What's on in the Dyfi Valley

Working Woodland Fridays

A practical and relaxing day outdoors in a beautiful working woodland. Learn about sustainable multi-use woodlands and get hands on making, crafting and woodland management. There is a roundhouse shelter for all weathers, and hot drinks and snacks by the fire. All ages welcome, with any under 18s accompanied by an adult. On public transport routes, with 500m walk to the woods. Limited parking available. Register your interest for Awyr Iach Volunteering – Contact: eleanorcoleman@smallwoods.org.uk 07481 077966

Autumn Craft Fair

Choose gifts from a selection of locally made crafts from Artisans in Wales in the stunning setting of RSPB Ynys-hir Reserve. Open Wednesday-Sundays 10am-4pm until 1/11/2026 Entrance to Craft Fair and Visitor Centre Free

Print, Bind, Create!

Transform gel plate prints into bespoke notebook covers

Bro Ddyfi Food Festival

Alongside the festival marketplace, visitors will be able to enjoy an engaging programme of demonstrations, workshops and talks designed to deepen understanding of Welsh food production and inspire greater support for local producers. Chef-led masterclasses will showcase seasonal Welsh ingredients, while curated tasting sessions and "Meet the Producer" events will offer opportunities to hear the stories behind the food and drink. Pop-up kitchens will serve dishes created using locally sourced ingredients, and tasting trails will encourage visitors to explore the rich diversity of products produced across the Dyfi Valley and wider Wales. The festival will also shine a spotlight on the sustainability, resilience and heritage of the region's food system and the unique blend of food, landscape and culture celebrating the traditions, language and heritage that continue to shape the region today.

Tymhorau Cymru Talk

Grace Crabb and Claire Jopling, a talk about the Tymhorau Social Enterprise of Artisans and Food Producers.

Pop up Pizza

A selection of Pizza’s designed to showcase the best of local ingredients.

The Oddysseed

From Seed to Compost, Join us on a journey of a seed around the Dyfi Valley and how local organisations are working to support its journey and growth in our local food system. With Roz Corbett, Jonathan Gross, Steph Robinson and Richard Edwards. Join us for a journey of a seed around the Dyfi valley and how local organisations are working together to support its journey and growth in our local food system. Roz is an organic market gardener and grower at Gerddi Glan Dyfi, a 1ha market garden just outside of Penegoes. She has 9 years experience market gardening on a commercial basis. She is also Crop Trials coordinator for Tir Canol, working to support local food system development in the area. She has a PhD in human geography, focusing on community landownership and farming transitions in Scotland. Jonathan has spent the last twenty years sourcing and selling wholefoods in Machynlleth and currently works as part of the team for Dyfi Wholefoods. The recent shop expansion of Dyfi Wholefoods has allowed the shop to sell more locally sourced produce, providing retail space for growers, dairies and bakeries in the area. Steph Robinson has had a pretty composty career so far, combining a biology degree with equity and inclusion, process design, policy, training, comms and graphic design into a big smooshy heap of what is now criw compostio. As co-founder of this local non-profit handmade peat-free compost makers who work exclusively with discarded matter to make a nutritious home for the tasty plants that we love and eat. Richard Edwards, As Executive Director of Cultivate and Chair of Bwyd Powys Food—the Sustainable Food Places partnership for Powys—Richard Edwards works at the convergence of community-led food systems and regional preparedness. He leads work to strengthen supply chains and champion community growing. He also grows apples, pears and plums and has been known to have a passing interest in cider!

We Three Meet at Wynnstay Pizzeria

We are We Three Meet - a new folk-fusion songwriter trio made up of Emily Williams (Ember), Kate Saunders (Three Legg'd Mare) and Ella Morgan (The Magic Lantern Band). We're very excited to play our first full gig in the Pizzeria at Y Wynnstay, Machynlleth for the Gŵyl Fwyd Bro Ddyfi on the evening of Friday 23rd October at 8:30pm. This will be an hour long set :) SAVE THE DATE! 😊

We Three Meet

We Three Meet perform at the Wynnstay When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Three extraordinary women, three gifted songwriters, three distinct voices - woven into a powerhouse of angelic harmonies and original songs, leaving you uplifted and gloriously undone. Advanced tickets here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-three-meet-tickets-2003567439145?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Friday Night is Music Night

Join us every Friday Night at 9pm (Bar open from 8.30pm) for a fantastic night of live music. Free Entry! Every Friday is different – on the first Friday of every month it’s the Open Mic Night, and we welcome a host of local musicians to the stage. Every other Friday could range from 50’s rock and roll to punk metal, from Ska bands to Classical Harpists, party bands to folk music. Our bar is open until midnight with a delicious selection of cocktails plus wines, Welsh ales and ciders, lagers and a great range of spirits!

