EVERY MONDAY

Bharatanatyam Dance Classes For Adult Beginners Bayview House, Cardiff Bay. 8.15-9.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158.
Book Club Evergreen Hall, Bridgend. 2-3.30pm, £3/£1 members. Info 01656 815757. A group for reading and discussing literature.
Brecon Town Band Rehearsals Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623650. Hosted by Dave Jones – contact him on the above number.
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.
Drop-in Meditation And Mindfulness Classes The Bone Yard, 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.
Health Qigong Glyndwr Community Hall, Penarth. 10.30-11.30am. Info 07772 657692.
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 3, Static Trapeze Level 3. 7.45-9.45pm: Aerial Hoop Levels 2 and 4, Static Trapeze Level 4.
Pilates-Based Back Care Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 10.30am. Info 01874 625992. With Katy Sinnadurai. Also on Wednesday evenings.
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 (Open Level) St Luke’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 7.15-8.15pm, £7.50/£35 for five classes. Info
[email protected].
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. 6.30-7.50pm, £15. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Tuesday to Thursday.
Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm. Info 07790 167560. Every Tuesday and Friday.
Art Club Carnegie House, Bridgend. 6.30-8.30pm, £5. Info 01656 815757.
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.
Beijing 24 Step Tai Chi St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm. Info 07772 657692.
English Conversation Group For Beginners M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 029 2047 3373. Led by a qualified English language teacher.
Finding Your Ancestors Carnegie House, Bridgend. 12.30-2.30pm, free. Info 01656 815757. With professional genealogist Cheryl Hart.
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.
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: 4.30-6pm: Youth: Wookies (7-9 years). 5-6pm: Youth: Ewoks (5-7 years). 6-8pm: Supervised Training. 7.45-9.45pm: Beginners’ 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 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, Dominion Way, 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 With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £6. 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. ZZQ is 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 Drama Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7.30-9pm, £6. Info 01656 815757. Develop performance skills using impro, drama games and scripts.
Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 6.30-7.50pm, £15. 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.
Circus Club Carnegie House, Bridgend. 5.30-7pm, £1. Info 01656 815757. Come and learn a range of simple circus skills with Organised Kaos.
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.
Creative Wednesdays Evergreen Hall, Bridgend. 2-4pm, £3/£1 members. Info 01656 815757. Workshops in drawing, painting, ceramics, textiles etc.
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.
Inclusive Stay & Play Group Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 12.45-2.45pm. Info [email protected]. Hosted by KeyCreate – specialists in play, education, disabilities and creative arts – and aimed at children with additional needs, disabilities and life limiting conditions.
Jazz Workshops For Beginners Zion Chapel, Ponthir, Newport. 6.30-8.30pm, £10. Info 07806 625717. All instruments and ages welcome.
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 (11-18 years); 6-8pm: Adult Acrobatics; 8-9.30pm: Handstands.
Pilates Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 6.30-7.30pm, £7.50/£35 for five classes. Info
[email protected].
Pilates The Gate, Cardiff. 10.30am-1.30pm. Info [email protected]. 6pm: general; 7pm: advanced; 8pm: beginners.
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 Recreation Club, 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.
Welsh Conversation For Learners M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 10am, free. Info 029 2047 3373. Led by a qualified Welsh language teacher.
Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 9.30-11am, 11.30-am-12.45pm, 1-2.15pm + 7-9pm, £9/£8. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio.co.uk. The evening class needs to be booked in advance. 11.30am-12.45pm is pregnancy yoga (previously on Thursdays).
Yoga Trwy Gyfrwng Y Gymraeg Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm. Info [email protected].
Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £6. 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. 6.30-7.50pm, £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.
Beijing 24 Step Tai Chi Albert Rd Church & Community Centre, Penarth. 7.45-9pm. Info 07772 657692.
Bingo Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.
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.
Create Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 7-8pm. Info 029 2116 7920. Adult drama group, aimed at all abilities.
Fitsteps FAB The Riverfront, Newport. 10-11am, £4. Info 01633 656757. Low intensity dance fitness workout.
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; fully coached and with veteran skater lead. Also on every Sunday.
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.
Pilates Stretch 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.
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.
Samba Band Carnegie House, Bridgend. 6.30-8pm, £1. Info 01656 815757. Re-create the sound of Brazilian Carnaval with Sallie MacLennan. No experience necessary, instruments provided.
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.
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.
Yarny Army Evergreen Hall, Bridgend. 10am-12pm, £2/£1 members. Info 01656 815757. Knitting and crocheting; beginners welcome.
Yoga And Alexander Technique M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11am. Info 029 2047 3373. 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. 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. 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.
English Conversation Group For Advanced Adult Learners M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 029 2047 3373. Led by a qualified English language teacher.
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 (11-18 years); 6.30-7.30pm: Hula Disco!
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.
Family Saturdays Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2063 6464. Craft workshops for kids and parents.
Knit And Natter Group M.A.D.E. Cafe, Cardiff3pm, free. Info 029 2047 3373. Sharing, talking and informal tutoring of knitting skills – all levels welcome.
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: 10-11.30am: 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 (11-18 years).
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.
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.
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, £3/£40 for eight weeks at two sessions per week. Info www.brawlers.co.uk. Uncoached session hosted by Tiger Bay Brawlers.
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 Beginners & Improvers; 5-6.30pm: Acrobalance; 5-7pm: Flying Trapeze Intermediate & Advanced.
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.

 

MONDAY 1 OCTOBER

uAdvanced Choreography/Burlesque Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 8-9.15pm, £8/£50 for eight-week course.Info [email protected]. With Stephanie; suitable for dancers who have performed in at least previous Cardiff Cabaret Club shows. Every Monday until 22 Oct.
uArt Class Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 10.30am-12.30pm + 1-3pm, £6.50/£25.50 for five weeks. Info 01656 815995. Earlier session is for beginners; later session is for everyone. Also on Thurs 11 and 18 this month, then Thurs 8, 15 and 22 Nov.
uBeginners Burlesque Course: Zombie A&E Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 6.30-7.45pm, £8/£50 for eight-week course.Info [email protected]. With Stephanie. Every Monday until 30 Oct.
uChair Dance Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 6.30-7.45pm, £8/£50 for eight-week course. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Stephanie. Every Monday until 22 Oct.
uChildren’s Ballet The Gate, Cardiff. 4pm. Info [email protected]. 4pm: ages 4-6; 4.45pm: ages 6-8; 5.45pm: Grade 1. With Miriam Riseborough. Every Monday until December TBC (half-term break on Mon 29 Oct).
uContemporary Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 7pm. Info [email protected]. With Eleanor Brown. Every Monday until December TBC (half-term break on Mon 29 Oct).
uDrums For All Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 12.30-1.30pm, £5/£4. Info 07875 090946. Dementia-friendly music making sessions. Every other Monday (also on Mon 15 and Mon 29 this month) until 18 Dec.
Fern Smith: Saying Grace Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 7-9.30pm, £3 (suggested donation). Info 01239

