EVERY MONDAY
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. 6.30-7.15pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880. High intensity workout combining cardio and climbing.
Ceroc The Gate, Cardiff. 7.45-10.45pm, £8/£6 NUS. Info 029 2048 3344. A fusion of salsa, ballroom, tango, hip-hop and jive. Classes are easy and relaxed.
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. Led by Pauline Down and taking place every Monday during term time.
Drop-in Meditation And Mindfulness Classes The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £5/£3 unwaged. Info 01792 458245. New weekly class led by Mike Garside, Resident Teacher of Dharmavajra Kadampa Buddhist Centre in Swansea.
Freestyle Fitness Yoga Pontcanna Dojo, Cardiff. 6pm, £7/£6. Info [email protected].
Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Boxing-based high-intensity workout with a house soundtrack. Today’s lineup looks like this. Ware-house, Swansea: Bootcamp 6-7 + 10-11am; Funkypump 5-6 + 6-7pm; Warehouse ABC 5-7pm.Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 5-5.45pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Funkypump 6-7pm. First Choice Fitness, Llantrisant: Funkypump 6-7 + 7-8pm. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Elympia Fitness, Ely, Cardiff: 6.15-7.15pm. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Funkypump 6.15-7.15pm.
Musical Theatre The Riverfront, Newport. 5.45-8pm, £6/£5. Info 01633 656757. 7-11 years old: 5.45-6.45pm; 12 and up: 6.45-8pm.
Newport Badminton Club Bettws Active Centre, Newport. 7-8.30pm. Info 07789 965285. One of the largest badminton clubs in south-east Wales. Also on Thursdays.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule looks like this. 4.30-6pm:Youth: Wookies (7-9 years); Youth: Padawans (9-11 years). 6-8pm: Aerial Hoop Level 4, Static Trapeze Level 3. 7.45-9.45pm: Aerial Hoop Level 2, Aerial Hoop Level 3, Static Trapeze Level 4.
Qigong Class The Sunhouse, Gwaelod-y-Garth, Cardiff. 6-7.15pm, £5. Info 07779 151916. More at www.bringingbalance.co.uk.
Ruff Folk Dance Club St Andrew’s Methodist Church Hall, Birchgrove, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2051 3440. With Ian Lewis.
Salsa Classes Horse & Groom, Cowbridge. 8-10pm, £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.
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.
Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm. Info 07790 167560. Every Tuesday and Friday.
Beginners Ballet Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15-7.30pm, £6. Info 029 2063 5614. Covering key ballet principles including developing core strength, improving posture, basic steps, flexibility and coordination. Hosted by National Dance Company Wales.
Beginners Contemporary Dance Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30-8.45pm, £6. Info 029 2063 5614. Exploring the basic principles of contemporary dance through a set of exercises. Hosted by National Dance Company Wales.
Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8.15pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Ware-house, Swansea: TRX & Kettlebell 6-7am; Buggy Blast 10.30-11.30am; HIIT 1.15-1.45pm; Funkypump 5.15-6 + 6-7pm; Funkypump Kidz 5.15-6pm; White Collar Boxing Training 6-7pm; Funky Pump Lite 7-8pm. Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6.30-7.15pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bootcamp 6-7am. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Bootcamp 6.15-7.15pm; Bags 7.15-8.15pm. Ufit, Cardiff: Funkypump 6-7pm. Daleon Fitness, Merthyr: Funkypump 6-7pm.
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 Classes Rubicon Dance, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm. Info 029 2075 1158. From beginners to grade 2 and for all ages and abilities.
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.
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 Kenfig Hill Rugby Club, Bridgend. 8-10.30pm, £5. Info 07400 080101. Hosted by Frank. Lessons are from 8.15-9pm; there’s a disco from 9-10.30. First dance lesson free.
Life Drawing Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6-8pm, £7.50. Info 07830 381930. Hosted by Cardiff Life Model.
Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing The Garage, Swansea. 6-10pm. Info 01792 475147.
Morning Yoga Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8-9am, £6. Info 029 2063 5614. A Vinyasa flow class, aimed to develop functional, athletic abilities and maximise strength. Hosted by National Dance Company Wales.
Music Tots The Riverfront, Newport. 9.45am-1.45pm, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757. Music and movement class for babies aged eight weeks to five years.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 4.15-6pm: Jedis Ground Skills (11+). 5-6pm: Youth: Ewoks (5-7 years). 6-7pm: Hula Hoop. 6-8pm: Supervised Training, Creative Circus. 7.45-9.45pm: Mixed Aerial.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Pregnancy Yoga Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 6-7.15pm, £35/£30 (five-week blocks). Info [email protected].
Qigong & 24 Step Form St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-7.45pm. Info 07772 657692.
Qigong Class Bute Park, Cardiff. 6-7pm, pay by donation. Info 07779 151916. More at www.bringingbalance.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.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum 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).
Student Night Cardiff City Table Tennis Club, Maindy Road Cardiff. 7-9pm, £2. Info 01446 412352. Featuring 16 table tennis tables; players of all ages and abilities are welcome. Check in advance on the sessions as the hall is occasionally booked by someone else.
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. 7-8.30pm, £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.
Zhan Zhuang Qigong Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12.30-1.30pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. New weekly class, ZZQ being an ancient Chinese health system based on a series of static postures.
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. Info 01633 656757.
Ceroc Dance Class Dockers Club, Swansea. 7.45pm-12am, £6/£8 freestyles. Info [email protected].
Cheer Tots The Riverfront, Newport. 9.30-10.15am, £3. Info 01633 656757. Movement session for babies.
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.
Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Ware-house, Swansea: Bootcamp 6-7 + 10-11am; Bag Circuit 5-6 + 6-7pm; Warehouse ABC 5-7pm; Abs 7-8pm. Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6.30-7.15pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bootcamp 6-7pm. First Choice Fitness, Llantrisant: Funkypump 6-7 + 7-8pm. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Funkypump 6.15-7.15pm.
Newport Youth Dance The Riverfront, Newport. 4.15-6.15pm, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757. 7-10 years old: 4.15-5.15pm; 14-18: 5.15-6.15pm.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 4.15-6pm: Youth: Jedi Acrobatics (11+); 6-8pm: Adult Acrobatics.
Pub Quiz The Pilot, Penarth. 8pm. Info 029 2071 0615. With Hayley.
Qigong Class The Hub Community Centre, Llandaff North, Cardiff. 2-3pm. Info 07772 657692.
Salsa Classes Rhiwbina Recreational Club, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.
SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum 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.
Toddler Time Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 10-11am. Info 01685 384111. Pre-school stories, rhymes and crafts for toddlers.
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.
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.
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. 6.30-7.30pm, £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
Children’s Latin/Ballroom Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 4.30-8pm. Info 01495 243252.
Fitsteps FAB The Riverfront, Newport. 10-11am, £4. Info 01633 656757. Low intensity dance fitness workout.
Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8.15pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Ware-house, Swansea: TRX & Kettlebells 6-7am; Buggy Blast 10-11.30am; HIIT 1.15-1.45pm; Funkypump 5-6 + 6-7pm; White Collar Boxing Training 6-7pm; Funkypump Lite 7-8pm. Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6.30-7.15pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bootcamp 6-7am. Ufit, Cardiff: Funkypump 6-7 + 7.15-8.15pm. Elympia Fitness, Ely: Funkypump 7.15-8.15pm. First Choice Fitness, Llantrisant: Funkypump Lite 6-7pm. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Funkypump 6.15-7.15pm.
Hand Drumming Group Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £25 (five weeks). Info 07980 742328. Hosted by Ronald Macauley.
Hatch Youth Theatre The Riverfront, Newport. 4.30-6.30pm. Info 01633 656757. Hosted by Tin Shed Theatre.
