EVERY MONDAY
R Escape Reality Cardiff Escape Reality, John Street, Cardiff. Mon-Fri + Sun 1.30-9pm; Sat 12-9pm, £16-£20 per player. Info 029 2132 3120 / [email protected]. Escape room setup where players have an hour to solve puzzles and exit the room in question. Offers each day for hen/stage parties, corporate events etc.
R NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £1-£15 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Classes for various age groups on every day; check the website for full details.
Qi Gong Tai Chi Carnegie House, Bridgend. 1.30-2.30pm, £3. Info 01656 815757. With tutor Geoff Cheetham.
R Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff. Info 029 2048 8854 / [email protected]. Classes for various skill levels on every day; check the website for full details.
EVERY TUESDAY
R 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.
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.
Caban Sgriblio Brecon Library. 4-6pm, free. Info 01873 811579. Drop-in creative writing sessions led by Uschi Turoczy. Running throughout summer but with no set finish date at present.
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.
Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219. With Lesley Walker. Also on Thursdays, Fridays aand Saturdays.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
R SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour National Museum Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com. Tuesdays and Fridays: Mines & Mountains, visiting Big Pit Mining Museum and Brecon Beacons National Park. Wednesdays and Saturdays: Romans & Ruins, visiting Caerleon, Caerwent, Tintern Abbey, the Wye Valley, Abbey Mill Craft Centre and Raglan Castle. Thursdays and Sundays: Golden Gower, visintg visits the Gower, Swansea Bay, Parc-Le-Breos, the Dylan Thomas Centre and more.
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Circus Academy Carnegie House, Bridgend. 6.30-8pm, pay by donation. Info 01656 815757. Open to all ages.
Djembe Drumming Workshops Ocean Arts Cardiff, Cardiff Bay. 6.30-9.30pm, £5/£3. Info [email protected]. 6.30-8pm: beginners (£3); 8.15-9.30pm: intermediate/ advanced (£5). Drop-in classes.
Welsh Conversation For Learners M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 10am, free. Info 029 2047 3373. Led by a qualified Welsh language teacher.
EVERY THURSDAY
Carnegie House Samba Band Carnegie House, Bridgend. 6.30-8pm, pay by donation. Info 01656 815757. Open to all abilities.
FAN Group Meeting Cardiff Central Library. 5.30pm, free. Info www.thefancharity.org. Meet new people, make friends and get to know your neighbours.
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.
Singing For Lung Health Bridges Centre, Drybridge House, Monmouth. 11am-12pm, £3. Info 03000 555555. New singing group set up by the British Lung Foundation and open to anyone living with a lung condition.
Yinyasa Yoga Class Cathays Community Centre. 1.05-1.55pm, £5. Info facebook.com/yinyasacardiff.
Yoga First Floor, 3 Assembly Square, Britannia Quay, Cardiff Bay. 12.30-1.15pm, £5. Info [email protected]. With Mat Roblin.
EVERY FRIDAY
Bingo Lingo The Depot, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Features street food, a wheel of fortune and “rubbish prizes”. Also in Newport on Sat 29 this month.
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.
Rhiwbina Farmers Market The Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina. 10am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.
EVERY SATURDAY
Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.
Roath Real Food Market Mackintosh Sports Club Car Park, Roath, Cardiff. 9.30am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.
EVERY SUNDAY
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.
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.
Riverside Farmers’ Market Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982. Always worth a trip.
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 SEPTEMBER
Brotherhood Of The Black Pirate Festival Llancaiach Fawr Manor, nr Caerphilly. £11 weekend (£5 kids); £6 Sat or Sun only (£3 kids); free under-5s. Info 07411 132940. Featuring lots of people dressed up as pirates, burlesque dancers, wandering minstrels, ferret racing and live music from The Captain’s Beard, Jolly Roger and Gallows Revivers. Started yesterday, finishes today.
Cardiff 10k 2019 Civic Centre, Cardiff (start and finish point). 10am-12pm, from £24.50/from £6 for 2k fun run/free to spectate. Info 029 2034 3940 .Charity run in aid of Kidney Wales.
R Dinky 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, Wed 11, Mon 16, Sun 22 and Sun 29 this month.
Graft Craft: Plant Hammering! National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. “An amazing craft that transfers a flower’s natural pigment onto fabric at the tap of a hammer,” it says here.
Jazz Improvisation Workshop Melville Centre, Abergavenny. 7-9pm, £25. Info blackmountainjazz.co.uk. Wall2wall Jazz Festival event hosted by Dave Jones.
PCA Bodybuilding Championships Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 12-6pm, £21. Info 01874 611622.
Pedigree & Novelty Dog Show Parc Bryn Bach, Tredegar. 11am. Info 01685 844475. Presented by Rhymney Community Council.
R Piggy Walking With A ‘Pig-Nic’ Senni Valley, Brecon Beacons. £30/£20 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 Tue 3, Sun 8, Mon 9, Wed 11, Sun 22 and Sun 29 this month.
Street Food Circus Old School Yard, Canton, Cardiff. 12-9pm, free. Info streetfoodcircus.co.uk. Street Food Circus return to Cardiff, in a new location (behind the Corporation pub/Canton library), with two dozen or so stalls, trucks etc. Having opened in earlyish August this is its final day.