615952. Smith is an experimental artist who spent last year partaking in “magical thinking, being and doing” in residence here and at a few other Welsh theatre venues, with the help of an arts grant of course, and this evening she will be talking about it. In Ammanford on Wed 10.
        Geraint Thomas Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7pm, £35. Info 029 2022 4488. This year’s Tour De France winner is also the first Welshman to do so, and he’ll be onstage in his city’s big venue talking about it with Ned Boulting.
        Gwd Mondays: Musical Bingo Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
        Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Arts & Culture National Symposium III Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 9.30am-2pm, free. Info 01792 602060. Book your place by contacting The Romani Cultural & Arts Company on 029 2078 6439 or [email protected].
        uHave Fun / Meet New People Grangetown Community Choir Cornwall Street Baptist Church Hall. Grangetown, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 per session/£80 for 10 sessions. Info
        [email protected]. With Pauline Down, every Monday until 10 Dec (apart from Mon 29 Oct).
        uPilates: Gentle / General The Gate, Cardiff. 10.30am-1.30pm. Info [email protected]. Gentle fitness for the first hour, general for the second two. Every Monday until December TBC (half-term break on Mon 29 Oct).
        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 Sun 7, Tue 16, Sun 21, Mon 29, Tue 30 and Wed 31 this month.
        Pip Stewart: Reflections From The Amazon Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £9.50-£11.50. Info 01874 611622. A talk by someone who has been to South America and is concerned about the environmental impact our modern habits are wreaking upon it. I had this listed in the September issue so it’s presumably beren rescheduled.
        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 15; it takes place here every first and third Monday 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.
        Eclectic Crafters Centenary Hall, Maryport Street, Usk. Info [email protected]. Craft fair held on the first Saturday of each month.
        Open Haus The Printhaus / The Bone Yard, 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.

 

TUESDAY 2 OCTOBER

uAmerican Line Dancing The Gate, Cardiff. 2pm, £4.50. Info 029 2048 3344. With John Moore. Every Tuesday until TBC.
Contemporary Conversations Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-3pm, £3 (suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. Session aiming to provide a supportive environment for people with an interest in creating art work and discussing contemporary issues.
uDark Castle Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10 kids. Info 07538 878609. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Sun 7, Tue 9 and Sun 14.
uExplore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Book club, on every Tuesday this month apart from Tue 30, with no obligation to have read the book(s) beforehand. This month books with a food-related theme will be discussed.
uExtend The Gate, Cardiff. 10am, £4. Info 029 2048 3344. With Mabel Gomez-Cehic. Every Tuesday until December TBC (half-term break on Tue 30 Oct).
Football: EFL League Two – Newport Country v Macclesfield Town Rodney Parade, Newport. 7.45pm. Info 01633 481896.
Goscombe John: A Great Welsh Sculptor Cardiff Castle. 6pm. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Gwerfyl Gardner.
uIrish Dancing The Gate, Cardiff. 7.45-9.15pm. Info [email protected]. Beginners 7.45-830pm; intermediate 8.30-9.15pm. With Yvonne McNelis. Every Tuesday until December TBC (half-term break on Tue 30 Oct).
uLife Writing Peak, The Old School, Crickhowell. 10am-1pm, £35 (four weeks). Info 01873 811579. With Renée Stanton. Every Tuesday until Oct 23.
Ocean Film Festival World Tour St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£13. Info 029 2087 8444. Compendium of short films of the sea, above and below the waves.
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 20 Nov.
uPilates: Beginners The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30pm. Info [email protected]. Every Tuesday until December TBC (half-term break on Tue 30 Oct).
uPrintmaking Peak, The Old School, Crickhowell. 10am-1pm, £50 (four weeks). Info 01873 811579. With Rachel Cadman. Every Tuesday until Oct 23.
uRemember When…? Newport Museum & Art Gallery. 2pm, free. Info 01633 656656. Join museum volunteer Peter Brown and share memories of growing up in Newport. Every Tuesday until 18 Dec.
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 9 in October).
Rules Of Play The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30-11pm, £3.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Board game evening on the first Tuesday of every month.
uUplift Singing Sessions Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 12.30-1.30pm, £5/£4. Info 01874 611622. With Tanya Walker. Every Tuesday (apart from 30 Oct) until 18 Dec.
uWorldSong Choir Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 10-11.30am, £64 (eight weeks). Info [email protected]. Unaccompanied harmony singiong class with Pauline Down. Every Tuesday until 23 Oct.
Belle’s Vintage Fair Belle Vue Park, Newport. 11am-4pm, free. Info 0303 7622680. On the first Sunday of every month this year.
Bring And Share Supper Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, free. Info [email protected]. Community social, every first Sunday of the month.
Cwmbran Craft Fayre Our Lady’s School Hall, Cwmbran. 1-4pm. Info [email protected]. Every first Sunday of the month.
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.

 

WEDNESDAY 3 OCTOBER

uAdult Workshops Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900. A class for people of all abilities to create art in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Every Wednesday this month.
Christmas Craft Club: Modern Christmas Wreath The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £20. Info [email protected]. Twin Made craft workshop, one of four on this month (also Wed 10, Wed 17 and Wed 24).
Drink & Draw The Gate, Cardiff. 8pm, £3.50. Info 029 2048 3344. With artist Rachel Rasmussen on the first Wednesday of every month.
Hoop N Move Cardiff & Vale College, Cardiff. 7-7.45pm, £7. Info [email protected]. Hoop dance/aerobics class, with Elliecoptor Pilott.
uKaren Dawn Curtis Six Week Clay Workshop The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £115 (six weeks). Info 029 2048 3344. Every Wednesday until 17 Oct.
Made In Wales Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £12-£16. Info 01970 623232. Described as “a reverent, nostalgic, bawdy and biting celebration of Wales and Welshness in poetry and music from the sixth century to the present day”.
uPilates: Beginners / General / Advanced The Gate, Cardiff. 6pm. Info [email protected]. 6pm: general; 7pm: advanced; 8pm: beginners. Every Wednesday until December TBC (half-term break on Wed 31 Oct).
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 17 and Wed 31 this month.
Wasteless Home Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £11. Info hannah@
greencityevents.co.uk. A guide to sustainability, hosted by Green City Events but sold out already.

THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER

Benedict Allen The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £18.50/£17.50. Info 01633 656757. Explorer bloke with a new show about the time he got lost or something recently.
uDrawing Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 2.30-4.30pm, £65 (10 weeks). Info 01550 777933 /
[email protected]. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Thursday until 22 Nov.
First Thursday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 029 2030 4400. New poetry and fiction, this month with Marianne Burton and David Llewellyn.
Garden Tours Dyffryn Gardens, Vale Of Glamorgan. 12-1pm, free after admission. Info 029 2059 3328.
Kemi’s Storytelling Suppers Kemi’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7pm, £14. Info 029 2037 2055. Monthly gathering starting up again after summer, this edition featuring guest storyteller Sharon Jacksties. Price includes food.
Mick Herron Waterloo Tea, Penarth. 7.30-9pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2070 6455. Author discusses his latest work What Happened; presented by Griffin Books.
uPainting For Pleasure Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 9.30-11.30am, £65 (10 weeks). Info 01550 777933 / [email protected]. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Thursday until 22 Nov.
Through The Pint Glass The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, free. Info gigs@
thedragonffli.com. An evening of poetry and spoken word hosted By Ann Drysdale.
WAM Night Workers Gallery, Ynyshir, nr Porth. 7-9pm. Info 01443 682024. Words, art and music with Francesca Kay and cartoonist Mumph among others.
uWatercolours Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 12-2pm, £65 (10 weeks). Info 01550 777933 / [email protected]. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Thursday until 22 Nov.

 

FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER

An Evening with Robert Minhinnick The Muse, Brecon. 7pm, free. Info 01874 611529. Poetry.
Arts & Craft Table Top Sales Ebenezer Chapel, Tonypandy. 10am-1pm, £5 to set up a table. Info
[email protected]. First Friday of every month.
Autumn Italian Kitchen Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
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.
uEye Festival 2018 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £45-£65. Info 01970 623232. International photography festival featuring talks, discussions, interviews, portfolio reviews and exhibitions over three days. Guests include Danilo Balducci, Kasia Woskniak, Kate Holt, Sophie Batterbury, Neil Bennett, Niall McDiarmid, Eamonn McCabe and Karen Marshall. More info at www.theeyefestival.co.uk. (Until Sun 7)
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.

