The festival brings together young people aged between eight and 25 to compete in events Tens of thousands of people from across Wales will soon gather for the Urdd Eisteddfod, an annual celebration ...

Mascot Mistar Urdd has been wearing his pronoun badge on the festival site in Carmarthenshire A row has broken out over an area at the Urdd Eisteddfod where young people learn about the LGBTQ+ ...

Hollywood star Matthew Rhys has revealed how Wales' largest youth movement helped him with his career. Cardiff-born Rhys, star of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood with Tom Hanks, has paid tribute ...

The public service Ombudsman for Wales says a member of Powys County Council failed to declare an interest related to the Urdd Eisteddfod in 2024.

Maintaining the Urdd’s position as the leading provider of worthwhile experiences to youngsters through the medium of Welsh is a key aim of the Urdd’s new chief executive. Sian Lewis rejoined the ...

THE Urdd has announced it will celebrate its centenary in the new year by throwing a huge birthday party in schools across the country and attempting to complete two world records. Urdd Gobaith Cymru ...

The steel town of Port Talbot is ready to welcome thousands of visitors to Eisteddfod yr Urdd, an annual celebration of Welsh language and culture. This year there are more Welsh learners competing ...

The winner of Drama Medal at the 2025 Eisteddfod yr Urdd Dur a Môr, Parc Margam a’r Fro, was announced yesterday (Tuesday May 27.) And the prize was won by Elin Undeg Williams from Betws Gwerfil Goch, ...

The youth movement, Urdd Gobaith Cymru, has succeeded to break two world records as part of its centenary celebrations. Over 95,000 children and adults from across Wales and beyond took part in the ...

The Urdd National Eisteddfod will be hosted by Flintshire between May 30 and June 4. More than 15,000 children and young people under the age of 25 compete at the festival in various competitions such ...