EVERY MONDAY
Beat It: Drumming For Dementia Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 10.30am-12.30pm, free. Info
[email protected]. Hosted by Lynn – contact her on the above email.
Beginners 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 apart from holiday breaks.Bharatanatyam Dance Classes For Adult Beginners Bayview House, Cardiff Bay. 8.15-9.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158.
Brecon Town Band Rehearsals Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623650. Hosted by Dave Jones – contact him on the above number.
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 Rehearsals Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7-9pm, free. Info 01443 491424.
Community Choir Sessions Cornwall Street Church Hall, Grangetown, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, free. Info 07952 752823. Led by Pauline Down and taking place every Monday during term time (starting again on Mon 16 Apr).
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.
FAN Group Meeting Grange Pavilion, Grangetown, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 07512 638792. FAN (Friends And Neighbours) groups offer the chance to meet people, speak about a chosen topic for one hour, and have a chat and a cuppa. More FAN meetings are elsewhere in Cardiff every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
FAN Group Meeting Whitchurch Library, Cardiff. 2pm, free. Info 07512 638792.
Freestyle Fitness Yoga Pontcanna Dojo, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £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.
Little Monkey Club Bijou, Cowbridge. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Mon 26 Mar. Also every Wednesday and Friday.
Little Monkey Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9.30am. Info 01656 649190. 9.30am: Heigh-Ho; 10.25am: Rock’n’Roll; 11.05am: Jiggety-Jig. Runs until Mon 26 Mar. Also on Fridays.
Little Monkey Club Heronston Hotel, Bridgend. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Mon 26 Mar.
Little Monkey Club Salvation Army, Penarth. Info 01656 649190. Also on every Wednesday. Runs until Mon 26 Mar.
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 2, Static Trapeze Level 3. 7.45-9.45pm: Aerial Hoop Levels 3 and 4, Static Trapeze Level 4. Runs until Mon 23 Apr.
Pilates-Based Back Care Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 10.30am. Info 01874 625992. With Katy Sinnadurai. Also on Wednesday afternoons.
Pilates-Based Body Conditioning Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 11.45am. Info 01874 625992. With Katy Sinnadurai. Also on Wednesday evenings.
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.
Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff. Info 029 2048 8854 / [email protected]. Today’s schedule: 3-6pm Open training; 6-8pm Intermediate Aerial Hoop And Circus Fitness; 8-10pm Beginners Aerial Hoop.
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.
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.
Knap Art Group All Saints Church Hall, The Knap, Barry. 2-4pm. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Glyn Pooley. Get in touch if you are interested in developing your creativity through learning to draw or paint.
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.
Little Monkey Club Jump Jam, Bridgend. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Tue 27 Mar. Also on every Thursday.Little Monkey Club Old Church Rooms, Radyr, Cardiff. 9.45am. Info 01656 649190. 9.45 + 11.05am: Rock’n’Roll; 10.25am: Jiggety-Jig. Runs until Tue 27 Mar. Also on Thursdays.
Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219. With Lesley Walker. Also on Thursdays, Fridays aand Saturdays.
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: 5-6pm: Youth: Ewoks (5-7 years). 6-7pm: Hula Hoop. 6-8pm: Supervised Training. 7.45-9.45pm: Beginners’ Mixed Aerial. Runs until Tue 24 Apr.
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.
Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff. Info 029 2048 8854 / [email protected]. Today’s schedule: 10am-6pm Open Training; 6-8pm Trapeze For Beginners And Acrobalance; 8-10pm Chinese Pole.
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.
Djembe Drumming Workshops Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 6.30-9.30pm, £5/£3. Info
[email protected]. 6.30-8pm: beginners (£3); 8.15-9.30pm: intermediate/ advanced (£5). Drop-in classes.
Drop-in Exploring Drawing Workshop Workers Gallery, Ynyshir, Rhondda. 7-9pm, £10. Info 01443 682034. With tutor Chris Williams.
FAN Group Meeting Canton Library, Cardiff. 5.30pm, free. Info 07512 638792. Make friends and practise English. More info at www.thefancharity.org.
FAN Group Meeting Grangetown Hub, Havelock Place, Cardiff. 5.30pm, free. Info 07512 638792.
FAN Group Meeting The Gate, Cardiff. 10am, free. Info 07512 638792.
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.
Jazz Workshops For Beginners Zion Chapel, Ponthir, Newport. 6.30-8.30pm, £10. Info 07806 625717. All instruments and ages welcome.
Little Monkey Club Bijou, Cowbridge. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Wed 28 Mar.
Little Monkey Club Primo School Of Music, Insole Court, Cardiff. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Wed 28 Mar.
Little Monkey Club Salvation Army, Penarth. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Wed 28 Mar.
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; 8-9.30pm: Handstands. Runs until Wed 18 Apr.
Pilates-Based Back Care Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 5.45pm. Info 01874 625992. With Katy Sinnadurai.
Pilates-Based Body Conditioning Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7pm. Info 01874 625992. With Katy Sinnadurai.
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.
Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff. Info 029 2048 8854 / [email protected]. Today’s schedule: 10am-6pm Open Training; 6-8pm Introduction To Aerial (beginners mixed); 8-10pm Aerial Silks Intermediate.
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 [email protected].
Children’s Latin/Ballroom Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 4.30-8pm. Info 01495 243252.
FAN Group Meeting Cardiff Central Library. 5pm, free. Info 07512 638792. Make friends and practise English. More info at www.thefancharity.org.
FAN Group Meeting Cardiff MADE Cafe, Roath, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 07512 638792.
FAN Group Meeting Cathays Heritage Library, Cardiff. 2.05pm, free. Info 07512 638792.
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, £4/£40 for eight weeks at two sessions per week. Info www.brawlers.co.uk. With Cardiff roller derby team Tiger Bay Brawlers. Also on every Sunday.
Little Monkey Club Jump Jam, Bridgend. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Thurs 29 Mar.
Little Monkey Club Old Church Rooms, Radyr, Cardiff. 9.45am. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Thurs 29 Mar.
Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.
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. Runs until Thurs 19 Apr.
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 Church & Community Centre, 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.
University Of The 3rd Age Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Richard Walker – contact him on the above email.
Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff. Info 029 2048 8854 / [email protected]. Today’s schedule: 6-8pm Introduction To Aerial; 8-10pm Beginners Aerial Silks.
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].
Bookworm Boogie Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 10-11am, £4.50/£3 for each child thereafter. Info 01874 611622. Babies/toddlers session with Sarah Kilbride, featuring a mixture of drama, stories, movement and art..
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.
Little Monkey Club Bijou, Cowbridge. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Fri 23 Mar.