Little Mice Club: Colours National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am-12pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Bilingual playtime for babies/toddlers.
Macramé Plant Hangers Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 10.30am-12.30pm, £25. Info 029 2116 7920. Craft workshop.
uMidnight Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 10.30pm, £15.50. Info 07538 878609. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Fri 19, Sat 27, Sun 28, Tue 30 and Wed 31.
uNeath Food & Drink Festival Neath town centre. 10am-6.30pm, free. Info 01639 686835. Annual weekender of stalls, demos etc. (Until Sun 7)
Only Fools And Boycie Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7pm, £17.50. Info 0845 2263510. John Challis talks about his acting career. In Hay on Fri 12.
uRally In The Woods Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes. 12pm, £18 adv (three days). Info rallyinthewoods.com. Biker rally/mini-festival up in, well, the woods, where the bands play in a big shed. Going on the photos it’s a bit like this thing I go to in the Lake District, but with (I imagine) very different music. Bet it’s total carnage as well though. (Until Sun 7)
Superstars Of Welsh Wrestling The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7pm, £11/£9 kids. Info 01639 843163.
Toddler Days Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £5.50/free under-4s. Info 029 2047 5475. Monthly term-time events for toddlers and their parents, this month’s theme being ‘get spooky’.
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. On tomorrow also, from 10.30am-12.30pm, and every other Friday this month.

 

SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER

An Evening with Kate Humble Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £16.50/£14.50. Info 0845 2263510. Promoting a new book, Thinking On My Feet. In Newport on Wed 10;  Monmouth on Tue 16.
uArt Trolley Saturday Drop-In Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10.30am-1pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Every Saturday this month.
Autumn Adventure Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11am-2.30pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Free bilingual family activities.
Autumn Supper For Friends Special Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £185. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
uChinese Brush Painting Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 2.30-4.30pm, £120 (six weeks) Info 029 2116 7920. Course suitable for beginners aged 12 and over, and running every Saturday (apart from Sat 20 Oct) until 3 Nov.
Dewch i Ganu National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Join musician Delyth Jenkins and learn Welsh through song.
Dragondaze 2018 The Riverfront, Newport. 10am, £7.50/£5 10-18-year-olds. Info 01633 656757. Comic con and games convention.
Elysium Artists Makers Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Creative showcase/shop for people from Swansea’s Elysium Gallery.
Enfys Craft Fair St. Francis Millennium Centre, Barry. 10am-4pm. Info 01446 792149. Every first Saturday of the month.
Football: EFL Championship – Swansea City v Ipswich Town Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 3pm. Info 0870 400004.
uGower Cider Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. 10am, free. Info 01792 371206. On tomorrow also.
uHave A Go Archery Caldicot Castle & Country Park. £1.50 for four arrows. Info 01291 420241. On tomorrow also.
uHedgehog 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. On tomorrow also.
Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Manchester Storm Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Leather/ette Travel Journals The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-12pm, £25. Info
[email protected]. Twin Made craft workshop.
Machen Rural Market Machen Church Hall. 10am-2pm. Info 07737 630657. On the first Saturday of every month.
Oktoberfest The Depot, Cardiff. 12-5 + 6-11pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. See Food News for a bit more on this Teutonic pissup.
uPerseus And Pegasus Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. A look at the night sky, based on the Greek mythological tale. Suitable for under-7s (Every Saturday and Sunday until Sun 21)
uPremium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.30pm, £15.50. Info 07538 878609. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Sat 13, Sat 20, Mon 22 and Sat 27.
uPremium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 8.30pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Two-hour tour walking through woodlands, ruins and graveyards. Also on Fri 26 and Wed 31 (midnight walk, 10.30pm start)
Sausage Making Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £115. Info 01600 714595.
Slab Building And Surface Pattern In Clay Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £85. Info 029 2048 4611. With Paul Taylor.
uSt Fagans Dark Castle Tour National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10 kids. Info 029 2057 3500. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Thurs 25 (7pm) and Fri 26 (7.15pm).
uSwitched On Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Explore how visible light and light we cannot see plays a part in all our lives. (Every Saturday and Sunday until Sun 21)
Talk: A Spacewoman Dreams Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2.30-3.30pm, £3 (suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. In conversation with Anna Barratt, Gemma Copp and Joan Jones, the artists behind the …Spacewoman… exhibition currently showing here (see Art listings).
uThe Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. How life is thought to have started on this planet, and the search for life on other planets and moons in the solar system.(Every Saturday and Sunday until Sun 21)
Tiny Rebel Newport Food & Drink Festival Newport city centre. 9am-5pm, free. Info 01633 656656. Featuring some 80 food stalls plus chef demos and a teenage chef competition.
Transporter Bridge Abseil Transporter Bridge, Newport. 9am-5pm, £28 to take part. Info 01633 851051. In aid of St David’s Hospice Care.
Vintage Kilo Sale Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 10am-6pm, free. Info 029 2037 3144. Designer labels at £15 a kilo they’re saying.
West Wales Wool Show Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am-4.30pm, free. Info 01834 869323. Yarns, fibres, equipment, demonstrations, workshops, tombola and more, it is claimed.
Bridgend Writers’ Circle Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7pm, free. Info 01656 815757. Meeting here on the first Thursday of every month.
Ocean Mic Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £2 corkage fee. Info [email protected]. BYOB open mic night, hosted by Jonathan Powell and on every first Thursday of the month.

 

SUNDAY 7 OCTOBER

Anton Du Beke Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 1pm, £20 with book/£25 for two with book. Info 01600 772467. This appears to be the Strictly fella on a tour promoting his debut novel, One Enchanted Evening. It’s set in a hotel ballroom and its protagonist, head of a dance troupe, is called Raymond De Guise. Can only say fair play to the big man for such a lack of self-effacement.
Cardiff Half Marathon Cardiff Castle (starting point). 9.50am, from £10 to enter/free to spectate. Info www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk. Annual 13.1-mile slog, usually held on the first Sunday of October. Most entry places are filled but at the time of writing you can still run for the NSPCC, if you raise £300 or more of sponsorship.
Cardiff Storytelling Circle Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info 029 2030 4400.
uDinky 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 Sun 14, Sat 20, Sun 28 and Wed 31 this month.
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).
Llantrisant Folk Club Annual General Meeting Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 1pm. Info 01443 226892.
Momo Dumpling Cooking Experience Venue TBC, Sennybridge, nr Brecon. 6.30pm, £35. Info 01874 749092. Learn how to make Momo dumplings, soup and a dipping chutney with a demonstration from a Nepalese Gurkha chef.
Stretch Revive and Relax Workshop Tramshed Studio, Cardiff. 10.30am-12.30pm, £20. Info [email protected].
The Great Make National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Family creative afternoon.
The Office Quiz Tramshed, Cardiff. 6pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Hosted by Ewen MacIntosh, who played Keith in The Office and who doesn’t have his actual name mentioned in any of the publicity blurb for this event. Poor Keith, er Ewen.
Weaving Without A Loom Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £85. Info 029 2048 4611. With Laura Thomas. Weaving Without A Loom sounds like the title of a private press 1970s folk album.

MONDAY 8 OCTOBER

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 Mon 22 in October).
Unlimited Connects: Wales Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2-6pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Panel discussion and networking event about disability in the arts.

TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER

uArt Babas Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10.30-11.30am, free. Info 01792 516900. Relaxed sensory craft session for parents/carers and children from six months to three years. Also on Tue 23 this month. Book in advance please.
Dark Matter For Beginners The Globe, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Funzing talk by Dr. Amelie Saintonge.
French Style Memo Boards Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 1.30-3.30pm, £25. Info 029 2116 7920. These things appear to be padded boards with crisscrossed fabric that you tuck memos etc behind.
uIris Prize 2018 Various venues (Cineworld except where noted), Cardiff. £125 full pass/£85 Fri 12-Sun 14/£30 per day/individual events various prices. Info www.irisprize.org. See Upfront for more on Cardiff’s annual LGBT+ film festival, and see the Iris website for full listings. Today has an opening party in Cineworld at 7pm, then the nearby Park Inn at 9pm. Wed 10-Sat 13 is a mix of screenings, shorts, talks, producers’ forums and parties later on (in the Golden Cross, Mary’s, Chapel 1877 and a secret venue). Sun 14 features the Iris Carnival and Awards, starting at 12pm. (Until Sun 14)
Malachy Doyle Griffin Books, Penarth. 10.30am, free. Info 029 2070 6455. Kids’ author with a drop-in reading session.
RNIB Art Group Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-3pm, £3 (suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. Tutor-led class for people with visual impairments.
The Treasures Of Far Cathay Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 2.30pm. Info 01874 611622. Arts Society Brecknock lecture by Peter Le Rossignol.
WWDFAS Lecture: Up To A Point Pyramids In Britain & Ireland Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am. Info 01834 869323. Lecture by David Winpenny.

 

WEDNESDAY 10 OCTOBER

An Evening with Kate Humble The Riverfront, Newport. 7pm, £18/£16. Info 01633 656757.
Christmas Craft Club: Paint A Christmas Platter The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £20. Info [email protected]. Twin Made craft workshop.
Conservation Surgery Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-12pm, £3 (suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. Meet the gallery’s conservator and ask questions about how to care for your own art. Book in advance please.
Fern Smith: Saying Grace Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7pm. Info 0845 2263510.
Hula Hoop Class For All Levels Cardiff & Vale College, Cardiff. 7-8pm, £7. Info [email protected]. With Elliecoptor Pilott.
The Art Of Conservation Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-12pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Meet the Glynn Vivian conservation team and go behind the scenes to the Gallery’s conservation department. Book in advance please.
Urban Hens Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £11. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Green City Events.

 

THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER

Alun Havard: A Conversation With Heaven Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £10. Info 01633 868239. Spirit medium.
Arts Society Cardiff Lecture: Inspired By Stonehenge Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400. Lecture by Julian Richards.
Crafty Beer Evening NosDa, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £15. Info 029 2037 8866. Do crafts and drink some drinks, with your hosts Twin Made. Price includes one drink and crafting materials/equipment.
Fighters: Past & Present Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01873 850805. As in boxers, notable local ones of whom will be taking about their experience of and views on the sport.
Football: Friendly – Wales v Spain Principality Stadium, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £20/£10 OAP/£5 under-16s. Info www.faw.cymru.
Imagination Forum: Gathering #4 The Sustainable Studio, Cardiff. 6-9pm. Info radha@
gentleradical.org. Gentle/Radical present a PechaKucha evening of presentations, talks etc from Welsh and/or BAME perspectives.
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 Thurs 25 this month.

 

FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER

Dandiya Dancing National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7-10pm, £3/£1 kids. Info 029 2057 3600. Dussehra Hindu festivities, hosted by Indian Kathak Dance professional Sarita Sood.
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.
uFearFest-Evil National Diving & Activity Centre, Chepstow. 6.30-10.30pm, from £25. Info www.fearfest-evil.co.uk. This is actually in the woodland next to the diving centre, in case you were thinking that doesn’t sound like a very scary location. It’s in sessions of an hour at a time, you can read a bit more about it in Roundup; here are the other dates: Sat 13, Fri 19, Sat 20, Fri 26, Sat 27 and Wed 31.
uOktoberfest Newport The Neon, Newport. 6pm-1am, £12.50 per day. Info 01633 533666. In which a venue run by fervent UKIP supporter and recent failed councillor Andrew Byers serves up two days (on tomorrow also) of “Authentic Bavarian Atmosphere straight from the heart of Munich”. Why, it’s almost as if they have no principles whatsoever!
Only Fools And Boycie The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 7pm, £17. Info 01497 821762.
uPhilosophy In A Cafe Steen’s Cafe, Windsor Place, Cardiff. 2-4pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2023 1723. Every second and fourth Friday of the month (also on Fri 26 in October).
Succulent Terrarium & Macramé Plant Hanger Workshop The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £50. Info [email protected]. Twin Made craft workshop.
Superstars Of Welsh Wrestling Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7pm, £12/£9 kids. Info 01639 763214.
Tea Dance St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 2pm, £5. Info 01446 799100.  With Alan Taylor.
Little Man Quiz Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £1 to play. Info 07933 844234. Every second Friday of the month.

 

SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER

Autumn Fair St Pauls Centre, Port Talbot. 10am, free. Info 07971 242730. Handmade craft and produce.
Autumn In Provence Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Benedict Allen Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £17. Info 01874 611622. Explorer bloke talks about that.
uBook Swap National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Come along with a bunch of tomes and do the thing the title implies (CDs and vinyl too if you like). On tomorrow also.
Boxing: FKO Fundraiser Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7pm, £35 ringside/£30 standing. Info 01495 227206.
Burns Series Adventure Race Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. Info 01639 881635. With a choice of two distances: Burn (10km race, 1km kayak, 40km mountain bike orienteering) and Mini Burn (3km run, 1km kayak, 10km mountain bike).
uCanal Walk With Dinky Donkeys Venue TBC, Pencelli, Brecon. £55. Info 01874 749092. Take two miniature Mediterranean donkeys for a wander along the Brecon & Monmouthshire Canal. Price includes food and drink. Also on Sun 21 this month.
Caerwent Craft Fayre Caerwent Village Hall, Monmouthshire. 2.30-4.30pm. Info [email protected]. Every second Saturday of the month.
uChepstow Farmers’ Market Cormeilles Square, Chepstow. 8.30am-1pm, free. Info 01291 626370. Every second and fourth Saturday of the month (also on Sat 24).
Dogtoberfest Pup Crawl Pen & Wig, Cardiff (starting point). 12pm, £18 adv. Info www.dogfuriendly.com. The premise of this is that you can go to a bunch of Cardiff pubs (also Beelzebubs, Tiny Rebel, the Cambrian Tap and Kongs) with your dog, who get a few treats and stuff thrown in for the price. You also get 10% or more off at all the bars.
Farmers’ Market Twyn Community Centre, Caerphilly. 9.30am, free. Info 01656 658963. Every second Saturday of the month.
Football: EFL League Two – Newport Country v Stevenage Rodney Parade, Newport. 3pm. Info 01633 481896.
French Style Memo Boards Workshop The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-12pm, £25. Info
[email protected]. Twin Made craft workshop.
Funky Craft Fayre Ostreme Centre, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm. Info [email protected]. Second Saturday of every month.
Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Dundee Stars Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Jump Season Opener – Oktoberfest Saturday Chepstow Racecourse. 11.55am, from £24 adv. Info 01291 622260. Featuring seven races across the day.
Kidsmarkets Autumn Mega Market Howells School Sports Hall, Llandaff. 11am-12.30pm, £1.50/kids free. Info 07760 802088. Featuring great quality new and pre-loved kids’ toys.
Level 1 Bike Maintenance Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £75. Info www.
cycletrainingwales.org.uk.
Michael Brandon Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £15. Info 01600 772467. Him out of Dempsey And Makepeace talks about showbiz etc.
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.
uPremium Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.30pm, £15.50. Info 029 2057 3500. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Mon 22-Thurs 25 (7.45pm start) and Sat 27 (7.15pm and 8.45pm sessions).
SA4 Market Canolfan Centre, Gorseinon, Swansea. Free. Info [email protected]. Craft and local produce market, every second Saturday of the month.
Saturday Art Club Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran. 10am-12pm + 1-3pm, £6 per session. Info 01633 483321. Monthly sessions aimed at ages 7-11, on every second Saturday of the month until June and offering the opportunity to explore disciplines such as collage, construction, printmaking, ceramics, painting and drawing.
Saturday Family Workshops Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10am-1pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Book in advance please.
uSeascape Art Attack National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. contribute to a giant window mural with artist Susan Evans to celebrate the Museum’s new HM Coastguards exhibition. On tomorrow also.
Spoken Word Saturday Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 3pm, £3. Info 0845 2263510.
Street Food & Live Music Kings Road Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 4-10pm. Info www. pontcannamarket.co.uk. Featuring food from The Med Shed, The Lazy Leek, Alex Gooch, Pipes Beer and Lufkin Coffee. Most of those are based in this yard anyway so, er, maybe there are more traders to be announced.
Super Science Saturday National Museum Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Family activities
Talk: Yinka Shonibare MBE Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2.30-3.30pm, £8/£4. Info 01792 516900. Book in advance please.
The Greatest V The Neon, Newport. 6.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01633 533666. A night celebrating, in the venue’s (and Paul Nuttall’s) words, “the best and brightest” of Newport’s independent business and culture, this evening will feature guests from Capitol Radio and live music from Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band.
Tribe Peak, The Old School, Crickhowell. 2-4.30pm, £3. Info 01873 811579. Monthly workshop for young artists (age 7-11) and their families. Also on Sat 10 Nov and Sat 8 Dec.
T-Shirt Printing The Printhaus, Canton, Cardiff. 12-3pm, £45. Info 029 2022 0349. Monthly course aimed at beginners.
Vegan Beer Festival Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 12-11pm, £7/£4 adv. Info 029 2037 3144. The first event of its kind in Wales, it says here, with Pipes, Bang-On, Mad Dog and Bragdy Twt Lol among the Welsh breweries offering up beers made with no fish guts or dead dogs or whatever. Plus a bunch of vegan food stalls.
Young Makers Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Turn your drawings into professional quality animation puppets and three-dimensional theatre sets. Book in advance please.

