In the Mohawk Valley area of the state of New York lies the city of Utica. It’s the 10th most-populated city in the state and has a diverse population, several colleges and universities, as well as the largest lake in the state. It is also home to the St. David’s Society of Utica – a…
The National Celtic Festival is an annual event held in Portarlington, Victoria, Australia during the three day long weekend in June and Wales International council member Aled Roberts, as well as some of our wider Worldwide Welsh friends were attending! Just an hour and a half from Melbourne, over 16,000 people flock to the town…
With a week-long fringe event culminating in a 3 day event at Cardiff Castle, Tafwyl is a celebration of the Welsh language and wider Welsh culture. Organised by city-based charity Menter Caerdydd, the festival attracted over 40,000 visitors in 2018 and has previously been named as Cardiff’s Best Festival at the Cardiff Music Awards. So what’s it all about then?
Wales International are delighted to be sponsoring Urdd staff to run a summer school in Sydney, Australia and that we were able to announce this on the first day of the Urdd Eisteddfod. We are thrilled to be forming links with the Urdd and to be able to support both the Welsh language and the…
The Urdd Peace and Goodwill Message will be announced on May 17, 2019 Urdd Gobaith Cymru is Wales’s largest national youth organisation, which has nurtured over 4 million people through its membership to be proud of their country and open to the world. Since 1922 the children and young people of Wales have reached out…
Ontario Welsh Festival In 2011, almost half a million Canadian citizens claimed themselves to be of Welsh descent. One of the first immigrants believed to have encouraged the move from Wales to Canada is John Mathews, who brought his family into the township of Southwold in 1812, near the city we today recognise as London,…
Wales Week in London, Paris and worldwide! St. David’s Day 2019 may be the biggest celebration of Welsh culture yet If it’s about putting a spotlight on Welsh culture around the world, Wales International wants to be involved! The multiple Wales Weeks have been the perfect way to celebrate our unique Welsh pride and diversity,…
Meet Junior – a growing pop-punk band from Cardiff Wales is often called “the land of song” and we can proudly say that even today, Wales has a thriving music scene which has contributed a lot to the globally. Wales has given some big music names throughout the 20th century like Tom Jones, Mary Hopkins,…
Wales Week in New York As part of our focus on the fabulous “Wales Weeks” that are happening around the world, we caught up with Ty Francis MBE, founder of the New York Welsh, last month to discuss the society, their exciting plans for Wales Week in New York and upcoming events which we will…
Wales Week in the Cultural Hub of London Here at Wales International, we are always thrilled to meet with people as excited to connect the Welsh around the world as we are! We were lucky to meet Welsh businessman and co-founder of “Wales Week”, Dan Langford, to learn more about this event and the huge…
