Events in Hay-on-Wye and the area

Lego Club

12th February to 31st December

10 - 1pm, Third Sunday of each Month. Join us for a fun and therapeutic Lego-building session hosted by The Therapy wise Foundation and ELSA. Parents can relax with food or drinks nearby while remaining available if needed. Let’s create, share, and enjoy together!

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Climate Choir

13th February to 31st December

Every Thursday - Apart from the 3rd Thursday of the Month. Open to all, whether you're a professional singer or you've never sung before. Come together to sing songs for the earth.

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Di Metcalfe at The Lion Street Gallery

5th April to 2nd May

Di is recognised as one of the foremost expressionist landscape painters in the country. Twenty two paintings in the exhibition. Open Wed - Sat 10.30 - 5.00.

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OPEN MIC NIGHT

11th April to 31st July

EVERY FRIDAY | 8pm | FREE. Come on down to perform, or simply sit back and enjoy the talent at the Globe's famous open mic! A dedicated sound technician is present throughout to help performers set-up and sound their best. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye.

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Printmakers Pushing the Boundaries

22nd April to 28th June

Hay Castle Trust Printmakers in Focus: Artists' original prints, enamelware and artists' books inspired by our walks around the borderlands between England and Wales.

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Hay Music: Baroque Alchemy

26th April

International recorder player and Red Priest frontman Piers Adams - described in the Washington Post as “the leading recorder virtuoso in the world today” - joins forces with multi-talented keyboardist Lyndy Mayle in an extraordinary ‘electro-baroque fusion’.

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50 Years of Fender

1st May

Doors open 7pm, Start 7:30. Spanning the instrument’s most important 5 decades, and featuring music from the likes of Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, Buddy Holly and many more alike, 50 Years of Fender will have the dancers in the aisles and the guitar fans mesmerised.

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Daphne's Flight live

11th May

8 pm. Featuring 5 of the finest singer-songwriters of their generation, the music of Daphne's Flight is a unique and magical blend of their individual styles, but together they create a unique and unparalleled force, empowering audiences of all ages.

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Hay Festival 2025

22nd May to 1st June

Hay Festival welcomes writers, readers, thinkers and dreamers of all ages for 11 days of events and activities. Launching the best new fiction and non-fiction, while offering insights and debate around significant global issues, the programme sees writers, policy makers, pioneers and innovators take part from around the world, offering big thinking and bold ideas. The site is free to enter with on stage events ticketed individually, with more than 600 in-person events, there’s something for everyone.

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HowTheLightGetsIn 2025

23rd May to 26th May

Set against the stunning Black Mountains, HowTheLightGetsIn 2025 brings together the world’s leading thinkers to debate the most pressing challenges of our times, alongside a vibrant live music and comedy programme. Experience 300+ events featuring inspiring philosophers, scientists, and political giants, then lose yourself in entrancing performances that keep you dancing until dawn.

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Wye Valley Walk Guided Walk

8th June

Erwood to Hay-on-Wye Guided Walk . Enjoy peaceful riverside walking on this 14 mile walk along gorgeous stretches of the Wye with views to the Black Mountains and visiting St. Meilig's Church in Llowes before arriving in Hay.

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Laura van der Heijden and Jâms Coleman

27th June

Admired for her captivating sonority and creative programming, Laura van der Heijden is one of the leading cellists of her generation. For this, our opening 2025 concert at Dore Abbey, Laura is joined by the acclaimed Welsh pianist Jâms Coleman to perform works by Debussy, Franck, Clarke and Bonis.

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Emma Johnson & The Gildas Quartet

28th June

Internationally acclaimed solo clarinettist, recording artist, composer and lecturer Emma Johnson is joined by the thrilling Gildas Quartet for an evening of music by Glazunov, Shostakovitch, Mozart and Emma Johnson herself.

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Concerts for Craswall: Trio Lalique

29th June

Bringing our weekend of music to a close are the sensational Trio Lalique. Described as possessing “extraordinary musical artistry and charisma”, this dynamic ensemble of pianist Ilya Kondratiev, violinist Yuri Kalnits and cellist Julia Morneweg, will perform works by Beethoven, Bernstein and Ravel.

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Wye Valley Walk Guided Walk

29th June

Hay-on-Wye to Bredwardine Guided Walk - 8.5 miles. A lovely mix of field walking, quiet country lanes, riverside stretches & panoramic views from Merbach Hill before arriving in Bredwardine where the 19th century nature diarist Francis Kilvert is buried.

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The Royal Welsh Show

21st July to 24th July

A four-day event with something to interest everyone, based in Builth Wells, 19 miles from Hay. Contact 01982 553686

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3 Choirs Festival

26th July to 2nd 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

2nd August

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

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