 

SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER

BAFTA Cymru Awards 2018 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 6pm, £55-£100. Info 029 2087 8444. Think this is featured somewhere in this issue, anmd presumably in the monthly column that appears in these listings.
Barry Island Handmade Market Barry Island train station. 11am-3pm, free. Info facebook.com/
barryislandhandmademarket. Every second Sunday of the month.
Cider Making Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £115. Info 01600 714595.
Gourmet Barbecue Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Jump Season Opener – Food & Countryside Saturday Chepstow Racecourse. 11.55am, from £15 adv. Info 01291 622260. Featuring seven races across the day.
uMade In Roath 2018 Various venues, Roath, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, most events free. Info www.madeinroath.com. Annual week-long celebration of a district through arch arty happenings. Way too much to list properly – check the website – so I’ll list names of artists only. Today (many of these are exhibitions runing until Sun 21): James Rogers, Rory Buckland, James Cocks and The Postcard Project, Rachel Carney, Lea Sautin, Hywel Edwards, Lucy Mebarki, Emma Hutchinson, Frank James Rogers, Alix Edwards, Claudia Carrillo & Emma Downes, John Liepins, Glyn Owen, Simon Gore, Dave Daggers and Deb Lloyd, Rachel Helena Walsh, Annette Marie Townsend, Ellen Heeney, Nathan Wyburn, Clive Ward, Sarah Boulton, Andre Stitt and Christopher Hopkins. Mon 15: Jane Nicholls open studio, Shaun Jamesa and Cardiff Writers’ Circle hosted by Alix Edwards. Tue 16: Bernstein Bash with Weeping Tudor, Sharon Magill, Rachel Carney, Faye Scott Warrington and Denisa Nicola Molna. Wed 17: Olga Guse, Unit(e) and CCVG Symphonic Brass. Thurs 18: Rob Piercy, Susan Atkins, Janet Blackman, Lynne Cartlidge, Mary Dewey, the Wales African Film Club and Poetry Bingo with Alan Whitfield. Fri 19: Beth Blandford, Gareth Brown, Abbey Preece, Maeve Curtis and Kathryn Murphy, Tunupa Incari, Betina Skovbro, Ben Ewart-Dean, Katherine Holmes, Spellbound Slumber: Opera In Situ, The Funky Love Posse and Dom Farelli. Sat 20: Annie, Alice & Rose, Garmon Roberts, Andrew Bolton, Dorcas Pennyfather, Anna Polya, the Trinity Sewing Group, Rachel Rasmussen, Ceri Morris & Helen Rowlands, Jack Nicol, Helen Hughes, Glenn Carney & Den Foley, Christina Thatcher, Johana Hartwig, Cam Elizabeth & Mike Erskine, Natalie Ramus, Esyllt George, Jo Perry, BaseArt Collective, Oriane Pierrepoint, Jenna Murphy & Matthew Murphy, Bel Blue & Allan Herbert, Rory Duckhouse & Amy Edwards, Mehdi Razi, Sarah Featherstone & Poddington More, Alison Graham, Ellwyn Male, Hilary Roberts & Maggie Davies, Mike Carter, Beth Nicholls, Sandra Gustafsson, Kethryn Campbell Dodd, Daphne Ioanna Giannoulatou, Andrew Pershin & Zosia Krasnowolska, Eman Al-Awami, Brynteg Art Department, Sahar Saki, Jim Dahl’s Psychic Caravan, Alix Edwards, Dino Rovaretti, Joseff Badman, Karen O’Shea, Rat Trap Collective, Andrew Barlow & Mike Kerin, Claire Syder, Doreen Barnaville, Weeping Tudor present National Stupid Day and Lasagne Cat, YouthQuake theatre showcase and Fflamingo present Gaesop’s Fables. Sun 21: Natasha Marchant, Jac Saorsa, Krafty Family Collective, Patti McJones, Dylan Adams, Roath Brook Orchestra and a Vinyl Cruise DJ night in the Andrew Buchan to finish off. (Until Sun 21)
Marina Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Monthly event.
One Walk Cardiff 2018 SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff. 10am-1pm, £10 to register/free under-18s. Info [email protected]. Charity walk in aid of JDRF Wales.
Red Kite Bird Photography Experience Venue TBC, nr Llangadog, Llandovery. 11am, £85. Info 01874 749092. Small group photography tuition day at the red kite feeding station with Gareth Scanlon.
Wild Food Foraging Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £95. Info 01600 714595.

 

MONDAY 15 OCTOBER

Gwd Mondays Music Quiz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
Music Bingo The Moon, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £2. Info [email protected]. New monthly night raising money for Tiger Bay Brawlers.
uVelotech Gold Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £495 (four days). Info www.
cycletrainingwales.org.uk. (Until Fri 18)
uOwain Glyndwr Day Caerphilly Castle. 11am-4pm, £8.50/free members. Info 0300 0256000. On tomorrow also.
uViking & Medieval Reenactments Caldicot Castle & Country Park. 10am-5pm. Info 01291 420241. On tomorrow also.

