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: <strong>2017</strong>) 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 18 Primary Times OCTOBER HALF TERM <strong>2017</strong> | www.primarytimes.net/cardiff Continued on page 22
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