Little Monkey Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9.30am. Info 01656 649190. 9.30am: Heigh-Ho; 10.25am: Rock’n’Roll; 11.05am: Jiggety-Jig. Runs until Fri 23 Mar.
Little Monkey Club Trinity Church, Porthcawl. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Fri 23 Mar.
Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.
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+); Youth: Padawan & Jedi Balance & Manipulation (9+). Runs until Fri 20 Apr.
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.
Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff. Info 029 2048 8854 / [email protected]. Today’s schedule: 6-8pm Circus Fit; 6-8pm Supervised training.
Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Sbectrwm Community Centre, Fairwater, Cardiff. 1-2pm. Info 07891 712344. With Irene Davies.
EVERY SATURDAY
African Drumming Sessions Glyndwr Community Centre, Penarth. 10-11.30am, £7. Info 07974 635502 / [email protected].
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.
FAN Group Meeting United Reformed Church Cafe, Windsor Place, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 07512 638792. Make friends and practise English. More info at www.thefancharity.org.
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.
Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.
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: 10-11am: Family: Prewoks (2-4 years, with an adult); 10-11.30am: Youth: Wookies (7-9 years); 11.30am-12.30pm: Youth: Ewoks (5-7 years); Youth: Padawans (9-11 years); 2-4pm: Youth: Jedi Performance Skills (11+); 4-6pm: Youth: Jedi General Skills (11+). Runs until Sat 21 Apr.
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.
Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff. Info 029 2048 8854 / [email protected]. Today’s schedule: 10am-12 pm Introduction to Aerial (beginners mixed); 10am – 12pm Introduction To Chinese Pole; 12-2pm + 2-4pm Drop-in Training.
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.
Hold Up Sunday Social Cardiff Speaker Hire, Cardiff. 2pm, free. Info 029 2009 5590. Pool, table tennis and access to The Hold Up’s jam/rehearsal space.
Learn To Roller Skate Cardiff Central Youth Club, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £4/£40 for eight weeks at two sessions per week. 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 + 3-5pm: Flying Trapeze Level 1; 5-6.30pm: Acrobalance; 5-7pm: Flying Trapeze Level 2 + 3. Runs until Sun 22 Apr.
Open Breaking/Breakdance Training Session Cardiff Speaker Hire, Cardiff. 5-8pm, £3. Info 029 2009 5590. Hosted by Cardiff City Breakers, The Hold Up and Elemental Force.
*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.
SUNDAY 1 APRIL
uAmazing Eggsperiments Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Easter-timely show about eggs, their properties and scientific quirks. (Until Sun 15)
Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959.
Bring And Share Supper Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, free. Info [email protected]. Community social, every first Sunday of the month.
Cardiff Circus Convention Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff. 10am-8pm, £50. Info 029 2048 8854 / [email protected]. Several international circus performers make guest appearances to train and share their expertise across a variety of skills.
Cardiff Storytelling Circle: Tales For The turning Year Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7pm, £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.
RDinky Donkey Walking Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons. £35/£25 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. Spend a couple of hours with a pair of Miniature Mediterranean Donkeys . Also on Mon 2, Thurs 5, Sat 7, Sun 8, Sun 15, Sat 21 and Sun 29 this month.
Easter Egg Hunt Bryngarw Country Park, Bridgend. 10am-4pm, £8.50. Info 01656 815995. Hour-long sessions in which your kids can look for hundreds of chocolate eggs hidden around the park.
Easter Egg Hunt Bute Park Education Centre, Cardiff. 1-3pm, £2. Info www.bute-park.com. Also featuring art and craft activities.
REaster Fun Cardiff Castle. Info 029 2087 8100. Egg rolling, egg and spoon races, storytelling, catapults and staged fights. On tomorrow also.
REaster Fun Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. Free (£1.50 carousel rides). Info 029 2048 0077. School holiday events including an Easter Egg Hunt competition and live music on the quayside, weather permitting (Sun 1: International Choral Festival Wales performances 12-1.30pm; Alice Mee Bishop from 1.30pm. Mon 2: The Jackson Flynn Thing from 1pm. Fri 6 + Sun 15: Soho Sopranos). (Until Sun 15)
REaster Hunt National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-3pm, £3.50. Info 029 2057 3500. Family activities. On tomorrow also.
REaster Hunt National Museum Cardiff. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. On tomorrow also.
REaster Hunt National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon. 10am-3pm, £1.50. Info 0300 1112333. On tomorrow also.
REssential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 8.15pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Mon 2, Thurs 5, Sun 8, Sun 22 and Sun 29.
Friars Walk Market Friars Walk, Newport. 11am-4pm, £24 to set up a table. Info 07954 654220. On the first Sunday of every month, on John Frost Square (in good weather) or inside the Mall (in normal weather).
RHere In This Spring Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. Free. Info 01792 463980. Easter holiday drop-in fortnight in which the Learning Space will be open for free self-led play. Activities include spring themed creative writing activities, make a mini comic, ‘Dylan’s animals’ puppets, games, reading corner, crafts and dressing up costumes. (Until Sun 15)
RMakers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans. Free. Info 029 2057 3500. Meet the makers, find out more about their craft and buy their wares. (Until Sun 15)
Making Your Mark On Merthyr Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil. 11am-4pm, free. Info 01685 384111. Two-day event (having began yesterday in the Redhouse) offering a family-friendly art experience.
RMonster Medieval Birthday Bash Caerphilly Castle. 11am-4pm, £8.50/free members. Info 0300 0256000. This castle is 750 years old and is celebrating with a mock battle and a march through Caerphilly town towards the castle. On tomorrow also.
RNight & Day Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Meet lots of interesting night-time animals in this show aimed at under-7s. (Until Sun 15, plus Sat 21, Sun 22, Sat 28 and Sun 29)
RPlant Hunter Expedition Dyffryn Gardens, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10am-5pm, free after normal admission charges. Info 029 2059 3328. Easter holiday kids’ event in the woodland of the arboretum here. (Until Thurs 12)
RStar Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Find out more about some familiar constellations, the planets, how stars are born and how they die. (Until Sun 15)
Swansea Mind, Body & Spirit Festival Creature Sound, Swansea. 10am. Info 01792 301178. Featuring stall holders, psychics, tarot, spiritual guidance and holistic therapies and, say the venue, more than a fair share of pampering.
Swing Dance Sunday Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info 07495 657407. Taster classes, every first Sunday of the month, with Anna Rogers from Lindy Hop Cardiff. uTraditional Fairground National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-4pm, from £1. Info 029 2057 3500. Open whenever the weather is fine or at least OK. (Until Mon 16)
Tramshred Tramshed, Cardiff. 11am-12pm + 12.15-1.15pm. Info 029 2023 5555. Dance- focused exercise classes followed by a prosecco brunch.
