What's on in Pembrokeshire
The Pembrokeshire year, from the New Year's Day swim at Saundersfoot to the Boxing Day one at Tenby. Deliberately no dates on these pages: they move every year, and a calendar that quietly goes out of date is worse than no calendar. Each entry says roughly when it happens and points you at the organiser for this year's dates.
Coming up
Pembrokeshire County Show
The county's agricultural show at Withybush: cattle lines, showjumping, food halls and a main ring, over two days in mid-August.
mid-August, midweek · Shows & agricultural
Cilgerran Coracle Regatta
Round hide-and-lath boats raced on the Teifi under a castle, in one of the last places in Britain where coracles were properly worked.
a Saturday in August · Community
Regatta and Raft Race Season
FreeDinghy racing, rowing, swimming races and homemade rafts sinking in front of a crowd. Every harbour village has a version.
July and August, individual dates by village · Sport
RNLI Lifeboat Days
FreeBoathouse open, crew talking, and an all-weather lifeboat launched down the slipway in front of you.
through the summer, individual dates by station · Community
Heather on the Preseli Hills
FreeLate summer turns the Preseli ridge purple. Empty hills, Bronze Age cairns and the source of the Stonehenge bluestones.
August into September · Walking
Ironman Wales
FreeThe hardest Ironman course in the series, and the best sporting day in Wales to watch. Also the day the roads shut.
a Sunday in September · Sport
By month
Everything, by kind
Festivals
- Fishguard Folk Festival · a weekend in late May
- Really Wild Food and Countryside Festival · early summer, usually a weekend
Sport
- Long Course Weekend, Tenby · early July, Friday to Sunday
- Regatta and Raft Race Season · July and August, individual dates by village
- Ironman Wales · a Sunday in September
- Autumn Surf Season · September to November, and again through the winter
Music
- St Davids Cathedral Festival · late May into early June, around the spring bank holiday
- Fishguard International Music Festival · late July, across about a week
- Tenby Blues Festival · a weekend in November
Food & drink
- Narberth Food Festival · a weekend in late September
Shows & agricultural
- Village, Horticultural and Vintage Shows · July and August, weekends
- Pembrokeshire County Show · mid-August, midweek
Wildlife & nature
- Puffin Season on Skomer · April to late July, best late May to early July
- Island Boat Trip Season Opens · from around Easter, running to late October
- Bluebell Season at Colby and Minwear · late April into mid-May, two to three weeks
- Bosherston Lily Ponds in Flower · late May into June, occasionally into July
- Manx Shearwater Nights on Skomer · June and July, after dark
- Grey Seal Pupping Season · late August to November, peaking late September and October
- Autumn Seawatching at Strumble Head · August to October, best on a strong onshore wind
- Autumn Fungi in the Woods · late September to November, best after warm rain
- Dark Sky Season in the Preselis · October to February, on clear moonless nights
Walking
- Winter Storm Watching · December to March, on the days after an Atlantic low
- Coast Path Wildflower Season · May into early June
- Heather on the Preseli Hills · August into September
Markets & fairs
- Christmas Markets and Craft Fairs · late November through December, weekends
Community
- Saundersfoot New Year's Day Swim · 1 January, late morning
- St Davids Day · 1 March, with events across the week
- Pembroke Castle Events Season · Easter to autumn, with events concentrated in school holidays
- Carew Castle and Tidal Mill Season · Easter to the end of October
- Village and Town Carnivals · July and August, mostly on Saturdays
- Cilgerran Coracle Regatta · a Saturday in August
- RNLI Lifeboat Days · through the summer, individual dates by station
- Bonfire Night Displays · around 5 November, mostly the nearest weekend
- Christmas Lights and Late Night Shopping · late November into December, individual dates by town
- Tenby Boxing Day Swim · 26 December, late morning
Arts
- Tenby Arts Festival · late September, across about a week
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