Events

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.

Experience Spooky Dam Open Days on Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 October. Walk through Penbont Woods, enter Pen y Garreg Dam and claim your Halloween reward on the central platform. The dam will be filled with spooky decorations, sounds, and surprises. Costumes are encouraged! £5 per adult and £2 per under-18 (half the proceeds go to WaterAid).You can choose your 30-minute slot between 1pm and 3:30pm when you book on our website.https://elan-valley.co.uk/events/spooky-dam-open-day/

Halloween at Rhayader Fire Station, Kids Games, BBQ, Scary Station Tour, 50p Entry

Halloween at the Lost Arc with live music from Cartoon Violence, spooktacular vinyl selections from DJ Billy Flux, Fancy Dress Encouraged!

Rhayader the Puppet Musical is a hands-on, hilarious creative get together where everyone can help create a new hit musical.

Be prepared to be taken on a fast, fun-filled journey to the story of Rhayader. You'll get to make a paper puppet character who will appear in a unique musical show that celebrates where we live! Where? CARAD Theatre (east Street Rhayader) Admission? Children - £5 Adults - £7.50 1 Adult + 3 children - £20

• Join creative duo Ekleido for a mesmerising dance experience featuring original music by world-renowned electronic musician Floating Points. Opening the programme is Ekleido’s critically acclaimed Splice in which two dancers find the balance between limitation and possibility to solve a physical puzzle. Completing the evening is Rorschach, a trio that reimagines the iconic Rorschach inkblot test. In this work, we encounter a future society where individuals are subjected to a mandatory Rorschach trial—a journey of self-revelation and survival where participants confront psychological endurance, moral compass, and physical limitations. The movement language blends vocabularies combining contemporary dance and street dance including New Way Voguing, Threading and Bonebreaking.

Interstate Express Autumn Tour 2025, Sunday 9th November, Dydd Sul 9Fed Tachwedd

Doors Open/Drysau yn Acor:m 7:30pm £8/£10/£12 OTD

Tickets available online/Tocynnau ar gael ar- lein yn:

www.the lostarc.co.u,

www.fireinthemountain.co.uk

Elfie Bingo Evening in aid of Rhayader players, Doors open 6:30pm for &:00pm start at Cwmdauddwr Community Centre.

Opa Rosa High Energy Balkan, Kezmer and Roma Music, Friday 28th November @ 7:30pm (PIZZA NIGHT!!)

Father Christmas is swapping the North Pole for Mid Wales as he sets up camp in the Elan Valley this winter!Children will delight at meeting the great man himself who will warmly welcome them to his grotto to chat and hear their Christmas wish.They’ll cherish their gift and photo and will be excited to join his team of merry elves to make festive decorations and create reindeer food. And they’ll love tucking into hot chocolate and gingerbread from our cafe.Saturday 6, 13, 20 December | Sunday 7, 14, 21 DecemberFriday 19 December | Monday 22 December£15.00 per childBook now: https://elan-valley.co.uk/events/winter-woodland-grotto/

Reggae @ The Lost Arc, Lost Roots, real music for unreal times meets Dubbin

Lost Roots live band + Djs Earthdoctor and Sir Lord Crasher