2018 Cardiff National Eisteddfod
cardiff national eisteddfod held cardiff bay wale august seventh time national eisteddfod wale held cardiff event billed eisteddfod fence dispensed traditional enclosed maes entrance fee event location made £ loss popularity led suggestion future eisteddfod without fence national eisteddfod wale held every year exception since hosted different region wale year since competition held welsh around competition held poetry music dance drama literature giving claim largest music poetry festival europe main competition event crowning bard chairing bard eisteddfod seventh time held cardiff held first time cardiff subsequently cardiff eisteddfod held pontcanna field traditional fenced maes festival ground august eisteddfod chief executive elfed robert announced discussion cardiff council idea holding event permanent building cardiff city centre rather traditional maes april eisteddfod backed plan oneyear experiment attract visitor though event would held cardiff bay rather city centre existing building bay area wale millennium centre would used plan designed avoid rent reparation cost possibly £ needed site eisteddfod one public park target £ fundraising met month eisteddfod due start main event location maes sited around roald dahl plass marina cardiff bay wale millennium centre became main pavilion babell lên literature pavilion daily ticket available £ pierhead building hosted th anniversary art exhibition contemporary art society wale also performed role maes learner area called shwmae caerdydd senedd building hosted lle celf english art place exhibition wale best contemporary art craft design meeting room senedd also became society pavillions maes b traditionally pop rock music event held vacant doctor experience building caffi maes b ty gwerin folk music sinemaes cinema held large tent nearby welsh college music drama held concert harp piano woodwind music norwegian church coronau exhibition previous national eisteddfod crown took place craft bay camping available afield camping place family pontcanna field maes b campsite younger reveller fitzalan high school leckwith november announced cardiff eisteddfod made overall loss £ largely additional security requirement open event festival cost £ million stage estimated visitor attended eisteddfod three time event prior national eisteddfod made profit every year since £ surplus despite anglesey festival almost cancelled weather eisteddfod council said public money would needed fund tourism aspect make similar open event viable future october public meeting held caernarfon promote idea holding national eisteddfod town using existing permanent building may urdd eisteddfod held first festival without admission fee also took place cardiff bay stall national eisteddfod returned usual fenced maes daily entrance fee £ visitor however ceredigions assembly member elin jones announced keen support fenceless eisteddfod event tregaron