MONDAY 2 APRIL
RBuild Your Own Electric Guitar Creature Sound, Swansea. 12-5pm, £75 (£80 for bass guitar). Info 01792 301178. Just like Brian May! Except with someone showing you how to do it. Anyway this sounds pretty cool, is aimed at ages 13+, includes a free guitar lesson and is on tomorrow also.
Circus Big Top Family Race Day Chepstow Racecourse. 12pm, £25/£20 adv. Info 01291 622260. Featuring seven races plus a big top in which circus things happen.
Gwd Mondays: Musical Bingo Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
RSheep Trekking Crai, Brecon Beacons National Park. £35/£25 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. Take a sheep for a walk on a lead in a 200-acre organic farm. A Good Day Out event. On every Sunday this month, plus Sat 28.
Souls Awakening Family Mind Body Spirit Event Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 10am-5pm, £5/£2.50 kids. Info 07549 526527. Holistic therapies, psychic and clairvoyant readers, runes, numerology, spiritual and psychic art, aura photography, naturopathic health, crystals… you get the idea.
RWrite 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 16; it takes place here every first and third Monday of the month.
TUESDAY 3 APRIL
Arts Society Brecknock Talk Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 2.30pm, £8 non-members. Info 01874 611622. Linda Smith on The Camden Town Group of artists.
REaster Children’s Football Camps Abertillery Sports Centre. 10am-2pm, £6 to take part. Info 01495 355945. For 8-12-year-olds. Also on Tue 10.
REaster Children’s Football Camps Tredegar Sports Centre. 10am-12pm + 1-3pm, £3 to take part. Info 01495 355945. Morning session is for under-5s, afternoon for 6-12-year-olds. Also on Tue 10.
REaster Holidays: Family Craft Activities National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-4pm, free (£2 for mask making). Info 029 2057 3500. Kids’ activities inspired by springtime animals. (Until Fri 6, and from Mon 9 until Fri 13)
Easter Tea Dance Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 2.30pm, £5 adv. Info 0845 2263510.
Make And Do: Clay Creatures Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen. 11am-3pm, £20. Info 01267 222775. Workshop open to adults and children over 12; welcome in spring with ceramicist Margaret Brampton.
RPiggy 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 6, Sat 7, Sun 22, Mon 23 and Sun 29 this month.
Print A Pirate Poster National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
RRoath 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 10).Rules Of Play The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30-11pm, £3.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Board game session on the first Tuesday of each month.
Textile Creatures: Badgers Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £11/£9.50 members. Info 01633 483321. Easter holiday workshops, aimed at kids aged 5-13 and on every weekday until Fri 13.
RTorn Paper Landscapes National Museum Cardiff. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, £1. Info 029 2039 7951. Drop-in craft workshops. (Until Fri 6, and from Tue 10 until Fri 13)
Ugly Burges Who Designs Lovely Things Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £8. Info 029 2087 8100. Talk by Matthew Williams about 19th century architect William Burges. Want to know what his nickname is about? So do I but we can’t, because this is sold out.
WEDNESDAY 4 APRIL
Easter Holiday Workshops: Creative Celebrations Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Drop-in workshops in rooms 1 and 2 here, plus the Atrium.
RFamily Crafts Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-3pm, £1. Info 07737 630657. Also on Wed 11 this month.
Family Crafts – Spring Garlands Newport Museum & Art Gallery. 11am-2pm, free. Info 01633 656656. Drop-in sessions aimed especially at ages 4-12.
RLambing Crai, Brecon Beacons National Park. £45/£25 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. A day with a farmer and his family during lambing time on a 200-acre organic farm. Price includes llunch. A Good Day Out event. Also on Sat 21.
Open Mic Poetry Night Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, free. Info 01685 722555. With guest poet Christina Thatcher.
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.
RScriveners Writers’ Group The Badminton Club, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale. 8pm. Info 01495 753629. Also on Wed 18 this month.
Textile Creatures: Foxes Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £11/£9.50 members. Info 01633 483321.
THURSDAY 5 APRIL
Bee Yourself Blue Honey Night Cafe, Cardiff. 7-9.30pm, £25. Info 07512 247712. Paint party offering you the chance to paint a bumblebee under the wing of Claire Walker-Stapley. Geddit? Wing? Blue HONEY?
Dinosaur Hunt Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 10am, 12pm + 2pm, £25., £7.50. Info 07549 526527. Taking place around the manor and aimed at ages 3-10.
First Thursday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 029 2030 4400. New poetry and fiction, this month with Bethany Pope and Bryony Littlefair.
Kemi’s Storytelling Suppers Kemi’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7pm, £14. Info 029 2037 2055. Monthly gathering, this edition featuring guest storyteller Peter Chand on the Indian origins of Brothers Grimm fairytales. Price includes food.
RMinecraft The Riverfront, Newport. 2-4pm, £8. Info 01633 656757. Social event for kids age 5-11, offering them the chance to play this game in a safe offline environment. Also on Mon 9 and Thurs 12.
Ocean Mic Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £2 corkage fee. Info [email protected]. BYOB open mic night, every first Thursday of the month.
RParent & Toddler Fun Day Abertillery Sports Centre. 10am-12pm, £4 to take part. Info 01495 357779. Aimed at children under five. Also on Mon 9.
RSpring Stories Bute Park Education Centre, Cardiff. 10.30am-12pm + 1.30-3pm, £2. Info www.bute-park.com. Stories, games and activities. Also on Tue 10.
RSt Fagans Dark Castle Tour National History Museum, St Fagans (starting point). 8.30pm, £12.50/£10 kids. Info 029 2057 3500. Ghost stories in the mansion and its grounds, presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Fri 13.
Textile Creatures: Owls Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £11/£9.50 members. Info 01633 483321.
FRIDAY 6 APRIL
1940s Swing Dance Workshop Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 6.30pm, £10. Info 01495 243252.
Arts & Craft Table Top Sales Ebenezer Chapel, Tonypandy. 10am-1pm, £5 to set up a table. Info
[email protected]. First Friday of every month.
Bearded Iris Showcase Brewdog, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2023 1684. Some wares from a Tennessee brewery doing those juicy New England style IPAs.
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.
Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 7.45pm. Info 0845 3451400.
RMuseum Premium Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 8.30pm, £15.50. Info 029 2057 3500. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Sat 7, Fri 13, Sat 14 and Fri 20.
