The festival was established in 2003 and is held each August in Ynysangharad War Memorial Park which is also home to the National Lido of Wales, a waterside café and bandstand.

The festival is notable for its size, attracting up to 20,000 people over two days, making it a significant event for the town of Pontypridd.

Ynysangharad Park is located next to the River Taff with a few of the terraced houses typical of the South Wales Valleys.

According to organisers of the event the festival "stands out and is so popular because all the produce available will be grown, reared, caught, brewed, pickled, baked, smoked or processed by the stallholders themselves".

[2][3] The festival has also had craft stalls and arena shows and has included a farm area and a Silent World Aquarium.