 

TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER

An Evening with Kate Humble Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7pm, £15. Info 01600 772467. All proceeds from her book sales here go to this venue, which I guess still needs repairs of some kind.
Book Club The Gate, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2048 3344. Third Tuesday of every month.
Contemporary Conversations Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Session to provide a supportive environment for people with an interest in creating art work and discussing contemporary issues. Book in advance please.
Ice Hockey: Champions League – Cardiff Devils v Vaxjo Lakers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Lecture: Cardiff Yesterday II Cardiff Castle. 6pm. Info 029 2087 8100. With Matthew Williams.
Tea Dance Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 2.30pm, £6. Info 0845 2263510.

 

WEDNESDAY 17 OCTOBER

Christmas Craft Club: Felt Christmas Bunting The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £20. Info [email protected]. Twin Made craft workshop.
Household Repairs & DIY Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £11. Info hannah@
greencityevents.co.uk. Hosted by Green City Events.
Neil Oliver Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £24.50. Info 01792 475715. Coast presenter with a show titled The Story Of The British Isles In 100 Places. See Upfront for an interview: “My feeling at the moment is that there is a lot of anxiety in Britain and around the world.” Cheers Neil. In Cardiff tomorrow; Brecon on Wed 31.

 

THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER

Adam Rutherford Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01792 602060. Talk by the author of The Book Of Humans: The Story Of How We Became Us; part of the Swansea University Centenary Lecture Series and introduced by Owen Sheers.
After Hours: Into The Future Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. 6.30-10pm, £12/£10.70 adv. Info 029 2047 5475. Adult events with a bar as well as talks and a chance to have a go on all the exhibits. See Roundup.
Dwarfanators Coyote Ugly, Swansea. 7pm, £15-£38. Info 0208 4784888. An evening of dwarf wrestling. They seem to be American and tour the world etc. Vanessa Feltz was on the radio asking whether they should be banned the other day, a question the wrestlers could ask of Feltz with equal validity. Top price is a VIP package.
Jeremy Gilbert: Acid Corbynism The Moon, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info [email protected]. Gilbert came up with this term a year or so ago, to describe (in a slightly ironic way) notions of how counterculture activities can shift the political status quo. It’s all slightly ill-defined but interesting, I reckon. Don’t think it’s a prerequisite to be especially pro-Corbyn either.
Neil Oliver St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £24.50/£17. Info 029 2087 8444.
uOktoberfest Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2030 4400. Annual offering of German beer and probably some hot dogs etc too. You don’t get the Teutonic Hooters experience offered by some of the tackier Oktoberfests that set up in Cardiff, but they do serve proper beer rather than bang average lager that happens to be German. (Until Sat 20)
Open Space: Ailbhe Darcy & Susan Richardson Central Library Hub, Cardiff. 5.45pm, free. Info 029 2038 2116. Two poets reading from their new books, which are respectively titled Insistence and Words The Turtle Taught Me. Book in advance please.
Shamanic Journey Circle St Fagans Village Hall. 7.30-9pm, £10. Info [email protected]. Monthly event hosted by Shamanic Life and offering an opportunity to join with others in individual exploration, community and land healing.
The Classical Music Road Maps St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info 029 2087 8444. Lecture by Jonathan James, with audio and live music. Book in advance please.
uX Scream Rhondda Heritage Park, Trehafod. 6.30pm, £22.50 adv. Info www.x-scream.com. Live action Halloween ‘visitors’ experience’ with all scary things what go boo. Half-hour slots, some of which might be sold out (such as the 6.30pm and 7pm ones today). No shows from Mon 22-Wed 24. (Until Wed 31)

 

FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER

An Afternoon with Kev Johns Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 2pm, £9.50. Info 01792 475715. Play by Bethan Morgan inspired by real women’s experiences. On tomorrow also, at 2pm.
uAtgyfodi National History Museum, St Fagans. 6.30pm, £19.50/£18.50. Info 029 2057 3500. See the Secret Spaces section for some background on this multimedia archive-based performance, via an interview with creator John Rea. Opens at 5.15pm on Sun 21. (Until Sun 21)
Dirty Sanchez The Muni, Pontypridd. 7pm, £20 adv. Info 01443 490390. Pritchard and Dainton reminisce about their days hitting each other in the nuts with various large and powerful objects.
Kumihimo Braided Jewellery Workshop The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £25. Info
[email protected]. Twin Made craft workshop.
Llandovery Folk Dancing Rhys Pritchard Hall, Llandovery. 7.30pm, £5. Info llanwrda.org.uk. With caller Alexa Farley.
Lunch Club Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-2.30pm, £42. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
So You Think You’re Smart? Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, free. Info 01495 243252. Quiz night, every third Friday of the month.
Specialisation: Hydraulics & Suspension Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £105. Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

 

SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER

An Animate Evening with Gary Thomas & Sean Vicary Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 6pm, £7 adv. Info 01239 615952. Showcase of new work by Vicary and experimental animation from Thomas’ Animate Projects agency.
Annual Autumn And Christmas Craft And Vintage Fayre All Hallows RC Church, Miskin, Pontyclun. 12-4pm. Info 01443 204830. Home decor, plants, cards, bottle stall, jewellery, dolls house miniatures, cakes, wood carved items, moddle poddle pottery, Indian crafts, knitted items, ceramics etc.
Botanical Art Course Dyffryn Gardens, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-4pm, £37.50. Info 029 2059 3328. Monthly workshop hosted by Debbie Devauden.
Boxing: Champs For Charity Cardiff Season 3 Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff. 5pm. Info 029 2240 4901. Whit collar boxing special in aid of The Stroke Association.
Brecon Baroque Festival: Tea Dance Subud Hall, Brecon. 3pm, £12. Info 01874 611622. With Dancing Master Peter Brock and the BBF Tea Dance Ensemble. There’s also a workshop here, where you can learn the dances, from 10am today.
Brecon Craft Fair Market Hall, Brecon. 9am-4.30pm. Info 01495 753782. Every third Saturday of the month.
Coptic Binding Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £85. Info 029 2048 4611. With Carole King.
Curator Walking Tour Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2.30-3.30pm, £3 (suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. With Ann Jones.
Dark Skies Photography Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 5-7.30pm, £50. Info 01600 714595.
uEfficiency In Scenework Weekend Class The Arches Rehearsal Studios, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, £95 (two days). Info [email protected]. With Nathan Impro, and aiming to highlight the actor’s need for scenic understanding and the capacity to delve deep into characters.
Football: Premier League – Cardiff City v Fulham Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 3pm. Info 0845 3451400.
Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Sheffield Steelers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Joanna Lumley: It’s All About Me Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, from £19.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Q&A type stage show. Might be sold out.
uKotatsu Festival Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Info 01970 623232. Two-day Japanese animation festival, a similar version of which was in Cardiff last month. Screenings of six movies like so. Today: When Marnie Was There, Lu Over The Wall and Psychic School Wars; Sun 21: Mirai, Fireworks and Attack On Titan: Roar Of Awakening.
uPapercraft Masterclass Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-4pm, £80 (two days). Info 01792 516900. With artist Gill Germain. On tomorrow also.
Pig Street Craft Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am-4pm, free. Info [email protected]. Selling original arts and crafts, semi-regularly until Christmas.
Saturday Morning Kitchen Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-12.30pm, £18. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Skydive For City Hospice Swansea Airport. 9am-2pm, £50 deposit to take part/free to spectate. Info 029 2052 4150. A City Hospice fundraising event hosted by Skydive Swansea.
Smallholding For Beginners Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £130. Info 01600 714595.
Speed Crafting National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre. 11am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Textile craft taster sessions.
Talk: Women In Photography National Museum Cardiff. 1pm, £4. Info 029 2039 7951. With Helen Sear.
The Cardiff Postcard Fair Penylan Community Centre, Cardiff. 10am-3.30pm, £1. Info 029 2069 3040. Presented by the South Wales Postcard Club.
The Gallipoli Campaign 1915 National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Historical Association lecture by John White.
Upper Killay Market Upper Killay Recreational Hall, Swansea. Free. Info [email protected]. Every third Saturday of the month.
Vintage Kilo Sale YMCA, Swansea. 10am-4pm, £3/£1.50 after 12. Info 01792 652032. Selling vintage gear at £15 per kilo.
Welsh Wrestling Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 5.30pm, £12.50/£9.50. Info 0845 2263510.
Art Store Tours Newport Museum & Art Gallery. 3pm, free. Info 01633 656656.

