Holiday Inn Cardiff City Centre

You’d be forgiven for not knowing when St David’s Day is. Compared to St Patrick’s Day, where revellers all over the world declare themselves Irish for a day, the March 1st event is a low key affair - yet it is still one of the best times of year to visit Cardiff.

Travel to the city on St David’s Day and you won’t find the River Taff dyed red but you will be encouraged to get in the thick of the action and take part in the street parade, wear a daffodil or leek – the national emblems of Wales, and have a stab at singing the Welsh national anthem.

St David's Day traditions

Saint David, or Dewi Sant as he is known in Welsh, was a monk born in the 5th century. Legend has it that his father was a Welsh prince and his mother a niece of King Arthur. St David’s Day has been held as a religious celebration since the Middle Ages, but it has since become a celebration of Welsh identity.