Teddy Bear’s Picnic Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 3-6pm, free. Info 029 2116 7920. Fundraising picnic (you have to bring your own FYI), hosted by Insole Court Friends and featuring a performance from Cardiff Melingriffith Brass Band.
Wrestling: NXT UK Live Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 3pm, £18-£64. Info 029 2022 4488. WWE spinoff has its second ever UK showcase, and first in Cardiff.
MONDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
Cardiff Storytelling Circle Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400.
R Grangetown Community Choir Cornwall Street Baptist Church Hall, Grangetown, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 per session/£80 for 12 sessions. Info [email protected]. With Pauline Down, every Monday this autumn.
TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER
R Art 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. Book in advance please. Also on Tue 17.
R Autumn Foraging Courses Bute Park, Cardiff. 11am-2.30pm, £45/£22.50 under-16s. Info www.
wildfooduk.com. Hosted by Wild Food UK, this course teaches you how to identify various plants, fruits and mushrooms. I meant to get a load of wild garlic from Bute Park this year and forgot. Too late now I think. Anyway this is also on Sun 29 this month, from 12-3.30pm.
Board Games The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30-11pm, £3.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Hosted by Rules Of Play on the first Tuesday of every month.
R Contemporary Conversations Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Meeting up twice a month (also on Tue 17 in September) this group discuss ideas and themes from current and recent art exhibitions.
Coptic Book Binding M.A.D.E. Gallery, Cardiff. 1-3pm + 6.30-8.30pm, £20 per session. Info [email protected]. Lark Design Make craft workshop.
David Kynaston & Matthew Engel Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 7.30-9pm, £10 adv. Info 01873 852960. Conversation between two cricket writers.
Help Musicians Funding Advice Sessions The Moon, Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info [email protected]. One-to-one half-hour slots for five hours, which you can book in advance by email the address above.
R Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2pm, £6. Info 01656 815995. Hosted by Jeff Guppy. Also on Tue 17 this month, hosted by Gareth and Andrea.
R Uplift Singing Sessions Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 12.30-1.30pm, £5/£4. Info 01874 611622. Every Tuesday this month.
WEDNESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER
R Adult 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.
Booklaunch: Benita Matofska Griffin Books, Penarth. 7.30-9.30pm, £5. Info 029 2070 6455. Matofska is an “international speaker, change-maker and global Sharing Economy expert” and her book is titled Generation Share. If you buy a copy you’ll get your fiver back.
Cerys Matthews Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16.50/£39 inc book. Info 029 2064 6900. Songs, poetry and chat about/readings from Welsh broadcaster’s new recipe book, Where The Wild Cooks Go, because like the blurb says, “cooking has always been central to Cerys Matthews’ life”.
Compost And Wormeries Little Man Coffee, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £11/£14 with donation. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Green City. Book in advance please.
Leather & Leatherette Jewellery Making M.A.D.E. Gallery, Cardiff. 1-3pm + 6.30-8.30pm, £22 per session. Info
[email protected]. Lark Design Make craft workshop.
Psychic Sally Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £26.50. Info 01792 475715. In Monmouth tomorrow; Milford Haven on Mon 16.
Reminiscence Monthly Museum Of Cardiff, 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. Museum Of Cardiff is the new name for Cardiff Story.
R Scriveners Writers’ Group The Badminton Club, Ebbw Vale. 8pm. Info 01495 309863 / [email protected]. Also on Wed 18 this month.
THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
R Alternative Art School (Swansea Day Service)Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10.30am-2.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Workshops aiming to give participants the unique experience of visiting the gallery and improving their skills through their own practice.. Also on Thurs 26 this month.
An Evening With Bryan Habana Exchange Hotel, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £35/£50 VIP. Info 029 2010 7050. Former Springboks rugby player interviewed onstage by Gareth Thomas.
An Evening With Bryan Robson And Norman Whiteside Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff. 7pm, from £15. Info 029 2240 4901. Chewing the fat with two notable drinkers and indeed players from the 1980s Man United side. Envisaging a Barney Gumble “David Crosby? You’re my hero!” type scenario happening at this.
An Evening With Shane Williams Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £20/£18. Info 0300 0040444. Welsh rugby lynchpin talks and takes questions.
Bridgend Writers’ Circle Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7pm, £8 for a year’s membership. Info 01656 815757. Meeting here on the first Thursday of every month.
Calligraphy Workshop Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-4pm, £20. Info 01656 815757. Hosted by Lann Niziblian.
R Craft Night M.A.D.E. Gallery, Cardiff. 6-8.30pm, free/£2 to take part. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Lark Design Make. Also on Thurs 19.
Developing Creative Projects With Looked After Children And Young People NoFit State, Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 10.30am-4pm, £15. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Transitions masterclass.
R Finn’s Weekly Hootenanny Gentileza, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info
[email protected]. Planned to be every Thursday, this is an multi-disciplinary open mic night upstairs in this Duke Street Arcade cafe.
