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EVERY MONDAY
Ballet The Gate, Cardiff. 6-9.30pm, £6.50/£5.50/£3 taster. Info 029 2048 3344. Beginners 6-7pm; intermediate 7-8; advanced 8-9.30. Runs until Mon 12 Dec; no class on Mon 24 Oct.
Bharatanatyam Dance Classes For Adult Beginners Bayview House, Cardiff Bay. 8.15-9.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158.
Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting The Plum Tree, Canton, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £5 (three-month trial membership). Info 07526 141392. A friendly social group offering the chance to “liven up your social life and meet new friends” through a varied events programme including theatre, live music, walks, badminton, table tennis and pub nights. More info at www.cardiffivc.org.uk.
Cardio Climb Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880. High intensity workout combing cardio and climbing.
Children’s Ballet The Gate, Cardiff. 4-7.30pm, £6.50/£5.50/£3 taster. Info 029 2048 3344. Ages 4-6 4pm; 6-8 4.45; grade 1 5.45; grade 3 6.45. Runs until Mon 14 Nov; no class on Mon 24 Oct.
Children’s Ballroom Dancing Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-9pm. Info 01495 243252.
Community Choir Sessions Cornwall Street Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, free. Info 07952 752823. Restarting on Mon 19 after a summer break. Led by Pauline Down and taking place most Mondays; ring ahead to check.
India Dance Wales Classes Highmead House, Lisvane, Cardiff. Info 029 2075 1158. For Grade 3 to vocational level. These classes are by special application only at various points in the month – not on specific days, hence listing them here. To apply write to [email protected] with previous dance experience and reason for wanting to join India Dance Wales.
Making Music The Gate, Cardiff. 6-10pm. Info 029 2048 3344. Learn how to play improvised rock and pop grooves and basic chord sequences. Beginners 6pm; improvers 8pm. No class on Mon 24 Oct.
Musical Theatre The Riverfront, Newport. 6.15-8.30pm, £6/£5. Info 01633 656757. 7-11 years old: 6.15-7.15pm; 12 and up: 7.15-8.30pm.
Newport Badminton Club Pill Millennium Centre, Newport. 7.30-8.30pm. Info 07789 965285. One of the largest badminton clubs in South East Wales. Monday club nights have coaching with Carissa Turner, the current Ladies Welsh number one, for juniors and then senior club members.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today features Cyr Wheel Beginners (6-8pm); Handstands Beginners (7.45-9.45pm); Youth Circus Wookies (age 7-9, 4.30-6pm); Youth Circus Ewoks (age 5-7, 5-6pm); Aerial Hoop L4 (6-8pm); Flying Trapeze L3 (7.45-9.45pm); Static Trapeze L3 (7.45-9.45pm); Aerial Hoop L2 (7.45-9.45pm); Aerial Hoop L3 (7.45-9.45pm) and Static Trapeze L4 (7.45-9.45pm).
Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4. Info 029 2063 6464. Tours of the centre running daily for one hour. Advance booking recommended.
Pilates The Gate, Cardiff. 10.30am-1.30pm, £5.50-£7.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Gentle fitness for the first hour, general for the second two. Runs until Mon 14 Nov; no class on Mon 24 Oct.
Ruff Folk Dance Club St Andrew’s Methodist Church Hall, Birchgrove, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2051 3440. With Ian Lewis.
Salsa Classes Missoula, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651. Beginners for the first hour, then improvers/intermediate.
St Donats Atlantic Chorale St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm. Info 01446 799100. Choir rehearsals.
Tango Dancing Argentine Barocco, Cardiff. 8-10.45pm, £3/£1. Info 029 2023 7332.
Tang Soo Do Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 07734 557767. Learn traditional Korean karate; beginners welcome.
Yoga Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12.30-1.15pm. Info 029 2087 7959. On tomorrow also.
Yoga With Valerie Price St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-9.30pm. Info [email protected]. 6.30-8pm: intermediate; 8.10-9.30pm: beginners.
EVERY TUESDAY
A Ballroom Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-11pm. Info 01495 243252.
Acrobalance The Gate, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £7/£5.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Combining elements of partner lifts, poses and transitions that involve two and sometimes more people. Runs until Tue 13 Dec; no class on Tue 25 Oct.
Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Tuesday to Thursday.
Advanced Belly Dance Cardiff Central Youth Club, Ocean Way, Cardiff. 5.30-6.45pm, £6/£30 for six sessions. Info 07872 306745. With Steph.
Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm. Info 07790 167560. Every Tuesday and Friday.
Beth’s Buns Pilates Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7.15-8.15pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880.
Bring It Pong 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. New weekly session of table tennis, with two tables in the main bar (little known fact: table tennis is one of the best games to play while drinking).
Contemporary Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 6-8pm, £5-£6.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Beginners 6-7pm; intermediate 7-8. Runs until Tue 13 Dec; no class on Tue 25 Oct.
Extend The Gate, Cardiff. 10am, £3. Info 029 2048 3344. Exercise to music, aimed at over-60s and people with a disability. Runs until Tue 15 Nov; no class on Tue 25 Oct.
Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 6pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Boxing-based high-intensity workout with a house soundtrack. First session free. In this gym every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Gitananda Yoga St David’s Uniting Church, Pontypridd. 7-8.30pm, free. Info 01443 408065.
Glam Dram St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7pm. Info 01446 799100. Amateur theatre company for adults.
India Dance Wales – Bharatanatyam Classes Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5-6pm. Info 07410 977427. Beginners’ class.
India Dance Wales Classes Rubicon Dance, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm. Info 029 2075 1158. From beginners to grade 2 and for all ages and abilities.
Irish Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 6.15-8.15pm, £6.50/£5.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Taught by Riverdance and former Lord Of The Dance cast member Nicola Dempsey. Adult beginners 6.15-7.15; adult advanced 7.15-8.15. Runs until Tue 13 Dec; no class on Tue 25 Oct.
Jazz Workshops For Beginners Atradius Offices (4th floor), Cardiff Bay. 6.20-8pm, £10. Info 07806 625717. All instruments and ages welcome.
Karate Classes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.15-8.15pm. Info 029 2087 7959. With Emma Robins.
Kizomba Tango Classes 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Learn African samba here.
Laughter Yoga Llandaff North Community Centre, Cardiff. 7.15-8.15pm, £5 (suggested donation). Info www.
sparklylaughter.co.uk. “No experience required, no stretching and no mats needed,” promise the organisers.
Learn To Rock’n’Roll 50s Style JK Club, Neath Rd, Briton Ferry. 8-10.30pm, £5. Info 07400 080101. Hosted by Frank, who also runs a similar class in Pencoed each Thursday. Lessons are from 8-9pm; there’s a disco from 9-10.30.
Life Drawing 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 6-7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Hosted by Cardiff Life Model.
Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing The Garage, Swansea. 6-10pm. Info 01792 475147.
Music Tots The Riverfront, Newport. 9.45-10.30am, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757. Energetic music and movement class.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today: Hula Hoop beginners (6-7pm); Circus Mish Mash (7.45-9.45pm); Mixed Aerial (7.45-9.45pm); Youth Ground Skills – Jedi/Ewok (11+/9-11, 4.15-6pm) and Static Trapeze L3 (7.45-9.45pm).
Off Centre Silver Dragon, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Adult drama group meeting weekly to develop performance skills.
Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4. Info 029 2063 6464.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Pilates: Beginners The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30-7.30pm, £5.50-£7.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Runs until Tue 13 Dec; no class on Tue 25 Oct.
Pregnancy Yoga Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 6-7.15pm, £35/£30 (five-week blocks). Info kalavathi@
omstudio.co.uk.
Salsa Classes Kapu, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651. Beginners’ class starts 7.30pm; improvers 8.30; bachata 9.30.
Salsa Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 7-10.30pm, £5. Info 07949 270618. Every Tuesday. Beginners 7.15-8pm; Improvers 8.30-9.30pm; dancing 9.45-10.30pm.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com. Every Tuesday and Friday. This one visits Big Pit Mining Museum of Wales and Brecon Beacons National Park (including BBNP visitors centre).
Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi Continuation St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-7.30pm. Info 07772 657692.
Yoga Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30 + 6.45-8pm. Info 029 2087 7959.
Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, £9. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio.co.uk. With Kalavathi Devi.
Yoga Share M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 5-7pm, £4 (suggested donation). Info 029 2047 3373. Led by Ashtanga practitioner Sarah Cleary.
Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Tuesday and Wednesday.
Yoga With Valerie Price Llandough Institute, Penarth. 8.30-9.30pm. Info [email protected]. Mixed level class.
Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Fairwater Social & Athletic Club, Cardiff. 6-7pm. Info 07891 712344. Led by Irene Davies, as is…
Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes St Faith Church Hall, Llanishen, Cardiff. 8-9pm. Info 07891 712344.
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2048 4880.