Learn To Roller Skate Cardiff Central Youth Club, Cardiff. 6-7.30pm, £3. Info www.brawlers.co.uk. With Cardiff roller derby team Tiger Bay Brawlers. Also on every Sunday.
Newport Badminton Club Pill Millennium Centre, Newport. 8-10pm. Info 07789 965285. Coached by Rhys Pritchard who represented Wales at the Junior Commonwealth Games.
Newport Junior Badminton Club Pill Millennium Centre, Newport. 7-8.30pm. Info 07789 965285. Coached by Rhys Pritchard.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 6-8pm: Ropes & Silks Level 2, Static Trapeze Level 2. 7.45-9.45pm: Static Trapeze Level 2, Ropes & Silks Level 3, Ropes & Silks Level 4.
Pilates Pontcanna Dojo, Cardiff. 6.15-7.15pm, £7/£6. Info [email protected].
Pilates Tramshed Studio, Cardiff. 12.30-1.30pm, £10/£8. Info www.tramshedstudio.com.
Qigong Albert Rd Methodist Church Hall, Penarth. 6.30-7.30pm. Info 07772 657692.
Quiz Night NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, £1. Info 029 2037 8866. With money, beers and pizza to be won.
Salsa & Bachata Classes Kapu, Cardiff. 7pm-2am, £4-£7. Info 07800 565651. Beginners 7.30pm; improvers/intermediates 8.30. Free bachata dancing from 9.45pm.
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 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 term time; aimed at 0-4 years.
The Alexander Technique M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11am-12pm, £16. Info [email protected]. Small group class hosted by Mike Young.
Yoga Classes Cardiff Steiner School, Llandaff North, Cardiff. 6-7 + 7-8pm, £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. Check in advance on the sessions as the hall is occasionally booked by someone else.
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. Parent/toddler dance and exercise session.
Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-7pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Ware-house, Swansea: Bootcamp 6-7 + 10-11am; ABC 5-7pm; Kettlebell 5.15-6pm; Bag Circuit 6.15-7pm. Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6-6.45pm. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bag Circuit 6-7pm.
India Dance Wales – Bharatanatyam Classes Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5-6pm. Info 07410 977427. Beginners’ class ith Megan Lloyd.
Movement And Music For A Fuller Life Bishop Of Llandaff High School, Cardiff. 7.45-9.30pm, £5. Info 07726 360584. Biodanza session, on most weeks (ring ahead to check) aiming to help you “discover the joy of living, feel better and happier, benefit from more energy, and be more flexible”.
Newport Photographic Club Skip Jennings Hall, Maindee, Newport. 7.30pm. Info 01633 400685.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 4.15-6pm: Youth: Jedi Aerial Skills (11+); 6-7.30pm: Aerial Fitness; 6-8pm: Supervised Training.
Older Adult Dance/Exercise The Riverfront, Newport. 11am-12pm, £3. Info 01633 656757. Low impact dance and exercise class aimed at the over 50s.
Rhiwbina Farmers Market The Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina. 10am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum 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 Various venues across south Wales. 6am-7pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Ware-house, Swansea: Abs 8-9am; TRX & Kettlebells 9.15-10.15am; Funkypump Kidz 10.30-11.30am; Bag Circuit 10.30-11.30am. Ware-house, Port Talbot: Bag Circuit 10.30-11.30am. Ufit, Cardiff: Bag Circuit 9.30-10.30am. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Bag Circuit 10.30-11.30am. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Boot Camp 8-9pm.
Hard Côr Sony Room, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11am, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
India Dance Wales Classes Lewis Street Methodist Church, Ystrad Mynach. Info [email protected]. New classes from beginner to Grade 3 level, every Saturday morning – email to confirm specific times.
Movement For Children Volcano, Swansea. 10am-12pm, £4. Info www.volcanotheatre.co.uk. Energetic classes with a focus on creativity, supporting physical development and building confidence. Ages 4-7: 10am; 8-12: 11am.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 10-11.30am: Youth: Wookies (7-9 years); 11.30am-12.30pm: Youth: Ewoks (5-7 years); 12.30-2pm: Youth: Padawans (9-11 years); 2-4pm: Youth: Jedi Performance Skills (11+); 4-6pm: Youth: Jedi General Skills (11+).
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 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.
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.
Learn To Roller Skate Cardiff Central Youth Club, Cardiff. 6-7.30pm, £3. Info www.brawlers.co.uk.
Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing Pontardawe Arts Centre. 6-10pm. Info 01792 863722.
NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 1-3pm: Flying Trapeze Level 2; 3-5 + 5-7pm: Flying Trapeze Level 1; 7-9pm: Flying Trapeze Level 3.
*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 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.
FRIDAY 1
uAllroots Yoga Festival Stackpole Estate, Pembrokeshire. 3pm, £160 (weekend)/£60 (kids weekend)/£65 (Sat 2 only). Info www.allrootsyogafestival.co.uk. Classes, workshops, practitioners, healers, therapists, nutritionists, performance, music, food, chillout areas and a kids space, over three days. (Until Sun 3)
uBall Mania Tramshed, Cardiff. 5-9.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. This is an adult ball pool party, and by that I don’t mean that it’s some kind of sex club, although maybe it will turn into that. I mean that it’s for people of 18 and over to play in a ball pool, watch cartoons and eat jelly, ice-cream and chocolate cake. Is anyone hurting me by going? No. Is knowing this helping to dampen the utter contempt I have for them? Also no. On from 10am-9.30pm tomorrow and Sun 3. (Until Sun 3)
Booklaunch: Stephen Truelove Octavo’s Wine Bar, Cardiff Bay. 6-7pm, free. Info 029 2049 1220. Stephen is a ‘mindset coach’ who, as part of this launch, will take people in attendance through “a journey of guided Hypnosendance”. That totally sounds like a real thing.
uBoutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959. Also on Sat 16, Sun 17, Sat 30 and Sun 1 Oct. (Until Sun 3)
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.
Cwtsh First Fridays: Time In Time Cwtsh, Newport. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01633 664498. An evening of poetry and song with Ric Hool and Phil Bowen.
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.
uFilthy Girl Mud Run Weekend Chepstow Racecourse. 12pm. Info 01291 622260. Billed as “a GIRLS ONLY [their caps] fun filled and muddy 5k/10k obstacle course, followed by an exclusive after party and a two night long summer camping weekend!” On tomorrow also.
Flavours Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £170. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Friday Talk: Get Stuffed! National Museum Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Julian Carter talks about the Museum’s taxidermy collections.
Get Crafty To Help Our Birds Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. 10.30am, free. Info 01639 881635.
uHedgehog Helper Morning Venue TBC, nr Builth Wells. £20. Info 01874 749092. Volunteer at a hedgehog rescue, helping their work to nurse sick and injured hogs and hoglets. A Good Day Out event. Also on Sat 2, Wed 6, Sat 9, Fri 22 and Tue 26.
Holiday Memory Holiday Comic Book Drop-In Family Workshop Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Design characters, make story boards and produce a mini-comic for you to take away. Aimed at 8+.
Little Mice Club: Roald Dahl National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am-12pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Bilingual playtime for babies/toddlers.
uStreet Food Cardiff Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 5-11pm. Info [email protected]. Food trucks, stalls, bars etc from Something Creatives, who were here last summer too and made this a popular destination. On every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until Sun 24. Times: Fridays 5-11pm; Saturdays 10am-11pm; Sundays 10am-10pm.
uTiny Rebel Brewfest The Depot, Cardiff. 12-11pm, £10 adv per day. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Newport-based craft beer sorts host their first festival, which will feature many guest brewers from Wales and beyond as well as Tiny Rebel’s own efforts. There’s also DJ sets from Goldie Lookin Chain (on both evenings), Moussa Clarke and DJ Jaffa. On tomorrow also.
uVintage Kilo Sale Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 10am-6pm, free. Info 029 2037 3144. Designer labels at £15 a kilo they’re saying! On tomorrow also.
uWorkshop 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 tomorrow, from 10am-12pm, and every Friday this month.