First Thursday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3/£12 with book and CD. Info 029 2030 4400. New poetry and fiction, this month launching Track Record – a “new poetry, music and photography chapbook by The Spoke And Eyebrow”.
Ghost Hunt Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 8pm-1am, £20 adv. Info 029 2048 7602. NIP Investigations present a snoop round this former bank and its vaults for spirits.
Lowri’s Little Lambs: Bugs And Mini-Beasts National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30-11.45am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Monthly event for preschool children and their parents/carers.
Psychic Sally Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £22.50. Info 01600 772467.
Words Art Music Workers Gallery, Ynyshir, nr Porth. 7-9pm, free. Info 01443 682024. Words from Rhys Milsom, art from Julie Taylor and music from Hazel & Grey, who feature climbing Trees’ Matthew Frederick.
FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
R Bingo Lingo The Depot, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. Features street food, a wheel of fortune and “rubbish prizes”. Every Friday this month.
Brief History Of Healing Improvised Music Making Arcadecampfa, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info arcade-campfa.org. Drop-in session hosted by Georgia Twigg, who is an occupational therapist and member of the experimental band Charismatic Megafauna. One of a number of events at this gallery (including the one below) relating to the Brief History Of Healing exhibition here.
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.
Drop-In Printmaking Workshops Arcadecampfa, Cardiff. 12-5.30pm, free. Info arcade-campfa.org. With Alex Goodman.
Feast From The Flames National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £60. Info 029 2057 3500. Opening event at the St Fagans Food Festival (on tomorrow and Sun 8), this is hosted by Tân a Mwg and features five courses which reflect the regional landscape.
Hazel Findlay Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £16. Info 01874 611622. findlay is a young climber and will be taking about her career in that as well as the mental challenges posed by climbing as a sport.
Little Mice Club: Roald Dahl National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am-12pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Monthly event for preschool children and their parents/carers.
Spirit Of ‘58 Pre-Match Party Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 2pm, free. Info 029 2023 2199. Bands, DJs and floppy hats ahead of today’s Wales v Azerbaijan Euro qualifier.
R Ucele Yoga: Yin Yoga Class Natural Health Service, Swansea. 7.30-9pm, £8/£4 for your first class. Info facebook.com/victoriauceleyoga. Quiet, mindful yoga open to all. Here every fortnight; also on Fri 20 this month.
SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
R Art Making Sessions Arcadecampfa, Cardiff. 12-5.30pm, free. Info arcade-campfa.org. With Georgia Twigg. On tomorrow also.
uCardiff Film & Comic Con Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 9am, from £8. Info 029 2022 4488. Annual event here, on tomorrow also.
Craft Festival Bryngarw Country Park. 11am-4pm, free. Info 07779 802076. Selling items such as handmade cosmetics, craft beers, lace-making and woodcraft.
Dewch i Ganu National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Join musician Delyth Jenkins and learn Welsh through song.
Enfys Craft Fair St. Francis Millennium Centre, Barry. 10am-4pm. Info 01446 792149. Every first Saturday of the month.
R Hedgehog Experience West Wales Hedgehog Rescue, Lampeter. £45. Info 01874 749092. Be a volunteer at a hedgehog rescue for three hours as part of a very small group. A Good Day Out event. Also on Wed 11, sat 21 and Wed 25 this month.
Macrame Plant Hanger Workshop M.A.D.E. Gallery, Cardiff. 10.30am-1.30pm, £25. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Lark Design Make.
R Medieval Reenactment Weekend Chepstow Castle. 9.30am-5pm. Info 01291 627122. On tomorrow also.
R Porthcawl Food & Drink Festival Pyle Garden Village, nr Bridgend. 9am-8pm, free. Info 029 2023 3658. Food both street and artisan, live music and meteorological appearances from D Brockway and S Lloyd. The name says Porthcawl but the map says Bridgend, not my rules. On tomorrow also, from 10am-4pm.
Revue Lindyhoppers Dance Class Carnegie House, Bridgend. 4-6pm, £5. Info 01656 815757. Open to all abilities; every first Saturday of the month.
Traditional Bread Making National History Museum, St Fagans. 8.45am-1.30pm, £80/£65. Info 029 2057 3500. Course with Nick Macleod from Cardiff’s One Mile Bakery..
SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
R Craft 10k Series Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. 11am, £24 to enter. Info 01639 881635. Running races suitable for all abilities. Also on Sun 29 this month, and Sun 20 Oct.
Dragon Pro Wrestling: Rising Tide The Neon, Newport. 5.30-9pm, £9 adv. Info 01633 533666. Featuring WWE / NXT:UK women’s champion Toni Storm, Wild Boar, Flash Morgan, Dani Luna, Gisele Shaw and more TBC.
It’s My Shout Premiere & Awards Night 2019 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 029 2087 8444. Showcasing eight short films created in Wales.
Marina Market Dylan Thomas Square, Swansea. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Monthly event selling handcrafted goods and fresh food.
OrganFest 2019: The Temple Of Tone National Museum Cardiff. 11am + 12pm, free. Info 029 2087 8444. The final event of OrganFest (see the Music listings on Fri 6 and Sat 7 for the others) is a talk by organist Robert Court and Andrew Renton, the Keeper Of Art at this museum.
