Festival Draw
The 2026 Festival raffle will take place at the end of the May Festival with the draw planned to take place during Interval of the Closing Concert on Sunday 17 May 2026. The first batch of tickets will be circulated with the Spring edition of the Radyr Chain but more can be obtained from our distribution points across the village or at any of the Festival Events.
The list of prizes available in 2026 has now been published on this site along with details of where to take your completed ticket stubs.
May 2026 Competitions
The following competitions are to be run during the 2026 May Festival.
Painting competition
Theme “Caring in the community”.
Under 7s A4 colouring – outline to be provided
Original blank drawings for colouring, by local artist, will be made available through Bryn Deri and Radyr Primary Schools and will also be available to download from this website in due course.
Over 7s Free hand drawing
The over 7s may prefer to prepare a free-hand drawing on the theme.
All entries to be ready by 4.00pm on Thursday 30 April so they can be judged in time to be displayed during the Festival fortnight.
See full rules and download colouring images
Schools Literary Competition
Theme: “Caring for the community”
A poem or piece of prose on one sheet of A4.
A competition for local children. Entries required at Bryn Deri and Radyr Primary schools or the Radyr Hub by Thursday 30 April.
Winning entries will be displayed in The Hub during the Festival and on our website.
A trophy will be awarded within each participating local school and one for those entered via the Hub.
Prizes Sponsored by Radyr & Morganstown Community Council.
Poetry competition – Adult entries
Subject “Caring for the community”
A poem in any style or meter.
This is a competition where we are seeking entries from adult participants.
Winning entries will be displayed in the Radyr Hub during the Festival, we would also like to present the prizes and to hear the top entries during the Boozy Bards event on Thursday 14 May.
Entries are welcome in both Welsh and English. Competition to be judged by Cai Evans, previous winner of the Eisteddfod Chair.