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The area’s success saw the arrival in 2010 of another festival, HowTheLightGetsIn, celebrating philosophy and music and billed as the world’s largest event of its kind. Running alongside Hay Festival and offering comedy, performance and film too, the two festivals complement each other and provide a wealth of choice to those who live or visit.
But Hay-on-Wye is not just all about books and festivals, it’s also about plenty of independent shopping, great pubs and inns and gorgeous food. Steeped in history and boasting two Norman Castles Hay has its share of culture. An area big on outdoor activities the town and nearby Glasbury are meccas for canoeists on the glorious River Wye, hangliders, mountain bikers and leisure cyclists and the walking in the Black Mountains is spectacular.
Will you be one of those people who never leaves captivating Hay?
forthcoming events
Hay Festival
Hay on Wye, May/June
hayfestival.com
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Hay Walking Festival
Hay on Wye, October
haywalking.org
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Hay Winter Festival
Hay on Wye, November
hayfestival.com/ winterweekend ...............................................
Festival of British Cinema
Richard Booth’s
Bookshop Cinema, Feb/Mar festivalbritishcinema.org ...............................................
Hay Chamber Music Festival
St Marys Church
and Richard Booth's Bookshop, April
boothbooks.co.uk ...............................................
HowTheLightGetsIn
Festival
Hay on Wye, May/June howthelightgetsin.iai.tv ...............................................
Hay Does Vintage
Market Square Car Park, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AF
and surrounding area,
July and November haydoesvintage.co.uk ...............................................
The Royal Welsh Show
Royal Welsh Showground
Builth Wells, July rwas.wales/royal-welsh-show ...............................................
Steam & Vintage Rally
Wyeside Cottages, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford HR3 5RS, August vintage-society.org/ vintage-rally.htm ...............................................
Hay Festival
Winter Weekend
Various around Hay on Wye, November hayfestival.com/ winterweekend
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