A Tea Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 2-4pm. Info 01495 243252.
Ceramics For Adults The Riverfront, Newport. 6-8pm, £30 (five weeks). Info 01633 656757.
Ceroc Dance Class Dockers Club, Swansea. 7.45pm-12am, £6/£8 freestyles. Info [email protected].
City Of Cardiff Rotaract Meeting Refectory Cafe, Windsor Place, Cardiff. 6.30pm. Info 07768 108394. An 18-30s community group that integrates young professionals, students and refugees through community projects and social events.
Drop-in Exploring Drawing Workshop Workers Gallery, Ynyshir, Rhondda. 7-9pm, £10. Info 01443 682034. With tutor Chris Williams.
Newport Youth Dance The Riverfront, Newport. 4.15-6.30pm, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757. 5-10 years old: 4.15-5pm; 11-14: 5-5.45pm; 14-18: 5.45-6.30pm.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today: Youth Acrobatics Jedi (11+, 4.15-6pm); Adult Acrobatics (6-8pm); Creative Circus L2, L3 and L4 (7.45-9.45pm).
Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4. Info 029 2063 6464.
Pilates The Gate, Cardiff. 7-7pm, £5.50-£7.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Beginners session 7pm; advanced 8pm. Runs until Wed 14 Dec; no class on Wed 26 Oct.
Pub Quiz The Pilot, Penarth. 8pm. Info 029 2071 0615. With Hayley.
Salsa Classes Rhiwbina Recreational Club, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.
SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com. Day tours from Cardiff, every Wednesday and Saturday. This one visits Caerleon, Caerwent, Tintern Abbey, the Wye Valley, Abbey Mill Craft Centre and Raglan Castle.
Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 9.30-11am, 1-2.15pm + 7-9pm, £9/£8. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio.co.uk.
Yoga Trwy Gyfrwng Y Gymraeg Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm. Info [email protected].
Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880.
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments The Freaks Geeks and Autographs Store, Swansea. 5.30pm, £3.50. Info 07914 683534.
Zumba Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 6pm, £4. Info 07949 270618.
EVERY THURSDAY
Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2048 4880.
Alexander Technique & Yoga M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11.30am-1pm, £16/£80 for six sessions. Info 029 2047 3373.
American Line Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 1.15-3pm, £3.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Runs until Thurs 17 Nov; no class on Thurs 27 Oct.
Art Club Penarth Pier Pavilion. 4.15-5.15pm, £5. Info 0844 8700887. Creative fun for 5-11-year-olds with tutor Becky.
Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Children 6-11 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 4-5pm, £4.95. Info 07837 937351.
Bingo Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.
Biodanza Bishop Of Llandaff High School, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £6/£5. Info [email protected]. “A fusion of music, movement and feeling” taught here by Antoinette Lorraine.
Breakdance The Riverfront, Newport. 6.15-7.15pm, £3.50 per session. Info 01633 656757. Learn break dancing styles, uprock, freezes and power moves. For ages 8-18.
Ceroc Dance Class Lysaght Institute, Newport. 7.30-10.45pm, £8/£6 NUS. Info [email protected].
Children’s Latin/Ballroom Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 4.30-8pm. Info 01495 243252.
Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 6pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk.
Hand Drumming Group Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff. 6-6.50pm, £15 (five weeks). Info 01446 401209. Hosted by Laura Bradshaw.
Hard Côr Japan Room, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Join the Centre’s urban choir who blend choral singing with hip-hop. Every Thursday and Saturday; contact [email protected] for further details.
Hatch The Riverfront, Newport. 4.30-6.30pm, £8 per session/£60 per term/£220 per year. Info 01633 656757. New youth theatre programme organised by the Tin Shed Theatre Co. Age 5-8 4.30-5.30pm; 13-21 5-6.30; 9-12 5.30-6.30.
Learn To Rock’n’Roll 50s Style Pencoed Rugby Club. 8-10.30pm, £5. Info 07400 080101. Hosted by Frank. Lessons are from 8-9pm; there’s a disco from 9-10.30.
Newport Badminton Club Newport Active Living Centre. 7.30-9.30pm. Info 07789 965285.
Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4. Info 029 2063 6464.
Pilates Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.15-7.15pm, £7/£6. Info 07774 601544 / [email protected]. Every Thursday.
Quiz Night NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, £1. Info 029 2037 8866. With money, beers and pizza to be won.
Salsa Buena Class Little Shop Of Calm, Cowbridge. 8.30-10.30pm, free. Info 07800 565651. Beginners 8.30pm; improvers 9.30.
Salsa Classes La Tasca, Cardiff. 7-11pm, £5. Info 07949 270618. Beginners 7.15-8pm; improvers 8.30-9.30pm; Rueda 9.45-10.30pm.
Salsa Dancing Classes Revolucion De Cuba, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £6/£5 NUS. Info 029 2023 6689. Salsa, bachata, zouk and kizomba.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com. Thursday and Sunday. This one visits the Gower, Swansea Bay, Parc-Le-Breos, the Dylan Thomas Centre and more.
Story And Rhyme Time In Welsh For Babies Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 10-11.30am, free. Info 029 2057 3650. Every Thursday during terms times; aimed at 0-4 years.
Tai Chi / Qigong Moorland Rd Community Centre, Splott, Cardiff. 10.15-11.15am. Info 07772 657692.
The Alexander Technique M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11.30am-1pm, £16. Info [email protected]. Small group class hosted by Mike Young.
Yoga Classes Cardiff Steiner School, Llandaff North, Cardiff. 6-7.15 + 7.15-8.30pm, £8/£6.50. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Mike Young.
Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 7-8am + 1-2.30, 6-7.15 + 7.30-8.45pm, £9/£8. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio.co.uk. 11am: Mums & Baby yoga; 7.30pm: Pregnancy yoga.
EVERY FRIDAY
Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm. Info 07790 167560.
Bingo Lingo The Depot, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. This is now on every Friday and features street food, a wheel of fortune and “rubbish prizes”.
Cardiff Aikikai The Dojo, Roath, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm. Info [email protected].
Cardiff Table Tennis Community Club Upper Hall, Sport Wales, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 01446 412352. Featuring 16 table tennis tables; players of all ages and abilities are welcome.
Children’s Tap/Ballet Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 10.30-11.30am. Info 01495 243252.
Community Choir Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9.45-11.45am, £72/£48 (12 weeks). Info 01446 401209.
Dance Tots The Riverfront, Newport. 9.30-10.05am + 10.15-10.50am, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757.
Newport Photographic Club Skip Jennings Hall, Maindee, Newport. 7.30pm. Info 01633 400685.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today: Aerial Fitness (6-7.30pm); Flying Trapeze Taster (6-8pm, one-off, bi-weekly); Jedi – Aerial (11+) (4.15-6pm) Ropes & Silks L2 (7.45-9.45pm); Static Trapeze L2 (7.45-9.45pm); Ropes & Silks L3; (7.45-9.45pm); Ropes & Silks L4 (7.45-9.45pm) and Static Trapeze L2 (7.45-9.45pm).
Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4. Info 029 2063 6464.
Older Adult Dance/Exercise The Riverfront, Newport. 11am-12pm, £3. Info 01633 656757. Low impact dance and exercise class aimed at the over 50s. Starting on Fri 9 Sept.
Rhiwbina Farmers Market The Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina. 10am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.
Tango Argentine Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30-8.45pm, £7/£4. Info 029 2023 7332. No experience or partner required.
Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Sbectrwm Community Centre, Fairwater, Cardiff. 1-2pm. Info 07891 712344. With Irene Davies.
EVERY SATURDAY
African Drumming Sessions Penarth Pier Pavilion. 10.30-11.30am, £5. Info 0844 8700887.
Ballroom Dancing Class Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 10am kids / 11am adults, £4 per class. Info 01685 384111. 10am: kids; 11am: adults; 12pm: private tuition.
Children’s Climbing Classes Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 10-11.30am, £15. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Saturday and Sunday.
Family Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 12, 2 + 4pm, £15. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Saturday and Sunday.
Family Saturdays Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2063 6464. Craft workshops for kids and parents.
Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 9.30am. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk.
Hard Côr Sony Room, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11am, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Mini Musical Theatre The Riverfront, Newport. 10-11am, £6. Info 01633 656757. Run by Defying Gravity, professional tutors will teach ballet and drama to kids aged 3-6.
NoFit State Circus: Youth Circus Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff. 10.30am-12pm, £7/£6 per session. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today: Youth Circus Wookies (age 7-9, 10-11.30am); Youth Circus Ewoks (age 5-7, 10.30-11.30am); Youth Circus Padawans (age 9-11, 11.30am-1pm).
Performance Academy Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 10am-1pm, £10. Info 01685 384111. Offering professional theatre and performance coaching in dance, acting, musical theatre and singing.
Roath Real Food Market Mackintosh Sports Club Car Park, Roath, Cardiff. 9.30am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.
SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.
Sewing Workshops Barnabas Arts House, Newport. 10am-1pm. Info 01633 673739. Hosted by Ellery Design – see www.ellerydesign.com for details of how to book and/or contact them.
St Mary Street Cardiff Market St Mary Street, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, free. Info 029 2019 0036. Selling artisan foods, vintage clothing, antique furniture and bric-a-brac.
Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 8-9.30am, £8. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio.co.uk. With Kalavathi Devi.
EVERY SUNDAY
Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Adults Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £6.50. Info 07837 937351.
Bridgend Undercover Car Boot Sale Multistorey Car Park, Bridgend Town Centre. 7am-12pm, free (selling cars £6; selling cars with trailers £10). Info 01656 661338.
Cabaret And Showgirl Dancing For All Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 11am-12.30pm. Info 07872 306745. With Steph. Beginners and mixed ability class. More info at www.cardiffcabaretclub.com.
Children’s Climbing Classes Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 10-11.30am, £15. Info 029 2048 4880.
Cooper’s Quiz Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, £1 to play. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Ben Cooper.
Draw Somebody’s Sunday Body Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 1.30-3.30pm, £7.50. Info 07830 381930. Hosted by Cardiff Life Model.
Family Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 12, 2 + 4pm, £15. Info 029 2048 4880.
Farmers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Welsh producers sell their wares every week at this brand new market.
Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing Pontardawe Arts Centre. 6-10pm. Info 01792 863722.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today: Youth General Skills Jedi (11+, 12-2pm) and Youth Performance Jedi (11+, 2-4pm).
Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4. Info 029 2063 6464.
*Riverside Farmers’ Market Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982. Always worth a trip.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.
Sunday Board Games Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Weekly session featuring a mixture of competitive and co-operative games.
SATURDAY 1
8 Bit Bar Launch 8 Bit Bar, Swansea. 7pm, free. Info facebook.com/8bitbaruk. Opening of a new bar with some sort of video game theme.
Cadi And Lleucu World Of Boats, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, free. Info 029 2070 7469. Comedy reading from a “Cagney & Lacey meets Gavin & Stacey’-style sitcom written by The Boat Club’s own Tuesday Night Writes Cardiff group.
Chris Needs Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £15/£14. Info 01656 815995.
Craft Fair Coffee Cove Cafe Bar, Barry Island. 10am-3.30pm, free/£10 to set up a stall. Info 07948 399111. Every first Saturday of the month.
Craft Fair Community Hall, Neath. 10.30am-4pm, free. Info [email protected].
Dewch i Ganu National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 01792 463980. Join musician Delyth Jenkins and learn Welsh through song.
Drawing With Light Mission Gallery, Swansea. 2-5pm, free. Info 01792 652016. Pop-up family workshop where you can photograph your very own light drawings.
Eclectic Crafters Centenary Hall, Maryport Street, Usk. Info [email protected]. Craft fair held on the first Saturday of each month.
Enfys Craft Fair St. Francis Millennium Centre, Barry. 10am-4pm. Info 01446 792149. Every first Saturday of the month.
Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Discover more about the science behind how we have overcome the forces of gravity, and soared up into the sky. (At weekends until Sun 16)
Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v Liverpool Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 12.30pm. Info 0870 400004.
Handmade Arts And Crafts Market Tabernacl Chapel, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-4pm. Info [email protected].
Heroes For 6 Minutes: White Collar Boxing Tramshed, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £30 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. People “from all walks of life” train for eight weeks then box for three two-minute rounds to raise money for Help For Heroes. On tomorrow also.
Kidsmarkets Family Sale YMCA Plas, Roath, Cardiff. 11am-12.30pm, £1/kids free. Info 07760 802088. Featuring 30 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved baby and children’s items.
Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Sat 8, Fri 14, Fri 21 and Wed 26-Sat 29.
Neath Food And Drink Festival Neath town centre. 10am, free. Info 01639 686413. Festival highlighting the variety of high quality Welsh produce that is available locally. On tomorrow also.
Newport Food And Drink Festival Newport city centre. 9am-5pm, free. Info [email protected]. Annual event hosting some 80 stalls plus demonstrations, competitions etc. It is formally known as the Tiny Rebel Newport Food And Drink Festival but I think this is overly confusing, as it implies TR are the main focus of the festival rather than just the sponsor.
Open Haus The Printhaus / The Boneyard, Canton, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info 029 2022 0349. Monthly open studios here, an opportunity to meet the artists and makers in this creative community. On the first Saturday of every month.
Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609. Two-hour tour walking through woodlands, ruins and graveyards. Also on Fri 7, Sat 8, Thurs 13, Sat 15, Thurs 20, Fri 21, Thurs 27, Sun 30 and Mon 31.
Record Fair The Parrot, Carmarthen. 10am-5pm, free. Info 01267 231012.
Samba Galez Percussion And Dance Courses Venue TBC, Splott, Cardiff. £30 for eight weeks/£25 unwaged. Info [email protected]. Eight-week course (until Sat 12 Nov) suitable for anyone wishing to join the band, no experience necessary. Venue will be made known to you when you sign up.
Saturday Craft Workshop For Adults Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10.30am-1pm, free. Info 01792 463980.
Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Find out how life is thought to have started on this planet, where life has been found in some of the most extreme places on the Earth, and how we can use this new-found knowledge to search for life on other planets. (At weekends until Sun 16)
Stargazing & Astro-Photography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event. Also on Sat 8, Sat 22 and Sat 29.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. “This is the ONLY Oktoberfest being held in Cardiff, which features authentic Munich Beers that are served at the original Oktoberfest in Munich!” And it’s here every day for three weeks. (Until Sat 22)
Wales Fair Trade Fair Guildhall, Brecon. 10am-4pm, free. Info [email protected]. Stalls (60 in total across the two days) selling fairly traded goods from around the world. In Abergavenny tomorrow.
What Ya Got? 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Open mic night incorporating music, poetry, storytelling, comedy, cabaret etc. Also on Wed 15.
Willow Frame Baskets Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £80. Info 029 2048 4611. With Melanie Bastier.
Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 1-5pm. Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk. Adult bikes on sale from £60; kids’ bikes from £10. Also on every Friday this month.
SUNDAY 2
British Academy Cymru Awards 2016 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £45-£90. Info 029 2087 8444.
Cardiff Half Marathon Castle Street (start and finish point), Cardiff. 9.50am, free to spectate. Info 0845 3084001. Annual event which goes all around Cardiff – look at www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk if you want to know where exactly. The 8.50am start is for wheelchair users; the main race starts at 10am.
Cardiff Storytelling Circle Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £4. Info 029 2030 4400.
Cwmbran Craft Fayre Our Lady’s School Hall, Cwmbran. 1-4pm. Info [email protected]. Every first Sunday of the month.
Enamel Jewellery Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £80. Info 029 2048 4611. With Kathryn Willis.
Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609. By Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Thurs 6, Sun 9, Fri 14, Sun 16, Tue 25-Thurs 27 and Sun 30.
Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16)
Heroes For 6 Minutes: White Collar Boxing Tramshed, Cardiff. 5.30pm, £30 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.
Ice Hockey: Challenge Cup – Cardiff Devils v Nottingham Panthers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Neath Food And Drink Festival Neath town centre. 10am, free. Info 01639 686413.
Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16)
Sewcial Autumn Workshops Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1.30-3 + 3.30-5pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400. Aimed at ages 8-12 (earlier) and 10-14 (later) and also on Sun 9 and Sun 16.
Spice Discovery Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £170. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
The Phenomenon Bruno Groening – In The Footsteps Of The Miracle Healer The Grand Hotel, Swansea. 10.30am-5.30pm, free (donations accepted). Info 07738 533322.
Wales Fair Trade Fair Market Hall, Abergavenny. 10am-5pm, £1. Info [email protected].
MONDAY 3
Advanced Burlesque/Cabaret Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-9.30pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www.
cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Steph. Every Monday until 17 Oct; training for a Cardiff Cabaret Club show on Fri 28 Oct.
Evening Beginners Show Girl And Burlesque Dancing Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www.
cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Steph. Every Monday until 17 Oct; training for a Cardiff Cabaret Club show on Fri 28.
Gwd Mondays: Musical Bingo Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
Lunchtime Talks: Jen Wilson Round Reading Room, Swansea. 1pm, free. Info 01792 411570. Swansea International Festival event. Wilson, of Jazz Heritage Wales, speaks about the colourful history of jazz in Swansea.
Poetry Open Mic The Capel, Bargoed. 7-10pm, free. Info 01443 830272. With guest reader Jeremy Hooker.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Write On Writers Morganstown Village Hall. 6.30-8.30pm. Info 07512 235758. An open group of writers who encourage others to write and also critique work. Here every first and third Monday of the month.