SATURDAY 2
Classic Curries Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £170. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
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 St Mary’s Church, Swansea. 10.30am-4pm, free. Info [email protected].
uCrown Forces Day Caldicot Castle & Country Park. Info 01291 420241. A taste of life in an army encampment during the period of George III. On tomorrow also.
Dewch i Ganu National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Join musician Delyth Jenkins and learn Welsh through song.
uDressmaking Short Course Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-2pm, £200 (six sessions). Info 029 2048 4611. With Joan Gordon. Also on Sat 16 and Sat 30 Sept, Sat 7 and Sat 21 Oct, and Sat 4 Nov.
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.
uEssential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 8.30pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609. Cut-price 85-minute tour, by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Sun 24 (7.45pm start).
Football: World Cup Qualifier – Wales v Austria Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 7.45pm. Info 0845 3451400.
Golden Oldies Rugby & Cider Festival Llandaff RFC, Cardiff. 10am-11pm, £10 adv/free under-16s. Info 0203 8928525. With 16 ciders listed, live music from South East Gospel Singers, The Blues Sisters and One For The Road, and rugby matches (which you can register for) taking place from 11am-5pm.
Into To Lino Printing Workshop Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 10am-2.30pm, £25. Info www.thecastleemporium.co.uk. Learn how to create, carve and print your own lincut card designs with Jenna Clark (SkyBear).
Lee Trundle & Andy Robinson The Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon. 5.30pm, £30 adv. Info 07563 111225. Two former Swansea City players feature in what is billed as a ‘gentlemen’s evening’, which is their way of saying that Lee Trundle will not be answering questions about the sexual prowess of Liz from Atomic Kitten. Compered by Ray Pennock.
uLegends Live! Caerphilly Castle. 12-4pm, £7.95/£5.20. Info 01443 336000. Live action performances evoking the year 1326 and the tribulations of King Edward II at that time. On tomorrow also.
Life Drawing Classes Oriel Davies, Newtown. 10.15am-1.30pm, £20. Info 01686 625041. With Caroline Ali, every first Saturday of the month.
Newtown Food Festival: Packaging Makes Prizes! Oriel Davies, Newtown. 1-3pm, free. Info 01686 625041. Using discarded food packaging, artist Helen Kozich invites attendees to create their own medals and rosetts out of plastic, ribbons and card.
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.
Phil Bowen & Rick Hool Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 6.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01982 552555. Poetry set to music.
Saturday Craft Workshop For Adults Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10.30am-1pm, free. Info 01792 463980.
Summer Ball Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £17.50. Info 01656 815995. Black tie affair with 18-piece dance orchestra the Phoenix Dance Band, plus ballroom dancing tutors Gareth and Andrea.
Superstars Of Welsh Wrestling St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £13/£11. Info 029 2087 8444.
Unusual Plants Fair Old Hall Gardens, Cowbridge. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01446 704867.
SUNDAY 3
Cardiff 10K Civic Centre, Cardiff (starting point). 9am-12pm, free to spectate. Info [email protected]. Annual athletics event for George Thomas Hospice Care. Runners are asked to raise £150 or more in sponsorship.
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.
Ice Hockey: Champions League – Cardiff Devils v HC Davos Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Penydarren Steam Locomotive National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Come and see a working replica of the world’s first steam locomotive.
uPiggy Walking With A ‘Pig-Nic’ Senni Valley, Brecon Beacons. £25/£10 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. Take a pair of friendly Kune Kune pigs (from New Zealand, look a bit like Ewoks) for a walk, then return to the smallholding for refreshments. Also on Fri 22.
Porthcawl Miniature Railway National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
uSheep Trekking Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons. £35/£25 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. Spend the afternoon in a 200-acre organic farm. A Good Day Out Event. Also on Sat 9, Sun 10 and Wed 20.
UKBFF Paul Grand Welsh Championships St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 9am, £26.50. Info 029 2087 8444. That stands for United Kingdom Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation.
MONDAY 4
uAdvanced Choreography Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-9.15pm, £7/£60 for 10-week course. Info [email protected]. With Stephanie. Every Monday until 30 Oct. Suitable for dancers who have been in three or more of Stephanie’s shows before.
uBeginners Saxophone Class Upstairs at The Park Hotel, Barry. 7-9pm, £15. Info 07806 625717. With Beverley from Sax For Fun. Every other Monday; also on Mon 18 this month.
uWrite 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. Also on Mon 18 (it takes place here every first and third Monday of the month).
Gwd Mondays: Musical Bingo Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
Rick And Morty Pub Quiz Bierkeller, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £2. Info 0845 533 3000. Featuring a cash jackpot and bonus prizes. I watched one episode of this show about six months ago, I reckon I could give this a shot.
uSummer Inspirations Dance School The Atrium, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £5 per morning class/£10 per afternoon workshop/£100 whole course. Info www.coreocymru.com. Presented by Coreo Cymru and Chapter. (Until Fri 15)
TUESDAY 5
uBallet The Gate, Cardiff. 4-6.45pm, £6.50/£5.50/£3 taster. Info 029 2048 3344. Pre-primary (4-6 year olds) 4pm; primary (6-8 year olds) 4.45pm; grade 1 5.45pm. Tutor: Miriam Riseborough. Runs until Mon 18 Dec.
uBelly Dance – Persian Belles Talent Shack, Penarth Road, Cardiff. 7.30-8.45pm, £7/£30 for 6-week course. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Stephanie. Every Wednesday until 10 Oct.
uBurlesque & Chair Dance Market House Dance Studio. Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 10.30am-12pm, £7/£60 for 10-week course. Info [email protected] Stephanie. Every Tuesday until 31 Oct.
Morris Dancing Marmaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. 8-9.30pm, free. Info 029 2087 2087. Display of Cotswold style Morris dancing plus some dances in the Welsh tradition.
Pearl Anniversary Celebration Lecture Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 2.30pm, £7.50. Info 01874 611622. Examining four hundred years of international jewellery design. Features John Benjamin from the Antiques Roadshow.
uRoath Writers The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3. Info 029 2048 3344. A space for writers of all levels to write, develop and share their work in an informal workshop environment..Every first two Tuesdays of the month (also on Tue 12 in September).
Tea Dance Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 2.30pm, £5 adv. Info 0845 2263510.
WEDNESDAY 6
BBC Antiques Roadshow Cardiff Castle. 9.30am-4.30pm. Info 029 2087 8100. Put your junk in the trunk / loot in the boot and get some people off the telly to tell you if it’s worth owt.
uBeginners Burlesque Course Talent Shack, Penarth Road, Cardiff. 6.30-7.45pm, £7/£60 for 10-week course. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Stephanie. Every Wednesday until 1 Nov.
uChair Dance Talent Shack, Penarth Road, Cardiff. 8-9.15pm, £7/£60 for 10-week course. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Stephanie. Every Wednesday until 1 Nov.
uElliecoptor Hoops Hoop Jam Cardiff & Vale College, Cardiff. 7-8pm, £5. Info 07934 011061. Also on Wed 13 and Wed 20.
uGlynn Vivian Young People Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 3.30-4.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. A group for anyone aged 16-24 with a passion for art and the enthusiasm to inspire others. Also on Wed 20.
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.
uScriveners Writers’ Group The Badminton Club, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale. 8pm. Info 01495 753629. Also on Wed 20. Now in a new venue.
