Aberystwyth Diary


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Aberystwyth Year/Diary: regular annual events

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Aberystwyth Year/Diary
DateEventSun Rise GMTSun Set GMTAvg TempRain Fall
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Evening of 31st of DecemberTown wide fancy dress pub crawl.5.297
Mid Jan to end of MarchStudents in Aber08:1916:32
mid FebWelsh Open Volleyball Tournament
FFresh Student Film Festival
07:3217:295.072
Late FebAber Rag (Students fundraising for charity)
Beginning of MarchCancer Research UK's Relay For Life 24 hour event to raise money for cancer research (1st & 2nd of March in 2008)
Gulls start looking for nesting sites on flat roofs and between chimney pots all over town
06:3218:206.260
AprilFine display of blossom from the ornamental cherry trees lining Portland Street06:1920:138.256
MayMillions of bluebells in woods above town
Election of new Mayor followed by inauguration procession though town
Celtic Challenge Arklow (Ireland) to Aberystwyth rowing race (held every 2 years)
11.265
May to early JuneStudents in Aber
mid MayFrench Market
University May Ball
Bicycle endurance race organized Summit Cycles
05:2121:04
Mid JuneAthletes: Trail Running Races at Nant yr Arian
Gull chicks hatch - within 2 months they'll be almost as big as their parents and able to fly
04:5321:3913.876
June 21stAs well as the longest time between sunrise and sunset, the Summer Solstice has the longest period of twilight at dawn and at dusk. The last glimmer of daylight is still visible after midnight and the 1st turquoise glint of dawn can be seen well before 3am. (British Summer Time) This contrasts starkly with the Winter Solstice where day abruptly turns into night.04.5321.42
Late JuneArts Centre Open Day
July/AugustCastell Rock free charity rock concert to be held in the castle grounds (4th of August in 2007)
International Ceramics Festival (2007) alternating annually with a Poetry Festival (2006).
Early to mid JulyA week of University graduation ceremonies05:1121:3115.399
Mid to late JulyMusicfest: International music festival and summer school with many concerts and masterclasses open to the public.
Mid July to mid SeptemberMain tourist season
Late JulySoccer Tournament
Weekend in AugustCollege of Professors have a meeting on the prom (nothing to do with the University but the) Aberystwyth International Punch and Judy Festival05:5920:4215.593
last week of September
to mid December
Students in Aber06:5019:3114.0108
October????07:4018:2211.0118
November and DecemberChristmas Craft Fair in the Arts Centre7.9111
November 5thBombfire night - the largest firework display of the year is held at the football club. (This is sometimes held a few earlier depending on which day of the week the 5th falls on)
1st Monday after the 12th
of November and the
subsequent 2 Mondays
Market and funfair (used to be called the hiring fairs, where farmers and masters would hire servants).
The funfair (without the market) also runs on the Saturdays before each market day
(19th, 26th and 3rd in 2007)
07:3616:23
DecemberFrench Market08:1916:036.196
Mid DecemberAberystwyth 10K Road Race (Running)