RPremium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 8.30pm, £15. Info 07538 878609. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Sat 7, Fri 13 (a Midnight Premium Ghost Tour, starting at 10.30pm). sat 21 and Sat 28.
Sandal Making Workshop The Sustainable Studio, Cardiff. 9am-5.30pm, £125. Info 029 2022 2176. An introduction to designing and making your own leather sandals, enabling you to look like a Roman centurion or retired social worker.
RLaugharne Weekend Various venues, Laugharne. £100 (three days). Info [email protected]. Annual literary and culture festival, taking place primarily at these venues: the Millennium/Memorial Hall, Congregational Church, Browns Marquee and the Fountain Inn. Full schedule will be released just before the festival, here’s who’s confirmed right now: Ruth Jones, David Soul, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Peggy Seeger, Adam Kay, Chris Difford, Jah Wobble, Owen Sheers, Francesca Martinez, Simon Day, Joe Dunthorne, Magnus Mills, Mike Heron, Jess Phillips, Jake Arnott, Carwyn James, Mike Brearley, Four Lost Souls, Euros Childs, Robin Ince, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Stuart Maconie, Tibor Fischer, Rachel Tresize, Garth Cartwright, Sophie Scott, John Crace, Stella Duffy, Mick Herron, Ian Marchant, Rebecca John, Stuart Cosgrove, Martin RowsonKeith Allen, James Brown, Julie Murphy, Pete Brown and Andrew Gimson. (Until Sun 8)
Little Mice Club: Pirates National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am-12pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Bilingual playtime for babies/toddlers.
My Welsh Kitchen (Bwtwy-Pop!) Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 6.30pm, £55. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk. Welsh supper club event.
Rhona Duncan Art x Twin Made Terrarium And Macrame Hanger The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £40. Info [email protected]. Collaborative craft workshop.
RStorytelling For Refuge / Storytelling As Refuge Atrium, Cardiff. 9am-5pm, £70/£20-£40 per day. Info 0345 5760101. Two-day symposium looking at storytelling as a means of creating awareness of refugee and migrant issues, as well as its ability to provide moments of refuge in the midst of chaotic events. On tomorrow also.
Textile Creatures: Field Mice Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £11/£9.50 members. Info 01633 483321.
Wire Eggs & Birds Mission Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, £6. Info 01792 652016. Half-term modelling workshop for ages 7+.
Words Art Music Workers Gallery, Porth. 7-9pm, free. Info 01443 682024. Multimedia art night featuring artist Louise Collins and one poet and musician each (both TBC right now).
RWorkshop 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 plus Sat 7.
SATURDAY 7 APRIL
Affordable Street Art Fair Boiler House Graffiti Project, Cardiff. 5pm-12.30am. Info 07977 138587. Buy graffiti/street art directly from the artists, plus eat, drink and listen to DJs.
Aneurin Leisure Aquathlon Series Abertillery Sports Centre. 9.30am, £12 to take part. Info 01495 3680155. For ages 12 and over; features a 400m swim and 5K run.
Annual Spring And Easter Craft & Vintage Fayre All Hallows RC Church, Miskin, Pontyclun. 12-4pm. Info 01443 204830. Featuring home decor, plants, cards, bottle stall, jewellery, dolls house miniatures, cakes, wood carved items, moddle poddle pottery, indian crafts, knitted items, ceramics and more.
RArt Book & Zine Fair Three Doors Up, Queens Arcade, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 029 2088 0011. Celebrating underground print and self-published art books and zines, a weekend of art and handcrafted items to browse and buy. On tomorrow also.
Bargoed Spring Fair Hanbury Square / Lowry Plaza, Bargoed. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2088 0011. Food, art, craft and indoor kids’ activities.
RBook Swap National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. On tomorrow also.
RBoutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959. On tomorrow also.
Camelot Jewellery Craft Fair Selwyn Samuel Events Arena, Llanelli. £10 to set up a table. Info 01267 268200. Every first Saturday of the month until the end of the year.
Craft & Gift Fayre St. Peters Civic Hall, Carmarthen. 10am-4pm. Info 01446 792149. Every first Saturday of the month.
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.
Dewch i Ganu National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Join musician Delyth Jenkins and learn Welsh through song.
Easter Fair National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, Llandysul. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3070.
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.
RFundamentals of Improv Comedy Weekend Class The Arches Rehearsal Studios, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, £95 (two days). Info [email protected]. With Nathan Impro, and aimed at everyone as opposed to just actors and comedians. On tomorrow also.
Geekedfest University Of Wales Trinity Saint David, Townhill Campus, Swansea. 10am-5pm, £8/£4 5-12-year-olds/free under-5s. Info [email protected]. Comic con type event promising comic artists/illustrators, celebrity guests, cosplay, video and tabletop gaming, film/TV props and a range of traders and local artists.
Let’s Get Quizzical The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £2 to enter. Info 01497 821762. Pub quiz.
Machen Rural Market Machen Church Hall. 10am-2pm. Info 07737 630657. Food, art and craft with 15-20 stalls planned.
Naughty But Nice Tea Time Treats Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Nelly’s Treasures x Twin Made Screen Printed Lampshade Workshop The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10.30am-4pm, £60. Info [email protected]. Collaborative craft workshop.
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. uPremium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 8.45pm, £11. Info 07538 878609. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Two-hour tour walking through woodlands, ruins and graveyards. Also on Sat 14.
RThe 2018 Cardiff Classic & Contemporary Motorcycle Show Llanishen High School, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £5/free under-14s. Info 01443 43512. Featuring guest of honour Peter Williams, a 1960s/70s motorcycle road racer. On tomorrow also.
T-Shirt Printing The Printhaus, Canton, Cardiff. 12-3pm, £45. Info 029 2022 0349. Monthly course aimed at beginners.
RVintage 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.
Welsh Wrestling Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7pm, £12/£9. Info 01446 738622. In Cwmbran on Wed 11.
SUNDAY 8 APRIL
Attack! Pro Wrestling: My Sacrifice II: Embassybingomania Walkabout Cardiff. 6.45-10.30pm, £16 adv. Info 07896 999546. The return to Walkabout for wild and woolly wrestling venture, plus after it’s done you can watch Wrestlemania on the big screen in here.
Barry Island Handmade Market Barry Island train station. 11am-3pm, free. Info facebook.com/
barryislandhandmademarket. Every second Sunday of the month.
Black Bart National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1 + 3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Not to be confused with the unofficial Simpsons merchandise that was briefly popular in the early 90s, this family event is all about Welsh pirate Black Bart and the life of pirates in general.
