In pictures: National Eisteddfod in Wrexham

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Storm Floris failed to dampen spirits on the Welsh cultural festival's field or "maes" on Monday
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Live music was heard all week around the show ground with groups performing in a number of different tents
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Archdruid Mererid Hopwood welcomed new members of the Gorsedd - an association made up of people who have made a contribution to the Welsh nation, its language and culture - during an inauguration ceremony in the main pavilion on Monday
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Visitors arrived dressed for all weathers, with some in raincoats and others in shorts, T-shirts and sun hats
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There was standing room only to listen to a busy array of performers in the folk tent on Tuesday
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The maes even has its own cinema, or sinemaes, showing archive films
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Welsh businesses and public organisations also set out their stalls at the eisteddfod
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Martin Kondai travelled more than 1,000 miles to compete in the Open Solo for Learners on Thursday
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People have had the opportunity to see a range of popular Welsh artists on the main stage, including Dafydd Iwan, Dadleoli, and Yws Gwynedd
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Ariana Bradshaw, 30, from Colorado, has lived in Wrexham for nine years and said she "loved" her first National Eisteddfod as it was "so friendly"
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Pie shop owner Phil Jones says he has sold out every day: "Can the Eisteddfod come next year as well?"
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Manon Emmanuel says she had never heard so much Welsh being spoken in the Tŷ Pawb centre, where she runs workshops
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Cartoons of Wrexham FC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were seen welcoming visitors, but the Hollywood pair were not spotted themselves
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Laura, from Ruthin, enjoyed sharing pizza with her family as they listened to live music on the main stage
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On Friday, hundreds gathered to watch the Gorsedd of the Bards ceremony which honours people who have made important contributions to Wales

9 August 2025

With the annual National Eisteddfod coming to an end on Saturday, it is thought more than 150,000 have attended the week-long festival.

And 6,000 competitors were expected to participate in Welsh language art, music, drama and literature events.

It is held in north and south Wales on alternate years and it's the first time since 2011 that it's been in Wrexham.

Betsan Moses, the National Eisteddfod's chief executive, said it had been an "amazing week" with "something for everyone".

"There is more to Wrexham than football... [there's a] wealth of cultural activities that are happening here and the hope is, when the Eisteddfod leaves, they will then develop further," she told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.

"People have come, enjoyed and experienced a lot of new things. That's the joy of it."

She added she was excited to begin working with the community in Pembrokeshire, where the next event will be held.

Here's a round-up of photographs from the week.

In pictures: National Eisteddfod in Wrexham

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