Gwanwyn
Whats on this week
11 May
Cardiff
Get Moving, 9.30 - 10.30 @ Western Leisure Centre
Arts and Crafts, 11 – 1 @ Ely Hub
Diamond Art, 12.30 - 2 @ Whitchurch Hub
Pembrokeshire
Weather Systems @ OrielQ (Monday, Wednesday – Saturday)
12 May
Caerphilly
Reading group, 11 – 12 @ Oakdale Library
Gwynedd
Snap & Chat, Age & Dementia Holywell, 10.30 - 2.30 @ Greenfield Valley Heritage Park
Powys
Our Painted Year by Knighton Painting & Sketching Group @ Wyeside Arts Gallery (Tuesday – Sunday)
RCT
AttenDANCE 50+, 10 – 12 @ Caerlan Hall, Llantrisant
Swansea
‘Purls of Wisdom’ knitting group, 2 – 4 @ Glynn Vivian
13 May
Gwynedd
Come & Make, 10.30 - 12.20 @ Menter Fachwen
RCT
Open doors, connected lives @ Pontypridd Museum (Wednesday – Saturday)
14 May
Carmarthenshire
Crafty Crusaders, 10 – 11.45 @ Parc Dewi Sant, Carmarthen
Eco Craft Group, 11 – 12 @ Carmarthen Library
RCT
Photography walk & talk, 11 – 1 @ Llantrisant Guildhall
Online
Move into Wellness, 19.30 - 20.30
15 May
Cardiff
Get moving, 10.30 - 11.30 @ Llanishen Leisure Centre
Arts & Crafts, 1 – 3 @ Llanederyn Powerhouse
Creative dance workshops by Striking Attitudes, 10.30 - 12.30 @ Rubicon
Newport
Craft Corner, 11 – 12 @ Newport Central Library
RCT
Crafting in the tea room, 1.30 - 3.30 @ Llanistrant Guildhall
16 May
NPT
Meet the artist - Pip Woolf, 2 - 2.30 @ Queen Street Gallery
17 May
Cardiff
Pentyrch Art Group Annual exhibition, 10 – 6 @ Pentyrch Village Hall
Gwanwyn 2026: Climate
Bringing the boldness of older age to climate conversations
Gwanwyn is a month-long national festival held across Wales in May each year, showcasing creativity in older age. Since 2007, Gwanwyn has worked with artists and organisations of all sizes to promote a wide range of arts activities, from stand-up to stitching, from Bollywood to book clubs.
Gwanwyn Festival offers opportunities for older people to become involved in arts and creative activities, either as practitioners, organisers or audience members. Gwanwyn Festival also helps older people to recognize the benefits that being creative can bring to their health and well-being.
The theme for Gwanwyn 2026 is Climate.
Older people are among the most passionate campaigners for climate action and can be enthusiastic and experienced participants in projects aimed at building community climate resilience. This year, we want to spotlight projects that take a creative approach to climate justice and eco-anxiety.
Part of the aim of Gwanwyn is for us to challenge stereotypes of ageing and older people and we will be highlighting activities, events, artists and groups that represent the diversity of experience of older people throughout Wales.
There will be opportunities throughout May to get involved in festival activities, try something new and showcase your creativity.
To keep up to date with news and find out how you can get involved in Gwanwyn Festival, join the mailing list by emailing gwanwyn@agecymru.org.uk
Or you can call 029 2043 1555.
To upload an event to our Festival Events calendar, simply fill in our online form.
Storytellers
This year, we want to share the impact that getting creative has had on the lives of older people across Wales. If you’re over 50 and want to share your story, or you run a creative activity for older people and have a story to share about your community, you can email gwanwyn@agecymru.org.uk or call 07944 996720.
Thank you to Mererid Hopwood
Yr Iwrch
Dos di’r llatai distawaf – yn gennad
Dros y gân nas medraf,
Ac i glyw fy naear glaf
Rho alaw dy gri olaf.
Mererid Hopwood
