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Monday January 5th
Lewis Merthyr Band rehearsals resume
Cymmer, Rhondda
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Friday January 9th
City of Bristol Band rehearsals resume
St Werburghs, Bristol
www.cobbb.co.uk
Thursday January 22nd
WAM (Words Art Music) Burns Night Special
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Saturday January 31st
Lewis Merthyr Band Dinner
Pontypridd
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Saturday February 7th
Slapstick Festival - Andy Day's Cracking Brass Comedy Show
with City of Bristol Brass Band
Bristol
slapstick.org.uk
Saturday February 14th
Private Function
Saturday | Sunday February 21st | 22nd
Rehearsals - Jersey Premier Brass
Jersey, Channel Islands
www.jerseypremierbrass.org.je
Thursday February 26th
WAM (Words Art Music) Night
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Sunday March 1st
St David's Day
Thursday March 5th
Rehearsal - City of Bristol Brass Band
Friday March 6th
Rehearsal - City of Bristol Brass Band
Sunday March 8th
Regional Championships Workshop
with David Hirst
St Monica's, Bristol
www.cobbb.co.uk
Monday March 9th
Rehearsal - City of Bristol Brass Band
Tuesday March 10th
Rehearsal - Lewis Merthyr Band
Wednesday March 11th
Rehearsal - City of Bristol Brass Band
Thursday March 12th
Rehearsal - Lewis Merthyr Band
Friday March 13th
Rehearsal - City of Bristol Brass Band
Saturday March 14th
Welsh Regional Championships
with Lewis Merthyr Band
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Sunday March 15th
West of England Regional Championships
with City of Bristol Brass Band
Riviera International Centre, Torquay
www.cobbb.co.uk
Thursday March 19th
WAM (Words Art Music) Night for St Patrick's Day
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Monday 23rd to Saturday 28th March
The People's Passion
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/passion-play
March 28th to April 12th
School Easter Holidays
Thursday April 23rd
WAM (Words Art Music) Night - The Bard
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Saturday May 2nd
Father Robert's Farewell
Solemn Mass & Musical Celebration
12:00pm
Bank Holiday Monday May 4th
"May The Fourth Be With You"
Star Wars Day Family Concert
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com
Saturday May 9th
Mayor's of Rhondda Cynon Taf's Charity Concert
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com
Thursday May 14th
Dylan Day
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
May 23rd to 31st
Half Term Holidays
Thursday May 28th
WAM (Words Art Music) Night
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Friday May 29th
Whit Friday
Saddleworth
Saturday May 30th
Red Flag Rising
St Elvan's, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf
www.stelvans.com/red-flag-rising
Saturday June 6th
Aardman 50 | COBBB 90
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, BS1 5TJ
www.cobbb.co.uk
June 8th to 15th
International Forum
Pskov
Saturday June 27th
Oriana Festival 2026 - "Time & Space"
with Lewis Merthyr Band
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/oriana-festival
Thursday June 25th
WAM (Words Art Music) Night - "A Midsummer Night's WAM"
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
July 11th to 13th
Caradogfest
Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf
www.stelvans.com
Thursday July 23rd
WAM (Words Art Music) Night - "Last of the Summer WAM"
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Saturday August 1st TBC
"Time & Space"
with Claire Jones, Chris Marshall & Lewis Merthyr Band
Pembrokeshire
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Sunday August 2nd
National Eisteddfod of Wales
"Time & Space"
Y Garreg Las, Pembrokeshire
eisteddfod.wales/2026
Saturday September 5th
Pontypridd Brass Band Festival
www.facebook.com/PontyBBF
Monday 7th to Monday 14th September
Estes Park International Tattoo
Estes Park, Colorado, USA
www.epitattoo.com
www.scotfest.com/tattoo-estes
Wednesday 16th to Sunday 20th September
Musikfest der Bundeswehr
PSD Dome, Dusseldorf
www.musikfestbw.de
September 21st to 27th TBC
International Forum
Nizhny-Novgorod
Thursday September 24th
WAM (Words Art Music) Night
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Saturday October 17th
Haggarfest
with Paul Shallcross, piano
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/haggarfest
Thursday October 22nd
Aberfan 60
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com