Autumn Craft Fair

Choose gifts from a selection of locally made crafts from Artisans in Wales in the stunning setting of RSPB Ynys-hir Reserve. Open Wednesday-Sundays 10am-4pm until 1/11/2026 Entrance to Craft Fair and Visitor Centre Free

Bro Ddyfi Food Festival

Alongside the festival marketplace, visitors will be able to enjoy an engaging programme of demonstrations, workshops and talks designed to deepen understanding of Welsh food production and inspire greater support for local producers. Chef-led masterclasses will showcase seasonal Welsh ingredients, while curated tasting sessions and "Meet the Producer" events will offer opportunities to hear the stories behind the food and drink. Pop-up kitchens will serve dishes created using locally sourced ingredients, and tasting trails will encourage visitors to explore the rich diversity of products produced across the Dyfi Valley and wider Wales. The festival will also shine a spotlight on the sustainability, resilience and heritage of the region's food system and the unique blend of food, landscape and culture celebrating the traditions, language and heritage that continue to shape the region today.

Qigong

Feeling stressed or anxious? Suffering from aches and pains? Qigong could help: Gentle movement and breath work to help you relax and feel better.

Autumn Adventure

Joins us at Plannwch Y Plas to create a Bug Hotel, build a Twigwam, go on a woodland scavanger hunt and learn about our history and plans for the future.

The Power of Local Food: Growing a More Resilient Future

What if the food on our plates could help shape a better future for our communities? Talk with Ann Owen. The way we produce, buy and eat food has far-reaching consequences, for our health, our environment, our local economy and even our food security. But how much do we really know about where our food comes from, and what it takes to produce it? With increasingly unpredictable weather, rising costs and fragile global supply chains, the importance of growing food closer to home has never been greater. Join us to discover why local food matters, the challenges facing our farmers and growers, and the exciting opportunities to build a thriving, sustainable local food system. Most importantly, find out how the choices we make every day can help shape a future where good food is accessible to everyone, local producers flourish, and our communities are better prepared for whatever lies ahead.

Foraging with Kara Moses

A talk about foraging beside rivers, up the hills of the Dyfi valley and through the market town of Machynlleth.

Gŵyl y Tarw Gwyllt

Gŵyl y Tarw Gwyllt Plas Machynlleth, 14.00. Country music festival: Taff Rapids, Pwdin Reis, Aeron Pughe & the Band, John & Alun, Katie West Band, Mari Fychan, Efa Bleddyn, Malen Meredydd, DJ Bustach. Tickets are now on sale at Y Plas and online. Proceeds to the Bro Ddyfi Eisteddfod 2027 Appeal.

Altea's Asado

Join Altaea, local chef and self taught butcher, for a drop in asado demo. Altea will be preparing a selection of game meats; Canada goose, rabbit, partridge, and pheasant, in the Patagonian asado style, asado al palo al asador, over local hardwood charcoal. Asado is a South American tradition of cooking over flame or coals, and the meats are often served with salads and flavourful sauces that cut through the meat, like chimichurri. Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/asado-tickets-2003502695495?aff=oddtdtcreator

Cider Salon

A cider salon is a rare occasion when a crew of far flung cider makers gather in one room to share their work. In this inaugural Machynlleth Cider Salon you will have a chance to try some of the finest ciders and perries from around Wales and the Marches, and to hear the tales of their making straight from the mill-horse’s mouth, as it were. This year we’re proud to be joined by Tirlais (Cwm Croesor), Seidir Tydecho (Bro Ddyfi), Welsh Mountain Cider (Llanidloes), Skyborry Cider and Perry (Knighton), Artistraw Cider (Wye Valley), The Ross on Wye Cider Company (Wye Valley), and Troggi Cider and Perry (Monmouthshire). Come one come all, and make merry! Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cider-salon-gwyl-fwyd-bro-ddyfi-tickets-2003503138821?aff=oddtdtcreator

