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The Chicago Tafia Welsh Society (also known as the Chicago Tafia) is an expatriate Welsh people group formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1999. As one of the youngest and most contemporary Welsh groups in North America, the society strives to provide a link between the present culture of Wales and the Chicago area.
In 2007 the group attracted the former lead singer of Catatonia, Cerys Matthews to entertain them at their annual St. David's Day party. In the same year, they successfully lobbied the Illinois General Assembly into signing into law Bill HR0149, which proclaimed March 1, in 2007 and each year thereafter, as St. David's Day in the State of Illinois, in recognition of the Welsh contribution to the state. Text of Illinois House Resolution HR0149
From 2009 to 2023 the Chicago Tafia partnered with the owners of the Wrigley Building, Prudential Plaza, and other iconic Chicago buildings to illuminate the skyline red, white, and green (the colours of the Welsh flag) on March 1, St. Davids Day. UK in the USA: Chicago marks St. David's Day with Welsh colors atop iconic Wrigley Building
In 2014 members of the Chicago Tafia started the Chicago Swansea City Supporters Club, that meets for games at Chicago area pubs.
In April 2019, following the vandalism of the Cofiwch Dryweryn mural in Llanrhystud, Wales, the Chicago Tafia partnered with the Pleasant House pub to create a tribute mural in Chicago, which has since been featured in the Cofiwch Dryweryn book published by Y Lolfa, and in an S4C documentary.
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