Swing Time Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Penarth. 8.30pm, £5/£4.40 adv. Info [email protected]. Swing and lindy hop night with live band Donnie Joe’s American Swing plus The Medicine Man DJing. Also on Wed 20, with a different live band.
THURSDAY 7
Kemi’s Storytelling Suppers Kemi’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7pm, £14. Info 029 2037 2055. First autumn event of this monthly gathering. This one features guest storyteller Tamar Eluned Williams, winner of the Young Storyteller Of The Year, and the price includes food.
uLecture: Cardiff Castle – 70 Years Of Civic Guardianship 1947-2017 Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £8. Info 029 2087 8100. With Matthew Williams. Also on Sun 10.
uPenfro Book Festival Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 8pm, prices vary. Info 01239 841387. Annual book festival held here, launching this evening with Iolo Williams and featuring vartious workshops, sessions, readings, guest appearances etc. Highlights include Ceri Wyn Jones, Penny Thomas, Lynne Truss, David Lloyd Owen, Ann Clwyd and Glen Peters. Go to www. penfrobookfestival.org.uk for a full programme. (Until Sun 10)
Poems & Pints Browns, Laugharne. 7.30pm, free. Info 01994 427688. With guest host Steve Garrett.
uVelvet Coalmine Various venues, Blackwood. 2.30pm, prices vary. Info [email protected]. The return of this Blackwood-based arts/literature festival. Approach seems to be a bit different this year, mainly in the way that there’s hardly any music, but it looks neat still. It starts off today at 2.30pm with Tongue Fu For Kids in Blackwood’s Little Theatre, although that’s a schools performance so I won’t be listing all of them. Later today it’s the opening party, also at the Little Theatre (7.30pm, £5). Sat 9: Africa Writes Poets with the Newbridge Ladies Choir and ZimVoices, (Blackwood Methodist Church, 4-5.30pm, £5). Sun 10: Caerphilly Nordic Walks with Ed Woolley (Pontywaun, 3-4.30pm, £3); Africa Writes Poetry In The Afternoon (The Sirhowy, 4-5pm, free); comedy from Mike Wozniak, Julian D’Angelo, Dan Mitchell, Sarah Breese, Ignacio Lopez and Jenny Lockyer (Little Theatre, 7.30pm, £10). Mon 11: Marty Jopson with his kids’ science show Body Tricks (Blackwood Primary School, 5 + 7.30pm, £8/£6 kids). Tue 12: Jade Jones (Fleur-de-lis Community Centre, 5 + 6pm, £9). Wed 13: New Writing Festival (Little Theatre, 7.30pm, £7 – also on Thurs 14 and Fri 15). Thurs 14: Sophie McKeand + Ceri Thompson (Costa Coffee, 6pm, free). Fri 15: Ifor ap Glyn (Little Theatre, 5pm, £1); live reading of the new playwriting winner sponsored by Blackwood Town Council (Little Theatre, 7pm, free). Sat 16: kids’ creative writing workshop Bursting With Creativity (Blackwood Library, 10am, free); Velvet Coalmine 2017 Writer-in-residence Rachel Long (Blackwood Library, 2pm, free); Jon Gower (Blackwood Library, 3pm, free); Peter Daniels with Finding Wales: A New Book Brought To Life (Blackwood Library, 4pm, free); Forte Project music industry panels (Black Sheep, 5pm, free) and semi-regular pro-electrical-goods-recycling live music tour Make Noise (Black Sheep, 7.30pm, free). (Until Sat 16)
FRIDAY 8
An Audience With Katie Price St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £21-£56. Info 029 2087 8444. Hoping that this manages to scale the heights of Price’s previous Q&A sessions, especially one where Eddie Irvine asked her what she’d do if there was a nuclear attack in four minutes’ time. “First, I’d wank you off, then I’d wank myself off and then [gesturing to the crowd] I’d wank you lot off!”
Back To School Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7pm, £19.95. Info 01792 475715. This is an ‘adult reunion party’ and, like the ball pool thing on the previous page, is not inherently sexual in nature but will probably lead to intercourse for some attendees. Perhaps even Pat Sharp, who is the guest DJ.
Classic Pastry – The Fantastic 4 Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £170. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
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.
Let’s Get Quizzical The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £2 to enter. Info 01497 821762. Pub quiz.
uSwansea Science Festival National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 3.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Two days of diverse, broadly family-friendly talks, demos etc in various rooms in the Waterfront. Today is the adult programme and features: ‘Extremism And The Internet’ (3.30-4.45pm); ‘The Influence Of Sixteenth-Century Gun Culture’ (3.30-4.30pm); ‘The Interpretation Of Truth’ (4-5.15pm); ‘Drawing Your Dreams’ (4-9.15pm); ‘An Innovative Approach To Treating Depression And Chronic Pain’ (5-6pm); ‘Heart Health’ (5.30-6.30pm); ‘Virtual Embodiments’ (6.15-7.15pm); ‘Animal Testing And The Law’ (6.45-7.45pm); ‘Great Apes’ (7.15-8.15pm); ‘The Face Of Swansea’ (8.15-9.15pm); ‘Privacy In The Digital Age’ (8.30-9.30pm) And A Science Variety Night (9.15pm-Late). Sat 9: ‘Junior Detectives’ (10am-5pm); ‘So You Think You Know About Dinosaurs…?!’ (11.30am-12.30pm); ‘What Is It Like To Be A…’ (12.45-4.15pm) And ‘Mars 101’ (1.30-3.45pm). Sun 10: ‘Solar Cells’ (11am-3.45pm); ‘The Animal Collectives Foraging Workshop’ (11.30am-12.30pm); ‘Bonkers Balloon Show’ (12.30-3.30pm); ‘Play With Your Food!’ (12.45-3.15pm); ‘Particle Physics For Sports Fans’ (1.15-2pm) And ‘So You Think You Know Star Wars?’ (3-4pm). (Until Sun 10)
SATURDAY 9
A Darker Thread; Curators’ Talk Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen. 3pm, free. Info 01267222775. With Laura Thomas.
Caerwent Craft Fayre Caerwent Village Hall, Monmouthshire. 2.30-4.30pm. Info [email protected]. Every second Saturday of the month.
uCheese Fest Cardiff Tramshed, Cardiff. 10am-6pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. This does actually appear to be an authentic event but also resembles those fake info-harvesting things that I wrote about last month. You attend for two hours at a time and eat things made with cheese, which is reasonable enough; going on the website copy, the only function of cheese here is that you can melt it over stuff. Don’t really get the point of buying a ticket to then pay more for food you can eat anywhere, but all of today and some of tomorrow is sold out.
uChepstow Farmers’ Market Cormeilles Square, Chepstow. 8.30am-1pm, free. Info 01291 626370. Every second and fourth Saturday of the month (also on Sat 22 in July).
uCreative Screenwriting For Computer And Video Games Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 2-4.30pm, £5-£15 per day. Info 01792 463980. Al Kang brings his extensive computer art experience to these sessions., on today and tomrorow The first will focus on The 360 Degree Screenplay and the second on Creating The In-Game Narrative Experience.
Digifest Bute Park & Central Library, Cardiff. 10am-5pm, free. Info 029 2038 2116. Feature stalls from a range of companies covering a host of creative technology such as photography, virtual reality, 3D printing and more. Plus seminars and workshops taking place throughout the day and live electronic music from Atomic Supermen.
Drop-In Knotwork & Beadwork Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4611. Monthly class, normally on the second Saturday of the 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.
Funky Craft Fayre Ostreme Centre, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm. Info [email protected]. Taking place here on the second Saturday of each month all year.
Harvest Festival Amelia Trust Farm, nr Cowbridge. 11am-4pm. Info 01446 704867.