R St Fagans Food Festival National History Museum, St Fagans. Free. Info 029 2057 3500. Annual event, the 10th one in fact, with lots of stalls and live music.
Swansea Vintage And Makers Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
The Vale Of Glamorgan Ploughing & Hedging Society Annual Ploughing Match Ty Draw Farm, St Mary Church, Cowbridge. 10am-4pm, £5/free under-16s. Info www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk. Ah, APM day… an annual highlight for any member of the VOGP&HS.
Western Welsh 90th Running Day Bus Depot, Barry. 10am-4pm, free. Info www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk. Including free rides on vintage buses, you lucky ducks.
MONDAY 9 SEPTEMBER
Cardiff Humanists Event Cardiff Quaker Meeting House, Charles St, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £2/£1. Info www.cardiffhumanists.co.uk. Taking place on the second Monday of each month; September sees Richard Tynen talking about “campaigns for change – funding important humanitarian causes”.
Storytime With Louby Lou Bedwellty Park Bandstand, Tredegar. 11am-12pm, £6.50. Info 01495 355945. Suitable for kids aged six months and up.
TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
R Art Club Carnegie House, Bridgend. 6.30-8.30pm, £8 per class/£10 annual membership. Info 01656 815757. Open to all abilities and ages; every Tuesday from this week.
Cardiff Left Bookclub Beelzebub’s, Cardiff. 7-8pm, free. Info events@
craftydevilbrewing.co.uk. This takes place on the second Tuesday of each month and talks about a book which is left-wing in its outlook or has relevance to that ideology. This month it’s One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. I bought this at a car boot a few years ago and haven’t got round to reading it yet, so if you’re less of a useless hoarder than me maybe this is for you.
Hockney: The Old Master Of The Modern World Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 2.30pm, £8. Info 01874 611622. Lecture by Douglas Skeggs.
Hypnotism: How Does It Work? Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 7-9pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2048 7602. Funzing talk by hypnotist Andrew Newton.
Ocean Film Festival World Tour Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01656 815995. Presented by Banff, who also do a mountain-based film tour that regular visits south Wales.
The Stained Glass Of Edward Burne-Jones The Queens Hall, Narberth. 10.30am. Info 01834 861212. West Wales Decorative And Fine Arts Society lecture, taken by Martin Ellis.
WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
Bridgend & District Local History Society Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7pm. Info 01656 815757. Meeting here on the second Wednesday of every month.
Conservation Surgery Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-4pm, £3 adv. Info 01792 516900. Meet the Glynn Vivian conservation team and go behind the scenes to the conservation department.
R Creative Textiles Club Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-12pm, £8. Info 01656 815757. Open to all abilities; every Wednesday from this week.
Scandinavian Language Meetup Group The Philharmonic, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info meetup.com. Every three weeks.
Tea & Cake With Ann Cleeves All Saints’ Church, Penarth. 3-5pm, £17.50. Info 029 2070 3170. Crime writer discusses her new book The Long Call. Ticket price includes a signed copy of the book, which costs basically that in the shop. Hosted by Griffin Books.
The Art Of Conservation Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-12pm, free (£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.
Urban Honey Little Man Coffee, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £11/£14 with donation. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Green City. Book in advance please.
THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER
R Art Class Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-12pm, £8. Info 01656 815757. Open to all abilities and ages; every Thursday from this week.
Japanese Language Meetup Group The Philharmonic, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info meetup.com. Every three weeks.
LGBT+ Single Mingle Beelzebub’s, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £3. Info [email protected]. New monthly event here, open to anyone who identifies as LGBT+ and is looking for a bunkup or maybe just a pal.
My Life As A Jewish Woman In Swansea Swansea Museum. 7.30pm, free. Info 01792 653763. Royal Institution Of South Wales lecture by Norma Glass.
R Tuneless Choir Cardiff Pontcanna Scout Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 first session/£7 drop-in/£40 for eight weeks. Info 07745 683723. Choir, led by Laura Woodford, for people who want to sing but can’t carry a tune. Also on Thurs 26 this month.
FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER
Friday 13th At The Old Aberllechau School Aberllechau Primary School, nr Porth. 9pm-3am, £29 adv. Info 07376 931632. Hosted by Lost Entity Paranormal, this takes place in a disused school in the Rhondda where spooky things happen apparently
SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER
Alger Hiss: Friend And/Or Spy National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Swansea Historical Association lecture by Tony Badger.
An Evening With Robin Horsfall Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff. 6.45pm, £22/£27 VIP. Info 029 2240 4901. SAS man who did derring-do at the Iranian Embassy, then in the Falklands, then wrote a book about it of course.
Film-Poem launch: Eric Ngalle Charles & Greg Lewis Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 11am-12pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Screening and discussion of this work by Eric Ngalle Charles, who we featured in last month’s issue, and Greg Lewis.
Family Fun Day: Mini Museum Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free (suggested donation £3). Info 01792 516900. Art and craft activities.
Funky Craft Fayre Ostreme Centre, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm. Info [email protected]. Second Saturday of every month.
