featuring the
77th Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu
28 August - 31 August, 2008 
Chicago, Illinois

The North American Festival of Wales is blowing into the Windy City in 2008!  This celebration of Welsh and Welsh American culture will feature the very best in Welsh entertainment and arts.  With the help of our host  organization, the Cambrian Benevolent Society of Chicago, the festival also promises to have the distinct flavor of Chicago this year.   You won’t want to miss this opportunity to explore the delights of the Second City while enjoying the fellowship, heritage and culture of the largest Welsh festival in North America! 

The festival will be located at the Doubletree Chicago-Oakbrook, located just 18 miles west of downtown Chicago and only 11 miles from O’Hare International Airport.  In addition to the many attractions of downtown Chicago, visitors can enjoy Oakbrook’s nearby Brookfield Zoo, one of five 18 hole golf courses or the 175 shops and restaurants of the adjacent Oakbrook Center Mall.  During the festival, there will be guided tours of downtown Chicago and opportunities to visit nearby Morton Arboretum. 

The program of entertainment is especially exciting and new this year.  Our daytime programming will feature a full schedule of interesting and informative seminars, workshops and special programs. 

The festival eisteddfod again features the David G. Morris Award for Semi-Professional Soloist, with the winner receiving a trip to Wales to compete at the National Eisteddfod.  Don’t miss this opportunity for fellowship and Welsh culture in Chicago!