Eisteddfod Schedule

Content Accordions

• Saturday, August 2, 2025

  Media, Computer Games and Civic Mission

  Activities

  • Create your own chaotic obstacle course in this Fall Guys-style game design activity - perfect for all skill levels!
  • A playful weather report for the Maes - expect harp breezes, poetry storms, and sunny spells of song and cawl
  • Watch our powerful dance piece created with Stand Together and local deaf groups, exploring rhythm, emotion, and the Welsh landscape.
  • 100 years on from the Gresford Mining Disaster - explore its legacy and create prints using historic materials and ink
  • Explore emotions, trauma, and grief through creative games and visual art in this powerful, hands-on workshop
  • Create your very own Eisteddfod Crown
  • Check out our Ethnic Women in Leadership Exhibition by ‘Same but Different’
  • Get hands-on with our Future Generations Act game
• Sunday, August 3, 2025

  Welsh Language Skills, Careers and HR

  Activities

  • Engage in a Q&A with a Welsh tutor
  • Connect with other Welsh learners of all levels
  • Get creative with hands-on craft activities
  • Play fun Welsh language games to test your vocabulary
  • Celebrate your identify through art in our fun, hands-on ‘Create Your Own Mini Me’ activity with the University’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team

  Talks, Panels and Screenings

  Panel: Welsh at Work Scheme

  Time: 14:15-15:00

  Panel Members: Helen Prosser, Teresa Davies, Hayley Dennis, Amber Percy, Jonathan Lloyd and Jasmine Roberts

  Summary: Helen Prosser (Director of Teaching and Learning at the National Centre for Learning Welsh), Teresa Davies (Coordinator and Tutor of Welsh at Work at Wrexham University) and a group of Welsh learners from various levels will discuss the scheme, its first two years at the university, and their experiences of learning Welsh.

  Talk: Exploring Welsh Language Learning in Policing, Criminology & Law at Wrexham University

  Time: 15:00-15:30

  Talk Members: Teresa Davies and Jonathan Lloyd

  Summary: Discover how Policing, Criminology, and Law students at Wrexham University are preparing for the workforce through Welsh language learning opportunities. Plus, a behind-the-scenes look at the action-packed annual Major Incident Day, captured on film by Marketing and Communications Content Producer Jonathan Lloyd.

• Monday, August 4, 2025

  Education

  Activities

  • Engage in science and technology activities including the green screen
  • Learn how to master traditional Welsh folk dancing
  • Design and make an eye-catching Welsh badge
  • Test your knowledge with a fun quiz all about the local area
  • Get creative and design an Eisteddfod Crown
  • Build your own digital dice roller using Microbits
  • Play a series of games, including: ‘Times Tables Tester’ and ‘Guess the Number’

  
  Talks, Panels and Screenings

  Screening: Wrexham Cylch Meithrin Celebration Video

  Time: 14:00-14:20

  Summary: Join us for a 20-minute screening showcasing the work led by Cylch Meithrin in Wrexham. The screening highlights a variety of creative activities taking place in local nursery settings, celebrating how young people are engaging with the Welsh language and culture.

• Tuesday, August 5, 2025

  Sport

  Activities

  • Get creative and design your very own corner flag to cheer on your favourite team
  • See how elite athletes train and recover at our VALD equipment demo. Compete with others and compare your score to professional athletes.
  • Challenge your family and friends in our competitive Keep Ups challenge

  
  Talks, Panels and Screenings

  Talk: From the Pitch to the Community: Impact and Vision of Wrexham AFC Foundation

  Time: 14:00-14:30

  Talk Members: Sara Hilton

  Summary: Discover how Wrexham AFC Foundation is harnessing the power of football to create lasting social impact. From grassroots programmes to mental health support and education initiatives, this talk explores the Foundation’s growing role in building a stronger, healthier, and more connected community

  
  Panel: Sport for All: Securing a Welsh-Language Future in Sport

  Time: 14:45-15:30

  Panel Members: Sara Hilton (Senior Lecturer in Football and Coaching Science at Wrexham University), Manon Rees O'Brien (Actif North Wales), Bethan Woolley (Football Association of Wales), Elgan Williams (Wrexham AFC Foundation), Sport Wales, Gwyn Derfel (Welsh Rugby Union) and Hoci Cymru

  Summary: How can we ensure that the Welsh language thrives in the world of sport? This panel brings together voices from across the sporting landscape to explore the opportunities and challenges of promoting Welsh in community clubs, national bodies, and grassroots programmes.