Harvest Vegetarian Special Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £170. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Ice Hockey: Challenge Cup – Cardiff Devils v MK Lightning Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
uIslwyn Indoor Bowls Club Open Days Gelli Lane, Pontllanfraith, Blackwood. 10am-2pm. Info 01495 221321. All interested parties are invited to try out indoor bowls at these free taster sessions. All equipment will be provided where possible. On tomorrow also.
Mumbles Produce Market Seafront Car Park, Mumbles. 9am-1pm, free. Info 01792 361012. Every second Saturday of the month.
Newport Craft Fayre The Gallery, Newport Indoor Market. 9am-4.30pm, free. Info 01633 656656. Every second Saturday of the month.
Open Screen Night Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 7pm, £4. Info 01239 615952. In which film makers are offered a place to show their work. Everyone is welcome: professional artists, amateur film makers/animators or members of the community with stories to tell.
Sketchbook Walk with Julia Griffiths Jones Lampeter Town Hall (starting point). 11am-1pm, free. Info 01267 222775. Organised by Oriel Myrddin.
Spoken Word Saturday Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 3pm, £3. Info 0845 2263510.
uSt Fagans Food Festival National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-5pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. On tomorrow also.
Usk Show Usk Showground, Gwernesney, nr Usk. 8am-6.30pm. Info 01291 690889. Agricultural show hosted by the Usk Farmers Club, every second Saturday in September.
Welsh Longbow Championships Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. 10am. Info 01639 881635.
SUNDAY 10
1947: A Celebration Cardiff Castle. 10am-4pm, £4-£6. Info 029 2087 8100. That being the year that the Marquess Of Bute gave Cardiff its castle. I doubt there was that much good going on at the time otherwise. The day will feature era-appropriate music, family-themed activities and a lecture.
Barry Island Handmade Market Barry Island train station. 11am-3pm, free. Info facebook.com/ barryislandhandmademarket. Every second Sunday of the month.
Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v Newcastle United Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 4pm. Info 0870 400004.
Ironman Wales North Beach, Tenby (starting point). £445 to register. Info eu.ironman.com/triathlon/events/emea/ironman/wales. This includes a 2.4 mile swim in the sea, a 112-mile bike ride and a marathon run. You appear to still be able to register at the time of writing.
It’s My Shout Productions Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £18. Info 029 2063 6464. Award ceremony showcasing short films by up-and-coming Welsh writers, directors, actors, crew members and producers.
Marina Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
Nimble Fingers Craft Fayre Victoria Hall, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 07790 298913. On the second Saturday of every month until the end of the year.
Pavilion Tea Dance Penarth Pier Pavilion. 2-4pm, £7.50. Info 0844 8700887. With Alan Taylor.
Thanksgiving Service National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-12pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.
Weber Essential Course Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10am-2pm, £99. Info 01443 222716.
Welsh National Wedding Fayre Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free. Info 01792 475715.
MONDAY 11
uBeginners Belly Dance Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 6.30-7.4pm, £7/£30 for 5-week course. Info [email protected]. With Stephanie. Every Monday until 9 Oct.
Nataly Churchill Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01685 384111. Spirit medium.
uPilates 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. Every Monday until Mon 18 Dec.
uVelotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £495 (five days). Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk. (Until Fri 18)
uJoy 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 (also on Mon 25 in September).
TUESDAY 12
An Evening With Iolo Williams Victoria Fearn Gallery, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. £8 adv. Info 029 2052 0884. TV nature boy talks about life and work in ruddy-cheeked fashion, as he did here in March (which sold out, so this might too).
uTuneless 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 24, and every fortnight after that until the end of the year.
Cricket: Specsavers County Championship – Glamorgan v Northamptonshire SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff. 10.30am. Info 029 2040 9380. (Until Fri 15)
Drink And Draw The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Rachel Rasmussen hosts an art class in the cafe bar.
Mental Health Awareness In Music The Moon, Cardiff. 4 + 8pm, free. Info [email protected]. Two sessions offering info and advice on the topic of the title.
Pilates The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £5.50-£7.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Beginners session. Runs until Tues 19 Dec.
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 26.
WWDFAS Art Lecture: The Beauty Of Frames Queens Hall, Narberth. 11am, £10. Info 01834 869323. Talk by Julia Korner.
WEDNESDAY 13
Open Mic Spoken Word Extravaganza 43 Ye Olde Murenger House, Newport. 7.30pm, £5/£3. Info 01633 263977. With Michael McKimm and Henry Lyman. Fundraiser by Cwtsh to help run the former Stow Hill Library.
Pilates The Gate, Cardiff. 7pm, £5.50-£7.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Advanced session. Runs until Wed 20 Dec.
Urban Honey Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £12. Info [email protected]. Introductory workshop on beekeeping hosted by Green City Events.
THURSDAY 14
uHowl Mozarts, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 649984. Poetry open mic, every second and third Thursday of the month (also on Thurs 21, with Susie Wild the special guest).
Royal Institution Of South Wales / Friends Of The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Joint Meeting Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 6.30pm, free. Jenny Williamson (Painting Conservator, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery) on the topic of ‘conservation challenges’.
SWDFAS Lecture: The Drama Behind The Taj Mahal Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, £6. Info 029 2030 4400. Lecture by Oliver Everett.
Warrior Women Supprt Club Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 8-10.30pm, £25 adv. Info 07933 844234. Interactive talks centred on wellness in business, plus a veggie curry, glass of prosecco and goody bag. Hosted by I Can Cards and Down At The River.
FRIDAY 15
uAbergavenny Food Festival Various venues, Abergavenny. 6pm, prices vary. Info 01873 851643. See www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com for the full listings of this annual three-day culinary calypso. Today: Weekend Cocktails with Dom Jacobs (Homes Of Elegance, 6.30pm); Edinburgh Food Studio Pop-Up Feast (Priory Centre, 7pm) and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, A Life In Food (Borough Theatre, 7.30pm). Sat 16: highlights include Chocolate Curiosities with Marc Demarquette (Priory, 10.30am); Tom Kerridge in conversation (Borough, 12pm); Professional Food Photography (Priory Music Room, 1pm); Women In Beer (Homes Of Elegance, 1.30pm); Food Writing Masterclass with Ed Smith (Priory Music Room, 3pm); Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen (Priory, 4pm) and Jay Raayner’s Ten Food Commandments (Borough, 6.30pm). Sun 17: Angela Gray’s Summer Recipes (Priory, 10.30am); Hangover Cocktails with Freddy Bird (Homes Of Elegance, 11am); Gin And Gelato with Gilly Pollock (Homes Of Elegance, 2pm – I really just picked this event out for its assonance); Fiona Beckett, What To Drink When You’re Not Drinking (Homes Of Elegance, 3.30pm) and Cook Like An Italian with Rachel Roddy and Valeria Necchio (3.30pm). (Until Sun 17)
Friday Talk: Treasure In Wales Today National Museum Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.
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.
uOpen Air Cinema Cardiff Castle. 6.30pm, £7.25-£14.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Today features Top Gun, tomorrow Grease and on Sun 17 it’s Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone. (Until Sun 17)
So You Think You’re Smart? Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, free. Info 01495 243252. Quiz night, every third Friday of the month.
Summer Quiz Night National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7pm, £3.50. Info 029 2057 3600. You get a glass of wine and nibbles in that entry price.
SATURDAY 16
Autumn Lecture: Coal Mining Underground – A Personal Journey To its End Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 1.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. Dr Barrie Jones, CBE talks about his experiences and involvement in working as a mining engineer for the NCB/British Coal Corporation for 26 years between 1970 and 1996.
uBoutique 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. Every third Saturday of the month.
