Entertainment

Packed year of events at Milford Waterfront

Published

10 months ago

May 19, 2025

Music, markets, cruises and fireworks at heart of Milford Haven’s event calendar

PEMBROKESHIRE’S pretty Milford Waterfront is planning an impressive events programme this year with a whole mishmash of seasonal happenings.

Kicking off the activities, on 24^th May, the Milford Haven Round Table will stage the ever-popular Big Beer Festival. Offering an impressive line-up of real ales, lagers and ciders, as well as summery fizz and Pimms. There will also be a street food zone for event goes to enjoy some tasty foods. Adding to the festival vibe will be a programme of live music featuring the UK’s No. 1 Stereophonics tribute band, The Phonics, along with talented local acts. Tickets cost £25pp for a four-drink token and commemorative glass.

In June the focus will be on the water, when the Waverley Paddle Steamer – the world’s last seafaring paddle steamer – glides into Milford waterway. There are two on-the-water options, including on the 2^nd June an afternoon/evening sailing from Milford Haven to Pembrokeshire Islands Explorer Cruise taking in views of Skokholm, Skomer, St Brides Bay & Ramsey Island (tickets £57 adults and £28.50 children). While on 24^th June, departing Mackerel Quay by coach at 4pm, there’s a trip to Tenby for an evening cruise past Caldey Island and along the Pembrokeshire Coast to Milford Haven. The trip sails at 5.30 – 8:30pm (tickets £40 adults and £20 children), with return coach travel back to Milford Waterfront. For more information www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk

More family-focused fun will entertain the crowds on 5^th July at the Milford Haven Carnival. Impressively organised by local Round Table, street entertainers, decorated floats and dressed-up walkers will parade through the town before finishing at the waterfront finale with live music, a fun fair, street entertainers and pop-up refreshments. Entrance fee is £1.

August plays host to the Milford Waterfront Weekender. Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, this year’s programme will be bigger and better. It will run across three days from Friday 8th to Sunday 10^th August (midday to 9pm on Friday and Saturday and midday to 7pm on Sunday). A vibrant mix of live music and entertainment from Pure West Radio plus an impressive market and street food and drinks bar line up, visitors can expect a one-stop-shop of the very best of what South West Wales has to offer.

November means one thing and that’s fireworks. Famed for hosting Pembrokeshire’s biggest, most spectacular and free, over-the-water fireworks display is Milford Haven Round Table stages. This year’s event will take place on Saturday 1st November from midday to midnight. More than just an impressive pyrotechnic extravaganza, the event features live music, a fun fair and delicious street food – all overlooking the pretty 300-berth marina and Milford Haven Waterway.

For more information: www.milfordwaterfront.co.uk/whats-on

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Tenby steams up in spectacular style as crowds flock to festival

Published

22 hours ago

March 21, 2026

Tom Sinclair

Colourful parade, towering creations and Victorian flair bring town centre to life

TENBY was transformed into a vibrant Victorian fantasy on Saturday (Mar 21) as hundreds of visitors descended on the town for the annual Steampunk Festival.

The highlight of the day came with the much-anticipated Peacock Parade, which saw elaborately dressed participants wind their way through Tenby’s narrow streets, drawing large crowds of spectators.

Residents and visitors lined the route, many stopping to take photos as performers in eye-catching costumes passed by. From brass goggles and top hats to military-inspired uniforms and elegant gowns, the outfits on display reflected the creativity and theatrical spirit of the steampunk scene.

Among the most striking sights were the towering pink flamingo creations, which rose high above the crowds and became an instant talking point. Musicians in period costume added to the atmosphere, playing lively tunes as they marched through the town.

Families were out in force, with children and adults alike enjoying the spectacle. Many visitors had travelled from across Wales and beyond to attend the event, which has grown in popularity in recent years and is now firmly established as a key date in Tenby’s events calendar.

The Herald understands that local businesses also benefited from the influx of visitors, with cafés, pubs and shops seeing a steady flow of customers throughout the day.

In addition to the parade, a range of activities were taking place across the town, including markets, performances and themed entertainment centred around the De Valence Pavilion.

Organisers have worked to create an inclusive and welcoming event, with many people choosing to dress up while others simply come along to enjoy the unique atmosphere.

The festival continues on Sunday, with further events planned as Tenby remains firmly in the grip of steampunk fever for the weekend.

Photos: Colourful characters take part in the Peacock Parade through Tenby on Saturday (Pic: Gareth Davies).

Entertainment

St Patrick’s night celebration at Giraldus Centre

Published

4 days ago

March 18, 2026

Tom Sinclair

GET ready to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in style this Friday at the Giraldus Centre in Manorbier.

The community venue is hosting a lively evening of music, dancing and Irish-themed fun, with entertainment from popular local group The Slipway Ukes.

Doors open at 7:00pm on Friday (Mar 20), with free entry for all. A fully licensed bar will be open throughout the evening, serving drinks and snacks with an Irish twist.

Organisers are encouraging everyone to “unleash their inner leprechaun” and enjoy a night on the dance floor.

There is no need to book—just turn up and join in.

Donations on the night will be gratefully received in support of the Paul Sartori Foundation.

The event takes place at the Giraldus Centre, Manorbier, SA70 7TN.

Entertainment

Met Opera’s Tristan und Isolde comes to the Torch Theatre

Published

7 days ago

March 15, 2026

Tom Sinclair

Lise Davidsen leads star cast in Wagner’s epic tale of love and death in special cinema broadcast on Sunday (Mar 22)

AFTER years of anticipation, a truly unmissable event arrives in cinemas worldwide as the electrifying Lise Davidsen takes on one of the ultimate roles for dramatic soprano – the Irish princess Isolde – in Wagner’s transcendent meditation on love and death, Tristan und Isolde.

Heroic tenor Michael Spyres stars opposite Davidsen as the love-struck Tristan in what promises to be a powerful and emotionally charged performance.

The production also marks the arrival of a new staging at the Metropolitan Opera by Yuval Sharon, making his Met debut. Sharon has been hailed by The New York Times as “the most visionary opera director of his generation” and was the first American to direct an opera at the famous Wagner festival in Bayreuth.

Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin also leads Tristan und Isolde at the Met for the first time in this landmark production.

The cast includes mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova reprising her acclaimed portrayal of Brangäne, alongside bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as Kurwenal following his celebrated Met appearances in Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländerand the Ring cycle. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green makes an important role debut as King Marke.

Reviewing the production for The Observer, Fiona Maddocks described it as a “glorious production” and “well worth catching”, adding: “This was one of those rare and blissful nights when dropped jaws silenced noisy opinion in the queue for coats afterwards.”

The recorded broadcast of Tristan und Isolde will be screened at the Torch Theatre on Sunday (Mar 22) at 4:00pm.

For further information visit www.torchtheatre.co.uk or contact the Box Office on (01646) 695267.

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