National Eisteddfod of Wales

National Eisteddfod of Wales Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru
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A view of the Pafiliwn (Pavilion) for the 2003 National Eisteddfod, held at Meifod, Powys
Status	Active
Genre	Cultural, music, poetry
Frequency	Annual (1st week of August)
Location(s)	Multiple
Country	Wales†
Established	1861; 163 years ago (1861)
Participants	6,000
Attendance	160,000
Leader	Betsan Moses (Chief Executive)
Website	eisteddfod.wales (in English) eisteddfod.cymru (in Welsh)
† The festival has occasionally been held in England in the past.

The National Eisteddfod of Wales (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru) is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales. Its eight days of competitions and performances are considered the largest music and poetry festival in Europe.^[1] Competitors typically number 6,000 or more, and overall attendance generally exceeds 100,000 visitors,^[2] the highest recently being 118,000 attending the 2022 festival. The 2018 Eisteddfod was held in Cardiff Bay with a fence-free 'Maes'. In 2020, the event was held virtually under the name AmGen; events were held over a one-week period.