Curator’s Cabinet Of Curiosities – Letterpress Printing National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.30-2.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
Family Boardgaming Day Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 11am-3pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Hosted by Rules Of Play.
Full Of Goodness Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Man Engine Cymru: Forging A Nation Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 11am-1pm, £3. Info 029 2057 3650. We wrote a short piece about this in the last issue, and coupled it with a big photo – after all it is the UK’s biggest ever mechanical puppet. After its two Blaenavon appearances today (see below), the Man Engine visits Treedegar (Mon 9), Merthyr (Tue 10), Pontypridd (Wed 11) and three locations in Swansea (Thurs 12).
Man Engine Cymru: Forging A Nation Blaenavon Ironworks. 2-5pm, £3. Info 029 2057 3650.
Marina Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
The Bierkeller Wedding Fayre Bierkeller, Cardiff. 11.30am-3.30pm, free. Info 0845 533 3000. Roll up to this German theme shed where you will find 50 stalls advising on nuptial bliss. Anything else? “Around The World presents the ladies room,” hmm OK. “Shooters Sports Bar presents the lads lounge and catwalk.”
RTuneless 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 22 this month.
Welsh Art In 12 To 13 Pictures Melville Centre, Abergavenny. 11.30am, £8 adv. Info 01873 853167. Lecture by Peter Lord.
MONDAY 9 APRIL
RJoy 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 Mon 23 in March).
RK’nex Robots National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Hour-long sessions where kids can construct a K’nex robot. (Until Sun 15)
Man Engine Cymru: Forging A Nation Parc Bryn Bach, Tredegar. 9am-4pm, £3. Info 01495 355920.
The Aviary: Nests Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £11/£9.50 members. Info 01633 483321. A week of bird-related craft activities.
Valleys Folk Dance Night Bethlehem Chapel, Blaenavon. 7.30-10.15pm, £3. Info [email protected]. BYOB ceilidh night with dances called by Rod.
TUESDAY 10 APRIL
Banff Mountain Film Festival St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14. Info 029 2087 8444.
Brainiac Live! Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 2pm, £16. Info 029 2064 6900. Boisterous science TV show comes to the stage.
Cardiff Yesterday I Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £8. Info 029 2087 8100. Talk by Matthew Williams, based on newly-discovered images of the city’s streets, buildings and people. Sold out though!
Make And Do: Tiny Chairs Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen. 11am-3pm, £3. Info 01267 222775. Make a quirky miniature chair in this drop in workshop.
Man Engine Cymru: Forging A Nation Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr Tydfil. 12-4pm, £3. Info 01685 727371.
Talk: The Work Of Bert Thomas And Other First World War Artists And Illustrators Newport Museum & Art Gallery. 7pm, £2/free members. Info 01633 656656. By David Mayer.
The Aviary: Appliqued British Birds Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £11/£9.50 members. Info 01633 483321..
WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL
Easter Holiday Workshops: Expressive Painting Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Drop-in workshops in rooms 1 and 2 here, plus the Atrium.
Man Engine Cymru: Forging A Nation Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd. 12-4pm, £3. Info 01443 490490.
RSt Fagans Dark Museum Tour National History Museum, St Fagans (starting point). 8.30pm, £12.50/£10 kids. Info 029 2057 3500. Ninety minutes of eerie true tales of the historic buildings of this site, presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Thurs 12, Thurs 19 and Thurs 26.
The Aviary: Caged Paper Song Birds Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £11/£9.50 members. Info 01633 483321.
Welsh Wrestling Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £12/£9 kids. Info 01633 868239.
THURSDAY 12 APRIL
An Evening With Terry Walton Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7-9pm, £5. Info 01656 815757. The gardening bloke off daytime Radio 2 with a strong Rhondda accent.
Arts Society Cardiff Lecture Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400. Charles Harris on ‘Posters Of The Belle Époque’.
Bruery Tap Takeover Brewdog, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2023 1684. Bruery are from Orange County and do barrel-aged and other experimental ales. Bet that won’t come cheap, he said buzzkillingly
Children’s Rugby Fuyn Day Abertillery Sports Centre. 10am-12pm + 12-2pm, £3 to take part. Info 01495 357779. Morning session is for ages 3-4; afternoon for ages 5-7.
Crafty Beer Evening NosDa, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £15. Info 029 2037 8866. Do crafts (pin badge hangers this month) and drink some drinks, with your hosts Twin Made. Price includes one drink and crafting materials/equipment.
RHowl Mozarts, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 649984. Poetry open mic, every second and third Thursday of the month (also on Thurs 19 in April).
Lloyd & Rose Buck: Our Life With Birds Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £14.50/£12.50. Info 01874 611622. Avian expert couple with a stage show featuring eagles, owls and so forth.
Man Engine Cymru: Forging A Nation Hafod Morfa Copperworks, Swansea. 6.30-10pm, £3/£2.50. Info 01792 602617.
Man Engine Cymru: Forging A Nation National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-4pm, £3. Info 029 2057 3600.
Man Engine Cymru: Forging A Nation Swansea city centre. 2.15-3pm, free. Info www.themanengine.org.uk.
Monochromatic Animation Wall Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Draw, smudge, wipe and blend to produce different animation techniques. Aimed at ages 7+. Book in advance please.
Penllergare And Its Restoration Swansea Museum. 7.30pm, free. Info 01792 653763. Talk by Paul Baker of the Penllergare Trust, hosted by the Royal Institution Of South Wales.
The Aviary: Wire Crows Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £11/£9.50 members. Info 01633 483321.
Young Art Force Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, free. Info 01792 516900.
FRIDAY 13 APRIL
BBQ, Bourbon And Beats The Neon, Newport. 6pm, £18. Info 01633 533666. Street food event with a Southern BBQ theme plus live music from Johnny Trashed and more. Price includes two dishes from onsite traders
RCricket: MCCC University Match – Glamorgan v Cardiff MCCU SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff. 11am. Info 029 2040 9380. Glamorgan’s leage season starts next week, but they’re not at home again until May. (Until Sun 15)
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.
Glittery & Macrame Jewellery The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £20. Info [email protected]. Twin Made craft workshop.
RRHS Show Cardiff Bute Park, Cardiff. 10am-5.30pm, £10-£14. Info 029 2087 8100. Annual celebration of plants and flowers and shrubs and blooms and so on. (Until Sun 15)
Tea Dance St Donats Art Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 2pm, £5. Info 01446 799100. With Alan Taylor.
The Aviary: Ceramic Gulls Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-3pm, £11/£9.50 members. Info 01633 483321.
Weaving Mission Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, £6. Info 01792 652016. Half-term workshop .
