Local Events - Autumn/Winter

The 5th of November (regardless of which day of the week the 5th falls on) is always celebrated with a bonfire and superb fireworks display at Friar’s Point on Barry Island organised and managed by volunteers from Barry Rotary Club. Music in the Vale is an annual musical competition of 20 years standing for young instrumentalists and singers. It is held in November, usually at Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg, Colcot Rd. An increasingly popular ceremonial event is Remembrance Day Sunday, the focus for which is the newly refurbished Cenotaph in front of the Memorial Hall.

At the end of November the local trade associations for Holton Road and Broad Street/High Street hold colourful switching-on ceremonies, which are attended by residents and visitors alike, who take advantage of the late opening times of many shops.