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Bonfire Night in Wrexham 2026: Where to Watch the Fireworks
Bonfire Night in Wrexham is nearly here, and with the 5th falling on a Thursday this year, the celebrations run all week long. From big ticketed nights with fairground rides to a free community viewpoint over the city, here's where to watch the skies light up across Wrexham this November. Wrap up warm, plan your travel and check with organisers before you set off, as times and prices can change. Under The Arches Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal World Heritage Site Thursday 5th N
Katie Skellon
4 days ago4 min read
North East Wales Year of Outdoors Food Challenge Launches!
The North East Wales Tourism Team is once again launching a new culinary challenge to celebrate the start of the Welsh Year of the Outdoors. In a new approach to the competition, the 2020 challenge will see restaurants and cafés, coffee shops or tearooms take part in some friendly competition to showcase the best local produce within North East Wales! The Challenge Taking place between 6th -27th March, just eight eateries across the region will have their entry available e
This Is Wrexham
Feb 29, 2020
Youngster’s Canal Inspired Poem Goes Up In Lights
A youngster from Llangollen has had an extract from a poem she wrote projected on to the front of an iconic canal bridge as part of a luminaire celebration. Megan Mascarenhas, age 11 years, and a pupil at Ysgol Dinas Bran, Llangollen entered the poetry competition organised by Gandŵr Cymru - the Canal & River Trust in Wales earlier this year, to mark ten years since the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal was inscribed as a World Heritage Site. The theme of the competition wa
This Is Wrexham
Oct 22, 2019
New Photography Competition Launches this Summer to Celebrate 10-Years of World Heritage Site Status
Photographers visiting the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal World Heritage site this summer are encouraged to take part in a new photography competition designed to showcase all 11-miles of the site. Following the 10-year anniversary of the site being added to the list of global World Heritage Sites by UNESCO last month, the visitor management team are working with Ty Pawb in Wrexham to stage an exhibition later this year of all the images submitted to the competition. Startin
This Is Wrexham
Jul 17, 2019
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