 

SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER

Biltong Making Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £165. Info 01600 714595. Price includes lunch and the biltong and beef jerky that you’ll make. They’ll post it to you because it takes ages to dry.
Dragon Pro Wrestling: Dead Already! The Neon, Newport. 5.30pm, £8 adv/£20 VIP. Info 01633 533666. Featuring wrestlers Flash Morgan Webster, Wild Boar Mike Hitchman, Matt Horgan and more TBC.
Hedge Laying Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £115. Info 01600 714595.
Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Fife Flyers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 4pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Laced Trainer Festival The Depot, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, £6 adv. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Ah sneakerheads, with your interest that I think is silly despite being in many ways similar to some of mine. This event will feature hundreds of rare trainers, streetwear stalls, hip-hop DJs, food etc.
Matt Abbott Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 07818 056599. Poet/spoken word from someone who used to be in an awful mid-00s band called Skint & Demoralised and has since become an apparently credible artist, albeit one who was in a building society ad.
Ron Skilton Memorial Half Marathon The Square, Llanwrtyd Wells (starting point). 11am, £10 to enter. Info 01591 610270. Annual event in memory of Green Events’ former treasurer, featuring an offroad and sometimes mountainous course.
Tea Dance Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 4-7pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Every third Sunday of the month.
The People’s Poetry Workshop Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 3-5pm, free. Info 07818 056599. With poet Matt Abbott, who also performs here later today. Book in advance please.

 

MONDAY 22 OCTOBER

Brecon Baroque Festival: Guided Walks Usk Valley, Brecon. 10am, £5. Info 01874 611622. Exploring the poetry and landscape of 17th-century poetry Henry Vaughan, with a visit to Llansantffraed Church and Vaughan’s grave.
James Martin St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £39.50. Info 029 2087 8444. TV chef, perhaps the most Tory of all the TV chefs amidst stiff competition.
Up The Hill Exist Skatepark, Swansea. 7-9pm, free. Info 01792 474095. Ten local artists install art in and around the skatepark, as in the bits where people skate. Getting on your tits? Tough luck, it’s art and it’s funded which makes it more important than skating.

 

TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER

Ekphrastic Writing Group  The Gate, Cardiff. 7-45-9.30pm, free. Info 029 2048 3344. Readings and discussions. On the fourth Tuesday of every month.
Football: EFL Championship – Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 7.45pm. Info 0870 400004.
Iolo Williams Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £16/£15. Info 01239 621200.  TV nature fella with a show about his experiences working as a Species Officer for the RSPB.

 

WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER

Christmas Craft Club: Christmas Candle Burner The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £20. Info [email protected]. Twin Made craft workshop.
Paint Party: Haunting Halloween Buffalo, Cardiff. 7-9.30pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2031 0312. Painting class which places emphasis on drinking wine and having fun. As you can see it has a season-appropriate theme this month.
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.

 

THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER

Dr Phil Hammond Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £16.50/£12.50. Info 0845 2263510. A show in the year of the NHS’ 70th birthday, the implication being that he will be slagging off Tories in this show. It’s funny because Phil Hammond is also the name of [dies of rickets before finishing the sentence]
Henry Naunton Davies: A Rhondda Colliery Doctor Swansea Museum. 7.30pm, free. Info 01792 653763. Royal Institution Of South Wales lecture by Ceri Thompson.
Taith Iaith National Museum Cardiff. 12.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Regular Welsh learners session.
Talk: CAER Heritage Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. Dr. David Wyatt and Dr. Oliver Davis from Cardiff University give some insight into the CAER Heritage project.

 

FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER

Autumn Gournet Vegetarian Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
A View On Wildlife 2018 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 6.30pm, £8/£6. Info 01646 695267. Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum host an even featuring images and stories of experiences working with wildlife by speakers Steve Simpson, Sian Sykes, Joanna Barker, Ffion Rees and Beverley Phillips.
Glynn Vivian At Night Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 5-8pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Enjoy a range of workshops, film, poetry, music and performance in this free afterhours drop-in session.
Wales-Palestine Creative Exchange: Interactive Discussion Volcano, Swansea. 6-9pm. Info www.volcanotheatre.co.uk. An evening hosted by artists Deborah Aguirre Jones and Eleanor Davis, looking at our collective relationship with Palestine and Palestinian people.

 

SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER

Ahoy Me Heartys! Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2034 6214. Pirate-themed activities as part of Year Of The Sea.
Annual Local History Book Fair Swansea Museum. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 653763. Hosted by the Royal Institution Of South Wales.
uAutumn Apprentice Trail Dyffryn Gardens, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10am-3pm, free after admission. Info 029 2059 3328. Have you got what it takes to be a Dyffryn gardener? Have a go at some autumnal garden jobs this half term and see if you could keep up. Huge fan of children paying to do manual labour for lavishly funded National Trust piles. (Until Sun 4 Nov)
Back To Basics Screenprinting Workshop The Printhaus, Canton, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £60. Info 029 2022 0349. Get to grips with the basics of the screenprinting process. Email info@
theprinthaus.org to book. On once a month until November.
Bingo Lingo Halloween Special The Neon, Newport. 6pm, £8 adv. Info 01633 533666.
uBobbing Boats National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Create a craft that makes a tiny boat bob on the sea, and learn sea safety facts  No event on Wed 31. (Until Thurs 1 Nov)
uBoutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12.30-3.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959. On tomorrow also.
Bryngarw Spooktacular 2018 Bryngarw Park, nr Bridgend. 5-10pm, £7. Info 01656 815995. Ghost story walks in one-hour segments.
uBuilding The Wicker Man National History Museum, St Fagans. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Family-friendly drop-in sessions. (Until Tue 30)
Carrie’s Spooktacular Prom! The Riverfront, Newport. 7pm, £10/£4 prom only. Info 01633 656757. A screening of the movie Carrie followed by a prom.
Classic Curries Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Dylan Thomas Walking Tour – Uplands Uplands Tavern, Swansea (starting point). 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Literary tour led by Peter Thabit Jones. Book in advance please.
Football: EFL League Two – Newport Country v Morecambe Rodney Parade, Newport. 3pm. Info 01633 481896.
Football: EFL Championship – Swansea City v Reading Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 3pm. Info 0870 400004.
uGraham The Ghost Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Interactive story session about a ghost who has lost his glow. Suitable for under-7s. (Until Sun 4 Nov)
uHalloween Half Tern Fun Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. 10am-5.30pm, free. Info 01792 371206. Various calendar-appropriate activities for schoolkids. (Until Sun 4 Nov)
uHappy Birthday Dylan: Self-Led Activities Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. Free. Info 01792 463980. Family activities including creative writing, making a mini comic, puppets, games, reading corner, crafts and dressing up costumes, all inspired by Dylan Thomas. (Until Wed 31)
Ice Hockey: Challenge Cup – Cardiff Devils v Guildford Flames Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.
Life Drawing Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-4pm, £5. Info 01792 516900.
Life Drawing Peak, The Old School, Crickhowell. 10am-3pm, £25. Info 01873 811579. With Tony Tribe. Please bring your own drawing materials and board/easel.
Made It Market St Eli Shopping Centre, Llanelli. Info 07971 242730. Craft and produce fair.
Mollie’s Vintage Fayre Ararat Baptist Church, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 12-4pm, £2/free kids. Info 029 2052 4150. A City Hospice fundraising event.
Poppy Run – Cardiff Bute Park, Cardiff. 11am, £15 to enter/£7.50 under-17s/free under-7s. Info www.
britishlegion.org.uk. 5k run orgainsed by British Legion.
uPumpkin Carving Dyffryn Gardens, Vale Of Glamorgan. 11am-3pm, £4 per pumpkin plus admission charges. Info 029 2059 3328. (Until Wed 31)
uSpooky Science Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Eerie events and ghostly goings-on for half-term. (Until Sun 4 Nov)
uSpot The Bat Tail National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Kids’ activities. (Until Fri 2 Nov)
uStar 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 4 Nov)
Talk At 4 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 4pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. A guide to the exhibition currently running here, Rachel Maclean’s Spite Your Face.
Textile Christmas Garlands National Wool Museum, Dre-Fach Felindre. Free. Info 029 2057 3600. Make a Christmas heirloom garland. Book in advance please.
Unknown Wales Conference National Museum Cardiff. 10am-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. A day of free talks celebrating Welsh wildlife.
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.
Vintage Kilo Sale Treforest Community Centre. 10am-4pm, free. Info 07923 142285. Designer labels at, again, £15 a kilo.
Weekend Adult Workshop: Paper Illustrations Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10am-1pm, £5. Info 01792 516900. A class for people of all abilities to create art in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