Dungarees Dress The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 2-5pm, £25. Info [email protected]. Create clothes and other cool things under the tutelage of Twin Made, who have more classes here on Sat 23, Sun 24, Fri 29 and Sat 30.
Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 3pm. Info 0845 3451400.
Global Village Festival Redhouse + Penderyn Square, Merthyr Tydfil. 11am-5pm, free. Info 01685 384111. Food, music, dance, art and performance celebrating the cultural diversity and heritage of Merthyr.
Kidsmarkets Family Sale Cowbridge Leisure Centre. 11am-12.30pm, £1/kids free. Info 07760 802088. Featuring 40 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved baby and children’s items.
MaDCaff Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 4.30-7pm, free. Info 01239 615952. Open cafe event showcasing the talents of local musicians and dancers who are, or have been affected by, mental illness.
uMedieval Festival Caldicot Castle & Country Park. 10am-5pm Info 01291 420241. Covering the full Medieval Period from Vikings to Tudor, over 200 re-enactors will transform the castle into a living timeline. On tomorrow also.
Mission Is 40 Closing Event Mission Gallery, Swansea. 6pm. Info 01792 652016. Featuring poetry, jazz and a raffle.
Mollie’s Vintage Fayre Rhiwbina Baptist Church, Cardiff. 10am-3pm, £1. Info [email protected]. A George Thomas Hospice Care fundraising event.
Open Doors: Tours Of The Old Library Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. Book in advance please.
Ploughing, Hedging And Fencing Championships Boverton Place Farm, nr Llantwit Major. 9am-5.30pm. Info 01446 704867. If you consider yourself an expert in having sex, not committing to one particular stance or fighting with a sword while wearing a mask, this is the event for you.
Record Fair Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 10.30am. Info 01633 868239.
Record Fair The Parrot, Carmarthen. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01267 231012.
uRoald Dahl Day Celebrations Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11am-4pm. Info 029 2087 7959. Family fun day with Caroline Deacon (arts and crafts) and Waterstones (storytelling) On tomorrow also.
Roller Derby 7s: Dino Derby Rhondda Fach Sports Centre, Ferndale. 10am-12pm, free. Info 01443 75624. Featuring Team Dino-Mite, NPT Roller Derby and Bristol Roller Derby.
Saturday Morning Kitchen Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-2.30pm, £15. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
uStrip Quilting Weekend with Lesley Jenkins National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, Llandysul. 10.30am-4.30pm, £220. Info 029 2057 3070. Professional patchwork and quilting tuition with Lesley learning techniques which allow you to produce a quilted table runner from simple strips of fabric. On tomorrow also.
Swansea Historical Association Presidential Lecture National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
Trial A Sheep Dog Venue TBC, nr Crickhowell. £45. Info 01874 749092. Learn how to work with a sheep dog on a Welsh hill farm, and move sheep from field to field. A Good Day Out Event.
T-Shirt Cushion The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, £15. Info [email protected].
Working With Plant Dyes Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £80. Info 029 2048 4611. With Claire Cawte.
SUNDAY 17
Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Nottingham Panthers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Lucha Forever: Cardiff Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 6.30-9pm, £15 adv/£25 VIP. Info 029 2048 7602. High-energy fare from cult wrestling division. CCK, Joey Ryan, Bea Priestley and Kip Sabian are scheduled to show, along with a bunch of local faves.
Mic Morris Torfaen 10k Cwmavon Road, Blaenavon (starting point). 9am, £14 to enter/£12 affiliated runners. Info 01633 628936. Charity run in aid of the Mic Morris Memorial Sporting Trust Fund.
The Big Welsh Car Show Chepstow Racecourse. 10.30am-4.30pm, £10/£7/free under-16s. Info 01291 622260. In aid of cancer research charity Bloodwise.
The Sunday Sessions: Poetry Readings Octavo’s Wine Bar, Cardiff Bay. 2-4.30pm, free. Info 029 2049 1220. Hosted by Steve Garrett and/or Hazel Cushion, whose name sounds like part of a Sylvanian Families doll house.
Wonderland Wedding Fayre National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Remember, lovebirds: wedding fayres are always FREE, but weddings themselves are INSANELY EXPENSIVE.
MONDAY 18
Gwd Mondays Music Quiz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
Planet Earth II: Cities Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £11.50/£10.50. Info 01874 611622. Producer Fredi Devas takes us behind the scenes of this BBC documentary series.
TUESDAY 19
Cricket: Specsavers County Championship – Glamorgan v Gloucestershire SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff. 10.30am. Info 029 2040 9380. (Until Fri 22)
Explore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am, free. Info 01792 463980. Discuss books and authors in a casual setting (no obligation to have read the books in advance).
Paint To Page: An Ekphrastic Writing Group The Gate, Cardiff. 7.45-9.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344. New monthly group offering writing in response to visual art.
Philosophy Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344. Third Tuesday of every month.
Red Kite Photography Day Red Kite Feeding Centre, Brecon Beacons. £85. Info 01874 749092. Spend the day with photographer Gareth Scanlon learning how to get the best photographs of these birds, as well as learning about their conservation and also viewing other wildlife in the area. A Good Day Out Event.
Script Cafe Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm. Info 01792 863722. A Meet The Scriptwriters session.
uWatercolour Art Class Penarth Pier Pavilion. 10am-12.30pm, £105 (10 weeks). Info 0844 8700887. A range of techniques, taught by Pauline Williams every week until Tue 21 Nov.
WEDNESDAY 20
Gardening Walk And Talk: Autumn National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-12pm, £2. Info 029 2057 3500.
Open Evening For Teachers National History Museum, St Fagans. 4-7pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.
Penned On The Bont Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7.30pm, £4. Info 01656 815757. With Tyler Keevil and Susie Wild.
Skill Builder: Fish Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 6-9pm, £90. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Spice Preview Night Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Info 07376 604291. Monthly evening offering a chance for you to go along and see what you might get out of this adventure, activity, sports and social group.
Swing Time Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Penarth. 8.30pm, £5/£4.40 adv. Info [email protected]. Swing and lindy hop night with live band The Jiveaholics plus The Medicine Man DJing.
Ten Stories High Book 2 Crafty Devil Cellar, Canton, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2021 8099. Dan Mitchell presents a night of spoken word and reading, with the main guest being Dean Burnett from the Guardian and other places.
uWelsh International Four Days Walks Various locations, Llanwrtyd Wells. £9 per day/£30 for four days. Info 01591 610270. Non-competitive endeavour which aims to “provide a focal point for people who enjoy walking, encourage physical activity, provide a challenge and show off some of the most picturesque countryside surrounding Llanwrtyd Wells.” (Until Sat 23)
THURSDAY 21
Derek Acorah Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £19.89. Info 01639 763214.
uEssential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 8.15pm, £8. Info 07538 878609. By Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Thurs 28 (8pm start).
uGreat Welsh Beer & Cider Festival 2017 The Depot, Cardiff. 11am-11pm, £7 adv per day. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Featuring around 140 beers and 60 ciders and perries, predominantly Welsh but also featuring.Manchester as this year’s guest region. Included in the price are ‘meet the brewer’ sessions (from 12pm, Thurs 21), a pub quiz (6pm, Thurs 21), live music from Up The Creek and Ofelia (8pm, Thurs 21), a performance by the Cardiff Morris (Fri 22) and the Treharris Male Voice Choir (Sat 23). Plus street food stalls and a free souvenir glass in your ticket price. (Until Sat 23)
Open Space: Local History Central Library Hub, Cardiff. 5.45pm, free. Info 029 2038 2116. With Anne James, Rosemary Chaloner and Ritchie Wood.
Peep Show Pub Quiz Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2023 5555. This looks to be sold out.
