North American Festival of Wales
2013 North American Festival of Wales will be held over Labor Day weekend at the Toronto Royal York Hotel. More information will be coming soon!
The 2012 North American Festival of Wales was held over Labor Day weekend in Scranton, PA at the Hilton Scranton Hotel.
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Wednesday, August 29
8:00- 4:30 WNAA Board Meeting Blakely
5:00- 8:00 On-site Registration Desk Opens 2nd Floor - Registration Desk
Thursday, August 30
8:30- 4:00 Tour: Heritage Museum / Coal Mine assemble in Hilton Lobby at 8:15
8:00-12:00 Registration / Banquet table assignment 2nd Floor - Registration Desk
12:00- 5:00 Marketplace Dalton / Taylor
12:00- 5:00 Tea Room 2nd Floor Lobby
1:00- 2:00 Sound check for actors Casey Ballroom
2:00- 3:30 Dafydd Iwan sound check Casey Ballroom
3:00- 7:30 Registration / Banquet table assignment 2nd Floor - Registration Desk
3:00- 7:00 Eisteddfod Rehearsals Room TBD
4:00- 5:00 Opening Ceremony Casey Ballroom
5:30- 7:00 Pre-Concert Buffet Dunmore / Waverly
7:30- 9:30 Opening Concert Casey Ballroom
10:00-12:00 Informal Singing 1st Floor Lobby Bar
Friday, August 31
8:00-12:00 Registration / Banquet table assignment 2nd Floor - Registration Desk
8:30- 4:30 Tour ~ Steamtown / Electric City assemble in Hilton Lobby at 8:15
9:00- 5:00 Marketplace Dalton / Taylor
9:00- 5:00 Tea Room 2nd Floor Lobby
9:00- 10:30 Affiliated Welsh Organizations’ Meeting Waverly
9:00- 5:00 The Great Merthr (Lackawanna Historical Soc.) Parlor D
9:00- 5:00 Welsh Photographs (Catrin Brace) Jessup
9:00- 10:00 Seminar -S3: Begin Tracing Your Family History Blakely
10:00- 11:00 Choir Rehearsal Elm Park Church
9:00- 11:30 Seminar -S9: Documentary ~From Wales to Northeastern PA Amphitheater
9:30- 10:30 Seminar -S1: The Forgotten Margaret Evans Roberts Mayfield
10:00- 1:00 Eisteddfod Competitions ~ Solo Adult Recitation Steamtown
10:30- 11:30 Seminar -S13: Welsh Language ~ “Absolute Beginners” Dunmore
10:30- 2:00 First Timers Welcome Tea Room
11.00- 12:00 Eisteddfod Competitions ~ Solo Youth Recitation Steamtown
11:00- 12:00 Seminar -S7: The Gymanfa Ganu in America Blakely
12:00- 1:00 Eisteddfod Competitions ~ Hymn Singing Steamtown
12:30- 1:30 Seminar -S14:Loopholes ~ Investing in Favorite Charities Parlor B
1:00- 2:00 Seminar -S4:Family History Sources Online Blakely
1:00- 2:00 Seminar -S8:Impact of Revival on Wyoming Valley Mayfield
1:00- 4:00 Children’s Activities Dunmore
1:00- 1:30 Cinema Wales ~ Mamwlad: Megan Lloyd George Amphitheater
1:30- 2:00 Cinema Wales ~ Welsh Eye: Philip Jones Griffiths Amphitheater
1:30- 3:30 Folk Dancing -S11 2nd Floor Lobby
2:00- 3:50 Cinema Wales ~Hunky Dory Amphitheater
2:00- 4:00 Face Painting 2nd Floor Lobby
3:00- 5:00 Iris Williams Sound check Casey Ballrom
3:00- 7:00 Registration / Banquet table assignment 2nd Floor - Registration Desk
3:00- 4:00 Seminar -S2:Welsh in Scranton PA Mayfield
3:30- 4:30 Seminar -S5:18th & 19th Century Travel Accounts in Wales Blakely
4:00- 4:30 Cinema Wales ~ Iris Williams, a Portrait Amphitheater
