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WHAT’S ON WHERE
Saturday 4th November
SparksInThePark
Coopers Field, Bute Park, Cardiff CF10 3DX
Cardiff Round Table presents
‘SparksInThePark’, hosted By Heart
FMPowered By Motonovo Finance. 4pm
- 9pm - includes children’s display & full
presentation display. Tickets: children £5;
adult £10; family £25 (2adults + 2 children or
1 adult 3 children). Children U3s go free. Food
& drink concession stands and FunFair. Tickets
exclusively available from Eventbrite https://
sparksinthepark.eventbrite.co.uk/
Fireworks Fiesta
Barry Island, CF62 5TQ
7.45pm. Entry is free - but please
help support the Barry Rotary Club
by donating to the bucket collections on the
night. For all event details including road
closures see website www.visitthevale.com
Family Film
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton,
CF5 1QE. A selection of fabulous, familyfriendly
films every Saturday at 11am and
3pm. Children under 12-years-old must be
accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £2.50 -
£4.50. Book online or on 029 2030 4400.
www.chapter.org
Wildlife on the River Taff
Meet at Radyr Railway Station, Station Road,
Radyr, CF15 8AB. 10am - 1pm. Free. Explore
the delights of the river in autumn with this
walk along the banks of the Taff – there may
be the opportunity to see the Salmon run!
The walk ends at the Principality Stadium
Plaza so please remember to take train
fare for the return journey to Radyr – 8km
distance. Tel: 029 2044 5903.
www.outdoorcardiff.com
Weird Science
National Waterfront Museum,
Swansea SA1 3RD
12.30pm - 3.30pm. Free. Drop in to watch
weird demos, take part in mystifying
experiments and make some gross slime to
take home. Led by Swansea University.
Tel: 029 2057 3600.
www.museum.wales/swansea
Cyffiniaur’r Bargod.
National Wool Museum, Dre-fach-Felindre
SA44 5UP. 11am - 4pm. Free. Help make a
giant map of the neighbourhood in a fun
print workshop. Tel: 029 2057 3070.
www.museum.wales
Saturday 4th - Sunday 5th November
Hedgehog Care and Rescue
Tredegar House, Pencarn Way, Newport,
NP10 8YW. 11am - 4pm. Inclusive of entry
price. Representatives from a local hedgehog
charity will be taking along some of their
rescues to the gardens at Tredegar House.
Please note this activity is dependent on the
charity having hedgehogs in their care at this
time of year. Tel: 01633 815880.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tredegarhouse
Sunday 5th November
Cardiff Castle Underground Cinema
Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, CF10 3RB.
3.45pm: Ghostbusters (1984) 12A. Tickets
available online. Tel: 029 2087 8100.
www.cardiffcastle.com
Firework Salt Paintings
Cwmcarn Forest Visitor Centre
Cwmcarn, NP11 7FA. 11am
-1.45pm - 3 sessions. £3.50 per
child. Get ready for Bonfire Night with this
colourful and unusual art workshop using
strange ingredients to make your own
firework display picture! Booking essential as
places limited.
Plus:
Bonfire Walk
6pm. Enjoy the annual pilgrimage
to Twmbarlwm to see the
fantastic fireworks displays in the
surrounding valleys! (Yes, including Bristol
and Weston!!). Be sure to wrap up and
take a flask and torch for this strenuous yet
rewarding walk. On your return to the centre,
relax with a hot drink and hot dog. Adults £6;
children £4, payable at time of booking. Ages
10+. Tel: 01495 272001.
www.cwmcarnforest.co.uk
Autumn Art Attack
Forest Farm Warden Centre, Forest Farm Road,
Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 7JJ. 1pm - 3pm.