George’s Marvellous Mixtures National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre. 12-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Roald Dahl related activities. It’s his birthday this week you see.
R Have A Go Archery Caldicot Castle & Country Park. £1.50 per four arrows. Info 01291 420241. On tomorrow also, plus Sat 21 and Sun 22 Sept.
Master Of Menace, Lover Of Life The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £8/£5 15-25-year-olds. Info 01633 656757. Vincent Price’s daughter Victoria (interviewed Upfront) presents a look at her dad’s life, including a Q&A and screening of The Abominable Dr. Phibes. In Aberystwyth on Tue 17, screening a different movie.
Nimble Fingers Craft Fayre Victoria Hall, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 07790 298913. On the second Saturday of every month.
Open Doors: Zoology National Museum Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Hour-long sessions opening the stores of biodiversity here to the public.
Roald Dahl After Hours National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 6.30pm, £7.50. Info 029 2057 3600.
Roald Dahl Day National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. As above, but for kids.
Roald Dahl Storytime National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre. 12 + 2pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
Seed Saving Global Gardens, Cardiff. 10am-12.30pm, £11/£14 with donation. Info [email protected]. Learn about different types of seeds from various locals who know about such things. Hosted by Green City. Book in advance please.
South Wales Creatives Against 5G Inkspot, Cardiff. 4pm-3am, free. Info 029 2049 0254. The people organising this reckon that 5G, as in the most up to date mobile network, is dangerous and should not be rolled out in this region “until there is more safety information to consider”. Got a sneaking suspicion that no hypothetical safety info presented would be deemed objective or legitimate by these guys, but hey. Eleven hours of live bands, DJs, MCs, soundsystems, poets, speakers, street artists and video installations are on offer here.
Splendiferous Science Show National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 2pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Presented by Jon Chase and featuring a rolling Roald Dahl theme.
Spoken Word Saturday Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 3pm, £3. Info 0845 2263510.
Street Food And Live Music Kings Road Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 4-10pm, free. Info 07773 348655. Every second Saturday of the month until October.
Sullyfest Pirate Day Sully Community Fields. 1.30-8.30pm, free. Info www.
valeofglamorgan.gov.uk. Lots of types of family entertainment, albeit only a few sound inherently pirate-themed.
Usk Show Usk Showground. 8am-6.30pm. Info 01291 690889. Annual event promising to celebrate “the very best of Monmouthshire farming and rural life” via livestock displays, horse competitions, dog shows, vintage tractors etc.
Welsh Legends Caerphilly Castle. 11am-4pm, £5.30-£8.90/free members, disabled people and their companions. Info 0300 0256000. Learn about some of Wales’s heroes with talks, weapon demonstrations and activities.
Willow Basket Making Workshop Carnegie House, Bridgend. 9.30am-4.30pm, £25. Info 01656 815757. Hosted by Mel Bastier.
Ynyswen Craft Show Ynyswen Welfare Hall, Treorchy. 9am-4.30pm, £5 to set up a table. Info 01443 520299.
SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER
Absolutely Fabulous Kids Cruelty Free Unicorn Event St Augustine’s Parish Hall, Penarth. 11am-5pm. Info 029 2070 9272. Presented by Absolutely Fabulous Vegan Fayres.
Carnival Of Venice: Masquerade Ball The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £15/£12.50 adv. Info 01685 387925. Featuring live music, a buffet and a black tie dress code.
Meet The Objects: Owain Glyndwr National History Museum, St Fagans. 11.30am, 1pm + 2.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Themed free sessions led by the Museum’s curators and archivists. In English, then Welsh, then English.
MONDAY 16 SEPTEMBER
Psychic Sally Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £25. Info 01646 695267. Sold out.
TUESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
Becoming A Villain: The Early Career Of Vincent Price And The Importance Of Dragonwyck Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £6.90/£5.90. Info 01970 623232. Featuring a talk by Price’s daughter Victoria and a screening of Vincent’s 1946 movie Dragonwyck.
Company Of Words Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £4 (suggested donation). Info 07830 381930. Featuring poets Susie Wild and Jonathan Edwards.
R Explore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Also on Tue 24 this month.
R Life Drawing Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-4pm, £5. Info 01792 516900. Also on Sat 28.
RNIB Art Group Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-3pm, free (£3 suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. Tutor-led class for people with visual impairments.
Tea Dance Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 2.30pm, £6. Info 0845 2263510.
WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
R Abergavenny Food Festival Various locations, Abergavenny. Events priced individually (£15 Sat 21 + Sun 22/£10 Sat 21 only/£8 Sun 21 only/free kids). Info www.
abergavennyfoodfestival.com. Go to the website for a full programme as there’s too much to list here; highlights follow. Today features interactive storytelling with Louby Lou in Abergavenny Library. Thurs 19: a Community Feast in the Market Hall and an Evening With Cyrus Todiwala in Monmouth’s Bridges Centre. Fri 20: Talks about cocktails and coffee plus the annual Friday Night Stomp at Abergavenny Castle. Sat 21: masterclasses, tasting workshops, chef demonstrations, a young chef competition, walks, talks, tastings, parades, conversations and, again, a party at the Castle in the evening. Notable names include Matt Pritchard, Chris Harrod, Smoking Goat and Asma Khan. Sun 22: more of the aforementioned until late afternoon. Notable names include Tommy Heaney, St John, Genevieve Taylor, Gareth Ward, Hang Fire and Bee Wilson. (Until Sun 22)
Book Signing: Sam Warburton Griffin Books, Penarth. 6-8pm, £20. Info 029 2070 6455. Ace face of Welsh rugby scribbles on his autobiography Open Side, if you ask nicely. Ticket price includes a copy of said book.