5:00- 6:00 Meeting of the Pennsylvania Welsh Societies Parlor F
6:00- 7:00 Pre-Banquet Social Hour 2nd Floor Lobby
7:00- 10:00 Gala Awards Banquet Casey Ballroom
10:00- 12:00 Informal Singing 1st Floor Lobby Bar
10:00- 12:00 Open Mic Night Casey Ballroom
Saturday, September 1
8:00-12:00 Registration 2nd Floor - Registration Desk
9:00- 5:00 Marketplace Dalton / Taylor
9:00- 5:00 Tea Room 2nd Floor Lobby
9:00- 5:00 The Great Merthr (Lackawanna Historical Soc.) Parlor D
9:00- 5:00 Welsh Photographs (Catrin Brace) Jessup
8:00- 10:00 WNAA Annual General Meeting Waverly
10:00- 12:30 Seminar -S9: Documentary ~From Wales to Northeastern PA Amphitheater
10:30- 2:30 WNAA Board of Trustees meeting Waverly
10:30- 11:30 Eisteddfod Competitions ~ Solo Voice Steamtown
10:30- 11:30 Seminar -S2: The Welsh in Scranton Mayfield
10:30- 11:30 Seminar -S6: How to get Free Help with Family History Blakely
10:30- 11:30 Seminar -S13: Welsh Language ~ Next Steps in Welsh Dunmore
10:30- 2:00 First Timers Welcome Tea Room
12:30- 1:30 Seminar -S10: The Avondale Mine Disaster of 1869 Mayfield
1:00- 1:30 Cinema Wales ~ Iris Williams, a Portrait Amphitheater
1:30- 2:00 Cinema Wales ~ Q & A with Iris Williams Amphitheater
1:00- 3:00 Ysgol Gân –S12 (hymn singing class) Blakely
1:00- 5:00 Children’s Activities Dunmore
1:00- 3:00 NWAF Meeting Parlor F
2.00- 3:50 Cinema Wales ~ Hunky Dory Amphitheater
2.00- 3:00 Eisteddfod Competitions ~ Solo Voice, Semi-Prof. Steamtown
2:30- 3:30 Seminar –S8: Impact of Revival on Wyoming Valley Mayfield
3:00- 4:00 See S10: Commemoration for Avondale Disaster offsite Washburn Cemetery
3:00- 6:00 Registration 2nd Floor - Registration Desk
3:30- 5:30 Choir Rehearsal Elm Park Church
4:oo- 5:30 Drums & Organist Elm Park Church
3:15- 4:00 Puppet Show 2nd Floor Lobby
3:30- 4:30 Seminar –S7: The Gymanfa Ganu in America Blakely
4:00- 4:30 Cinema Wales ~ Mamwlad: Megan Lloyd George Amphitheater
4:00- 5:00 Eisteddfod Winners’ Concert Steamtown
4:00- 5:00 Seminar –S1: The Forgotten Margaret Evans Roberts Mayfield
4:30- 5:00 Cinema Wales ~ Welsh Eye, Philip Jones Griffiths Amphitheater
5:30- 7:00 Pre-Concert Buffet Casey Ballroom
6:00- 7:30 Registration /Ticket sales offsite - Elm Park Church
7:30- 10:00 Grand Concert offsite - Elm Park Church
10:00- 12:00 Informal Singing 1st Floor Lobby Bar
10:00- 12:00 Pub Night Casey Ballroom
Sunday September 2
7:30- 9:30 Ninnau and Y Drych Breakfast by invitation only Casey’s Corner
9:00- 10:00 Registration 2nd Floor - Registration Desk
9:00- 2:00 Marketplace Dalton / Taylor
9:00- 2:00 Tea Room 2nd Floor Lobby
10:00- 12:00 Worship Service Casey Ballroom
1:00- 3:00 Registration offsite - Elm Park Church
2:30- 4:30 Gymanfa Ganu ~ Afternoon Session offsite - Elm Park Church
4:30- 6:00 Intersession Dinner Casey Ballroom
6:00- 7:30 Registration offsite - Elm Park Church
7:00- 9:30 Gymanfa Ganu ~ Evening Session offsite - Elm Park Church
9:30-10:00 Closing Ceremony offsite - Elm Park Church
10:00-12:00 Informal Singing 1st Floor Lobby Bar
Monday September 3
8:30- 4:30 Tour ~ Danville, PA, & Joseph Parry assemble in Hilton Lobby at 8:15
