Editing Llangollen (section)

==Culture==
In the late 19th century, Llangollen had a weekly newspaper, the ''Llangollen Advertiser''.

Llangollen hosted the [[National Eisteddfod]] in 1908. The [[Gorsedd]] ceremony was held on the Hermitage Field, next to Plas Newydd, and the circle of stones was later moved into the grounds of the hall. The [[eisteddfod]] itself took place on the old Vicarage Field at Fronhyfryd and was visited by [[David Lloyd George]], accompanied by [[Winston Churchill]].

===Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod===
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The annual Llangollen [[International Eisteddfod]] is a large international music festival. It starts on a Tuesday and ends on the following Sunday. It opens with a [[parade]] led by the Llangollen Silver Band, in which both locals and visitors take part in dancing, singing, and playing musical instruments.<ref>[http://www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod]</ref>

===Llangollen Fringe Festival===
The Llangollen Fringe Festival is an independent arts festival, usually held in mid July in the town hall. The Fringe includes music, comedy, theatre, dance and workshops. Artists who have taken part in the Llangollen Fringe include [[Clement Freud]], [[Rhys Ifans]], [[The Damned (band)|the Damned]], [[Cerys Matthews]], [[Tracey Emin]], [[Damien Hirst]], [[Juan Martín (guitarrist)|Juan Martín]], [[the Black Seeds]], [[John Cooper Clarke]], [[Will Self]], [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]], [[Lee "Scratch" Perry|Lee Scratch Perry]], [[Victoria Coren Mitchell]] and [[Gruff Rhys]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.llangollenfringe.co.uk/index.php/en/more/about-us-20 |title=About us|publisher=Llangollen Fringe Festival|access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref>

===Dee Rocks===
Dee Rocks is a local fundraising music festival, usually held during May when the town hall is transformed into a music venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northwalesmagazine.com/town-in-focus-llangollen|title=Town in Focus|publisher=North Wales Magazine|date=1 May 2019|first=Steve |last=Goodier|access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref>

===Songs and nursery rhymes===
* "[[Llangollen Market]]", traditional
* "Ladies of Llangollen", Ian Chesterman
* "Pastai Fawr Llangollen" (The Great Llangollen Pie), Arfon Gwilym
* According to an anonymous rhyme, the bridge over the Dee is one of the [[Seven Wonders of Wales]].
* The [[nursery rhyme]] "''[[Mary had a little lamb]]''" is frequently, but incorrectly, linked with Llangollen. Its true origins are in the [[United States]]:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.llangollenmuseum.org.uk/english/home.htm |title=Llangollen Museum<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516235649/http://www.llangollenmuseum.org.uk/english/home.htm |archive-date=16 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''"This is a lovely folklore story, but sadly Mary Thomas of Llangollen was not the heroine of the nursery rhyme ... The Mary of the rhyme was Mary Sawyer and the school was the Redstone Schoolhouse in Sterling Massachusetts, U.S.A."''