TUESDAY 4
Explore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am, free. Info 01792 463980. A book club running most weeks until the end of January (although no other dates seem to be listed for October so maybe ring ahead). Unlike most book clubs, though, you don’t need to read the book in advance.
Hedgehog Helper Morning Venue TBC, nr Builth Wells. £20. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event. Also on Sat 15.
Lunchtime Talks: Phil George Round Reading Room, Swansea. 1pm, free. Info 01792 411570. Swansea International Festival event. Arts Council Of Wales chair talks about the benefits of a thriving cultural economy.
Penhow: Archaeology And History Ye Olde Murenger, Newport. 3pm, free. Info 01633 263977. One of Newport Museum’s bi-monthly Down Your Local sessions held in this jarhouse.
Science Cafe Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
WEDNESDAY 5
Pop-Up Produce Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Monthly market featuring local food producers.
Reminiscence Monthly Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. Come to the museum and share your memories of Cardiff, on the first Wednesday of every month.
Scriveners Writers’ Group Royal Exchange, Brynmawr. 8pm. Info 01495 753629. Established group aiming to provide constructive criticism, help, advice and guidance to its members. Also on Wed 19.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Tony Stockwell Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £23.50/£19.50. Info 01633 868239. Psychic medium.
THURSDAY 6
Canopy Caerdydd Launch The Gate, Cardiff. 7pm. Info [email protected]. Cardiff Civic Society launch a project, Canopy Caerdydd, to increase tree cover in the city .
Cardiff Parks And The Great War Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Rosie James.
Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.
First Thursday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Readings by Peter Finch and Jayne Jaso, plus an open mic.
Lunchtime Talks: Patrick Hannay Round Reading Room, Swansea. 1pm, free. Info 01792 411570. Swansea International Festival event discussing contemporary Welsh architecture.
National Poetry Day Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. Info 01792 463980. Events all day. Doesn’t say here what they are, but it’ll be… something.
Psychic & Wellbeing Event Manor Park, Swansea. 5-10pm, £35-£45 to set up a stall. Info [email protected].
Storytelling Suppers Kemi’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7pm, £14. Info 029 2037 2055. With special guests Robin & Bina Williamson. Entry fee includes food.
FRIDAY 7
Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £5 (three-month trial membership). Info 07526 141392 / www.cardiffivc.org.uk. Meeting here on the first Friday of each month.
Farmers Market High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Free. Info 01685 725106. Quality produce from no more than 50 miles away, on the first Friday of each month.
Let’s Get Quizzical The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £2 to enter. Info 01497 821762. Pub quiz.
Lunchtime Talks: Andrew Davies Round Reading Room, Swansea. 1pm, free. Info 01792 411570. Swansea International Festival event looking at how arts and culture play a vital role in our health.
Milieu: OJ & Ramen Time & Beef, Canton, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2115 8539. One-night-only photography show featuring work from Buzz’s Jaydon Martin, Felix Milburn, Alex Cornish and Glenn Tarplee-Hillier. There’ll be some DJ sets too.
Ocean Film Festival Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £12.50/£11.50. Info 01656 815995. Banff Festival present another collection of short films documenting the power of the ocean and those who sail/swim/etc in it.
Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.
Reggae Yoga Breakfast Club Anna-Loka, Cardiff. 7.30-8.30am, £10. Info 029 2049 7703. Vegan cafe launches new session, on every Friday, where you do yoga (with one Yogi Bare) and listen to reggae. Some friends of mine go to a doom metal yoga class sometimes. Yes it’s in London.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Toddler Days Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Monthly term-time events for toddlers and their parents, this month’s theme being ‘around the world’.
Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 10am-12pm. Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk.
SATURDAY 8
Africa Day Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Info 029 2030 4400. All-day event featuring stalls displaying African arts and crafts, fairtrade products, exhibitions and Welsh-based charities working in Africa. There’s an African Storytelling workshop by Bevin Magama (1.30pm) and an Education Through Film workshop (4pm).
An Evening With Martin Kemp The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £22. Info 01633 656757. Spandau Ballet man on a tours where he talks about being Martin Kemp and answers questions. No music is played as far as I can tell.
Angela Cooks The Book: A Special Book Launch Event Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 6.30pm, £60. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk. Entry price includes a copy of Angela’s new book, a drink and canapes on arrival and a taster menu.
Book Swap National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. You can also trade vinyl and CDs at this.
Boxing: Rumble In The Rhondda Tylorstown Leisure Centre. £35-£60/£10 under-16s. Info 0117 9496699. Featuring 11 fights between south Wales pugilists.
Caerwent Craft Fayre Caerwent Village Hall, Monmouthshire. 2.30-4.30pm. Info [email protected]. Every second Saturday of the month.
Chepstow Farmers’ Market Cormeilles Square, Chepstow. 8.30am-1pm, free. Info 01291 626370. Every second and fourth Saturday of the month.
Dandiya Dancing National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7-10pm, £3/£1 kids. Info 01792 463980. Join in the festivities with Indian Kathak Dance professional Sarita Sood.
Drop-In Knotwork & Beadwork Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. £5 per session. Info 029 2048 4611. With Suzen Millodot every month.
Essential Bike Maintenance Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £65. Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk.
Farmers’ Market Twyn Community Centre, Caerphilly. 9.30am, free. Info 01656 658963. Every second Saturday of the month.
Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16)
Gower Cider Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. 10am-11pm. Info 01792 371206. Appley annual event! Sample various local ciders, including the venue’s own, and taste some freshly-pressed apple juice. Music over two days from Soul Skunks, Up The Creek, Abbie Jebbers, Bus Pass Cowboys, Andy Tamlyn Jones, Captain Cat And The Sailors, Coppertops and Ian James. There’s a real ale bar too, and a BBQ. On tomorrow also
Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Coventry Blaze Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Kidsmarkets Family Sale Cowbridge Leisure Centre. 11am-12.30pm, £1/kids free. Info 07760 802088. Featuring 38 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved baby and children’s items.
Monmouthshire Food Festival Caldicot Castle & Country Park. 10am-4.30pm, £5/free under-12s. Info 01291 420241. Stalls, taster sessions, demos, notable chefs etc. On tomorrow also.
Mumbles Produce Market Seafront Car Park, Mumbles. 9am-1pm, free. Info 01792 361012. Every second Saturday of the month.
Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.
Newport Craft Fayre The Gallery, Newport Indoor Market. 9am-4.30pm, free. Info 01633 656656. Every second Saturday of the month.
Nimble Fingers Craft Fayre Victoria Hall, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 07790 298913. On the second Saturday of every month.
Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.
Roald Dahl 100 National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11.30am, free. Info 01792 463980. Work with artist Keith Bayliss and composer Stacey Blythe to create musical and artistic responses to Dahl’s work.
Samba Galez Percussion And Dance Courses Venue TBC, Splott, Cardiff. £30 for eight weeks/£25 unwaged. Info [email protected].
Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16)
Slow Food Fest Dunraven Bay, Southerndown. 10am-4pm. Info 01446 700111. Artisan food and drink producers, food talks, cooking demos, restaurant pop-ups and more.
Spoken Word Saturday Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 2.45pm, £3. Info 0845 2263510.
Stargazing & Astro-Photography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092.
Storytelling With Cath Little M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 10am-2.30pm. Info 029 2047 3373. First of three workshops which are part of the Things We Share exhibition.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Wild In The City Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. Bring the whole family to make a giant mural, inspired by nature in Cardiff.
SUNDAY 9
Cardiff Vintage Kilo Sale Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 11am (early bird)/12pm (standard), £3 (early bird)/£1.50 (standard). Info 029 2019 1806. The return of this event when you buy vintage or perhaps ‘vintage’ clothes for £15 a kilo.
Charity Walk – 10K For 10K Principality Stadium, Cardiff (starting point). 10am-12pm, £10/£5 under-16s/free under-5s. Info [email protected]. A George Thomas Hospice Care charity event.
Craft Fair LC2, Swansea. 10am-4pm, £25 to set up a table. Info [email protected].
Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.
Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16)
Football: World Cup Qualifier – Wales v Georgia Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 5pm. Info 0845 3451400.
Gower Cider Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. 10am-8pm. Info 01792 371206.
Gwent Memory Walk Glanusk Estate, Brecon Beacons (starting point). 10am. Info www. memorywalk.org.uk. Fundraising event by/for the Alzheimer’s Society.
Healing Chant Workshop Scout Hall, Fields Park Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £25. Info [email protected]. With David Karchere from Sunrise Ranch, Loveland, Colorado, a teacher of Primal Spirituality. Additionally, Gail Stewart from Cardiff will be providing a sound bath using singing bowls and the like.
*Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info [email protected]. Eight days of innovative art/cultural activities across this cheerful Cardiff district. A full programme will be online at www.madeinroath.com; highlights include a spoken word programme co-ordinated by Christina Thatcher; open houses full of art, theatre and more co-ordinated by Nia Metcalfe; ‘happenings’, co-ordinated by Gail Howard and Clare Charles, including “a giant robotic moth in Roath Park Conservatory, which responds to the audience and will become more active when handled”; digital arts, co-ordinated by Tom Betts; .CREATE Workshops, co-ordinated by Pip Taylor and exhibitions, co-ordinated by Helen Clifford (including James Green’s Mask Hunt trail; Nonarchy, a nine-artist collaborative venture at The Parade; Love Penylan, a community art project that explores memories of the local park with Jessica Hopkins; and a host of artists at the new gallery spaces created at Inkspot.). (Until Sun 16)
Marina Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.
Monmouthshire Food Festival Caldicot Castle & Country Park. 10am-4.30pm, £5/free under-12s. Info 01291 420241.
One Day Monotype Workshop King Street Gallery, Carmarthen. 10am-4pm, £30. Info 01267 220121. One-day workshop hosted by printmaker Alan Williams.
Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16)
Sewcial Autumn Workshops Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1.30-3 + 3.30-5pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Tuneless Choir Cardiff Aspire Fitness, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 first session/£7 drop-in/£40 for eight weeks. Info 07745 683723. Choir, led by Mei Gwynedd, for people who want to sing but can’t carry a tune. Also on Sun 23, and every fortnight after that.
MONDAY 10
Advanced Burlesque/Cabaret Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-9.30pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www.
cardiffcabaretclub.com.
Evening Beginners Show Girl And Burlesque Dancing Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com.
Lunchtime Talks: Christine James & E Wyn James National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Swansea International Festival event launching a new collection of poetry about the Aberfan disaster.
Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info [email protected]. (Until Sun 16)
Rick Stein Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01600 772467. TV fish fryer and, like me, fake Cornishman.
Science Cafe Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, free. Info 01970 623232. Adil Mughai on ‘how to pack (almost) anything’.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £450 (five days). Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk. (Until Fri 14)
TUESDAY 11
Cardiff’s Victorian Buildings Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Matthew Williams.
Celebrity Golf Day Vale Golf Club, Hensol. 12-9pm, £200 for a team of four players. Info [email protected]. A George Thomas Hospice Care charity event.
Elliecoptor Hoops Hula Hoop Class Plasnewydd YMCA, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Second Monday of every month.
Friends Festival Lecture: Drama In Song Guildhall, Swansea. 6.30pm, free. Info 01792 475715. David Jackson, Artistic Director of BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World, gives an illustrated lecture and discusses recordings of some of the greatest singers of recent history and what makes a great vocal performance. Swansea International Festival event. Book in advance please.
Howl Mozarts, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 649984. Poetry open mic, every second and third Thursday of the month.
Joy Of Living Mindfulness Group Meeting Gaia Yoga Studio, Roath, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, free (donations welcome). Info 07412 346054. On the second and fourth Monday of every month.
Lunchtime Talks: Lyndon Jones National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Swansea International Festival event discussing how Lestr Polsfuss changed the course of music forever.
Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info [email protected]. Today features a double bill of theatre, And Now, The Weather and You’ve Never Been So HOT. (Until Sun 16)
Sir Chris Bonnington Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £19.50/£17.50. Info 01874 611622. Mountaineering knight of the realm comes to Brecon, because it’s there.
Spirituality Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344. Second Tuesday of every month.
Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-4pm, £4. Info 01656 815995. Also on Tue 25.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £450 (five days). Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk. (Until Fri 14)
WEDNESDAY 12
Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.30pm, £8. Info 07538 878609. A walk through woodlands, ruins and graveyards, at a cheaper price than normal. Also on Sun 23-Thurs 27, Sun 30 and Mon 31.
Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. “A high-energy family show featuring a new generation of vibrant young performers against an infectious, non-stop Rock and Pop soundtrack,” writes one of Gerry’s publicity minions. In Cardiff from Fri 21-Wed 26. (Until Tue 18)
*Iris Prize 2016 Chapter Arts Centre, Park Inn + Cineworld, Cardiff. 9am, £80 weekend pass/£65 members. Info www.irisprize.org. Annual LGBT film festival, covered in this issue and the last. Check full listings at the website above. Today features an education day at Chapter, the launch of Jon Pountney’s exhibition at the Park Inn and short films screened at Cineworld. (Until Sun 16)
Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info [email protected]. (Until Sun 16)
*Oktoberfest Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 5-11pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Top quality beers from Germany served near the front door of Chapter for four days. (Until Sat 15)
Open Mic Spoken Word Extravaganza Ye Olde Murenger, Newport. 7.30pm, £5/£3. Info 01633 263977. Featuring Stephen Badman, John Herbert and Clare Potter.
Rose Pruning Course: Climbers And Ramblers National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-1pm, £30. Info 029 2057 3500.
Skills Cymru Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2022 4488. On tomorrow also.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Urban Chicken Keeping Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £10. Info 07830 381930. Hosted by Green City Events.
Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £450 (five days). Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk. (Until Fri 14)
THURSDAY 13
An Autumnal Evening With The Lonely Crowd Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 7.30-10pm. Info 07830 381930. Launch of literary anthology featuring readings from contributors Rachel Trezise, John Freeman, Jo Mazelis, Kathy Groan, Gary Raymond, Matthew David Scott, Sophie McKeand, Chris Cornwell and Rebecca Lawn.
Bombed, Burned And Blasted: Britain’s Lost Houses Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Matthew Williams. Also on Mon 17.
Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Tue 18)
Iris Prize 2016 Park Inn + Cineworld, Cardiff. 10am, £80 weekend pass/£65 members. Info www.irisprize.org. Today features programmes of shorts throughout the day at Cineworld. (Until Sun 16)
Lunchtime Talks: Gillian Clarke National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Swansea International Festival event. Clarke discusses her work as National Poet Of Wales and reads some of her poems.
Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info [email protected]. (Until Sun 16)
Oktoberfest Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 5-11pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Sat 15)
Pentreffest Autumn Festival Rudry Village Hall, Cardiff. From £50 (four days). Info 029 2023 2970. Four days of live music and dance, from nations/regions including France, Sweden and Brittany. (Until Sun 16)
Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.
Skill Builder: Fast Fish Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 6-9pm, £90. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Skills Cymru Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2022 4488.
SWDFAS Lecture: Alexander Epps, The Golden Section – Divine Proportion In Art And Architecture Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, £6. Info 029 2030 4400.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £450 (five days). Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk. (Until Fri 14)
FRIDAY 14
Dinky Dragons Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. Family fun day for 0-5-year-olds on the second Friday of every month.
Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 10pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.
Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Bristol City Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 7.45pm. Info 0845 3451400.
Fused Glass Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £225 (three days). Info 029 2048 4611. With Bill Swann. (Until Sun 16)
Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Tue 18)
Iris Prize 2016 Park Inn + Cineworld, Cardiff. 9am, £80 weekend pass/£65 members. Info www.irisprize.org. Today features the Producers’ Forum at the Park Inn and screenings all day at Cineworld. (Until Sun 16)
Kev Johns Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 2pm, £8.50. Info 01792 475715.
Little Mice Club: Autumn National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am-12pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Bilingual playtime for babies/toddlers.
Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info [email protected]. (Until Sun 16)
Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.
Oktoberfest Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 5pm-12.30am, free. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Sat 15)
Pentreffest Autumn Festival Rudry Village Hall, Cardiff. From £50 (four days). Info 029 2023 2970. (Until Sun 16)
Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £15. Info 07538 878609. By Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Fri 21, Tue 25, Fri 28 and Sat 29.
So You Think You’re Smart? Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, free. Info 01495 243252. Quiz night, every third Friday of the month.
Tea Dance St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 2pm, £5. Info 01446 799100.
The Hungry Heart: Seductive Stories From Italy Queens Hall, Narberth. 7pm, £9. Info 01834 869323. Storytelling session with Cat Weatherill. Whoever wrote the blurb for this on the venue’s website wants to take a cold shower.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £450 (five days). Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk. (Finishes today)
Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 10am-12pm. Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk.
SATURDAY 15
60 Second Show And Tell National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 2pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Museum curators explain an object without hesitation in just 60 seconds.
Autumn Garden Festival Of Food And Drink Dunraven Bay, Southerndown. 12-9pm. Info 01446 700111. Showcasing local, small scale independent producers of food and drink, plus live local musicians and arts.
Blaenavon Little Monthly Market Bethlehem Court, Blaenavon. 10am-2pm, free (£10 to set up a table/£5 if you bring your own table). Info 01495 792878. crafts, bric-a-brac, bits and pieces and breads/pastries, every third Saturday of the month.
Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959. On tomorrow also.
Brecon Craft Fair Market Hall, Brecon. 9am-4.30pm. Info 01495 753782.
Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16)
Fused Glass Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £225 (three days). Info 029 2048 4611. (Until Sun 16)
Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Tue 18)
Hedgehog Helper Morning Venue TBC, nr Builth Wells. £20. Info 01874 749092.
