Events in Betws-y-Coed and across Eryri (Snowdonia): shows, family days out, outdoor events and more. Use the buttons to pick a type of event or a date. Listings come from North Wales Events, so check with the venue before you travel.
In Betws-y-Coed
- 24OctSat 24 OctLewis & Hunter Cambrian Rally 2026Betws-y-CoedThe 71st Cambrian Rally, a one-day round of the British Rally Championship run by North Wales Car Club, with forest stages around Llyn Elsi near Betws-y-Coed.
- 11DecFri 11 Dec to Sat 12 DecBetws-y-Coed Pantomime: The Golden GooseBetws-y-Coed Memorial HallThe local pantomime group stages a family production of The Golden Goose at Betws-y-Coed Memorial Hall over two dates. Times and tickets via the group's Facebook page.
- 7FebSun 7 Feb 2027, 10amSonder Winter Gravel Series: Eryri Winter Gravel RideAlpkit Betws-y-CoedA social off-road ride from Alpkit Betws-y-Coed on lanes and forest gravel following a GPX route, with refreshments afterwards.
- 8Oct
Until Sun 1 NovFfear Fforest at Zip World Betws-y-CoedZip World Betws-y-CoedZip World's Halloween scare experience in the forest, with demonic clowns, two rides on the Cursed Coaster and unlimited use of The Nets.
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Across Eryri (Snowdonia)
- 12Oct
Mon 12 Oct to Mon 16 NovPlay Sessions at the National Slate MuseumNational Slate Museum LlanberisFree drop-in song, story and play sessions for babies and toddlers up to age four with their parents or carers, run mainly in Welsh with learners welcome. - 13Oct
Tue 13 Oct, 5pmPortmeirion Centenary Talk: Sarah Bayliss, 1926 and All ThatPortmeirionThe first of six Portmeirion Centenary Talks from the Susan Williams-Ellis Foundation in Hercules Hall. - 15OctThu 15 Oct, 7pmDerek vs Derek (15) at the Dragon TheatreThe Dragon Theatre (Theatr y Ddraig), BarmouthScreening of James Dawson's documentary Derek vs Derek (15, 88 minutes), filmed over three years, about an intensive dairy farmer and his rewilding neighbour as the land between…
- 16OctFri 16 Oct to Sun 18 OctMekonvillage Festival at Portmeirion (sold out)PortmeirionA weekend festival in Portmeirion Town Hall built around The Mekons. Weekend tickets were £159 including booking fee, and Portmeirion lists the festival as sold out.
- 17OctSat 17 Oct, 2pmNorthern Soul & Motown All-DayerNeuadd Goffa Cricieth (Criccieth Memorial Hall)All-day and all-night Northern Soul and Motown dance with DJs including Rob Haigh and Stephen Hughes, plus special guest Alan Barnes. £12 in advance, £15 on the door.
- 20Oct
Tue 20 Oct, 5pmPortmeirion Centenary Talk: Matthew Williams on Michael Trevor-WilliamsPortmeirionMatthew Williams FSA tells the story of Michael Trevor-Williams, Portmeirion's manager from 1953 to 1980 and "host to the famous", who courted film companies and celebrities. - 21Oct
Wed 21 Oct, 6pmTalwrn EryriYr Ysgwrn, TrawsfynyddA special poetry contest hosted by Ceri Wyn Jones, with teams of poets from north and south Eryri, marking 75 years of the Eryri National Park Authority. - 22OctThu 22 Oct, 7pmGwen at the Dragon TheatreThe Dragon Theatre (Theatr y Ddraig), BarmouthScreening of Gwen, set in 19th-century Snowdonia, in which a young girl tries to hold her home together as her mother falls mysteriously ill, her father is absent and a mining…
- 24OctSat 24 OctMarathon Eryri 2026Llanberis (Marathon Eryri start and finish)The 42nd Marathon Eryri, the historic marathon circling Yr Wyddfa, starting and finishing in Llanberis, with junior races the same weekend.
- 24OctSat 24 OctLewis & Hunter Cambrian Rally 2026Betws-y-CoedThe 71st Cambrian Rally, a one-day round of the British Rally Championship run by North Wales Car Club, with forest stages around Llyn Elsi near Betws-y-Coed.
- 26Oct
Mon 26 Oct to Thu 29 OctGwerin Gwallgo: A Welsh Folk ExperienceBalaA four-day bilingual folk music and dance residential for young people aged 11-18, organised by Trac Cymru, taking place over October half term on the shores of Llyn Tegid. - 27Oct
Tue 27 Oct, 12:30pmNext Steps Tours: Hard Hat Tour at the National Slate MuseumNational Slate Museum LlanberisA behind-the-scenes guided tour of the museum's historic spaces during restoration and redevelopment. Tours at 12:30pm, 1:45pm and 3pm.
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