{"id":17383,"date":"2026-09-21T10:46:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/?post_type=events&#038;p=17383"},"modified":"2026-09-21T10:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:55:52","slug":"urdd-eisteddfod-welcome-festival","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/urdd-eisteddfod-welcome-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Urdd Eisteddfod Welcome Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" single-featured-image\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Gwyl-Groeso.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-tagline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block text-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Come and celebrate that the 2027 National Urdd Eisteddfod is coming to Gwent!<\/p>\n<p>The Urdd Welcome Festival is in Newport on September 26th! This is a festival to celebrate that the Urdd Eisteddfod is coming to Newport in May 2027.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a parade starting from John Frost Square at 11am and finishing near the Riverfront Theatre, where there will be a jamboree and various performances near the Wave. All schools from accross Gwent have been invited to the parade!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parade to start at 11am at John Frost Square (meet at 10:30am).<\/li>\n<li>Parade to finish at the Steel Wave where there will be performances by Mei Gwynedd and Jambori Martyn Geraint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A free fun day out for the whole family!<\/p>\n<h4>For more information, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsoncityofnewport.co.uk\/gwyl-groeso-welcome-festival\/\"><strong>What&#8217;s On City of Newport website.<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block featured-content-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-stars\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Discover More<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-wrap\">\t\t\n                \n                    <article 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