Horrible History Stories: From The Pits To The Trenches National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11.30am, 1pm + 2.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Meet a miner turned soldier and hear his tales.
Ice Hockey: Challenge Cup – Cardiff Devils v Sheffield Steelers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Introduction To Mindful Photography Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £54. Info www.leeaspland.com. Hosted by Lee Aspland, this course is course is suitable for people of all photographic abilities with an interest in mindfulness and a curiosity about how this can be developed through photography.
Iris Prize 2016 Park Inn, Chapter Arts Centre + Cineworld, Cardiff. 9am, £80 weekend pass/£65 members. Info www.irisprize.org. Today features the Pride Cymru Youth Conference at the Park Inn and screenings all day at Cineworld and Chapter. (Until Sun 16)
Joanna Grace: Sensory Stories M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 10am-2.30pm. Info 029 2047 3373. Workshop held as part of the Things We Share exhibition.
Local & Family History Fair National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.
Lunch Club Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-2.30pm, £37. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Lunchtime Talks: Robert Newell National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Swansea International Festival event. Artist Newell explains why he paints.
Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info [email protected]. Today features an Opera In Situ and a performance of Erik Satie’s Vexations (see Music listings), a Global Home Street Party featuring the Poetry Takeaway and film screenings in Plasnewydd Community Centre. (Until Sun 16)
Nantgarw Craft Fair Nantgarw China Works. 11am-3pm, free. Info [email protected]. Every third Saturday of the month.
Oktoberfest Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 12pm-12am, free. Info 029 2030 4400. (Finishes today)
Pentreffest Autumn Festival Rudry Village Hall, Cardiff. From £50 (four days). Info 029 2023 2970. (Until Sun 16)
Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.
Reggae Yoga Breakfast Club Anna-Loka, Cardiff. 7.30-8.30am, £10. Info 029 2049 7703.
Remembrance Service 2016 St John The Baptist Church, Cardiff. 3-4pm. Info [email protected]. A George Thomas Hospice Care fundraising event.
Roller Derby: Tiger Bay B-Bombs v Brighton Rockers Cardiff Central Youth Club, Cardiff. 5.45-8pm, £5 adv. Info [email protected].
Samba Galez Percussion And Dance Courses Venue TBC, Splott, Cardiff. £30 for eight weeks/£25 unwaged. Info [email protected].
Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 16)
The Black Prince Of Florence: A Medici Mystery National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 01792 463980. Lecture by Dr Catherine Fletcher of Swansea University.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
The Welsh Drum Fair Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 10am-5pm, free. Info 01685 384111. Stalls selling new and used drum-related materials as well as workshops and drum clinics (which you have to pay for) throughout the day.
What Ya Got? 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.
SUNDAY 16
Artist Sharing Event M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 2-5pm. Info 029 2047 3373. Workshop held as part of the Things We Share exhibition.
Big Draw National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Design imaginary travelling machines of the future by piecing together bits of the past.
Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959.
Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.
Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today)
Fused Glass Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £225 (three days). Info 029 2048 4611. (Finishes today)
Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 2 + 5pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Tue 18)
Iris Prize 2016 Park Inn, Chapter Arts Centre + Cineworld, Cardiff. 12pm, £80 weekend pass/£65 members. Info www.irisprize.org. Today features the Iris Prize Awards at the Park Inn and screenings at Cineworld including the Best Feature Film at 8pm. (Finishes today)
Made In Roath Various locations, Roath, Cardiff. Info [email protected]. Today features Octopoet, hosted by Mark Blayney; CREATE hosting activities at Roath Park Pleasure Gardens, and a closing street party with a Puppet Parade. (Finishes today)
Pentreffest Autumn Festival Rudry Village Hall, Cardiff. From £50 (four days). Info 029 2023 2970. (Finishes today)
Saturday Morning Kitchen Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-12pm, £15. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today)
Sewcial Autumn Workshops Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1.30-3 + 3.30-5pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Weber Winter Warmer Course Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10am-2pm, £99. Info 01443 222716.
Wedding Showcase Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 11am, free. Info 01495 243252. It’s weird that wedding showcases are always free entry, considering that anything to do with weddings is a license to print money.
MONDAY 17
Aberfan Voices Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, free. Info 01685 384111. Poems by Tony Curtis and Grahame Davies in response to the I.C. Rapoport Images of 1966. Venue suggests booking in advance.
Advanced Burlesque/Cabaret Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-9.30pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www.
cardiffcabaretclub.com.
Bombed, Burned And Blasted: Britain’s Lost Houses Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100.
Evening Beginners Show Girl And Burlesque Dancing Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com.
Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Tue 18)
Gwd Mondays Quiz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Write On Writers Morganstown Village Hall. 6.30-8.30pm. Info 07512 235758.
TUESDAY 18
Care Roadshow Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 9.30am-3pm, free. Info www.careroadshows.co.uk. Exhibitions, seminars and workhops, all free and tailored for the Welsh care community.
Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Mumbles Rd Car Park, Swansea. 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Finishes today)
Howl Mozarts, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 649984.
Philosophy Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344. Third Tuesday of every month.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
WEDNESDAY 19
Beekeeping For Beginners Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £10. Info 07830 381930. Hosted by Green City Events.
Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 7.45pm. Info 0845 3451400.
Scriveners Writers’ Group Royal Exchange, Brynmawr. 8pm. Info 01495 753629.
Spice Preview Night Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Info 07429 598414. A chance for you to go along and see what you might get out of this adventure, activity, sports and social group.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Wifi Wars Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7pm, £10-£15. Info 01970 623232. Live comedy game show hosted by Steve McNeil, where audience members compete using their smartphone or tablet.
THURSDAY 20
16 Bit Sound vs Games Wales 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883.
Beavertown Tap Takeover Brewdog, Cardiff. 5pm, free. Info 029 2023 1684. Popular UK craft beer sorts drop in to sell some beers that you rarely if ever see in the UK.
Ghost (And Other Weird) Stories Of Cardiff Castle Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Matthew Williams.
Open Space: Poetry Evening Central Library Hub, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2038 2116. Celebrating poetry and Black History Month with poets Clare Potter, Ric Hool, Mike Jenkins and Eric Ngalle Charles. Eric will also be showcasing the use of an African drum.
Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.
The Devil’s Music In Wales 1919-39: Swansea’s Café Society In The First Jazz Age Swansea Museum. 7.30pm. Info 01792 653763. Talk hosted by the Royal Institution Of South Wales and Jen Wilson.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
FRIDAY 21
Cardiff Contemporary Festival Launch Celebrations G39 / The Angel, Cardiff. 5-9.30pm. Info 029 2047 3633. You can go to G39 from 5-9pm, or the Angel (opposite the castle) from 7.30-9.30.
Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Wed 26)
Growing Up In Victorian Swansea: History Day National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-4.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980.
In The Zone: Graeme Fowler Waterloo Tea, Roath, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2045 6073. Former England cricketer talks about his career and his subsequent work raising awareness of mental health issues.
Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.
Oktoberfest Swansea Patti Pavilion, Swansea. 6-11pm, £12 adv/£20 to book a table. Info 01792 477710. More Teutonic lashing up, with music from the Ooomprah Brass Band. Didn’t know the Patti Pavilion still existed! On tomorrow also.
Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £15. Info 07538 878609.
Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.
Reggae Yoga Breakfast Club Anna-Loka, Cardiff. 7.30-8.30am, £10. Info 029 2049 7703.
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Until Sat 22)
Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 10am-12pm. Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk.
SATURDAY 22
All Hallows Annual Autumn And Christmas Craft Fayre All Hallows RC Church Hall, Miskin, Pontyclun. 12-4pm. Info 01443 204830.
Annual Local History Book Fair Swansea Museum. 10am-4pm. Info 01792 653763. Hosted by the Royal Institution Of South Wales.
Autumn Lecture – Who Was Elizabeth Andrews? Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 1.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. With Audrey Griffiths, her great-niece.
Bierkeller! Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £12.50. Info 01970 623232. German beer hall vibes for one night only with music from oompah band The Amazing Bavarian Stompers. Not sure if they’ll be getting proper German beer in for this. I have no idea what they serve here usually either.
Boxing: Championship Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 5.30pm, £35-£200. Info 029 2022 4488. Bouts include Liam Williams v Ahmet Patterson and Chris Eubank Jnr v Tommy Langford.
Brecon Baroque Tea Dance Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 2.45pm, £10. Info 01874 611622.
*Brickstock The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff. 12pm-12am, £20/free before 8pm. Info facebook.com/brickstockcdf. Opening day of this special music/art/cinema pop-up thingy, every weekend until 6 Nov. Today features music from James Dean Bradfield, James Kennedy and Joe Bayliss; an art exhibition by the Mental Health Collective; films from Limelight and Ken Loach Cinema; plus Indian head massage tasters and food and drink. The venue is a courtyard near Cardiff Central station, by the way.
