A welcome return for Llandovery Sheep Festival

This was the first Llandovery Sheep Festival since 2019, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and people of the town showed how they had missed it through their good attendance.

The festival is described as “more than just sheep” offering the attendees a weekend celebrating all things rural, including entertainment, food and culture.

There was plenty of performing arts on offer for people to enjoy, with Hijix, Forest Fairy Friendship and Flossy and Boo entertaining the crowds on Saturday.

Hijinx, the inclusive arts company, put on a show. Picture: Stuart Ladd (Image: Stuart Ladd)

This was followed by Carpet Spoken World and mime artist Dominika Rau on the Sunday.

Across the two days, there was also a food theatre, headed by such names as Chris Jones, Wales’ main TV weather presenter for nearly 30 years.

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Alex Cook from Pink Peppercorn Food also hosted in the food theatre, as well as Lisa Fearn who ran children’s cooking classes for those aged seven and above.

With plenty more food for people to try, stalls from across the region were laid out offering local food and produce.

There was plenty of food and drink stalls offering local produce. Picture: Stuart Ladd (Image: Stuart Ladd)

And, of course, there were many sheep-related activities taking place across the weekend, too.

From Saturday’s shearing demonstration, to the rare breeds show on both the Saturday and Sunday, there was plenty to keep the sheep-loving crowds happy, despite the cancellation of Sunday’s sheep dog trials.

Llandovery Male Choir perform on their 125th anniversary year. Picture: Stuart Ladd (Image: Stuart Ladd)

A spokesperson from the Llandovery Sheep Festival said: “This weekend was totally extraordinary that we all made come true together: organisers, community, traders, local businesses, artists, the council, visitors… the list is long... and we'd like to thank you ALL for your love and support!

“A huge thankvyou to everyone who helped make this year's festival such an amazing success, from the volunteers to the traders, performing artists, musicians, the sheep, course tutors, guest speakers, visiting demo chefs, and of course our lovely visitors.

“It was truly sensational, fantastic. Diolch! Looking forward to Llandovery Sheep Festival 2023!”

One of the stalls set against the backdrop of Llandovery Castle. Picture: Stuart Ladd (Image: Stuart Ladd)