SATURDAY 14 APRIL
Caerwent Craft Fayre Caerwent Village Hall, Monmouthshire. 2.30-4.30pm. Info [email protected]. Every second Saturday of the month.
An Audience With Martin Kemp Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £24/£22. Info 01874 611622. Spandau Ballet man turned actor (among other things) talks about his life to date.
Autumn Lecture – John Nixon And The Welsh Coal Trade To France Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 1.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. By Brian Davies.
Botanical Art Workshop Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £35. Info 07549 526527. With Debbie Devauden.
Boxing: British Lio-nhearts v France Fighting Roosters The Riverfront, Newport. 5.30pm, £21.50. Info 01633 656757.
Boxing: Enter The Dragon! Wales Takeover Pryzm, Cardiff. 6pm. Info 029 2023 3854. Amateur boxing night, with cruiserweight and super middleweight title bouts on the cards.
RCeramics For The Home And Garden Ceramics Department, Swansea College Of Art. 10.30am-3.30pm, £60. Info 01792 652016. Two-day course with Daniel Butler, presented by Mission Gallery.
Chepstow Farmers’ Market Cormeilles Square, Chepstow. 8.30am-1pm, free. Info 01291 626370. Every second and fourth Saturday of the month (also on Sat 24).
Colour Sounds – The Art Of Enamelling Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £95. Info 029 2048 4611. With Silke Trekel.
Craft At The Court: Springtime Market Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, £1. Info 07549 526527.
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.
Farmers’ Market Twyn Community Centre, Caerphilly. 9.30am, free. Info 01656 658963. Every second Saturday of the month.
Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v Everton Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 3pm. Info 0870 400004.
Funky Craft Fayre Ostreme Centre, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm. Info [email protected]. Taking place here on the second Saturday of each month.
Gallery Talk: Making Inks From Nature Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen. 11am-12pm, free. Info 01267 222775. With Catherine Lewis.
Lambing: 24 Hours In The Shed Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-10am, £215. Info 01600 714595. Hands-on course showing you the ropes of coping with the baby sheeps. There’s a bunch of stuff you need to bring and know so check the website (you need to go there to book anyhow).
Life Drawing Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-4pm, £3. Info 01792 516900.
Level 1 Bike Maintenance Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £65. Info www.
cycletrainingwales.org.uk. Miss Inspiration 2018 Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 5.45pm, £15/£12 kids. Info 01633 868239. Some sort of beauty contest I guess.
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.
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.
Pig Street Craft Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am-4pm, free. Info [email protected]. Selling original arts and crafts, semi-regularly until Christmas.
Quilt Club National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-12.30pm, £5. Info 029 2057 3500. Monthly quilting session.
Spoken Word Saturday Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 3pm, £3. Info 0845 2263510.
Spring Italian Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
St Fagans Real Food Market National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.
RTalk At 4 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 4pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Talking about the James Richards exhibition currently showing here (see the Art listings). Also on Sat 28.
RWho Decides: Museum Of The Unexpected National Museum Cardiff. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Create your own mask, watch circus performers or learn a circus skill yourself. On tomorrow also.
SUNDAY 15 APRIL
Dragon Pro Wrestling: Homecoming The Neon, Newport. 6pm, £9 adv. Info 01633 533666. Featuring White Lightning Mark Andrews, Flash Morgan Webster, Eddie Dennis and more TBC.
Lou Lou’s Cardiff Vintage Fair City Hall, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £3/£2.50 members. Info thevintagefair.com.
Meet The Beekeepers National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-1pm + 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.
Regional Indian (Kerala) Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Write On Sundays M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11.30am-1.30pm, £25. Info 029 2047 3373. Monthly writing workshop led by Mab Jones.
MONDAY 16 APRIL
R2-Day Archery GB Instructor Award St Donats Art Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9am-5.30pm, £200 (two days). Info 01446 799100. Course is designed for learners aged 17 or over, with little or no prior experience of archery. On tomorrow also.
RAdvanced Cabaret Choreography Talent Shack, Penarth Road, Cardiff. 8-9.15pm, £7/£60 for 10-week course. Info [email protected]. With Stephanie. Every Monday until 18 June. Suitable for dancers who have been in three or more of Stephanie’s shows before.
Gordon Ramsay Quiz Special The Flora, Cardiff. 8pm, £7. Info 029 2115 1016. Who the hell knows enough about Gordon Ramsay to take part in a pub quiz themed around him? Just bizarre. Price includes a meal based on something from his restaurants, vague as that sounds.
Gwd Mondays Music Quiz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
RVelotech Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £495 (four days). Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk. (Until Thurs 19)
TUESDAY 17 APRIL
Art Babas Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10.30-11.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Explore movement, sound, language, textures, shapes and colours with kids aged between six months and three years. Book in advance please.
RExplore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Discuss books and authors in a casual setting (no obligation to have read the books in advance). Also on Tue 24 this month.
Music Networking The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
RPainting 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 19 June.
The Collective Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 8pm, £5. Info 01873 853613. Poetry night with guests John Barnie and Frances Presley.
WEDNESDAY 18 APRIL
Alex Beard Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 01792 602060. Talk by an education insider.
An Evening Of Clairvoyance Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 7.30-10pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2048 7602. With Tracy Ann and Tracy Jones.
RBeginners 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 20 June.
RChair Dance Talent Shack, Penarth Road, Cardiff. 8-9.15pm, £7/£60 for 10-week course. Info www.
cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Stephanie. Every Wednesday until 20 June.
Gardens Walk And Talk: Spring National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am, £2. Info 029 2057 3500.
Glynn Vivian Young People Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-12pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Anyone aged 16-24 can participate in discussing plans and organising events for other young people in Swansea. Also on Wed 28 this month.
Lucy Worsley The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £22 adv. Info 01633 656757. TV historian on Jane Austen, ahead of the publication of her book about the novelist in 2019.
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.
The No Good Brother(s)Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £5-£7. Info 01970 623232. A music/drmratised reading/discussion event featuring two Canadian siblings: Wales-based novelist Tyler Keevil and his filmmaker brother Jonathan.
RWales International Documentary Festival Maxime Cinema, Blackwood /Screen 2, Blackwood Little Theatre. £15 weekend/prices vary per screening. Info www.widf.info. Three days of screenings of globally-sourced films as well as related events around Blackwood. Includes an advance screening of Welsh feature, My Grandfather The Spy and historical documentary The Dragon Has Two Tongues. (Until Fri 20)
THURSDAY 19 APRIL
RCardiff Animation Festival Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Info 029 2030 4400. Billed as four days of the world’s best animation for adults, families and filmmakers, this will feature screenings, Q&As, workshops, masterclasses, industry events and guest speakers from Aardman. among other esteemed places. (Until Sun 22)
RDrawing Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 2.30-4.30pm, £65 (10 weeks). Info 01550 777933 /
[email protected]. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Thursday until 21 June.
