Sŵn Festival

Sŵn has been Cardiff's answer to a mini-SXSW since 2007 — one wristband, a cluster of the city's best small venues (Clwb Ifor Bach, Tramshed, Fuel and more), and a lineup built on the next names you'll be talking about rather than the ones you already know. Expect a heavy showing of Welsh talent alongside touring UK acts.

It's the kind of festival where you can genuinely wander between four different gigs in an evening on foot, so pace yourself and let the city do the work — Cardiff's independent bars and chip shops are part of the experience between sets.