Saturday October 31st
COBBB 90th Anniversary Autumn Concert Project
with City of Bristol Brass Band
Curzon Cinema, Clevedon
www.cobbb.co.uk
Thursday November 5th
An Evening of Remembrance
with Lewis Merthyr Band
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com
Saturday November 7th TBC
An Evening of Remembrance
with City of Bristol Brass Band
www.cobbb.co.uk
Sunday November 8th
March & Service of Remembrance
with Lewis Merthyr Band
Bridgend Cenotaph, Town Hall Square, Dunraven Street, Bridgend, CF31 1JD
10:00 to 11:30
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Sunday November 8th
March & Service of Remembrance
with Lewis Merthyr Band
Tonyrefail School, Gilfach Rd, Tonyrefail, CF39 8HG
10:00 to 11:30
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Thursday November 26th
WAM (Words Art Music) Night
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Monday November 30th to Saturday 5th December
Christmas The Story
09:30 (Monday to Friday) | 11:00 | 13:30 | 15:00 (Saturday only)
(Dydd Mawrth, Dydd Iau a Dydd Sadwrn 11:00 yn gymraeg)
[Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11:00 are Welsh language performances]
www.stelvans.com/christmas-the-story
Sunday December 6th
The Snowman Live
with City of Bristol Brass Band
St George's, Bristol
www.cobbb.co.uk
Saturday December 12th
The Snowman Live
with Lewis Merthyr Band
Llandaff Cathedral
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Saturday December 12th
The Glory of Christmas
with Lewis Merthyr Band
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Sunday December 13th
The Snowman Live
with Lewis Merthyr Band
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Tuesday December 15th
Carols by Candlelight
with Lewis Merthyr Band
Heritage Park Hotel
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Wednesday December 16th
Carols by Candlelight
with Lewis Merthyr Band
Heritage Park Hotel
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Thursday December 17th
The Christmas WAM (Words Art Music) Night
"Oh No It Isn't!"
St Elvan's, Aberdare
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
The Snowman Live!
Saturday December 19th TBC
14:00 - 15:00 | 17:30 to 18:30
Curzon Cinema, Clevedon, BS21 6NN
www.curzon.org.uk/whats-on
Lewis Merthyr Band rehearsals resume
Cymmer, Rhondda
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Friday January 9th
City of Bristol Band rehearsals resume
St Werburghs, Bristol
www.cobbb.co.uk
Thursday January 22nd
WAM (Words Art Music) Burns Night Special
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Saturday January 31st
Lewis Merthyr Band Dinner
Pontypridd
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Saturday February 7th
Slapstick Festival - Andy Day's Cracking Brass Comedy Show
with City of Bristol Brass Band
Bristol
slapstick.org.uk
Saturday February 14th
Private Function
Saturday | Sunday February 21st | 22nd
Rehearsals - Jersey Premier Brass
Jersey, Channel Islands
www.jerseypremierbrass.org.je
Thursday February 26th
WAM (Words Art Music) Night
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Sunday March 1st
St David's Day
Thursday March 5th
Rehearsal - City of Bristol Brass Band
Friday March 6th
Rehearsal - City of Bristol Brass Band
Sunday March 8th
Regional Championships Workshop
with David Hirst
St Monica's, Bristol
www.cobbb.co.uk
Monday March 9th
Rehearsal - City of Bristol Brass Band
Tuesday March 10th
Rehearsal - Lewis Merthyr Band
Wednesday March 11th
Rehearsal - City of Bristol Brass Band
Thursday March 12th
Rehearsal - Lewis Merthyr Band
Friday March 13th
Rehearsal - City of Bristol Brass Band
Saturday March 14th
Welsh Regional Championships
with Lewis Merthyr Band
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Sunday March 15th
West of England Regional Championships
with City of Bristol Brass Band
Riviera International Centre, Torquay
www.cobbb.co.uk
Thursday March 19th
WAM (Words Art Music) Night for St Patrick's Day
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Monday 23rd to Saturday 28th March
The People's Passion
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/passion-play
March 28th to April 12th
School Easter Holidays
Thursday April 23rd
WAM (Words Art Music) Night - The Bard
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Saturday May 2nd
Father Robert's Farewell
Solemn Mass & Musical Celebration
12:00pm
Bank Holiday Monday May 4th
"May The Fourth Be With You"