Open Space: John Wake Central Library Hub, Cardiff. 5.45pm, free. Info 029 2038 2116. Retired copper talks about his Cardiff-centric book The Cruel Streets Revisited.
RPainting For Pleasure Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 10am-12pm + 1-3pm, £65 (10 weeks). Info 01550 777933 / [email protected]. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Thursday until 21 June.
RPuckin’ Poutine Street Food Pop-Up Academy Espresso Bar, Barry. 6-9pm, free. Info 07557 773723. On tomorrow also.
TJ Higgs Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £21.50. Info 01639 763214. Psychic medium. In Narberth tomorrow.
The Gate Book Club The Gate, Cardiff. 8-9.30pm, free. Info 029 2048 3344. Third Thursday of every month.
RWatercolours Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 2.30-4.30pm, £65 (10 weeks). Info 01550 777933 / [email protected]. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Thursday until 21 June.
FRIDAY 20 APRIL
Barry Cryer Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 01600 772467. With time-honoured piano accompaniment from Colin Sell.
Chris Yemm Llanwrda Hall, nr Llandovery. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info llanwrda.org.uk. A Llandovery Folk Dancing event.
Friyay Evening Of Craft The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £15. Info [email protected]. Twin Made craft workshop.
Peep Show Quiz Queens Hall, Narberth. 7-10.30pm, £3. Info 01792 450850.
Railway Session #2 Off Track, Jacobs Market, Cardiff. 9pm-3am. Info 01600 772467. New cafe space in Jacobs with a night promising spoken word/poetry, live music and DJs until late, although the identities of all are currently TBC.
So You Think You’re Smart? Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, free. Info 01495 243252. Quiz night, every third Friday of the month.
TJ Higgs Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £22. Info 01834 869323.
SATURDAY 21 APRIL
Ar Lafar: Welsh Learners’ Festival National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Including craft activities, activity trails and a choir among other things.
Back To Basics The Printhaus, Canton, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £60. Info 029 2022 0349. Get to grips with the basics of the screenprinting process. Email [email protected] to book. On once a month until November.
Botanical Art Course Dyffryn Gardens, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-4pm, £37.50. Info 029 2059 3328. Monthly workshop hosted by Debbie Devauden.
Brecon Craft Fair Market Hall, Brecon. 9am-4.30pm. Info 01495 753782. Every third Saturday of the month.
Burger Festival Cardiff The Depot, Cardiff. 2-6pm + 7-11pm, £3-£7. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Earlier session is for families and has a bouncy castle, evening one is for adults and has a live band. Both have burgers. I hope.
RCardiff Children’s Literature Festival Various venues, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £4 for most events (some free; a couple £5). Info 029 2087 2087. Annual multi-venue, activity-packed celebration of words returns. It takes place in Cardiff Story, Cardiff Castle Undercroft, City Hall, Cardiff Central Library, Old Library Gallery and the National Museum. Full listings are at www.cardiffkidslitfest.com, and include readings, workshops, interactive sessions, guest appearances from authors and the inevitable Harry Potter party with one Fleurble Laffalot. (Until Sun 28)
Cardiff Postcard Fair Penylan Community Centre, Cardiff. 10am-3.30pm, £1. Info 029 2069 3040. Hosted by the South Wales Postcard Club.
Craft Fair St David’s Church, Neath. 10am-4pm, £22.50 to set up a table. Info [email protected].
Craft Fayre Salvation Army Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 10.30am-1pm, £10 to set up a table. Info 07948 392854.
Craft In A Day Wire Workshop National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, Llandysul. 10am-4pm, £30. Info 029 2057 3070. With Julia Grifiths-Jones
Derek Acorah Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £19.89. Info 0300 3656677.
Dr Dean Burnett Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. Local comedian and neuroscientist with a launch event for his book The Happy Brain.
RFire & Light Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. The science of fire, fireworks etc. On tomorrow also, plus Sat 28 and Sun 29.
Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 7.45pm. Info 0845 3451400.
RHedgehog Helper Morning Howey Hedgehog Rescue, Llandrindod Wells. £20. Info 01874 749092. Be a volunteer at a hedgehog rescue for a morning, helping their work to nurse sick and injured hogs and hoglets. Also on Wed 25 and Sun 29.
Kidsmarkets Family Sale Cowbridge Leisure Centre. 11am-12.30pm, £1.50/kids free. Info 07760 802088. Featuring 40 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved kids’ toys, ahead of Christmas.
Learn To Needlefelt A Creature M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11am-4pm. Info 029 2047 3373. With Ruth Packham.
Mollie’s Vintage Fayre Radyr Methodist Church, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, £2. Info [email protected]. A City Hospice event.
Samba Drumming Workshop Maesteg Town Hall. 10.30am, £6.50. Info 01656 733269.
Saturday Adult Art Classes Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900.
Spring Pop-Up Supper Event Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 6.30pm, £55. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Tea Dance Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 4-7pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Every third Sunday of the month.
The Gentry Families Of Llangyfelach Parish And Their Estates National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Talk by Jeff Childs.
RThe Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Find out how life started on this planet, extreme places life has been found on the Earth, and how we search for life elsewhere in the Solar System. On tomorrow also, plus Sat 28 and Sun 29.
Trinket Dish & Macramé The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 2-4pm, £30. Info
[email protected]. Twin Made craft workshop, in association with Baked By Lou.
Vintage Kilo Sale Creature Sound, Swansea. 10am, £3. Info 01792 301178. Selling, as with all the other versions of this sale, at £15 per kilo.
Welsh Learners Festival National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
RWomen As Storytellers – Creating The Story Atrium, Cardiff. 10am, £100. Info 0345 5760101. Two-day workshop (on tomorrow also) hosted by Sally Anne Clayton.
SUNDAY 22 APRIL
Chosen Wedding Fair Cardiff Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 11am-4pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2048 7602.
Cwtchfest National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-5pm, £6. Info 029 2057 3500. This event describes itself as “Wales’ only wedding festival,” which might be accurate insofar as all the others call themselves wedding fairs or fayres, but otherwise looks like a bold claim.
Hospice Of The Valleys 6 Mile Race Parc Bryn Bach, Tredegar (starting point). 10.30am, £6 to take part. Info 01495 979277. A six-mile charity race over a measured, certified course.
Introduction To Wet Felting M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 12-4pm. Info 029 2047 3373. Make a cat brooch, with Ruth Packham.