FRIDAY 22
uCardiff Book Festival Various venues, Cardiff. 8.30am, prices vary. Info www.cardiffbookfestival.co.uk. Here’s the rundown for this three-day event as it stands; events are in the Angel Hotel unless noted (quite a few venues are still TBC). Today features Boom, Bust and Brexit: The Welsh Economy Debate 2017 (venue TBC, 8.30am); Improve Your Writing: Novel Writing Workshop with Kate Hamer (TBC, 11am, £10/£5); Pitch in the Pub with Cathryn Summerhayes (6pm, £5/£3); John Gordon Sinclair (6pm, £7/£5); New Poetic Voices Showcase (7pm, £5/£3); Dylan Jones on David Bowie: A Life in conversation with Mike Williams (8.30pm, £7/£5); It’s Lit Disco (from 9.30pm). Sat 23: Novel Writing Workshop with Laura Powell (TBC, 10am, £10/£5); Remembering Rhodri Morgan (10.45am, £5/£3); Eloise Williams (11am, £5/£3); The Library of Imagined Genes (Central Library, 11am-4pm, free drop-in event); Laura Kemp and Jo Carnegie (12pm, £5/£3); Scientists Of Wales (1pm, £5/£3); Alys Conran and Rebecca F. John (1.15pm, £5/£3); 35 Years Of Fighting Fantasy with Ian Livingstone (2.30pm, £7/£5); Lost Lines Of Wales with Tom Ferris (3pm, £5/£3); Kate Hamer (4pm, £7/£5); Why Wales Never Was with Simon Brooks (5pm, £5/£3); Marcel Theroux (5.30pm, £7/£5); Laughter: The Best Medicine? with Adam Kay and Dr Dean Burnett (7pm, £7/£5); The Clydach Murders with John Morris (7pm, £5/£3) and The Big Boozy Book Quiz (9.30pm). Sun 24: Lucy Owen (11am, £5/£3); Myths and Legends with Horatio Clare (1pm, £7/£5); Merthyr: The Crucible Of Modern Wales? (1pm, £5/£3); How Bullshit Conquered The World with James Ball (2.30pm, £5/£3); The Arthurian Place Names Of Wales with Scott Lloyd (3pm, £5/£3); Hinterland Landscapes (4pm, £5/£3); Dark Land, Dark Skies: The Mabinogion In The Night Sky by Martin Griffiths (5pm, £5/£3) and Neil M.C. Sinclair (6.30pm, £5/£3). (Until Sun 24)
uMidnight Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 10.15pm, £15. Info 07538 878609. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Fri 29.
uMuseum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.30pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Fri 29 (7.15pm).
Nikki Kitt Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01633 868239. Psychic medium.
uSpitting Feathers Spit & Sawdust, Cardiff. Info 029 2049 4741. This is organised by some people called Everyday Infrastructure and bills itself as an exchange/share of knowledge, skills etc. Beyond that it’s a little bit vague. (Until Sun 24)
uThe Porthcawl Elvis Festival Grand Pavilion / hi Tide, Porthcawl. 12.30pm. Info 01656 815995. See www.elvies.co.uk for more. Today features the Official Festival Launch (12.30pm); heat one of The Best Festival Elvis Competition (2.30pm, £9.50 floor/£6.50 circle) and The Three Kings show, also featuring a headline set from Best Festival Elvis 2016, Elvis Desley (£17.50/£11). Sat 23: heat two of The Best Festival Elvis Competition followed by the Grand Final (12pm, £22.50/£14.50) and The Elvies awards (7.30pm, £34.50/£23.50). Sun 24: The Elvis Gospel Show (12.30pm, £15/£10); Elvis tribute Gordon David backed by an orchestra (4pm, £17.50/£11) and, to finish, three sets – 50s, ‘68 comeback and Vegas – with the house band (£21.50/£10.50). Plus over 100 Elvis shows in the Hi Tide venue over the weekend. (Until Sun 24)
SATURDAY 23
Autumn Food Forage Bute Park, Cardiff. 10.30am-12.30pm, £12. Info [email protected]. Family-friendly wild food forage hosted by Michele Fitzsimmons and Green City Events.
Booklaunch: Joe England Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 10.30am-12pm, free. Info 01685 384111. Joe, Parthian and Dai Smith launch a book called The Crucible Of Modern Wales: Merthyr Tydfil 1760-1912. This sounds interesting! Send us a copy, Parthian.
Dinosaur Babies Family Activity Day National Museum Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.
Dry Stone Walling: One-Day Introduction Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £105. Info 01600 714595.
Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v Watford Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 3pm. Info 0870 400004.
History Day National Waterfront Museum, Swansea / Swansea Museum. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. A full day of talks and seminars across two venues.
Knickers & Fizz The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 2-4pm, £25. Info [email protected]. In no way giggling childishly at “knickers and fizz at the boneyard”.
Lazy Crafternoons: Zip Jewellery National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1.30pm, £5. Info 01792 463980. Upcycling session.
Learn To Design And Plant An Edible Garden Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 9.45am-4.30pm, £95. Info 01600 714595.
uLearn To Play The Ukelele Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 9am-12pm + 1-4pm, £35. Info 029 2089 0862. On tomorrow also.
Life Drawing Extra: Oriel Davies Cabaret Sketching Special Oriel Davies, Newtown. 10.30am-3.30pm, £28. Info 01686 625041. Burlesque performer Satine DiMonté will be here, dancing as is her wont. Sketch her like one of your faux-French girls.
Llandovery Sheep Festival Various venues, Llandovery. Free. Info www.llandoverysheepfestival.co.uk. Demonstrations, activities and market stalls all weekend with music and local food demonstrated in the Food Theatre.
LouLou’s Vintage Clothing Fayre Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 11am-5pm, £2.50/free under-12s. Info 01792 475715. Annual event featuring over 100 real ales and over 50 ciders and perries. Entry price includes a glass and programme. Starts at 12pm on Fri 25 and Sat 26. (Until Sat 26)
Macramé Wall Hanging The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, £20. Info [email protected].
Narberth Book Fair Queens Hall, Narberth. 9.30am, £1 adv. Info 01834 869323. Talks, readings and workshops plus a children’s area.
uNarberth Food Festioval Moorfield Road, Narberth. 10am-6pm, £4/£5 both days. Info [email protected]. Food stalls, live music, street theatre, chef demonstrations, workshops, a licensed bar and free children’s activities. On tomorrow also, from 10am-4pm for £3 entry.
Natural Dyeing – The Dye Garden National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, Llandysul. 10am-4pm, £55. Info 029 2057 3070. Learn about the plants here and how to dye with them, creating samples on wool yarn and fleece.
uPremium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 8pm, £11. Info 07538 878609. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Two-hour tour walking through woodlands, ruins and graveyards. Also on Sat 30.
Silver Clay Jewellery Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £90. Info 029 2048 4611. With Joan Gordon.
The Forget-Me-Not Chorus: #mysongmystory Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Launch of a new charity campaign helping those living with dementia. This evenng will feature a short promo film plus songs by a chorus of 40-50 plus WNO members.
The Prefab Museum National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Celebrating the history Britain’s post-war prefab homes, their architecture and designs, and the communities that grew up around them.
Thrifty Kids: Lemonade Bottle Jetpacks National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am-12.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980.
Weaving Wales Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen. 11am, free. Info 01267 222775. Talk ith Branwen Davies, author of a new book titled Woollen Mills Of Wales.
SUNDAY 24
Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Manchester Storm Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Leather Bag Making Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £80. Info 029 2048 4611. With Joan Gordon.
Pontcanna Brocante / Vintage Flea Market Kings Road Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, free. Info www.kingsroadyard.co.uk. Festuring 10 stalls of goods plus live music, food and beer from Pipes across the road.
Roald Dahl Day National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.
