Porthcawl Elvis Festival2026 · Date · History · Messages
The official Porthcawl Elvis Festival site verifies the 25–27 September 2026 edition, describes the festival as an end-of-September annual event, and its own archive documents festival awards from 2004. Exact annual dates remain edition-specific.
About Porthcawl Elvis Festival
The Porthcawl Elvis Festival is an annual music and tribute-artist festival held in Porthcawl, Wales near the end of September.
The festival’s official site lists the 2026 edition for September 25–27 and documents festival awards going back to 2004.
Why Porthcawl Elvis Festival matters
The festival brings together Elvis tribute performers, fans and venues across Porthcawl. It is an independently organized recurring event, not a public holiday.
Exact dates, tickets, venues, competitions and official-show details are edition-specific and should be checked with the festival.
History of Porthcawl Elvis Festival
The festival’s official site describes an event that grew from a local effort connected with the Grand Pavilion into a large Elvis tribute gathering.
Its official awards archive records festival winners from 2004 onward, supporting a 2004 first-edition history.
The 2026 festival ran from Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September 27.
The homepage also describes the festival as taking place at the end of September each year, while exact weekends remain organizer-selected.
How the observance developed
This timeline uses documented milestones from reviewed sources. Missing stages are left out rather than guessed.
First documented observance
The official festival site cites an inception in 2004 and its awards archive documents festival awards from 2004 onward.
Porthcawl Elvis Festival organizers
The official festival site publishes current dates, shows, competitions and future-edition information.
What the evidence establishes
Confirmed institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Details that could not be established from the reviewed sources are listed separately below.
6 fields not established in reviewed sources
Also known as
Elvis Festival Porthcawl
How to Observe Porthcawl Elvis Festival
Check the official festival site for current dates, tickets, venue information and competition details.
Attend authorized tribute shows and follow individual venue rules, age restrictions and accessibility information.
Plan transport and accommodation around the current edition rather than assuming the same weekend every year.
Enjoy Elvis-related music through licensed performances and authorized recordings.
If posting photos, music or video, respect performer, venue, recording, copyright and trademark rules.
Porthcawl Elvis Festival Facts
The Porthcawl Elvis Festival is held in Porthcawl, Wales.
Official festival records document awards from 2004.
The 2026 edition ran September 25–27.
The festival takes place around the end of September, but exact dates vary by edition.
The event includes tribute performances and festival competitions across multiple venues.
Porthcawl Elvis Festival Messages
Celebrate the music through licensed performances and authorized recordings.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Confirm the date again before carrying it into a new year.
Evidence & sources
Sources used across the guide are gathered here. Labels show how each source supports the page, and contextual references are kept separate from primary evidence.
Porthcawl Elvis Festival — awards archive (opens in a new tab)
First Party Organizer
Porthcawl Elvis Festival — Official Shows 2026 (opens in a new tab)
First Party Organizer
Porthcawl Elvis Festival — official site (opens in a new tab)
First Party Organizer
Understand it, compare it, then explore further
Start with the most common factual questions, then compare closely related observances and explore useful connections.
Frequently asked questions
When is Porthcawl Elvis Festival?
25–27 September 2026 The documented recurrence rule is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 25–27 September 2026.
Does Porthcawl Elvis Festival fall on the same date every year?
Not automatically. This date is specific to a particular edition and should be confirmed for another year.
Is Porthcawl Elvis Festival an official public holiday?
The reviewed sources verify it within this scope: Porthcawl, Wales / festival organizer. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when reliable evidence explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Porthcawl Elvis Festival?
The documented basis is: The official Porthcawl Elvis Festival site verifies the 25–27 September 2026 edition, describes the festival as an end-of-September annual event, and its own archive documents festival awards from 2004. Exact annual dates remain edition-specific.. Supporting evidence includes Porthcawl Elvis Festival — official site. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Porthcawl Elvis Festival international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this observance. Its documented scope is: Porthcawl, Wales / festival organizer. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual information is checked against reviewed sources, including the date pattern, scope and institutional history. This page was checked on 2026-10-06.
When is the Porthcawl Elvis Festival?
It is generally held near the end of September, but exact dates are edition-specific. The 2026 festival ran September 25–27.
When did the Porthcawl Elvis Festival begin?
Official festival records support a 2004 start, including awards archived from that year.
Who founded the festival?
The available official material supports the event’s history but does not clearly establish one individual founder, so no founder should be inferred.
Is every show included automatically?
No. Ticketing and official-show arrangements can differ by venue and edition; check the festival’s current information.
Can I freely reuse Elvis songs, recordings or festival media?
No. Music, recordings, images, branding and performances can be protected, so use authorized material and follow applicable permissions and event rules.