th. The church's FREE Caradog inspired "Here Be Dragons" exhibition also ran daily from July 1st to 30th, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 16:00