Draig Fest - Lunar New Year 2026

This year as an organisation, we are focusing on fundraising for future Draig Fests and beyond. We are raising funds through “Home and Hearth” to put on more new events this year and reach more queer ESEA folk in Wales to fund cultural and artistic activities.

OUR THEME:

“Home and Hearth” is inspired by our collective rootedness in Welsh culture, with the hearth signifying warmth, gathering and belonging. The Year of the Horse signifies boldness, freedom, and endurance. For many queer ESEA folk in Wales, home is an adventure marked by the brave journey of migration, the courage behind mixing ancestries, relating to many lands and cultures in a complex and beautiful way. “Home and Hearth” isn’t an arrival, but rather an active move in the exploration of what home means for queer Welsh ESEA’s.

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR TICKET:

1. FOOD!

This year we are scaling down to one Feast with a buffet prepared by the committee! The ticket price includes food, but you are welcome and encouraged to bring even more food. Please bring your own cutlery, mugs and tupperwares to eat and take leftovers home!

 Our mouthwatering traditional menu will include:

• Turnip cakes (VG, GF)

• Spring rolls (VG)

• Biryani (chicken and VG)

• Soft tofu stew (VG, GF)

• Sago dessert (VG,GF)

• Kimchi & selection of other Korean banchan (VG)

Sharing home-cooked food is the kind of cultural exchange that is the essence of this event. Alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks will be available to purchase.

2. INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS!

You will also find your familiar favourites:

• Raffle prize draw

• Chinese calligraphy workshop

• Red packet paper origami workshop

• Yutnori (Korean board game)

We will also bring wishing lanterns to participate in a traditional moment of reflection, communal and personal, of welcoming the new year.

Finally, the evening will end with an ESEA favourite: KARAOKE (done right)!

OTHER TICKET OPTIONS:

If you are an asylum seeker, refugee, or homeless, and wish to attend without purchasing a ticket, please email qpocartistscymru@gmail.com.

For those able to do so, you may purchase a ‘Solidarity Ticket’ which pays for someone else to be able to attend for free (and won’t count towards your own attendance) - this is also a way to support us if you’re unable to attend!

Book your spots now on Ticket Tailor