05/08/2026
PEMBROKESHIRE EVENTS: 2-9 AUGUST
Looking for something to do this week? Here is a round-up of family days out, music, crafts, history and a fair bit of mud-under-the-boots potential. Please check with organisers before travelling.
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🏴 NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD Y GARREG LAS
Sunday 2-Saturday 8 August
Llantood, near Cardigan
Cost: From £25 adult day ticket, or £150 adult week ticket
Contact: 0845 4090 800
The big one. A week of music, poetry, art, food, performances and Welsh culture in north Pembrokeshire. Highlights include a schools’ performance at 11am on Sunday, street theatre on Wednesday and family events throughout the week.
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🏰 CAREW CASTLE MEDIEVAL ADVENTURE DAYS
Sunday 2-Thursday 6 August
From 11am, Carew Castle
Cost: £9 adult, £7 child, £28.50 family. Archery costs extra.
Contact: 01646 651782
Horrid Histories, Knight School, treasure hunts and archery. Ideal for young squires, history fans and anyone who has ever fancied being knighted before tea.
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🧭 UNEARTHING HISTORY: PEMBROKESHIRE’S PAST
Monday 3 August, 10am-4pm
Carew Castle
Cost: Normal admission, £9 adult, £7 child, £28.50 family
Contact: 01646 651782
Hands-on archaeology, local artefacts, talks and children’s activities. A good excuse to learn something without it feeling too much like school.
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🛍️ MAKERS BIZARRE CRAFT FAIR
Tuesday 4 August, 10.30am-4.30pm
Oriel y Parc, St Davids
Cost: Free entry
Contact: 01437 720392
Local makers, handmade crafts and produce in the courtyard at Oriel y Parc. Good for gifts, treats and things you did not plan to buy.
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🏹 GIANT TREBUCHET LAUNCH
Tuesday 4 August, 2.30pm
Carew Castle
Cost: Normal admission, £9 adult, £7 child, £28.50 family
Contact: 01646 651782
See Carew’s giant medieval catapult in action. Loud, slightly ridiculous and far better than a quiet afternoon in front of the telly.
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🌿 OPEN-AIR THEATRE: THE JUNGLE BOOK
Tuesday 4 August
Gates 4.45pm, show starts 5.30pm
Carew Castle
Cost: £16 adult, £12 child, £50 family
Contact: 01646 651782
A lively outdoor family musical with Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera and plenty of audience participation. Bring a rug or low chair.
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🐑 PEMBROKE TOWN AND COUNTRY SHOW
Wednesday 5 August, first class at 8.30am
Showfield, Lamphey
Cost: £10 adult, £5 child aged 5-15, £25 family. Parking is free.
Contact: 07780 352300
Livestock, horses, dogs, vintage vehicles, food, crafts and a bar. Proper country-show business, with no need to pretend you know anything about sheep judging.
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🎨 MONET LILY POND CREATIONS
Wednesday 5 August, 11am-3pm
Oriel y Parc, St Davids
Cost: £3.50 per child
Contact: 01437 720392
A drop-in art session inspired by Monet and the Bosherston Lily Ponds. Children can create their own artwork to take home.
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👻 CAREW CASTLE GHOST WALK
Wednesday 5 August, 7.30pm
Carew Castle
Cost: £9 adult, £7 child aged 4-16
Contact: 01646 651782
A guided evening walk through the castle’s darker stories, hauntings and odd goings-on. Booking is essential, presumably because even ghosts need a headcount.
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🐉 THE STORYMASTER’S QUESTS: TOWER OF DOOOOOOM!
Thursday 6 and Friday 7 August, 1pm
Carew Castle
Cost: £8 per person, plus normal castle admission
Contact: 01646 651782
An interactive adventure of dragons, traps, treasure and audience choices. Recommended for ages six and over.
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🐎 FISHGUARD SHOW
Friday 7 August, all day
Cefn y Dre Fields, Fishguard
Cost: £10 adult, £5 OAP and ages 12-16, free for under-11s and carers
Contact: 07984 957216
Pembrokeshire’s largest one-day agricultural show, with livestock, ponies, show jumping, vintage machinery, food, fairground rides and plenty to see.
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🎁 SUMMER CRAFT MARKET
Saturday 8 August, 10am-3pm
Oriel y Parc, St Davids
Cost: Free entry
Contact: 01437 720392
Browse arts, crafts and local produce from Pembrokeshire makers. A civilised way to spend a Saturday in St Davids.
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🚤 FISHGUARD LIFEBOAT OPEN DAY
Sunday 9 August, afternoon. BBQ from 4pm.
Fishguard Lifeboat Station, Goodwick
Cost: No entry price has been announced
Contact: 01348 873231
Meet the crew, see the lifeboat, enjoy music from Goodwick Brass Band and Fishguard Folk, plus stalls, food, face painting and family activities. A very good day out in support of a very good cause. 🌊
