1951 in Wales

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3 May – Josef Herman's Miners, a mural commissioned for the Minerals of the Island Pavilion at the Festival of Britain, is displayed for the first time.
14 May – The Talyllyn Railway is reopened by the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society, generally considered to be the world's first such voluntary body to operate a railway.
17 July – The Chancellor of the Exchequer opens the Abbey Works at Port Talbot Steelworks at Margam, Europe's largest steel plant.^[1]
31 July–11 August – Festival Ship Campania is on show in Cardiff Docks as part of the Festival of Britain. Steam tug Earl capsizes while assisting her to berth.
12 October – Penrhyn Castle and estate, given to HM Treasury in lieu of death duties, is accepted by the National Trust.
28 October – Sir David Maxwell Fyfe is appointed the first-ever Minister for Welsh Affairs.
20 November – Snowdonia becomes a National Park.
Brynmawr Rubber Factory completed.

17–22 September – The fourth annual Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts opens with a controversial speech by one of Wales's leading composers, Daniel Jones. The festival is the final component in the Festival of Britain and consists of seven programmes, featuring Welsh composer Arwel Hughes's new oratorio St. David and appearances by Victoria de los Ángeles, Zino Francescatti, André Navarra, Walter Susskind and Jean Martinon.^[3]
Mai Jones – "Rhondda Rhapsody" (theme from the radio programme, Welsh Rarebit)
D. Afan Thomas – Magnificat in F
Grace Williams – The Dancers

David, the Welsh cinematic contribution to the Festival of Britain. It is based on the real-life story of the poet David Rees Griffiths (Amanwy), who plays himself.^[4]

28 May – Sir Harry Secombe stars in the first broadcast of Crazy People (later renamed The Goon Show).
Welsh Rarebit transfers from stage to radio.