 

SUNDAY 28 OCTOBER

1st Jumble Sale The Laundry, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, free. Info 07910 491565. Vintage etc gear from five sellers, mostly women’s stuff but not exclusively.
Chepstow’s Big Family Dog Walk 2018 Chepstow Racecourse. 10am, £5 adv. Info 01291 622260. Taking place around Piercefield Park plus Chepstow Racecourse itself.
uDark Llandaff Tour City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 6.30 + 8.30pm, £10. Info 07538 878609. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. (Until Wed 31)
Dylan Thomas Walking Tour – Marina National Waterfront Museum, Swansea (starting point). 2pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Literary tour led by Peter Thabit Jones. Book in advance please.
Exposure Wrestling: Massacre YMCA, Newport. 7pm, £8 adv. Info www.
exposurewrestling.com. Featuring TKO, Axel Carter, Lucky Bowden, Casey Wild and many more.
Family Boardgaming Day Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 11am-3pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. With Rules Of Play.
Gower Fairy Stories National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11.30am + 1.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Also featuring harp music.
uHalloween Cinema Cardiff Castle. 6.30pm, £5. Info 029 2087 8100. Luna Cinema present three evenings of date-appropriate (as in, the date of the year) movies. Nearly all these are listed as being sold out online but you might be able to buy on the door. Or not. Today: Suspiria (6pm) and The Lost Boys (8pm). Mon 29: Hocus Pocus (6pm). Tue 30: A Quiet Place (6pm); 8pm: Pan’s Labrynth (8pm). Wed 31: The Nightmare Before Christmas (10.30am + 12.30pm); Hocus Pocus (2.30pm); The Lost Boys (8pm). Thurs 1 Nov: The Lost Boys (6pm); A Nightmare On Elm Street (8pm). (Until Thurs 1 Nov)
Meat And Poultry Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £185. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.
Pontcanna Brocante – Vintage Flea Market Kings Road Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-4pm. Info www.
pontcannamarket.co.uk.
Stargazing Evening National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Featuring teams from South Wales Astronomical Societies, who will provide telescope tips and knowledge, 3D film presentations with Astrocymru.
uSt Fagans Makers Market National History Museum, St Fagans. Free. Info 029 2057 3500. (Until Fri 2 Nov)
Towey Valley Vintage Crank-Down National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. 11am-4pm, free after admission. Info 01558 667149. Members of Towy Valley Vintage Club show off their classic and vintage vehicles.

 

MONDAY 29 OCTOBER

uCycle Instructor Training Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £495 (four days). Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk. (Until Thurs 1 Nov)
Dylan’s Big Birthday Bash Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. An afternoon of Dylan Thomas-themed and poetry activities.
Gwd Mondays Halloween Horror Film Quiz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
uHalloween Nights National History Museum, St Fagans. 6-9pm, £15/£8/free under-2s. Info 029 2057 3500. Scary stories, craft workshops, jugglers, live music and the burning of the Wicker Man at the end. (Until Wed 31)
Halloween Slime Special Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. 11am-4.30pm, £6.50. Info 01639 881635. Half-term kids’ activities.
Minecraft The Riverfront, Newport. 2-4pm, £8. Info 01633 656757. Sessions for kids aged 6-11.
The Gay Men’s Book Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. This month it’s a discussion of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

 

TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER

uArtes Mundi Workshops National Museum Cardiff. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Half-term activities. (Until Fri 2 Nov)
Lecture: Mount Stuart – Lord Bute’s Other House Cardiff Castle. 6pm. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Matthew Williams. Sold out though.
Pirate Story Time Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-12pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214.
Rene Dupree Exit 7, Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16.50-£33. Info 029 2022 4488. WWE fave talks about his life and times.
Self-Led Activities Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10am-4pm, £1 (suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. Visit the Gallery’s Garden Room and find out about our free activities on offer.
Welsh Wrestling Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £9. Info 01656 815995.

 

WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER

Art Festival Day Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-3pm, £3 (suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. Free drop-in workshops, activities, films and more.
Behind the Scenes At The Museum: Halloween National Museum Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.
Bob Dylan, Literature & The Poetry Of The Blues The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £13. Info 01633 656757. Talk by Michael Gray.
Ghostbusters Halloween Takeover National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 6.30pm, £7.50. Info 029 2057 3600. Featuring a gallery trail, a chance to make ecto-slime and a screening of the first Ghostbusters movie with free popcorn.
Ghost Stories For Halloween Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £6-£9. Info 01970 623232. Hosted by Nigel Humphries.
Halloween Ball Coyote Ugly, Swansea. 8pm. Info 0208 4784888. The venue say “make an effort and get your scariest costume out,” there probably isn’t that much to it beyond that but maybe there is.
Halloween Special: Potions Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. 11am-3pm. Info 01639 881635. A spooky trail with a chance to make your own magic potions and slime.
Halloween Spooktacular Party Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1 + 4pm, £3-£6. Info 01656 815995. Featuring a disco, party games, competitions and a bar for the adults.
Halloween Spooky Funday National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Varied kids’ activities.
Iron Age Jewellery Making Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 11am-2pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. CAER Studio artists Imogen Higgins and Dylan Sutton will be here to show you how to make clay jewellery inspired by Iron Age and Roman finds from the Caerau Hill Fort.
Neil Oliver Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £21.50/£15. Info 01874 611622.
Oriel Science Café Halloween Special: Will The Real Victor Frankenstein Please Stand Up? National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Talk by Professor Morus of Aberystwyth University..
Witches In Wales National Library Of Wales, Aberystwyth. 1-2pm, free. Info 01970 632800. A talk about the history of prosecutions for witchcraft in 16th and 17th-century Wales, based on a book by Richard Suggett. Book in advance please.