National Eisteddfod programme 2025
Join us for a full programme of activities and events at the Wrecsam National Eisteddfod, taking place from 2 to 9 August 2025.
For travel information and details on how to get to this year’s festival, visit the National Eisteddfod website.
Saturday 2 August
| Time | Location | Event | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Explore Engineering: learn more through animated videos about the role of an engineer and exciting research, including sustainable transport, active buildings, and future construction materials | School of Engineering |
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Feeling the Music: how music is sensed in the brain | School of Pharmacy |
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Cardiff University student experience: find out what support and opportunities Cardiff Students’ Union offers to the 30,000+ students | Cardiff Students' Union |
Sunday 3 August
| Time | Location | Event | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Explore Engineering: learn more through animated videos about the role of an engineer and exciting research, including sustainable transport, active buildings, and future construction materials | School of Engineering |
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Feeling the Music: how music is sensed in the brain | School of Pharmacy |
Monday 4 August
| Time | Location | Event | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Know your blood pressure: medical students will take your blood pressure and, under the guidance of clinicians, advise on the results | School of Medicine |
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Practice your hand dexterity skills and chat about an enjoyable career in the dental field | School of Dentistry |
| 10:30 | Y Babell Lên | Tu hwnt i Goron, Cadair neu Fedal - Rhiannon Marks (University Press) chairs a conversation about how competing in some of the Eisteddfod's main competitions can lead to success beyond winning a Crown, Chair or Medal, with Erin Sioned Hughes (Barddas, Lolfa), Nia Roberts (Carreg Gwalch Press), Rolant Tomos (Carreg Gwalch Press), Mari George (Sebra), and Bethan Nantcyll (Gwasg y Bwthyn). Organised by Cwlwm Cyhoeddwyr Cymru | Dr Rhiannon Marks, School of Welsh |
Tuesday 5 August
| Time | Location | Event | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Know your blood pressure: medical students will take your blood pressure and, under the guidance of clinicians, advise on the results | School of Medicine |
Wednesday 6 August
| Time | Location | Event | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | World of virology and viruses | |
| 09:00-17:00 | Pabell Prifysgol Caerdydd | Visit the Wales Cancer Research Centre stand for hands-on fun. Make an animal DNA bracelet, a colourful creation based on genetic codes, and play the cancer blast game on VR. Whether curious about genetics or seeking interactive fun, there's something for all. Come play, create, and discover. | Wales Cancer Research Centre |
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Cardiff University Student Experience: find out what support and opportunities Cardiff Students’ Union offers to the 30,000+ students | Cardiff Students' Union |
| 14:00 | Cymdeithasau / Societies 1 | Launch of Cultural Memory in Wales in the early modern period Come and listen to Cathryn Charnell-White interview the author Dewi Alter about his new book on the relationship between history writing and Welsh identity between 1559 and 1740. | Dewi Alter, School of Welsh |
| 16:30 | Cardiff University tent | Cardiff University alumni event | Events and Alumni |
Thursday 7 August
| Time | Location | Event | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Social sciences puzzles and riddles | School of Social Sciences |
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Maths puzzles to challenge your mind | School of Mathematics |
| 10:30 | Cymdeithasau / Societies 2 | Annual lecture: Wrexham and vicinity's contribution to identity and the Welsh press on the American Continents | Emiriti Professors Wyn James and Bill Jones |
| 15:00 | Cardiff University tent | A live 'mock' court debate | School of Law |
Friday 8 August
| Time | Location | Event | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Exploring the world of Physics | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Maths puzzles to challenge your mind | School of Mathematics |
| 11:45 | Y Babell Lên (The Literary Pavilion) | Remembering / Cofio Geraint H. Jenkins (Academi Hywel Dda) | Marion Loeffler, School of History, Archaeology and Religion |
| 12:00-13:00 | Cardiff University tent | Explore Coleg Cymraeg Cendlaethol opportunities | Coleg Cymraeg Cendlaethol |
| 13:30 | Cardiff University tent | Students' Union GymGym events | Cardiff Students' Union |
Saturday 9 August
| Time | Location | Event | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | The Brain Box: test yourself in a series of fun games and learn about the wonders of the human brain | School of Psychology |
| 09:00-17:00 | Cardiff University tent | Exploring the world of Physics | School of Physics and Astronomy |