Poetry Session Octavo’s Wine Bar, Cardiff Bay. 2-4.30pm, free. Info 029 2049 1220. Open mic session, also featuring guest poet Phil Knight.
Susie Wild Melville Centre, Abergavenny. 11.30am, £8 adv. Info 01873 853167. Poetry reading.
The Great Big Friends Quiz The Depot, Cardiff. 6-10pm, £30 per team of six. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. As in the 1990s sitcom, not your actual friends.
MONDAY 23 APRIL
RPilates The Gate, Cardiff. 10.30am-1.30pm. Info [email protected]. Gentle fitness for the first hour, general for the second two. Every Monday until 23 July (starting again this week after an Easter break).
TUESDAY 24 APRIL
RAmerican Line Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 2-4pm, £4.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Every Tuesday until 24 July (starting up again after an Easter break).
Ekphrastic Writing Group The Gate, Cardiff. 7-45-9.30pm, free. Info 029 2048 3344. Readings and discussions.
RExtend The Gate, Cardiff. 10-11am, £4. Info 029 2048 3344. Over-60s exercise, every Tuesday until 24 July (starting up again after an Easter break).
RWorldSong Choir Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 10-11.30am, £40 (five weeks). Info 07549 526527. Unaccompanied harmony singiong class with Pauline Down. Every Tuesday from this date onwards.
RYoung Strings The Gate, Cardiff. 5-6.30pm, £5. Info [email protected]. A small orchestra for children and young people of all ages and abilities. Every Tuesday until 24 July (starting up again after an Easter break).
WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL
RMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. £95 (eight weeks). Info 07549 526527. With Clare McRobbie. Every Wednesday until 20 June.
Newport & Gwent Literary Society: Sophie McKeand Holiday Inn, The Coldra, Newport. 6.30pm, £25/£20 members. Info 01633 265660. Monthly literary diner organised by this society.
RPilates The Gate, Cardiff. 10.30am-1.30pm. Info [email protected]. 6pm: general; 7pm: advanced; 8pm: beginners. Every Wednesday (starting again this week after an Easter break).
Science Cafe National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
The Empress Of Ice Cream Look Out Cafe Bar, Cardiff Bay. 7.30-9.30pm, £5 adv. Info 07970 816906. Theatrical storytelling from Christine Watkins and Sianed Jones
Wedding Venue Showcase National Museum Cardiff. 6-9pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. As in, showcasing this building as a wedding venue. I went to a wedding here a few weeks ago and it was nice, also I think they could really do with your money.
Words & Poetry Reading Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £5. Info 01970 623232. Work by members of the Aberystwyth English and Creative Writing Department MA programme.
THURSDAY 26 APRIL
Buxton Tap Takeover Brewdog, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2023 1684. One of the UK’s top breweries for weird/innovative beers pop in to show their mettle.
Magic, Massage & Meditation Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £20. Info 029 2116 7920. Hosted by Stacy Brady and also featuring masssage demonstration by Rhian Pitt.
Taith Iaith National Museum Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Welsh learner tour.
FRIDAY 27 APRIL
Beginner’s Floristry Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-12.30pm, £65. Info 01600 714595.
Dunraven Bowl Race Night Chepstow Racecourse. 2.50pm, £18/£15 adv. Info 01291 622260. Seven races across the afternoon/evening.
Lunch Club Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-2.30pm, £39. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
The Cellar Bards Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 8pm, £3. Info 07818 056599. Monthly literature event with special guest Paul Sutherland.
SATURDAY 28 APRIL
Art & Craft Fair Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10am-5pm, £50 to set up a stall. Info [email protected].
Cardiff April Feria Tramshed, Cardiff. 11am-11pm, £15/£12 NUS/free under-14s. Info 029 2023 5555. A day of Spanish culture including food, flamenco, live singers, workshops and other activities.
Digestive Wellbeing Workshop And Water Kefir Making Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, £55. Info 07549 526527.
Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v Chelsea Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 5.30pm. Info 0870 400004.
Guru Live: Cardiff Cardiff And Vale College City Centre Campus, Cardiff. 12-8.30pm, prices vary per event. Info guru.bafta.org/guru-live-cardiff. A day of industry masterclasses, panels and Q&As aimed at people looking to breakin to the world(s) of film, games and TV.
Level 2 Bike Maintenance Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £65. Info www.
cycletrainingwales.org.uk. Nicholas Parsons Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01873 850805.
Rugby Union: Judgement Day VI: Cardiff Blues v Ospreys Principality Stadium, Cardiff. 5.35pm, from £10. Info 08442 777888. Two games over an afternoon/evening at the stadium. This one is later but I listed it first for alphabetical reasons. Deal with it!
Rugby Union: Judgement Day VI: Dragons v Scarlets Principality Stadium, Cardiff. 3.05pm, from £10. Info 08442 777888.
Saturday Morning Kitchen Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-12.30pm, £17. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Swansea Rainbow Run Swansea Bay Beach. 10am, £13 to enter. Info 029 2053 2283. Ty Hafan present a 5km run or walk in which you will be showered with powder paint. All in the name of charity of course (you are expected to raise sponsorship in advance). This is in fact the last one of these they’re doing… ever!
Vintage Kilo Sale St Catherine’s Church Hall, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-5pm, free. Info 07923 142285. Designer labels at £15 a kilo, on monthly here.
Wild Food Foraging Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £95. Info 01600 714595.
RWonderwool Wales Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells. 10am-5.30pm, £10 per day/free under-16s. Info 01938 820495. Stalls, special exhibitions, daily demonstrations and have-a-go sessions (these cost £25 each to do), all based around the subject of wool and other natural fibres. On tomorrow also, from 10am-4.30pm.
Elliecoptor Hoops Hoop Class Cardiff & Vale College, Cardiff. 7-8pm, £5. Info [email protected].
SUNDAY 29 APRIL
Flavours Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Kidsmarkets Family Sale Paget Rooms, Penarth. 11am-12.30pm, £1.50/kids free. Info 07760 802088. Featuring 30 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved kids’ toys, ahead of Christmas.
Newport Wales Marathon & 10K The Riverfront, Newport (starting point). 8am, £30-£49 to enter/free to spectate. Info 029 2166 0790. General entries are sold out for this but you can run for selected charities – check out newportwalesmarathon.co.uk for more info.
The Big Welsh Wedding Show The Depot, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, £3 adv/£6 VIP. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Presented by by Francesca Hill Photography and rescheduled from last month.
MONDAY 30 APRIL
Rules Of Play Board Game Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, free (£3 to hire games). Info [email protected].
The Gay Men’s Book Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. This month it’s a discussion of Blott On The Landscape by Tom Sharpe.