Rhayader hosts a variety of events all year round, ranging from Carnival week, Round the lakes races, cycling events, arts exhibitions and many more.
Are you a charitable organisation who wants to promote an event in Rhayader and District? Are you a registered Rhayader 2000 member who has an event happening?
The Mid Wales Heritage Hunt map is a handy guide to places you might enjoy visiting if you want to find out more about Rhayader and Mid Wales, like history or stories. Hard copies are available from most venues, with TimeScape Rhayader and Quillies in Rhayader having some available in the shop.
Monthly Sale by Auction of Store Lambs & Store Cattle at Rhayader Smithfield, North Street on Saturday 17th January 2026 at 10.30 am
“Sublime new folk … a special talent”
– Chris Hawkins, BBC 6 Music
Jessie Reid’s second album Little Sparks is about hope, about those tiny moments of positivity that get us through the everyday, the glimmers of light hidden amongst the mundane.
The young Shropshire artist’s raw and intimate indie-folk has already racked up over 10 million streams, support from the likes of Chris Hawkins, Tom Robinson & Emily Pilbeam on BBC 6 Music, regular spins on BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Wales, a regional BBC Introducing Artist of the Year accolade, and a breakfast show Single of the Day on LA tastemaker Nic Harcourt’s SoCal 88.5FM.
Tickets £10 in advance or £12.50 on door
“Many are called, but few are chosen… Foghorn Stringband proves once again that they are still the Chosen Ones when it comes to down-home, footstomping, ass-kickin’ old time music.”
–Stuart Mason, FiddleFreak
World Class Old Time Music From The US
Straight from Celtic Connections, the welcome return from Pacific Northwest of the top US Stringband performing down-home, foot stomping lively music from Old Time Appalachian, Cajun, Bluegrass and Country. Unmissable.
Foghorn Stringband is the present day shining gold standard for American stringband music. With eight albums, thousands of shows and over a decade of touring under their belts, it’s no surprise they have two entirely new generations of old-time musicians following their lead. Through all of this, they’ve never let the music grow cold; instead they’ve been steadily proving that American Roots music is a never-ending well of inspiration.
Today Foghorn Stringband features the intertwining harmonies of founding members, Stephen “Sammy” Lind and Caleb Klauder along with powerhouse vocalists, Reeb Willms and Nadine Landry, all of whom bring a wealth of songs, instruments and traditions making them festival favourites from coast to coast and around the globe. On Stage they gather around one microphone, balancing their music on the fly, and playing with an intense, fiery abandon.
Tickets £12 on the door/
A Valentines Celebration of goals, gallops and fillies.
A full day of football, racing, love, luck...and a few classy fillies!
Whether you are bringing your other half, your mates or both, this is a date worth keeping!
2pm Rhayader v Aberystwyth Development
7pm Race Night, under starters orders...
Flat Moon are six humans from around the UK that due to a shared love for funky music and freaky people have unpredictability found themselves working together….
Crash-landing between funk and punk, Flat Moon is a bizarre 6-piece collective that creates high-energy groove-centred music -known for electrifying live shows that leave audiences in a state of genre-fluid delirium. Their music explores themes of escapism through a neurodivergent lens, while prioritising a fun and chaotic experience. Pairing a powerful saxophone-guitar combo with an intricate rhythm section to deliver huge riffs, unforgettable hooks and incredible stage presence, everyone’s invited to the party!
As this gig falls on a Friday there will be wood-fired pizza available from 5-9pm. Be sure to book a slot for food by calling 01597 811226.
Tickets £8.00 in advance or £10 on the door
Williams | Thorne | Holmes is a new, exciting trumpet led trio. The trio format has long been an established format but this band pushes the boundaries of traditional jazz by bringing in influences from Welsh folk, minimalism and spiritual jazz.
Tomos Williams (Trumpet) has worked internationally with the Indo-Welsh fusion group Khamira, inspired audiences with his thought provoking ‘Cwmwl Tystion’ projects and reimagined Traditional Welsh Folk music with ‘Burum’. Aidan Thorne (Double Bass) has worked with Williams for years, he leads his own ground-breaking band ‘Duski’ as well as exploring the Welsh landscape in duo projects with guitarists Toby Hay and Jason Ball. Matt Holmes is a rising star and one of the names to look out for on the UK jazz scene. Equally comfortable performing in small groups or driving big bands, composing new music or performing standards Matt has shared the stage with many jazz heavyweights such as Hermeto Pascoal and Tony Kofi and has toured internationally with harpist Alina Bzhezhinska.
The Punk, Rap, Rave Apocalypse that is China Shop Bull, has gained the hearts and respect of people around the world, on the back of consistent touring and the success of three album releases thus far. They make their long awaited return to The Lost ARC on Friday 27th March ’26.
Fusing the worlds of electronic and live music, china shop bull spans countless styles and genres; Drum & Bass, Rap, Rave, Ska and Dub. All this mixed up and spat out with intense energy, punk ethos and attitude – is guaranteed to get you jumping!