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A large outdoor audience seated on folding chairs in a woodland clearing, watching a live performance on a small stage lit with purple lights, with trees overhead, food stalls in the background, and a relaxed festival atmosphere.

Welsh music festival Between the Trees wins best festival award

The South Wales festival took home the award for the "best micro festival" at the UK Festival Awards 2025.

Aberystwyth Ceredigion named UNESCO City of Literature

The new title has been awarded to the town due to its historical and cultural links to the written word and its role in preserving the literary traditions of Wales.

New exhibition celebrates creativity, connection and cultural exchange between Wales and Japan  

Wales and Japan - Shared Roots, Shared Futures 

The full list of projects funded by the UEFA Euro 2025 Partner Support Fund

From match screenings to referee courses, the Welsh Government supported a wide variety of projects that celebrated Wales' historic appearance at UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

Two large mixed-media artworks hang on a gallery wall, each combining archival-style figurative scenes with bold geometric patterns.

The Artes Mundi Prize returns to Wales for its eleventh edition

The UK’s largest contemporary art prize brings some of the greatest contemporary artists to Wales for a four month showcase spanning multiple venues around the country.

A view of the campsite at Camp VC, with tents and motorbikes

Inside Camp VC, Wales’ women-only adventure festival

Discover how Camp VC is redefining women’s adventure and community in Wales.

A person lying on a surf board in the sea.

Welsh athletes shine on the international stage during October

Cymru athletes put on a spellbinding display during October, tricking opponents and treating the crowds at tournaments for tennis, gymnastics, and para-surfing, among others.

Two people cycling along a mountain road.

Welsh cyclists win gold at the Track Cycling World Championships

Josh Tarling and Anna Morris continue the success of Welsh cyclists on the global stage, with both winning gold medals at the Track Cycling World Championships in October.

A painting of Richard Burton on the side of a building

RB100: A century of Richard Burton - from the Welsh valleys to the bright lights of Broadway and the Hollywood Hills

Follow Richard Burton’s journey from the Welsh valleys to Hollywood stardom.

Boxer Joe Calzaghe is inducted into the British Boxing Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Hastings.

Joe Calzaghe heralded as best British boxer as he is inducted into Hall of Fame

The Welshman, who had a prolific boxing career and never lost a fight, has been honoured at a sold-out event organised by The British Boxing Hall of Fame.

Wales over-70s football team win the Veterans World Cup in Japan

The over-70s football team saw off competition from Germany, Japan and Australia to retain their title as world champions.

Two actors playing Romeo and Juliet acting on stage

Romeo a Juliet set to become first Welsh-language production to play at Shakespeare’s Globe

The new play pits the English-speaking Capulets against the Cymraeg-using Montagues in a reimagining of the Shakespearean classic.

The Welsh Music Prize 2025 trophy standing in the foyer of the Wales Millennium Centre, where the awards were held

Don Leisure wins Welsh Music Prize 2025 for album Tyrchu Sain

Cardiff-based crate digger Don Leisure wins the 2025 prize for the album built from samples and live recordings taken from the back catalogue of Sain Records, Wales’ oldest independent label.