Events

Caerphilly Cheese Festival 2025

August 30, 2025 9:00am - August 31 2025, 5:00pm

Please note: all information is subject to change.

SAY CHEESE! Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Events Team are pleased to announce that The Caerphilly Cheese Festival is returning on Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August 2025!

The festival will take place in Caerphilly Town Centre, CF83 1JL, and the grassed area at the rear of Caerphilly Castle. There will be an abundance of food, craft and drink stalls, with a special hot food court and drinking area in Twyn Car Park.

Key town centre pubs and bistros will be creating outdoor drinking areas for visitors to sit down and relax whilst enjoying the entertainment.

For more information on the Caerphilly Cheese Festival, go to the official website or official Facebook page.

For all event enquiries, please email events@caerphilly.gov.uk or call 01443 866390.


Parking and Transport

Click the image below for a PDF version of the Caerphilly Cheese Festival parking map.

❗️ For information on road closures, residents and retailers’ access and changes to bus routes, please see the notice at the bottom of this page.

Parking

Public car parks, including disabled bays, can be found at the following locations:

  • Station Terrace car park, CF83 1JU (pay-and-display)
  • Caerphilly Park-and-Ride, CF83 1JU (free)
  • Crescent Road car park, CF83 1AB (pay-and-display)
  • Morrisons / Castle Court Shopping Centre, CF83 1XP (free, maximum stay 3 hours)

FREE park-and-walk facilities will be available at:

  • St Martin’s School, Hillside, CF83 1UW

Find more information about CCBC parking facilities here.

You can also use Parkopedia* to find more information on car parks in the area, including prices.

❗️ Please check signage at each car park for full terms and conditions.

Bike Racks

There are several bike racks located within Caerphilly town centre, marked purple on the map. Bike racks can be found throughout Cardiff Road and outside Morrisons.

Public Transport

Caerphilly Transport Interchange is located nearby the event site, with trains towards Cardiff approximately every 10 minutes, towards Bargoed approximately every 10-20 minutes and towards Rhymney every 30 minutes.

Caerphilly bus station also provides direct links to Cardiff and other routes throughout the borough. Please visit the Transport for Wales* and Traveline Cymru* websites for more information on train and bus timetables.

❗️ Please check for potential changes to public transport timetables/routes for the day of the event prior to travelling.

*Visit Caerphilly is unaffiliated with this organisation.


Stall List

A full stall list will be published nearer to the event date.


Music Programme

A full music programme will be published nearer to the event date.


Entertainment Programme

A full entertainment programme will be published nearer to the event date.


Caerphilly is a Smart Town!

Explore the town before you arrive and see what local businesses have to offer whilst you’re at the Caerphilly Cheese Festival by downloading the VZTA Smart Towns app.

Download for free, here.


Levelling Up

This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus


 

Essential information

Address
Address
Caerphilly Town Centre, CF83 1JL
CF83 1JL
Contact Name
Contact
CCBC Events Team
Email
Email Address
events@caerphilly.gov.uk
Phone
Phone
01443 866390
Charges
Charges
FREE
Pet Friendly
Pet Friendly

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