WBay Aquathlon Splash And Dash Easter Shelter, Barry Island (starting point). 8.30am, £25 maxi/£20 mini. Info www.atlanticcrest.com. A sea swim around Whitmore Bay followed by a flat and fast run around the iconic headlands of Barry Island. You’ve a choice of either a 500m swim and 3km run, or 1000m swim and 6km run.
MONDAY 25
Moya O’Dwyer Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7-9.30pm, £3 adv. Info 029 2030 4400. Spirit medium from Ireland. The flyer for this event utilises a truly amazing faux-Celtic typeface.
The Gay Men’s Book Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2030 4400. New group meeting here on the last Monday of each month. The book discussed this time is Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford.
TUESDAY 26
uAmerican Line Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 1.15-3pm, £3.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Runs until Thurs 19 Dec.
Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Leeds United Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 7.45pm. Info 0845 3451400.
uPainting For Pleasure Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 10am-12pm + 1-3pm, £65 (10 weeks). Info 01550 777933 / [email protected]. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Tuesday until 28 Nov.
Scriptdawg The Big Top, Cardiff. 7pm, £3. Info 029 2022 8883. Writers given a topic and three days to write a short script, which is then acted out here.
WEDNESDAY 27
Cardiff Men’s Health Survival Of The Fittest Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff Bay (starting point). 10am-2pm. Info www.ratraceentries.com. Urban obstacle course, hosted by something called Rat Race Dirty Weekend.
City Harvest Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £12. Info [email protected]. Practical techniques for saving and preserving your herbs, fruit and veg as well as tips for saving seeds. Hosted by Green City Events.
Elliecoptor Hoops Hoop Class Cardiff & Vale College, Cardiff. 7-8pm, £5. Info 07934 011061.
Games Wales Social The Big Top, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.
Newport & Gwent Literary Club: Literary Hoaxes Holiday Inn, The Coldra, Newport. 6.30pm, £25/£20 members. Info 01633 841467. Literary dinner, the opening event of this club’s 2017-18 season.
Reading Between Thew Wines Book Club The White Hart, Llangybi. 7.30pm, free. Info www.readingbetweenthewinesclub.com. Monthly book club of an informal nature. This month’s book is How To Be Good by Nick Hornby.
Rick And Morty Party Buffalo, Cardiff. 10pm-3am, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2031 0312. This professes to feature themed cocktails, prizes, R&M visuals and “hip-hop classics accompanied by Rick & Morty favourites”. OK.
Science Cafe National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980.
Welcome To Twin Peaks: An Interactive Quiz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £2 to enter. Info 029 2039 7933.
THURSDAY 28
Dick Johns Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £5/£10 with book. Info 029 2030 4400. Writer and actor reads from his new book, Dignity And Other Stories.
uDrawing Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 2.30-4.30pm, £65 (10 weeks). Info 01550 777933 /
[email protected]. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Thursday until 30 Nov.
Lecture: A History Of Queen Street Cardiff Castle. 6pm. Info 029 2087 8100. By Rosie James. Sold out already! Apparently there used to be a leper hospital on Queen Street.
National Poetry Day Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. Info 01792 463980. Workshops and activities, available to book for interested schools and community groups.
Open Mic Night Imperial Hotel, Merthyr. 7.30pm. Info [email protected]. Launch of the 23rd issue of The Red Poets.
Reading Room Lecture: Doug Ashford Mission Gallery, Swansea. 1-2pm. Info 01792 652016.
uWatercolours Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 12-2pm, £65 (10 weeks). Info 01550 777933 /
[email protected]. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Thursday until 30 Nov.
Wrestling: Thursday Night Throws 3 Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 6.30-10.30pm, £6. Info 029 2037 3144. Hosted by Attack! Pro Wrestling and the Dragon Pro Wrestling Academy. This takes place in the former bingo hall here which is a contender for one of my favourite individual rooms in Cardiff, even though I’ve never seen any actual events in it.
Taith Iaith National Museum Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Welsh learners session.
FRIDAY 29
1940s Early Bird Party Nite Welshpool Town Hall. 7.30pm, £6. Info 01686 614555. Featuring era-appropriate live music and the invitation to dress like it was the 1940s. It’s not compulsory though… because Hitler didn’t win!! Part of something called the 1940s Weekend in Welshpool.
Anarchy & Absinthe The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm. Info 01267 231012. Spoken word, poetry, music and absinthe. I bought some absinthe weeks ago and haven’t opened it yet. Hopefully I’ll have put that right before this event.
Craft-Gin The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £20. Info [email protected].
Desert Island Picks: Juliet Noble The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm. Info 01497 821762. Jasper Fforde hosts an informal onstage chat with yer man who wrote Withnail & I. He’ll be talking about both his life and his favourite music.
Exhibition Launch: Doug Ashford Mission Gallery, Swansea. 6-8pm, free. Info 01792 652016. Opening this NYC artist’s Bunker 2 show, featuring a live set from People And Other Diseases that’s also an audiovisual collaboration with Ashford.
uKotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2017 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2030 4400. Opening today with a screening of The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl and continuing on Sat 30 with Napping Princess, Your Name, Genocidal Organ and Belladonna Of Sadness, plus a screening and workshop with Yuichi Ito. On Sun 1 Oct we have Pigtails, A Silent Voice and Mind Game. The festival also features a Japanese market area and some kids’ workshops. In Aberystwyth on Sat 28 Oct. (Until Sun 1 Oct)
Ocean Film Festival World Tour Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £13/£12. Info 01656 815995. The people who do the Banff Film Festival UK Tour present a collection of short films celebrating divers, paddlers, surfers and oceanographers.
uOktoberfest The Depot, Cardiff. 3pm. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Two weeks of boisterous Germanic beery traditionalism, featuring waitress table service, oompah bands, street food etc. (Until Thurs 12 Oct)
Superstars Of Welsh Wrestling The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 01639 843163.
The Cellar Bards Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £3. Info 07818 056599. Monthly poetry session.
SATURDAY 30
Blaenavon Autumn Market Bethlehem Chapel & Court, Blaenavon. 11am-3pm, £5 to set up a table inside/£10 to set up a table and gazebo outside. Info 07542 187137.
Blitz Ball Welshpool Town Hall. 7.30pm, £11. Info 01686 614555. With live music from the Ashby Little Big Band. “Due to rationing patrons are required to supply their own supper!” Good patter.
uBoutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959. On tomorrow also.
Dragondaze 2017 Games Convention & Mini Comic-Con Newport Centre. 10am-5pm, £7.50/£5 age 10-18/free under-10s. Info 01633 656757.
Embroider A Tee Or Tote The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 2-4pm, £20. Info [email protected].
Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Derby County Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 3pm. Info 0845 3451400.
Foraging: A Wild Taste Of The Hedgerow Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £95. Info 01600 714595.
Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Braehead Clan Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Kidsmarkets Family Sale Albany Baptist Church Hall, Roath, Cardiff. 11am-12.30pm, £1/kids free. Info 07760 802088. Featuring 25 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved baby and children’s items.
Macramé Plant Hanger The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, £25. Info [email protected].
Made It Market St David’s Church, Neath. 10am-3pm, from £15 to set up a stall. Info 07971 242730. Quarterly craft and produce fair. Also on Sat 18 Nov this year.
Seafood Masterclass Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £180. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Sneakerbox Buffalo, Cardiff. 12-6pm, £3. Info 029 2031 0312. A pop-up buy/sell/gawp event dedicated to plimsolls.
Vintage Tea Dance Welshpool Church House. 2pm, £5. Info 01686 614555.
Watercolour Workshop Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-4pm, £12. Info 01656 815757. With Bryan Shambler. The theme of this session is ‘The Pond at St. Brides, Vale Of Glamorgan’.