• Wednesday, August 6, 2025

  Health and Wales Studies

  Activities

  • Explore Healthcare with our simulation mannequins and engage in a series of interactive activities
  • Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Annual Reception 4pm.

  Talks, Panels and Screenings

  Panel: Why is Wales worth studying?

  Time: 11:30-12:15

  Panel Members: Professor Rhys Jones (Aberystwyth University) and Professor Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones (Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies). Further panellists to be confirmed.

  Summary: Wales Studies explores our language, culture, geography, people and more. This session asks: why does studying Wales matter, and how can it shape our future? Join the conversation and help drive the next chapter of Wales Studies.

   

  Panel: Disability in Wales: Language, Education and Communication (Hosted by the Learned Society of Wales)

  Time: 13:00-14:00

  Panel Members: Professor Sara Elin Roberts FLSW (Independent Scholar and Honorary Professor at the School of Welsh, Bangor University), Dr Emily Lowthian (Swansea University), Marjorie Thomas (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Rebecca Day (Bangor University)

  Summary: This session will explore different aspects of disability in Wales, focusing on how the challenges faced by children and people with a range of disabilities are being recognised, and what is being done to ensure everyone is included in the education system and the Welsh-medium world. The speakers, specialists in different research fields, are united by a shared commitment to communication and promoting equal opportunities for all in education.

• Thursday, August 7, 2025

  Health

  Activities

  • Explore Healthcare with our simulation mannequins and engage in a series of interactive activities
  • Speak to healthcare professionals about their experiences in the field

  
  Talks, Panels and Screenings

  Talk: How Ultrasound Technology Can Determine the Vowel Systems of Northern and Southern Welsh Speakers

  Time: 11:00-11:30

  Talk Members: Ffion Roberts

  Summary: While we have some acoustic data on Welsh vowels, no studies have yet used ultrasound to explore how they’re physically formed. Ultrasound captures real-time tongue movement and enables the use of biofeedback, offering a new insight into vowel production across Welsh dialects. This talk will present research currently being conducted, showing how technology can help map pronunciation and support future language learning. Come along and take part in our data collection to contribute to this exciting research project

  
  Panel: Bringing words to life through the 'More than Just Words' Strategy at Wrexham University'

  Time: 11:30-12:15

  Panel Members: Elen Mai Nefydd (Head of Welsh Language Provision at Wrexham University), Sioned Roberts (Welsh Language Officer at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board), Nesta Mccluskey (Director of Allied Health Professionals at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board), Awel Wynne Williams (Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing at Wrexham University), Ffion Roberts (Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy and Welsh Language Lead in Health at Wrexham University), Llio Owen (Children’s Nursing Student at Wrexham University)

• Friday, August 8, 2025

  Engineering, Computing and Ambition North Wales

  Activities

  • Engage in our STEM in a box activity
  • Have a go at our robot cats activity
  • Get hands-on with our cyber escape room activity

  
  Talks, Panels and Screenings

  Panel: The Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre – and the opportunities this creates for young people in North Wales in the High Value Manufacturing sector

  Time: 14:00-14:45

  Panel Members: Alwen Williams (Chief Executive of Ambition North Wales), Elliw Hughes (Growth Deal Programme Manager at Ambition North Wales), Sian Lloyd Roberts (Regional Skills Programme Manager at Ambition North Wales), Ethan Edwards (Lecturer in Control Engineering at Wrexham University) and Arwel Staples (Procurement Advisor at Wrexham University)

  Summary: North Wales Ambition and Wrexham University are working together to drive economic growth and create exciting career opportunities that inspire young people to build their futures locally. The new EEOC is set to become a vital hub for the region’s Advanced Manufacturing sector - supporting local employers and empowering the next generation with the skills they need to thrive. Discover how the Regional Skills Partnership and the North Wales Skills Portal are helping shape a skilled, ambitious workforce for tomorrow.

• Saturday, August 9, 2025

  Art & North Wales Business School

  Activities

  • Let your ideas come to life with our creative drawing activity
  • Engage in our Carnival games, focused on communication and teamwork in business.
  • Come along to our Visualising Research Exhibition, showcasing entries from the last four years of the Wrexham University Visualising Research competition