Phil Wheeler and Friends

Phil and friends play in the Wynnstay Lounge

Film + Q&A: 6 inches of soil

Film Screening of 6 inches of soil followed by Q&A with Sam Carey, Alice Briggs and Roz Corbett Sam Carey is an innovative farmer based in Machynlleth who is using regenerative principles to develop a sustainable and profitable no-input dairy farming system at Mathafarn (Llanwrin), with a particular emphasis on the importance of soil health Alice is currently programme manager for Tir Canol, a landscape partnership in Mid Wales delivering artist residency programmes and working on projects supporting climate action, coastal adaptation initiatives and nature recovery with a blue print co-designed by the community and funded by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. Alice freelances as a curator and producer, and is a mentor for the Creative Steps Arts Council of Wales Scheme. She was previously head of art at Amgueddfa Cymru, and assistant curator at Ceredigion Museum. She has twenty five years’ experience working in museums, heritage and the arts as a curator, but also as a socially engaged practice artist with a focus on ecology, landscape, memory and community. Roz is an organic market gardener and grower at Gerddi Glan Dyfi, a 1ha market garden just outside of Penegoes. She has 9 years experience market gardening on a commercial basis. She is also Crop Trials coordinator for Tir Canol, working to support local food system development in the area. She has a PhD in human geography, focusing on community landownership and farming transitions in Scotland.

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Wales-based FiddleBop plays jazz-folk: from Hot Club Gypsy swing to jigs’n’reels, and beyond. FiddleBop’s music is sophisticated but isn’t stuffy or pretentious. Is danceable and exciting but not rhythmically boring. Has plenty of go-for-it improvised solos but is still tuneful and melodic. They love what they play, and it shows! FiddleBop will get your feet stomping and your heart thumping (in a good way, of course)

Autumn Craft Fair

Choose gifts from a selection of locally made crafts from Artisans in Wales in the stunning setting of RSPB Ynys-hir Reserve. Open Wednesday-Sundays 10am-4pm until 1/11/2026 Entrance to Craft Fair and Visitor Centre Free

Bro Ddyfi Food Festival

Alongside the festival marketplace, visitors will be able to enjoy an engaging programme of demonstrations, workshops and talks designed to deepen understanding of Welsh food production and inspire greater support for local producers. Chef-led masterclasses will showcase seasonal Welsh ingredients, while curated tasting sessions and "Meet the Producer" events will offer opportunities to hear the stories behind the food and drink. Pop-up kitchens will serve dishes created using locally sourced ingredients, and tasting trails will encourage visitors to explore the rich diversity of products produced across the Dyfi Valley and wider Wales. The festival will also shine a spotlight on the sustainability, resilience and heritage of the region's food system and the unique blend of food, landscape and culture celebrating the traditions, language and heritage that continue to shape the region today.

Samhain Song Circle

A gathering to sing sacred songs from various traditions, tuning in to Samhain/ Calan Gaeaf; the threshold into winter, and 'between worlds' time to remember our ancestors. All welcome! Bring warms things to sit on, drums, rattles and offerings for the central altar. Please let me know if you will be joining us.

Seaweed and the food system

Interactive workshop about seaweed with tasty treats and tasters to try. Kirsti can be found either in a rock pool or on her bike. Having fallen in love with seaweed over five years ago, she's been relentlessly trying to persuade others of its beauty, resilience and usefulness ever since. In this workshop she'll be teaming up with fellow local algae enthusiast Katie Hunter-Moon, and tegether we'll all sample the different ways that seaweed can be used in foods. Expect all the senses - criispy, jelly, dry and flakey, silky, sweet and umami! Max 16 participants, first come first serve!

A Biome Talk Altaea's Wild

Altaea Fradley shares her foraging and cooking experiences having a wild biome month of eating wild food, with a wild pickling tasting.

Alice Read from Edible Mach talk

Alice Read from Edible Mach talks about the Grow Together, Cook Together, Eat Together community project

Creating Food for Community

with Kate Fenhalls from Melindwr Farm, Claire Jopling from Green Goat and Altaea Fradley, Kate, Claire and Altaea share their experiences of working on the Hwb Community lunch project alongside building and developing their own food businesses in the Dyfi Valley. Tickets Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-food-for-community-tickets-2003630382410?aff=oddtdtcreator

Pub Quiz (Food Festival)

Join Mike Parker for a special food-themed pub quiz, packed full of tasty morsels. Team of up to 6 and the winners take a packed hamper of food and drink from the Dyfi Valley.