Introduction To Taking Work To Festivals NoFit State, Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 12-4pm, £15. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Transitions masterclass led by Zoe Munn.
Matt Pritchard: Dirty Sanchez To Dirty Vegan Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 7-9pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2048 7602. Funzing talk with Welsh wildman turned vegetable man.
Professor Brian Cox Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 8pm, from £23. Info 029 2022 4488. Pop keyboardist turned telegenic space explainer and centrist icon. This looks to be sold out.
Queers To The Front: Experiences Of A Trans Woman In The Music Industry The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info info@
themooncardiff.com. A talk by Maja, who promotes gigs and books tours under the name Queers To The Front.
Social Prescribing In South Powys The Muse, Brecon. 7pm, £5/£2 members. Info 01874 611529. Friends Of Brecon & District Mind invit Rhiannon Davies and Dawne Shepherd, link workers from Brecon & District Mind itself, to talk about its Social Prescribing Project.
R Welsh International Four Days Walks Various locations nr Llanwrtyd Wells. £10 per day/£35 for four days/guided walks £5 per day. Info 01591 610270. Green Events present an annual walking even around mountains, moors, forests etc. Participants can try way-marked routes of 12 or 20 miles a day, or guided walks of five or eight miles. (Until Sat 21)
THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
Book Club The Gate, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2048 3344. Third Tuesday of every month.
Booklaunch: J. Brookes Tiny Rebel, Cardiff. 7pm, £3. Info 029 2039 9557. Performing poems from a new volume, Hymns Ancient And Modern, with appearances from Peter Finch, Mab Jones, Ifor Thomas, Eric Ngalle Charles, Gemma June Howell, Rhys Owain Williams, Susie Wild, David Foster Morgan, Amanda Lambourne Jones, Topher Mills and Mark Blayney also.
NES, Nibbles & Boardgames Night Ocean Arts Cardiff, Cardiff Bay. 8-11.30pm, free. Info
[email protected]. Retro social event – other consoles are available (Xbox and Gamecube, specifically).
Open Mic Poetry Night Imperial Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01685 722555. Launch of the new Red Poets magazine; entry fee includes a copy of it.
Open Space: Jonathan Edwards + clare e. potter Central Library Hub, Cardiff. 5.45pm, free. Info 029 2038 2116. Two local poets, possibly the only two not listed in the Tiny Rebel thing above in fact, read from their work; Edwards has a new collection out, titled Gen.
Thrifty Sew ‘n’ Sews Club Ocean Arts Cardiff, Cardiff Bay. 7-11.30pm, free. Info
[email protected]. Sewing and altering social event, aiming to stop people buying sweatshop clothes and generally be more sustainable.
Yallah: Exploring Palestine Through Skateboarding The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Panel discussion relating to a photography exhibition which is listed in Art.
Young Art Force Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, free (£3 suggested donation). Info 01792 516900. Open art class exploring and responding to the Gallery’s exhibitions and collection displays.
FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
Bodyposipanda’s Never Say Diet Club Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £20. Info 029 2023 5555. “Expect straight talk about why we hate our bodies and how to stop buying the bullsh*t, a sense of community that isn’t based in counting calories together, and plenty of jiggle and shake.” This event might not be about losing weight but if you buy a ticket you’ll definitely end up 20 pounds lighter!! Hi-yo!
Cardiff Jobs Fair City Hall, Cardiff. 10am-1pm, free. Info [email protected]. “If you know of anyone looking for a job, please let them know of this event,” requests the website politely.
Rick Buckler The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £12.50 adv. Info info@
bunkhousebar.co.uk. Former drummer of The Jam talks about stuff. Rescheduled date.
Welsh Wrestling The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7pm, £11/£9. Info 01639 843163.
SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER
Adult Beginners Sewing M.A.D.E. Gallery, Cardiff. 10.30am-1.30pm, £25. Info [email protected]. Hosted by Lark Design Make.
Barry Pride High Street, Barry Island. 10am-6pm, free. Info [email protected]. LBGTQ+ event promising live music, entertainment, makeup tutorials, food, drink and more.
Beachwatch Ogmore Beach, Vale Of Glamorgan. 12-3.30pm, free (£5 refundable deposit). Info 029 2039 7951. Hosted by National Museum Cardiff and the Marine Conservation Society.
Brecon Craft Fair Market Hall, Brecon. 9am-4.30pm. Info 01495 753782. Every third Saturday of the month.
Cardiff Bute Park 1k, 5k Or 10k Bute Park, Cardiff. 8.30am-1.30pm, £5-£15 to enter. Info [email protected]. Charity fun run hosted by Mencap.