Craft Fair Dunvant Social Centre, Swansea. 1-5pm, £10-£15 to set up a table. Info 07715 452380.
Crickhowell Craft Fair Clarence Hall, Crickhowell. 10am-4pm, £10 to set up a table. Info 01495 524764.
Diwali Decorations National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Rangoli patterns using colourful powders and learn about the different symbols.
Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Creating responses to the Artes Mundi exhibition. (Until Sun 30)
Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v Watford Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 3pm. Info 0870 400004.
Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 2, 5 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Wed 26)
Happy Birthday Dylan Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Family activities including creative writing, make a mini comic, puppets, games, reading corner, crafts and dressing up costumes, all inspired by Dylan Thomas. (Until Sun 30)
Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Edinburgh Capitals Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Laughter Yoga Leader Training Llandaff North Community Centre, Cardiff. 7.15-8.15pm, £5 (suggested donation). Info maria@
sparklylaughter.co.uk. Two-day event (on tomorrow also) of certified/professional training in this role. “Change your own and other people’s lives for the better, forever!” they say.
Local History Book Fair Swansea Museum. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Presented by the Royal Institution Of South Wales.
Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans. Info 029 2057 3500. Meet the makers and find out more about their crafts as they run workshops and demonstrations with a Halloween twist. (Until Sun 30)
Oktoberfest Swansea Patti Pavilion, Swansea. 12-11pm, £12 adv/£20 to book a table. Info 01792 477710.
Roald Dahl: Imagine That National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1 + 3pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Interactive show to unlock your imagination and sense of fun.
Samba Galez Percussion And Dance Courses Venue TBC, Splott, Cardiff. £30 for eight weeks/£25 unwaged. Info [email protected].
Sculptural Felt Forms Model House Craft And Design Centre, Llantrisant. 10am-5pm, £100 (two days). Info 01443 238884. With jewellery and textile designer maker Mandy Nash. On tomorrow also.
Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Eerie events and ghostly goings-on for half term. You are invited to attend in fancy dress if you like. (Until Sun 30)
Stargazing & Astro-Photography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092.
Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. This half term, find out more about some familiar constellations, the planets, how stars are born and how they die. (Until Sun 30)
The Official Oktoberfest Cardiff 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. (Finishes today)
War Is Peace Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 1pm, £2/£1. Info 01970 623232. Speakers John Rees and Ken Booth look back at the last 15 years of the ‘war on terror’.
SUNDAY 23
Brickstock The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff. 12-11pm, free. Infofacebook.com/brickstockcdf. Today features music from Captain Accident And The Disasters, Baby Queens, Junior Bill, The Bad Ambassadors: A Divine Tribute Band and Geraint Rhys; workshops in woodcarving (12-2 + 2.30-4.30pm) and Amazing Accessories (12-4pm, £7), plus more cinema and head massage.
Cardiff Baby & Toddler Show YMCA Plas, Roath, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £4/£3 adv/kids free. Info 07760 802088. Featuring 60 stalls of baby/children’s items and advice etc.
Curing, Smoking & Preserving Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £170. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.30pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.
Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 30)
Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 2 + 5pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. Next event is on Tue 25. (Until Wed 26)
Happy Birthday Dylan Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. (Until Sun 30)
Laughter Yoga Leader Training Llandaff North Community Centre, Cardiff. 7.15-8.15pm, £5 (suggested donation). Info maria@
sparklylaughter.co.uk.
Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30)
Ron Skilton Memorial Half Marathon Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys. 11am, £10 to enter. Info 01591 610270. Hosted by Green Events.
Sculptural Felt Forms Model House Craft And Design Centre, Llantrisant. 10am-5pm, £100 (two days). Info 01443 238884.
Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
The Blue Honey & VWS Kilo Sale The Depot, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, £2. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Vintage clothes for £15 a kilo
The Great Vegan Bakeoff The Environment Centre, Swansea. 1-4pm, £1/free kids. Info [email protected].
Tuneless Choir Cardiff Aspire Fitness, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 first session/£7 drop-in/£40 for eight weeks. Info 07745 683723.
MONDAY 24
Building The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Who will be burnt on Sat 29 and Sun 30. (Until Fri 28)
Drop-In Family Workshop: Make A Storytelling Game Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.
Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 9pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.
Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 2 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Wed 26)
Gore Blimey! National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon. 11am-3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3550. From sponges on sticks to nasty niffs, explore the rotten, bloody and mouldy side of Roman life. (Until Fri 28)
Half Term Activities Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 12-4pm. Info 029 2057 3650. Make crafty owls and animal species which you might find today on Coity Tip, plus other autumn-themed crafts. (Until Fri 28)
Joy Of Living Mindfulness Group Meeting Gaia Yoga Studio, Roath, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, free (donations welcome). Info 07412 346054.
Live Superstars Of Wrestling Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £12/£9 kids. Info 01656 815995.
Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30)
Morbid Curiosities National History Museum, St Fagans. 12, 2 + 3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. Peer into some of St Fagans’ darkest corners this Halloween half-term. Suitable for ages 6+. (Until Fri 28)
MTB Hydraulics and Suspension Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £105. Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk.
Scrappy Monsters National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Make a monster using bits of scrap material.
Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
TUESDAY 25
Bear Grylls Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 6pm, £25-£60. Info 029 2022 4488. Wild yet telegenic man of the forest presents a show titled Endeavour. Use him as inspiration when you’re trying to find your seat after taking a slash.
Building The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 28)
Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 10pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.
Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.30pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.
Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 30)
Free Clothes Upcycling Workshop Plasnewydd Community Centre, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm, free. Info www.loveyourclothes.org.uk/cardiff. Transform your trousers with Zap Upcycled. One of five events this month under the Love Your Clothes Cardiff banner. Book in advance please.
Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 2 + 7.30pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Until Wed 26)
Gore Blimey! National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon. 11am-3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3550. (Until Fri 28)
Half Term Activities Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 12-4pm. Info 029 2057 3650. (Until Fri 28)
Halloween Creepy Crawlies Cardiff Castle. £3. Info 029 2087 8100. Come and touch some hairy spiders and the like.
Happy Birthday Dylan Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. (Until Sun 30)
Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30)
Morbid Curiosities National History Museum, St Fagans. 12, 2 + 3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 28)
Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £15. Info 07538 878609.
Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-4pm, £4. Info 01656 815995.
Tea Dance Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 2.30pm, £5. Info 0845 2263510.
WEDNESDAY 26
Building The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 28)
Craft At The Museum Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-3pm, £1. Info 029 2034 6214. Half-term craft event.
Elliecoptor Hoops Hula Hoop Class / Hoop Jam Plasnewydd YMCA, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £5/£8 both classes. Info 07934 011061. Last Wednesday of every month. The class is from 8-9pm and is followed by a hoop jam from 9-10.
Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 11pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.
Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15 + 9pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.
Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 30)
Free Clothes Upcycling Workshop Plasnewydd Community Centre, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm, free. Info www.
loveyourclothes.org.uk/cardiff. Sew pockets and patches with Twin Made. Book in advance please.
Gerry Cottle’s Wow Circus Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 2pm, from £10. Info 0845 8355050. (Finishes today)
Gore Blimey! National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon. 11am-3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3550. (Until Fri 28)
Half Term Activities Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 12-4pm. Info 029 2057 3650. (Until Fri 28)
Happy Birthday Dylan Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Next event is on Fri 28. (Until Sun 30)
Love Your Clothes Sewathon Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 11am-6pm, free. Info www.loveyourclothes.org.uk/cardiff. Sew pockets and patches with Twin Made. Book in advance please.
Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30)
Morbid Curiosities National History Museum, St Fagans. 12, 2 + 3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 28)
Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.
Reading Between The Wines Bookclub The White Hart, Llangybi. 7.30pm. Info [email protected]. Monthly club, discussing Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver this month.
Science Cafe National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. ‘How quantum physics democratized music’, with Professor Michael Berry.
Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
The Studio Series Workshop 1: The Editing Studio Mission Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, £6/£15 for three workshops. Info 01792 652016. Using the theme of Swansea spaces, learn how to edit film.
Welsh Wrestling 2016 Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £12/£9 kids. Info 01633 868239.
THURSDAY 27
1896: Cardiff’s Great Exhibition Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Matthew Williams.
A 90s Supper Club The Dead Canary, Cardiff. 8-11pm, £30 adv. Info 029 2023 1263. Three courses of food presented by Penylan Pantry, plus a drink on arrival. The 90s aspect, as far as I can tell, is brought by the musical soundtrack.
Building The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 28)
Design Stuff 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2022 8883. Monthly meet-up for designers.
Dylan’s Big Birthday Bash! Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Family-friendly celebration with themed crafts, face painting, poetry activities, badge making, cake and much more.
Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 11pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.
Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.30pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.
Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 30)
Films & Wine The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm. Info 029 2048 3344. New monthly event hosted by Viva Vitis, who claim to match films and wine.
