Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival

Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival
Druid Ceremony at the 2013 Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival, with founder Lorin Morgan-Richards holding the Mari Lwyd, while Peter Anthony Freeman speaks.
DatesFirst weekend in March
Location(s)Los Angeles, California
Years active2011–2017

The Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival was an annual arts and cultural festival held in Los Angeles, California. It typically took place during the first weekend of March, and attracted Welsh ex-pats and Welsh descendants from all over the United States.[1] Activities included Welsh and other Celtic music, genealogy, food and drink, Welsh language classes, cultural exhibits, Welsh authors, crafts, and children's activities.

The festival was founded by Lorin Morgan-Richards, produced by the Welsh League of Southern California,[2] and was one of the largest Welsh festivals in America.[3] Past headlining acts included Siobhan Owen,[4] Meinir Gwilym,[5] and Poxy Boggards.[6]

  1. ^ "Welsh artists to descend on Hollywood this coming St David's Day". Wales World Wide. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ "St David's Day 2015 Events Roundup". Wales.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. ^ "How they celebrate St Davids Day in the USA and Canada". North Wales Extra. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. ^ "St David's Day Festival – National Day of Wales". Time Out Los Angeles. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  5. ^ Turner, Camilla (1 March 2014). "From the Antarctic to Disneyland Paris the world celebrates St David's Day". Wales Online. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  6. ^ "St David's Day festival returns to Hollywood". Wales World Wide. 13 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.