Star Wars Day Family Concert
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com
Saturday May 9th
Mayor's of Rhondda Cynon Taf's Charity Concert
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com
Thursday May 14th
Dylan Day
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
May 23rd to 31st
Half Term Holidays
Thursday May 28th
WAM (Words Art Music) Night
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Friday May 29th
Whit Friday
Saddleworth
Saturday May 30th
Red Flag Rising
St Elvan's, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf
www.stelvans.com/red-flag-rising
Saturday June 6th
Aardman 50 | COBBB 90
Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, BS1 5TJ
www.cobbb.co.uk
June 8th to 15th
International Forum
Pskov
Saturday June 27th
Oriana Festival 2026 - "Time & Space"
with Lewis Merthyr Band
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/oriana-festival
Thursday June 25th
WAM (Words Art Music) Night - "A Midsummer Night's WAM"
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
July 11th to 13th
Caradogfest
Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf
www.stelvans.com
Thursday July 23rd
WAM (Words Art Music) Night - "Last of the Summer WAM"
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Saturday August 1st TBC
"Time & Space"
with Claire Jones, Chris Marshall & Lewis Merthyr Band
Pembrokeshire
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Sunday August 2nd
National Eisteddfod of Wales
"Time & Space"
Y Garreg Las, Pembrokeshire
eisteddfod.wales/2026
Saturday September 5th
Pontypridd Brass Band Festival
www.facebook.com/PontyBBF
Monday 7th to Monday 14th September
Estes Park International Tattoo
Estes Park, Colorado, USA
www.epitattoo.com
www.scotfest.com/tattoo-estes
Wednesday 16th to Sunday 20th September
Musikfest der Bundeswehr
PSD Dome, Dusseldorf
www.musikfestbw.de
September 21st to 27th TBC
International Forum
Nizhny-Novgorod
Thursday September 24th
WAM (Words Art Music) Night
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Saturday October 17th
Haggarfest
with Paul Shallcross, piano
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/haggarfest
Thursday October 22nd
Aberfan 60
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com
Saturday October 31st
COBBB 90th Anniversary Autumn Concert Project
with City of Bristol Brass Band
Curzon Cinema, Clevedon
www.cobbb.co.uk
Thursday November 5th
An Evening of Remembrance
with Lewis Merthyr Band
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com
Saturday November 7th TBC
An Evening of Remembrance
with City of Bristol Brass Band
www.cobbb.co.uk
Sunday November 8th
March & Service of Remembrance
with Lewis Merthyr Band
Bridgend Cenotaph, Town Hall Square, Dunraven Street, Bridgend, CF31 1JD
10:00 to 11:30
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Sunday November 8th
March & Service of Remembrance
with Lewis Merthyr Band
Tonyrefail School, Gilfach Rd, Tonyrefail, CF39 8HG
10:00 to 11:30
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Thursday November 26th
WAM (Words Art Music) Night
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
Monday November 30th to Saturday 5th December
Christmas The Story
09:30 (Monday to Friday) | 11:00 | 13:30 | 15:00 (Saturday only)
(Dydd Mawrth, Dydd Iau a Dydd Sadwrn 11:00 yn gymraeg)
[Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11:00 are Welsh language performances]
www.stelvans.com/christmas-the-story
Sunday December 6th
The Snowman Live
with City of Bristol Brass Band
St George's, Bristol
www.cobbb.co.uk
Saturday December 12th
The Snowman Live
with Lewis Merthyr Band
Llandaff Cathedral
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Saturday December 12th
The Glory of Christmas
with Lewis Merthyr Band
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Sunday December 13th
The Snowman Live
with Lewis Merthyr Band
St Elvan's, Cynon Valley
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Tuesday December 15th
Carols by Candlelight
with Lewis Merthyr Band
Heritage Park Hotel
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Wednesday December 16th
Carols by Candlelight
with Lewis Merthyr Band
Heritage Park Hotel
www.lewismerthyrband.com
Thursday December 17th
The Christmas WAM (Words Art Music) Night
"Oh No It Isn't!"
St Elvan's, Aberdare
www.stelvans.com/wam-words-art-music
The Snowman Live!
Saturday December 19th TBC
14:00 - 15:00 | 17:30 to 18:30
Curzon Cinema, Clevedon, BS21 6NN
www.curzon.org.uk/whats-on