Caerphilly Food Festival is back after a 2-year break due to Covid-19. The annually held gastronomy event is going full speed ahead on Saturday the 7^th of May. Visitors are expected to be able to walk around and enjoy over 100 food, drinks, and crafts stalls in Caerphilly Town Centre. Cookery demonstrations and street entertainers will be spotted engaging the crowds while child-friendly funfair rides keep the little ones entertained.

The festival will be held on Cardiff Road, Twyn Road, Castle Street (Northbound) & Twyn Car Park where road closure will be put in place from 9PM on Friday 6th May until 9PM on Saturday 7th May.

Full details of the event can be found on the official Caerphilly Food Festival website.

If you want to make part of your journey to this event by public transport…

Caerphilly Railway Stations provide direct links with Cardiff, Penarth, Rhymney and Bargoed. Travelling to and from Swansea, Newport or Bristol requires one change at Cardiff.  The train station is located a short walk from the event, visit our Walking Planner and explore available paths from the station to the marketplace.

Caerphilly Bus Station is located opposite the rail station, and it provides connection to local services as well as coach links to Cardiff, Newport, and the rest of Wales.

• Search ‘Caerphilly Rail Station’ on our Travel Map to discover all available services and stops nearby.
• Use our Journey Planner to find your most convenient route options by bus or train.
• Use our Walking Planner or Cycle Planner to discover how to make your journey by foot or bike.
• Give our contact centre team a ring for free on 0800 464 00 00 (from 7am to 8pm daily) and one of our friendly advisors will be on help to assist with your journey planning enquiry.
• Don’t forget to sign up for mytravelpass and save approx. 1/3 off your bus journey fare if you are aged 16-21 and living in Wales.
• If you live in Wales and you’re either aged 60 and over or meet the Government’s disability eligibility criteria, you are entitled to free bus travel across Wales with your concessionary travel card.
• Please consider that road closures will be in place. This means bus services might need to divert and use different stops. Details of such changes can be found on our Disruptions page or on our Twitter @TravelineCymru.