2023 Festival Programme

DateTimeVenueEventTicketsMore Info
Saturday 14
October 2023
9:30 – 11:30 amDaniel Owen Centre, Daniel Owen Square, Mold CH7 1AP
Coffee Morning
An opportunity for a chat and to find out more about the week’s events
£1
Fundraising for the Daniel Owen Festival
Friday 20 October 20231:30 – 3:30 pmMeet at The Colomendy Arms, Cadole CH7 5LL (parking permission given)Guided Walk to Hafod Moor and Pantybuarth
with Walkabout Flintshire. An area familiar to Daniel Owen and a place-name he quoted in his novel Gwen Tomos
Free
Booking form here
CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER!
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Saturday 21
October 2023
10:30 am – 3:00 pmDaniel Owen Square, Mold CH7 1APDance, Song and Stories on Daniel Owen Square
A wealth of folk dancing, music and the spoken word supplied by ever popular dance groups and talented musicians. Performances, results and prize-giving of the Festival’s Young Writers’ Competition
Free
Donations very welcome
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Saturday 21 October 20237:30 pmMold Cricket Club
Chester Road,
Mold
CH7 1UF
Concert by Gareth Bonello (The Gentle Good)
Cardiff based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Gareth Bonello is influenced by the traditional music and folklore of Wales. Supported by Gwilym Bowen Rhys.

Arranged by Mentrau Iaith Cymru
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Monday 23
October 2023
10:30
am
Meet at Tesco car park, Mold CH7 1UB   Guided Walk to the old cotton mill area
with Walkabout Flintshire to learn about Mold’s forgotten industries and Daniel Owen’s family connections
Free
Booking form here
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Monday 23
October 2023
7:00 pmDrovers Arms,
Denbigh Road,
Mold
CH7 1DP
Poems and Pints
Open-mic event at the Drovers enjoying the spoken word in the former location of a pub used by Daniel Owen and his family

Arranged in partnership with Pinboard Writers
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Monday 23
October 2023
7:30
pm
Bethesda Chapel Schoolroom, New Street, Mold CH7 1ULDaniel Owen Festival’s Annual Memorial Lecture by author Meinir Pierce Jones
Lecture in Welsh Merched Daniel Owen (Daniel Owen’s Women) by the winner of The Daniel Owen Prize at the 2022 National Eisteddfod for her novel Capten.
£5
Sponsored by
Cymdeithas Wil Bryan
Booking form here
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Tuesday 24
October 2023
2:00 pmMeet at the car park alongside the B5123 near Rhos Helyg School CH7 6PJGuided Walk to Moel y Gaer and Moel y Crio
with Clwydian Ramblers to visit the iron age hill fort and the ancient lead-mining settlement where Daniel Owen’s family lived before moving to Mold
Free. Booking advisable
Booking form here
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Tuesday 24 October 20235:00 – 7:00 pmDaniel Owen Centre, Daniel Owen Square, Mold CH7 1APHistoric Mold
a large display of photographs and memorabilia showing the history of Mold over the last 200 years. With a short talk at 6pm by local historian and author David Rowe
Free
Sponsored by Mold Town Council
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Wednesday 25
October 2023
10:00 am – 2:30 pmDaniel Owen Centre, Daniel Owen Square, Mold CH7 1APHistoric Mold with short talks
The exhibition (see above) continues and David Rowe will give short talks on different subjects at 11:00, 12:00, and 1:30 (see details)
Free
Sponsored by Mold Town Council
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Wednesday 25
October 2023
7:00 pm
Drovers Arms,
Denbigh Road,
Mold
CH7 1DP
Cwrw, Cwis Cân
A fun night with Côr y Pentan suitable for Welsh speakers and intermediate plus learners
Free
Arranged jointly by Coleg Cambria, Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam a Canolfan Dysgu Cymraeg
Poster
Thursday 26 October 20237:30 pmEbenezer Baptist Church, Glanrafon Road, Mold
CH7 1PA
Daniel Owen and Public Life
Talk by John Atkinson concentrating on the author as a politician and social activist
£5. Booking advisable. Booking form heredetails
Friday 27
October 2023
2:00 pmMeet at Loggerheads Country Park Centre CH7 5LHWalk and talk in Welsh at Loggerheads by Kevin Matthias
about lead mining and the Daniel Owen connection to the Loggerheads area


Free. Booking advisable. Booking form here
Poster
Monday 23 October – Friday 27 October9:30 am – 3:00 pmMold Library, Daniel Owen Square, Mold CH7 1 APPrimary School visits to Mold Town Library
Daniel Owen Festival Programme