The Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival was an annual arts and cultural festival held in Los Angeles, California. It typically took place during the first weekend of March, and attracted Welsh ex-pats and Welsh descendants from all over the United States.[1] Activities included Welsh and other Celtic music, genealogy, food and drink, Welsh language classes, cultural exhibits, Welsh authors, crafts, and children's activities.
The West Coast Eisteddfod, the first Welsh festival in Los Angeles since 1925, took place September 23–25, 2011, attracting over 2,000 attendees. The festival was run by the Meriweather Lewis Memorial Eisteddfod Foundation.[7] In December 2012, the Los Angeles Welsh Presbyterian Church, a major cultural landmark that served the Welsh community for over 100 years, closed its doors.[8][9] In 2013, coinciding with the Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival, Richard Burton received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The induction, supported by a Western Mail campaign, included appearances by Michael Sheen, Ioan Gruffudd, and Richard Burton's family.[10] The 2013 event featuring Siobhan Owen was captured on film in Do Ye the Little Things in Life: St. David's Day Festival-National Day of Wales 2013.[11][12]
On October 10, 2015, the WLSC with involvement by Marco Marenghi held several meetups including their second Gymanfa Ganu at the Los Angeles Welsh Presbyterian Church featuring soprano Cherie Hill and poet Hilary Wyn Williams (mother of Thomas Dekker). The St. David's Day Festival meanwhile was held at the Mayflower Club in North Hollywood for both 2015 and 2016.[13]
↑Morgan-Richards, Lorin; Barton, Cath (31 October 2013). "The Welsh in America". Wales Arts Review. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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