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May Day & Spring Bank Holidays
RAILWAY RETURNS TO INIGO JONES SLATE WORKS
Groeslon, Caernarfon
A miniature railway will be running at Inigo Jones for the first time in 40 years !!
Along the old railway line from Criccieth to Caernarfon. Inigo Jones has its own siding 'The Grafog Sidings'
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18th - 20th April
LLANGOLLEN RAILWAY
Llangollen
Spring Steam Gala
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18th - 20th April
HAFAN MARINA
Pwllheli Sailing Club
Optimist Selectors
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26th & 27th April
HAFAN MARINA
Pwllheli Sailing Club
Welsh Youth Sailing Championships
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19th & 20th April
FFESTINIOG AND WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAYS
Porthmadog & Caernarfon
HSB Events
Staff from German HSB railway will be visiting the FR and WHR (Caernarfon).
The 2 railways are twinned and there are specail events to mark the occasion.
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19th April
Ysgol DAVID HUGHES School
Menai Bridge, Angelsey
Local Produce Market
10.00am - 3.00pm. Admission Free
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Throughout May
FFESTINIOG RAILWAY
Porthmadog
Jerry M
May is a specail month for FR. For all you enthusiasts out there...special guest
Engine' JERRY M' originally built for the Dinorwig quarry will be working on the FR throughout May
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3rd - 5th May
BODELWYDDAN CASTLE
Bodelwyddan
Flowers at the Castle
Whether you're a keen gardener or just enjoy the great outdoors, there's something for everyone this weekend.
Large variety of garden related products:plants / furntiure / equipment/ speciailty & local food suppliers,
plus many more attractions.
9.00am - 4.00pm. Admission £5.
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3rd - 5th May
LLANDUDNO VICTORIAN EXTRAVAGANZA
Llandudno - various venues
21st Anniversay Street Fair
Everyone in costume....old time fair rides, steam engines, street enterainers and a midday parade each day.
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3rd - 5th May
WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY
Porthmadog
Hunslet: Generations
Main Gala event of the year. featuring steam and diesel engines from one of Britains best known locomotive builders
- Hunslet of Leeds.
10.00am - 4.00pm Admission £3 - £5.50
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GLASLYN LEISURE CENTRE
Porthmadog
3rd & 4th May
Model Railway Exhibition
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CAERNARFON CASTLE
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
4th & 5th May
Medieval Entertainment
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GREENWOOD FOREST PARK
Y Felinheli, Nr Bangor
3rd - 5th May: Mini Maypole Dancing
4th & 5th May : Ricardo the Pirate
5th May: Ken the Stick Maker
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9th - 11th May
WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY
Caernarfon
Annual ' REAL ALE' festival
Since its launch in 2004 the Beer Festival at Dinas Goods Shed has proved to be a massive success.
This year WHR are pulling out all the stops and promising more ale / music and more fun
Once again local Brewers 'Purple Moose' are taking charge of the 'Specials'.
Weekend Rover Tickets available
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17th May
FFESTINIOG RAILWAY
Porthmadog
Community Rail week at Blaenau Ffestiniog
Join us at Blaenau Ffestiniog to celebrate the annual event. We will be joined by Arriva Trains Wales
on the platform and there will be all kinds of events for the whole family - including footplate rides
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24th - 26th May
FFESTINIOG RAILWAY
Porthmadog
Bank Holiday Weekend
Join us for a real family event with bugs, balloons, cotumes and decorations.
Intensive timetable with plenty of extra trains running over the weekend ~ including footplate rides
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GREENWOOD FOREST PARK
Y Felinheli, Nr Bangor
Throughout Half Term holidays - loads going on......
24th & 25th ~ Howard the Magician
25th -31st ~ Make a Gypsy Flower and Barnaby Magic
26th ~ Green Man & Mother Nature Stiltwalkers
26th & 27th ~ Ken the Stick Maker
27th & 28th ~ Fairyland Trust wand making
29th & 30th ~ Michelles Street Dance Workshop
29th ~ Smarty Marty'sChallenge
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31st - 1st June
WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY
Porthmadog
Teddy Bears Picnic
Children go FREE if they bring a teddy bear to the railway. See if you can spot the bears hiding in the Big Shed and win a prize
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30th May - 1 June
WOODFEST WALES
St Asaph
Woodfest Wales.........has grown into an annual event where people from all walks of life come together to
"celebrate all things wood"
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(All details courtesy of NORTH WALES TOURISM)