The Cardiff Big Weekend took place annually from 1993 to 2011, and in 2017 as part of the Cardiff Festival organized by Cardiff Council.^[1] The event was free, and lasted three days. As well as music over the weekend, there were fair rides on site, and firework displays.^[2]

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Cardiff's Big Weekend
Genre	Rock, Indie, pop, electronic, dance, hip hop, folk, experimental, metal, world
Dates	August (exact date varies)
Location(s)	Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Years active	1995–2011, 2017
Website	pridecymru.oc.uk

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In 2004 the Admiral Group began to sponsor the event, and continued to do so until 2011.^[3] This sponsorship lead to the event later being titled the Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend.^[4]

Alongside the event a competition held by Cardiff Council's event team gave the opportunity for bands to perform at the Big Weekend. The Big Gig was launched in June 2011, and had a category for under 18s and over 18s. In 2011 there were over 60 entrants and the over 18 finalists competed at The Globe, Cardiff.^[5][6]