Gŵyl Cymru Festival – a nationwide programme of cultural events has been announced to celebrate and support the Cymru Women’s National Football Team at UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.
The community-focused Gŵyl Cymru Festival will deliver a series of football and cultural events across Wales, timed to coincide with each Cymru match.
Designed to bring people together through the power of football and Welsh culture, the festival offers a platform for communities to celebrate locally. Live gigs, performances, and creative activities will take place in grassroots venues, from pubs and youth clubs to arts centres and football clubs.
Gŵyl Cymru Festival aims to unify and amplify the vibrant arts, music, and cultural landscape surrounding Welsh football.
Female-owned events and marketing company Alaw has received support from the Welsh Government’s Euro 2025 Partner Support Fund to deliver the project, in collaboration with the Football Association of Wales.
Jack Sargeant MS, Minister for Sport and Culture, said: “The Gŵyl Cymru Festival will represent the best aspects of Cymru – a vibrant celebration that brings together our passion for sport, culture and community. This historic qualification for UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 is about more than football – it’s about showcasing Welsh talent and pride on an international stage.
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“By supporting this festival – funded through the Welsh Government’s £1m Euro 2025 Partner Support Fund – we’re ensuring communities across Wales can participate in this momentous occasion, regardless of whether they can attend matches in person. From music and art to community watch parties, these events will create lasting memories while championing equality in sport.”
A Football Association of Wales (FAW) spokesperson said: “The FAW is proud to support the return of Gŵyl Cymru Festival this summer, marking Cymru’s participation in a major women’s tournament for the very first time.
“Through Gŵyl Cymru, communities across Wales will come together to celebrate both this sporting achievement and the incredible artists and creative spirit that define our nation. By championing grassroots venues and inclusive events, the festival reflects everything we believe football can be, welcoming, unifying, and deeply rooted in Wales’ unique cultural identity.
“We are grateful to Alaw for their vision and dedication in delivering such an inspiring programme of events, funded by the Welsh Government’s EURO 2025 Partner Support Fund. Gŵyl Cymru will help ensure this historic moment creates a lasting legacy of inclusion, creativity, and national pride that lives on far beyond the tournament.”
A spokesperson from Neuadd Ogwen, one of the venues hosting a Gŵyl Cymru events, added: “After hosting our first Gŵyl Cymru events during the World Cup campaign in 2022, to be able to continue the collaboration with the Football Association of Wales by hosting further Gŵyl Cymru events to celebrate the Cymru Womens team’s campaign in Euro 2025 is a special experience and opportunity for both Neuadd Ogwen as an organization and the community of Bethesda.
“It was a pleasure and an honour to be able to host the first of many Gŵyl Cymru 2025 events in Neuadd Ogwen following the squad announcement on Yr Wyddfa on 19 June. There is no doubt that the Q&A between Rhian Wilkinson and Nicky John inspired everyone present, and Adwaith’s energetic performance crowned a great day of celebrating Cymru’s success.
“Everyone here at Neuadd Ogwen wishes Cymru the very best of luck on their adventure to Switzerland, as the Wal Goch of Bethesda prepares to cheer them on at home. C’mon Cymru!”
Celebrations kick off on July 5 2025, and most of the events will be free.
Programme highlights include:
- Live music by promoters including FOCUS Wales, Neuadd Ogwen and Menter Abertawe
- Podcast recordings, community panels, and Q&A sessions hosted by Alt Wales
- Panel talk discussing the history of Wales’ football songs with DJ Ani Glass
- A youth fan-zone at Cell B, Blaenau Ffestiniog
- Community celebrations of football, music and culture for all the family – from Môn to Merthyr
- Workshops including: football commentary, upcycling football shirts, Welsh football terminology, graffiti and breakin’/hip-hop
The full programme of events can be found here.