Ceramic Makers Market Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 10am-5pm, free. Info 01873 852960.
City Hospice Sparkle Walk Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff (starting point). 9pm, £10 to register. Info 029 2116 7920. City Hospice fundraising event through Llandaff and Whitchurch.
Fear Con Penrhiwceiber Hall, Rhondda. 10am-8pm, £15-£80. Info [email protected]. Wales’ biggest paranormal event, it says here, presented by Fearless Afterlife Encounters and featuring spirit mediums, lectures, readings, “haunted items”, equipment demos, “live experiments” and (big fan of this) a bridal doll that was on This Morning.
R Museum Ghost Tours National History Museum, St Fagans. 8-10pm, £16. Info 029 2057 3500. Also on Fri 27.
Pig Street Craft Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am-4pm, free. Info [email protected]. Selling original arts and crafts here every month until Christmas.
Remnants Of War Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil. 2pm, free. Info 01685 727371. Open Doors event showing objects – costume, letters, medals – relating to both world wars. Book in advance please.
Saturday Socials Bridge Studios, Western Avenue, Cardiff 12-8pm, free. Info 07738 092524. Craft beer bar, street food, crafts and makers market.
Talk At 4 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 4pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. This month concerning the exhibition currently running here, Gareth Evans’ But, Hands Have Eyes.
Watercolour Workshops Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-4pm, £12. Info 01656 815757. Hosted by Bryan Shambler.
Young Writers Squad Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-12pm, free (£3 suggested donation). Info 01792 463980. With Sion Tomos Owen. For ages 8-11.
SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
2019 Admiral Swansea Bay 10k St Helen’s rugby ground, Swansea (starting point). 9.15am-2pm. Info www.swanseabay10k.com.
Gong Sound Bath Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2.30pm, £10.50. Info 01656 815995. With Alex Jackson.
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 baby and childrens items.
MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
Goldies Cymru Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1pm, £2. Info 01656 815995. Monthly event aiming to lift elderly people out of isolation with music and conversation.
Suruthi & Hannah: Redhanded Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £17.50/£35 VIP. Info 0871 4720400. Live version of popular true crime podcast.
TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
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.
WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
R Gwlad: Future Wales Festival Senedd / Pierhead, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info devolution20.wales/gwlad-events. Celebrating 20 years since Welsh devolution, five days of talks, lectures and events. Today has one event, at 7pm in the Pierhead, where ITV Wales’s Adrian Masters chairs a discussion looking back at devolution to date; Thurs 26 features a recording of Question Time from the Senedd at 7pm. Fri 27: BBC Cymru Wales Patrick Hannan Annual Lecture with guest speaker Vaughan Roderick (Senedd, 6.30pm); Little Wander present a Machynlleth Comedy Festival special with Tudur Owen, Lloyd Langford, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Mike Bubbins, Matt Rees and Esyllt Sears (Senedd, 8.30pm). Sat 28: Many Voices, One Nation in conversation event relating to the Ffotogallery exhibition showing here (Senedd, 10.30am); a discussion about the foundational economy chaired by Derek Walker (Pierhead, 11am) An Audience With Charlotte Church (12pm, Senedd); a panel discussion subtitled ‘Key Challenges For Equality In Welsh Economy’ (Pierhead, 1pm) a discussion about Welsh devolution and democracy promotion (Pierhead Seminar Room, 1pm); ‘Do We Need Journalists?’, a panel chaired by Dr Justin Lewis (Senedd, 2pm); ‘Evaluating Regional And Minority Language Strategies’, a panel with Basque and Canadian contributors (Pierhead, 2.30pm); ‘Wales: A Sporting Nation’ a panel subtitled ‘How Broadcasters Report Devolved Issues In Wales’ (Pierhead, 4pm); Y Lab with a talk about delibverative democracy (Pierhead Seminar Room, 4pm); a panel with Jess Fishlock and Tanni Grey Thompson (Senedd, 4pm); a panel about gender equality in the Assembly chaired by Cerys Furlong of Chwarae Teg (Pierhead, 5pm) and a gig with acts TBC (Senedd, 8pm). Sun 29: ‘Devolution And The Future: What Does Wales Think? ‘, a session with Professor Roger Awan-Scully and Professor Laura McAllister (Pierhead, 11am); Public Affairs Cymru hosting a panel on the ‘fake news media’ (Pierhead, 1pm); #OurFutureWales annual lecture, speaker TBC (Senedd, 1pm); a Citizen’s Assembly session following its setting up in July (Pierhead, 3pm) and An Audience With Rhys Ifans (Senedd, 4pm). Book tickets via the website. (Until Sun 29)
Oriel Science Cafe National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.
Phil Okweedy Tenby Golf Club. 7.30-9pm, £10. Info [email protected]. Storyteller; part of this year’s Tenby Arts Festival.
THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
Cofio Adelina Patti The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7pm, £5. Info 01639 843163. Featuring film, spoken word and music from The Vaughan-Lewis Academy Of Singing.
Lyrical Miracles NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Spoken word night hosted by Twammers.
