Festival Tickets & Registration

for the North American Festival of Wales, September 3 - September 6, 2020
at the DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia City Center
online (by August 28) - mail in ( by August 1) - or- on site (begins September 2-6, see registration hours)

A Festival Day-Pass is required to gain entry to most daytime programming Friday and Saturday 8am - 5pm.

Seminars
Cinema Wales
Marketplace
Tearoom
Eisteddfod & Eisteddfod Concert [entry forms coming soon]
Theatre Production
The 89th Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu

No ticket is required for the Opening Ceremony and Sunday Worship Service.
Evening Events, Thursday Cinema, Masterclass, Meals and Tours are ticketed separately.

Pre-registrants may pick up their packets, including name tags and tickets to evening events, at the Festival Registration Desk. See hours

Table selections for banquet seating are done during the hours the Registration Desk is open on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. To be seated at the same table, groups must have all tickets together at the time of table assignments.

Tickets and Festival Day Passes will be available onsite at DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia City Center.
Free entrance for youth under 18 or with student ID.

Sunday only ~ Gymanfa Ganu Tickets ~ at the door, The Church of the Holy Trinity, 1904 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Admission to the Gymanfa Ganu is included in a 3-day Festival Pass and the 2-day Saturday/Sunday Pass (Sunday tickets good for both afternoon and evening cymanfa sessions.)
Youth 18 and under or with student ID ~ Free.

Tours, Meals, Workshops, and Evening Event Prices ~ Tickets sold individually and not included in the Festival Day Pass.

A weekend shuttle bus will be available to and from the Saturday Grand Concert and the Sunday Gymanfa Ganu
(held 1/2 mile from the hotel) but must be reserved in advance ~ $10 per person.

Thursday ~ September 3, 2020
~ Cinema Wales Throwback Thursday ~ a snack and a film chosen from the Cinema Archive ~ $10
~ Pre-concert Meal ~ $60 [menu]
~ Opening Concert ~ Musician and actor Huw Chiswell with Welsh Folk Band Hogia'r Bonc ~
   Adult $30 / Youth 18 and under or with student ID -$10

Friday ~ September 4, 2020
~ NAWF Welsh Heritage Award and Gala Concert Dinner ~ $80 [menu]
   Honoring ~ Edward Morus Jones with a performance by the 2019 Blue Riband Osborne Roberts
   Memorial Prize winner ~Dafydd Jones.

Saturday ~ September 5, 2020
~ Pre-concert Meal ~ $60 [menu]
~ Grand Concert ~ Côr y Penrhyn with music director Owain Arwel Davies, assistant music director
    Caleb Rhys Jones, accompanist: Frances Davies, joined by baritone John Ieuan Jones.
    The Church of the Holy Trinity, 1904 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
    Adult: $40 -$50 / Youth: $10 (Youth 18 and under or with student ID)

Sunday ~ September 6, 2020
~ 89th Annual Gymanfa Ganu ~ Director Owain Arwel Davies, Accompanist: David Enlow.
    The Church of the Holy Trinity, 1904 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
~ Gymanfa Ganu Intersession Meal ~ $50 [menu]

Tours ~ September 4 & September 7, 2020 See Tour Descriptions for full Details
Thursday Tour #1: Welsh Tract ~ Cost per person: $90.00
Thursday Tour #2: Highlights of City Center Philadelphia ~ Cost per person: $35.00
Monday Tour #3: Longwood Gardens and Brandywine Valley ~ Cost per person: $100.00

Registration Hours: September 2 - September 6, 2020
Pick up ticket packets and reserve banquet seating.
Wednesday: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday : 8:30am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 5:30pm, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Friday: 8:30am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 4:30pm, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Sunday: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

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