St David's Week
Encyclopedia
St David's Week is an annual festival held in Swansea
, Wales
to celebrate the Patron Saint
of Wales
. It is organised by the City and County of Swansea
and held at venues across the county.
St David's Week was held for the first time in 2009 from 22 February until 1 March, which featured Max Boyce
and The Storys
. 2011 is set to be a larger festival, the events confirmed include Only Men Aloud and a traditional twmpath.
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
to celebrate the Patron Saint
Patron saint
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
of Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is organised by the City and County of Swansea
City and County of Swansea
The City and County of Swansea Council is the governing body for one of the Principal Areas of Wales covering Swansea, Gower and the surrounding area. The council consists of 72 councillors representing 36 electoral wards....
and held at venues across the county.
St David's Week was held for the first time in 2009 from 22 February until 1 March, which featured Max Boyce
Max Boyce
Maxwell Boyce MBE is a Welsh comedian, singer and former coal miner. He rose to fame during the mid-1970s with an act that combined musical comedy with his passion for rugby union and his origins in the mining communities of South Wales...
and The Storys
The Storys
The Storys are a Welsh rock band from Swansea, Wales, UK, formed in Spring 2003. Their main influence is 1970s U.S. West Coast bands in the country-rock genre...
. 2011 is set to be a larger festival, the events confirmed include Only Men Aloud and a traditional twmpath.