£1 per child. Create a piece of autumn art
from leaves, nuts and berries to take home –
autumn picture and mobiles are favourites.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Tel: 029 2044 5903. www.outdoorcardiff.com
Half Term Movie: The LEGO Batman
Movie (U: 2017)
National Waterfront Museum,
Swansea SA1 3RD
2.30pm. Free. Tel: 029 2057 3600.
www.museum.wales/swansea
Nasty Nature Beach Trail
Ogmore-by-Sea Beach CF32 0PB
11am - 2pm. £1 per trail map. Discover
nasty and gory marine nature facts on the
self-guided family trail. Suitable for all ages.
Available at Pen-y-Bont SLSC, Rivermouth car
park. www.beachacademywales.com
Bonfire Night Extravaganza!
Three Horseshoes Playbarn,
Moulton, Nr Barry, CF62 3AB
From 5pm. £5 per person or
family (2+2) £15. Tel: 01446 710428.
www.3horseshoesmoulton.com
Wednesday 8th November
Visit Morning
Cardiff Steiner School, Llandaff North, Cardiff
CF14 2FL. 9.30 - 11.30am If you’re wondering
whether Cardiff Steiner School is right for
your child, Visit Morning is an opportunity for
prospective parents to experience the School
in action. Tel 029 2056 7986.
www.cardiffsteiner.org.uk
Thursday 9th November
Step into Christmas
Cardiff City Centre. 4.30pm - 7.30pm. Free
event - the official start to Christmas in
Cardiff. Highlights include - appearances at
intervals by a well know children’s character
to be announced! Santa and his reindeer will
be in their pen at the bottom St Mary Street.
Festive Street Theatre, Craft Folk Christmas
Markets in The Hayes, late night shopping and
in-store offers, opening of Cardiff’s Winter
Wonderland with Admiral Ice Rink. Please
note there is no ‘light switch on’ moment, the
Christmas lights will be on prior to the start
of Step into Christmas and twinkle to life as it
gets dark! www.visitcardiff.com/events
Friday 10th November
Carry on Screaming Screening:
Phone for film details
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton,
CF5 1QE. Every Friday at 11am, Carry on
Screaming allows parents or carers to see a
film without having to worry about their baby
causing a disturbance. Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50.
Free entry for babies. Book online or on
029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org
Toddler Day: Toybox Trouble
Techniquest, Cardiff Bay CF10 5BW
9:30am – 4:30pm. Once a month during
term-time, pre-school children have their
run of the exhibits with activities on a special
theme. There’ll be storytime and singalong,
a mini-disco and something to make to take
home. Techniquest is buggy-friendly, with
nappy-changing facilities and lockers. Under-
4s free, accompanying adults £5.50.
Tel: 029 2047 5475. www.techniquest.org
Saturday 11th November
Family Film
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton,
CF5 1QE. A selection of fabulous, familyfriendly
films every Saturday at 11am and
3pm. Children under 12-years-old must be
accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £2.50 -
£4.50. Book online or on 029 2030 4400.
www.chapter.org
Saturday 11th -
Sunday 12th November
Colourful Chemistry
Techniquest, Cardiff Bay CF10 5BW
Explore a world of colour. How do colour
changes occur in chemical reactions? What
are the uses of these colour changes? How
can chemistry provide us with colour, energy
and light? How can we use colour to identify
chemicals? Take part in some colourful
chemical reactions on stage to find out.
Plus:
Lights in the Sky
Throughout the day. Shooting stars, planets,
rainbows and more! Look up into the night
sky to explore the many lights that have
fascinated humans for centuries. Discover
their origins, from nearby satellites to distant
stars, and find out which lights in the sky you
can see from your own back garden. If you’re
lucky you may even catch a glimpse of the
Northern Lights! Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50
addition to admission price,
see website for details.
Plus:
Pawprints in the Winter Sky
Throughout the day. Help Izzy take a tour
of the night sky as she learns about the
animals that you can find amongst the
stars. Depending on the season, see what
animals you can find. It might be a bull, a
lion, a dragon or a winged horse! Suitable for
under-7s. £1.50 addition to admission price,
see website for details.
