Informal welcome dinner and drinks hosted by Chapter and LAUK to celebrate the launch of Experimentica 2026.
Chapter is hosting an informal welcome dinner and drinks on Thursday 22 October, from 6.00pm, to mark the launch of Experimentica 26. It's a joint effort with LAUK, and it kicks off the wider festival, which runs across Thursday 22 and Friday 23 October at Chapter.
This year's edition is a bit of a milestone: it's the 25th time Experimentica has been staged. The festival is run by Chapter, which has been an international hub for contemporary art and culture in Cardiff since it opened in 1971. The welcome dinner is the first event of the two-day programme, so it's a good place to get a feel for what's coming over the next couple of days before the rest of the line-up gets underway.
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It's an informal gathering, so there's no booking needed—you can just turn up. Donations are welcome on the night, and they go towards supporting Chapter's artistic programme and building creative communities across Wales. If you're planning to stick around for the rest of the festival, the dinner is a decent way to ease into it.