Talk And Soap Carving Workshop Arcadecampfa, Cardiff. 5-7pm, free. Info arcade-campfa.org. Hosted by Lee Cutter, an artist who developed his art skills while in prison with nowt but a pencil and a bar of soap.
FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
Ben Phillips St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £27.95. Info 029 2087 8444. Two hundred years ago this Bridgend native would have been paraded onto the village green and had cabbages thrown at him, but instead he is a YouTube prankster whose videos have been cumulatively viewed five billion times. In this live show he will be joined by his brother Elliot.
Exposure Wrestling Pontnewydd Workingmans Club, nr Cwmbran. 6pm, £8 adv/£5 kids. Info www.
exposurewrestling.com. First of three evenings hosted by Exposure in the three days, tomorrow being in Pontygwaith and Sun 29 in Caldicot.
Gillian Clarke Church House, Tenby. 6.45-9pm, £8. Info [email protected]. Tenby Arts Festival event with erstwhile National Poet Of Wales.
R Porthcawl Elvis Festival Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. £140 VIP weekend pass. Info 01656 815995. Today: official festival luanch (12.30pm, VIP tickets holders only); Best Festival Elvis Competition Heat One (2.30pm, £6); The First Kings (7.30pm, £13.50). Sat 28: Best Festival Elvis Competition (Heat Two) and Grand Final (12pm, sold out); The Elvies (7.30pm, sold out). Sun 29: The Elvis Gospel Show (12.30pm, sold out); Elvis Orchestrated (4pm, £27.50/£18.50); and the 2019 Trilogy of sets, headlined by Gordon Davies (7.30pm, £16.50). (Until Sun 29)
The Stars Were Singing Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £10. Info 029 2030 4400. Storytelling by Deb Winter coupled with violin by Fiona Barrow.
SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER
A Garden In Stitch Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 10am-5pm, £85 adv. Info 01873 852960. One-day embroidery workshop with Ekta Kaul.
Back To Basics Course The Printhaus, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £60. Info 029 2022 0349. One-day course, on the last Saturday of every month this year. This one is sold out but you can book ones in October or November now I think.
Chartism And Radical Politics In Cardiff And Bristol Museum Of Cardiff, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10.30am-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. Awen@thelibrary (that’s the given name here; not sure if that’s a person or group) discusses things like the Merthyr and Newport Risings and the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
R Craft Fair Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4pm. Info 029 2087 7959. On tomorrow also.
Craft Fair St Mary’s Church, Swansea. 10am-4pm, £22.50 to set up a table. Info [email protected].
Epic Journeys Singing Workshop Cornwall Street Baptist Church Hall, Grangetown, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £30. Info
[email protected]. Songs by Sheila Macbeth, celebrating the extraordinary migrations of animals across the globe. Everything will be taught by ear by Macbeth and Pauline Down.
Exist Pro Wrestling Hangar 18, Swansea. 7pm, £12/£10 adv. Info [email protected]. Also featuring live music from Icantdie.
Exposure Wrestling Cosmo Club, Pontygwaith, nr Ferndale. 6pm, £8 adv/£5 kids. Info www.exposurewrestling.com.
R GeekedFest Newport Part Two ICC Wales, Celtic Manor, nr Newport. 9am-5pm, £28/£13 under-13s (weekend); £15/£7.50 under-13s (per day); £200 VIP weekend; £100 VIP per day. Info 01633 413000. Comic con in a new venue. Assuming that UKIP, who are having their conference here on the previous weekend, won’t have punched each other to death and left their mangled corpses strewn over the carpets. Fingers crossed! Anyway there’ll be lots of fantasy/sci-fi/Marvel names here with photo ops etc. On tomorrow also.
History Day Swansea Museum / National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4.30pm, free. Info 01792 653763. In Swansea Museum from 10am; National Waterfront Museum in the afternoon. In association with the Swansea Branch of the Historical Association.
Made It Market St Elli Shopping Centre, Llanelli. 10am-3pm, from £15 to set up a stall. Info 07971 242730. Craft and produce fair.
R Narberth Book Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am, free. Info 01834 861212. Featuring more than 60 writers selling their books direct, as well as sessions etc. On tomorrow also.
St Fagans Real Food Market National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.
Weekend Adult Workshop: Book Making 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 29 SEPTEMBER
Bless Cardiff St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info 029 2087 8444. Stories and worship courtesy of City Church, celebrating 90s years of said church. Book in advance please.
Cowbridge 10k & 6k 2019 Cowbridge Rugby Club (starting point). 10am-2pm, £10-£18 to enter. Info
cowbridge10k.co.uk. In association with Cancer Research; for all ages and running abilities.
Exposure Wrestling Severn View Social Club, Caldicot. 6pm, £8 adv/£5 kids. Info www.exposurewrestling.com.
Pontcanna Brocante Kings Road Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, free. Info 07773 348655. Vintage flea market, every last Sunday of the month until October.
Vintage Kilo Sale Cornerstone, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £3/£1.50 after 12. Info [email protected]. Designer labels at £15 a kilo.
MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
The Gay Men’s Book Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. This month it’s a discussion of Gypsy Boy by Mikey Walsh.