Free Clothes Upcycling Workshop Pelican Nursery, Crofts Street, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm, free. Info www.loveyourclothes.org.uk/cardiff. Refashion collars and cuffs with The Sustainable Studio. Book in advance please.
Gore Blimey! National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon. 11am-3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3550. (Until Fri 28)
Half Term Activities Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 12-4pm. Info 029 2057 3650. (Until Fri 28)
Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30)
Morbid Curiosities National History Museum, St Fagans. 12, 2 + 3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 28)
Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.
Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.
Royal Institution of South Wales President’s Invitation Lecture Faraday Lecture Theatre, Swansea University. 7pm. Info www.swansea.ac.uk. Hilary Lappin-Scott of Swansea University talks about how bacteria help us have healthy bodies and a healthy planet.
Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
The Big Drawing Mission Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, free. Info 01792 652016.
FRIDAY 28
Building The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Finishes today)
Casting Hands Mission Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, £6. Info 01792 652016. As part of this year’s Family Arts Festival, make a cast of your own or your family’s hands. Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.
Four Bars Swing Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £5. Info 029 2023 9253. Featuring a lindy hop class for beginners, followed by dancing to classic swing tracks.
Gore Blimey! National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon. 11am-3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3550. (Finishes today)
Half Term Activities Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 12-4pm. Info 029 2057 3650. (Finishes today)
Happy Birthday Dylan Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. (Until Sun 30)
Live Superstars Of Wrestling Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £12/£9. Info 0845 2263510.
Made By Hand City Hall, Cardiff. 10am-5pm, £6/£5 (£11/£9 weekend). Info [email protected]. Annual event featuring stalls with around 135 makers selling their wares and sharing their skills. (Until Sun 30)
Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30)
Morbid Curiosities National History Museum, St Fagans. 12, 2 + 3pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500. (Finishes today)
Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15, 8.15 + 9.45pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.
Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 10.15pm, £15. Info 07538 878609.
Reggae Yoga Breakfast Club Anna-Loka, Cardiff. 7.30-8.30am, £10. Info 029 2049 7703.
Simon Weston Queens Hall, Narberth. 6.30pm, £18.50. Info 01834 869323. One-man show by ex-British military man and charity campaigner.
Skynet Wales LAN 2016 Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. £35 to play/£5 to spectate (three days). Info 01874 611622. Weekend of PC gaming and related attractions. (Until Sun 30)
Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
Spooky Spectacular Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 2-4pm, £2.50/£5.50 kids. Info 01495 355800. Kids’ activities in time for Halloween.
Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
TedxSwanseaWomen National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 6-9pm, £10. Info 01792 463980. TED talks whose themes are presumably explained in the event title.
The Rocky Horror Monster Halloween Ball Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7pm, £24.95. Info 01792 475715. Price includes live entertainment and a drinks reception among other things.
Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 10am-12pm. Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk.
SATURDAY 29
Brickstock The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff. 12pm-12am, free. Info facebook.com/brickstockcdf. Today features music from Johnny Cage and The Voodoogroove, The Moon Birds, Grand Tradition, Yes Man Jellyfish and more TBC; electronic sets from Glyn Roberts, Tetrahex, Sunbane and 5th Spear; workshops in sound healing (2pm), plus more cinema and art exhibitions.
Burning The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 4.30-5pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. On tomorrow also.
Cardiff Fashion Week: Designer Village And Catwalk Shows Masonic Hall, Cardiff. 11am-7pm, £10/£15 VIP. Info www.visitcfw.co.uk
Craft Fair St David’s Church, Neath. 10.30am-4pm, free. Info [email protected].
Creepy Craft Workshop National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. On tomorrow also.
Day Of The Dead Halloween Mini-Fiesta The Depot, Cardiff. 2-10pm. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. All-day lash-up featuring pinatas and the skulls with the teeth etc, by student promo company Babylon. “Please note: this event is not part of the Dia de los Muertos public holiday, which has significant religious meaning and many traditions that will not be happening at our show,” they add.
Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Sun 30)
Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Wigan Athletic Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 3pm. Info 0845 3451400.
Halloween Boardgaming Evening With Rules Of Play Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7-10pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.
Halloween Spooky Funday National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.
Happy Birthday Dylan Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. (Until Sun 30)
Introduction To Clowning NoFit State, Four Elms Road, Cardiff. 10am, £90-£150. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Holly Stoppit presents a two-day workshop which claims to “gently immerse you into the state of clown”. It strikes me that many of you reading achieved this state long ago, however this offers tuition on regards to comedy, physicality, psychology and more. This may be full by the time you see this, but also may not, so try your luck. On tomorrow also.
Love Your Clothes Swap Shop Plasnewydd Community Centre, Cardiff. 12-4pm, free. Info www.loveyourclothes.org.uk/cardiff.
Made By Hand City Hall, Cardiff. 10am-5pm, £6/£5 (£11/£9 weekend). Info [email protected]. (Until Sun 30)
Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Sun 30)
Menna Elfyn Discusses Eluned Phillips Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 11am, £2-£6. Info 01792 463980.
Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 8.15 + 9.45pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.
Pig Street Craft Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am-4pm, free. Info [email protected]. Selling original arts and crafts.
Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £15. Info 07538 878609.
Skynet Wales LAN 2016 Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. £35 to play/£5 to spectate (three days). Info 01874 611622. (Until Sun 30)
Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
Stargazing & Astro-Photography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092.
Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Until Sun 30)
The Highwayman & Halloween Happenings Cardiff Castle. Info 029 2087 8100. Join us in the hunt for the masked highwayman as he mysteriously appears around the site. Spooky tales in the Undercroft and a children’s parade also feature. On tomorrow also.
Viscositecture Workshop Mission Gallery, Swansea. 10am-4pm, £20. Info 01792 652016. Join artists Jason&Becky, working alongside their current exhibition at Mission Gallery, considering themes of architecture and how we utilize urban spaces.
Welsh Wrestling Live Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £12/£9. Info 01446 738622.
Wild In The City Photography Competition Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-3pm. Info 029 2034 6214. Submit your Cardiff wildlife photos to [email protected], or printed copies to the museum by midday, when judging will begin.
SUNDAY 30
Black History Month Grand Finale National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1-5pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Celebrate the contributions made by black people to local, national and world history and culture.
Brickstock The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff. 12pm-12am, free. Info facebook.com/brickstockcdf. Today features music from Welsh Modular Alliance: RecRock Youth Music Project, Hang 11, Blue Is Black, Hummadruz: Funtasia and The DMT Experiment; workshops in woodcarving (12-2 and 2.30-4.30pm) Make Your Own Monster (age 7-12, 12-4pm, £7) and Go With The Flow crafty workshops (2-4pm, £7), plus more cinema and art exhibitions.
Burning The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 4.30-5pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.
Creepy Craft Workshop National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.
Dame Siân Phillips In Conversation with Edward Seckerson Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £18/£16. Info 029 2039 1391.
Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 8.40pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.
Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 9.30pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.
Family Half Term Workshops – The Big Draw National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Finishes today)
Halloween Caldicot Castle & Country Park. 5-9pm. Info 01291 420241. “Ghosts, ghouls and all things spooky” says Caldicot Castle, or one of its human representatives.
Happy Birthday Dylan Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. (Finishes today)
Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Belfast Giants Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Introduction To Clowning NoFit State, Four Elms Road, Cardiff. 10am, £90-£150. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org.
Made By Hand City Hall, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £6/£5 (£11/£9 weekend). (Finishes today)
Makers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans. Info 029 2057 3500. (Finishes today)
NosDa Vape Social NosDa, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2037 8866. Juice swaps, coil building and other vape/e-cig stuff from Beaum Vape and AD Vaping. Very peculiar subculture this is.
Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.
Skynet Wales LAN 2016 Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. £35 to play/£5 to spectate (three days). Info 01874 611622. (Finishes today)
Spooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today)
Star Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today)
The Highwayman & Halloween Happenings Cardiff Castle. Info 029 2087 8100.
MONDAY 31
Darkened Rooms: The Shining Angel Hotel, Cardiff. 8-10.30pm, £10. Info 029 2030 4400. Top scary Kubrick movie screened in a fancy location, in conjunction with Chapter.
Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 9.45pm, £8. Info 07538 878609.
Halloween National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon. 6-8pm, £3.50. Info 029 2057 3550. Games, crafts, fancy dress for what the Celts called Samhain.
Halloween Gwd Monday Gwdihw, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933. Not sure exactly what will go on here but it’s free so why not chance your arm.
Halloween Horror Carnival Party The Riverfront, Newport. 9.30pm, £5/£2.50 in fancy dress/£10 with Singalog A Wicker Man ticket. Info 01633 656757.
Murder Mystery Dinner Holm House, Penarth. 7pm, £39.50. Info 029 2064 7735. Charity evening (in aid of Welsh Hearts) featuring a three-course meal and an interactive murder mystery adventure.
Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.