The National Eisteddfod
The most important eisteddfod is the National Eisteddfod of Wales, the largest festival of competitive music and poetry in Europe. Its eight days of competitions and performances, entirely in the Welsh language, are staged annually in the first week of August, usually alternating between north and south Wales. (See the main National Eisteddfod of Wales article for a full list of past and future venues.) Competitors typically number 6,000 or more, and overall attendances generally exceed 150,000 visitors.
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