Edge Festival

The Edge Festival is set in the beautiful (and we think very special) village of Solva. We are a village with a stunning harbour on the Pembrokeshire Coast and we are a very active village, known for outdoor activities - sailing, kayaking, swimming, rowing, walking, climbing, running and much more! Our widely respected charity Solva Care allows us to support the eldest in our village so that they can live here well. We have pubs, cafes & restaurants, galleries, shops and much more. So its natural that we also have a hugely successful festival!

The Edge Festival sprang up as a direct response to the filming of Under Milk Wood in Solva in 2014. The magic and enthusiasm overwhelmed the village. So a hardy bunch of locals sought to recreate this and suddenly the Edge was born!

Over the course of the winter months of 2014 and early 2015, the committee raised funds through a series of dining events, themes ranging from Spanish & Italian cuisine to the last meal on the Titanic! This money with some part funding from Solva Community Council and working in partnership with Literature Wales saw the Edge take form.

The first Edge Festival was held over 4 days in August 2015 with events throughout the village. Solva was once again a hive of bustling activity, whether you were river walking, building bushcraft, swimming to the Edge, enjoying some quality craft beer and cider, listening to literature, browsing our indoor market or brushing up on your filletting with our chefs demonstrations, the Edge had it covered. We owe our sucess to the valued support of local people and businesses and we managed to donate £4,000 of our proceeds to local charities.