Tel: 029 2047 5475. www.techniquest.org
Sunday 12th November
Remembrance Sunday
National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park,
Cardiff, CF10 3NP. 10am - 4pm. A unique way
to mark the day. There will be re-enactors
to chat with you about life during the First
World War, as well as family poppy-making
crafts and storytelling. Students from the
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama will
provide music during the day, from a good
old-fashioned sing-song to a haunting Last
Post played at 11am in the Main Hall before
the two minute silence. Free. Tel:
0300 111 2 333. www.museumwales.ac.uk
Curator’s Cabinet of Curiosities – WW1
National Waterfront Museum,
Swansea SA1 3RD
12.30pm - 2.30pm. Free. Pop in to meet
the curator and find out about a fascinating
collection of themed artefacts.
Plus:
Pinwheel Poppies
12.30pm - 3.30pm. Free. Mark Remembrance
Sunday by making a special pinwheel poppy
to take home. Tel: 029 2057 3600.
www.museum.wales/swansea
Thursday 16th November
Christmas Lights Switch On
The Mall Cribbs Causeway, Bristol BS34 5DG
6pm. Christmas lights switch on plus charity
concert. www.mallcribbs.com Friday 17th
November
Friday 17th November
Carry on Screaming Screening:
Phone for film details
Chapter Arts Centre,
Market Road, Canton, CF5 1QE
Every Friday at 11am, Carry on Screaming
allows parents or carers to see a film without
having to worry about their baby causing a
disturbance. Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50. Free entry
for babies. Book online or on 029 2030 4400.
www.chapter.org
Son of Big Foot (PG)
Memo Arts Centre, Gladstone Road, Barry,
CF62 8NA. 5.30pm. In this animated
adventure, teenager outsider Adam sets out
on an epic and daring quest to uncover the
mystery behind his long-lost dad, only to find
out that he is none other than the legendary
Big Foot! Tickets: £3 in advance, £3.50 on the
door. Tel: 01446 738622.
www.memoartscentre.co.uk
Toddler Time
Wales Millennium Centre Bute Place, Cardiff
Bay CF10 5AL. 11am - 2.30pm. Free. Take
your tot to the Centre for the monthly Toddler
Time. Introducing children to a new musical
instrument every month, Toddler Time
features a special programme of activities for
our littlest visitors. Let your little creatives
express themselves through crafts, bilingual
singing, music and storytelling sessions.
Using a range of materials you and your little
one will create and play and most of all, have
fun. Tel: 029 2063 6464. www.wmc.org.uk
Saturday 18th November
Cardiff City vs. Brentford
Cardiff City Football Club
Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Cardiff,
CF11 8AZ. Join us from 1.30pm (Kick-off
3pm). Our Family Stand offers youngsters
the opportunity of meeting Cardiff City stars
pre-match while enjoying live entertainment,
a football skills zone, face painting and many
more exciting Matchday activities.
£36 for 2 Adults and 2 Juniors. Adult and Junior
for £20 in the Family Stand! Ticket Office: 0845
345 1400 www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/tickets
Family Film
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton,
CF5 1QE. A selection of fabulous, familyfriendly
films every Saturday at 11am and
3pm. Children under 12-years-old must be
accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £2.50 -
£4.50. Book online or on 029 2030 4400.
www.chapter.org
Monthly Nature Ramble
Forest Farm Warden Centre, Forest Farm Road,
Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 7JJ
10am - 12pm. Free. Take your binoculars (if
you have them) and join the Friends of Forest
Farm on a guided walk to identify the ever
changing array of birds and wildlife which call
Forest Farm home. Tel: 029 2044 5903.
www.outdoorcardiff.com
Bay of Plenty: Stories of the City,
Campus and Culture
National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
SA1 3RD. 1.30pm - 3.30pm. Free. As Swansea
University approaches its centenary in 2020,
take the whole family along to explore 100
years of Swansea’s human stories. Tel: 029
2057 3600. www.museum.wales/swansea
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