WHAT’S ON WHERE Risca Summer Festival Risca Park, Risca High Street, NP11 6BW www.visitcaerphilly.com 10am - 4pm. Risca Park is transformed into a family fun day. Tel: 029 2088 0011. Howardian Orchid Walk Ipswich Road, Cardiff CF23 9AQ www.outdoorcardiff.com 2.30pm - 4pm. Meet at the entrance on Ipswich Road by the David Lloyd Centre. Free. Join the Friends of Howardian on a leisurely walk around the reserve to look and learn about its wild orchids. Tel: 029 2044 5903. LIDO PONTY 16 Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th June Joust Cardiff Castle Castle Street, CF10 3RB www.cardiffcastle.com 10am - 5pm. The Knights of Royal England return with a dazzling show and an epic display of jousting. See some spectacular horseback stunts as the knights stop at nothing as they charge full tilt in an attempt to strike their opponent’s shield and knock them out of their saddle. Storytelling, strolling musicians, combat displays and a village encampment makes for a magical medieval day out. Go in costume and be part of the spectacle, jeer or cheer for your favourite knight and join in the Children’s Parade and Dragon Parade. Adults: £10; seniors £8; children £6; family £30. Discounts for Castle Key holders! Under 5s free. Tel: 029 2087 8100. Don’t Do This at Home Techniquest Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW www.techniquest.org Have you ever thought about making a bazooka from a vacuum cleaner or a custardpowered flame thrower? Hopefully not, but if you’d like to see how it could be done, visit the Don’t Do This at Home show. Plus: Pawprints in the Summer Sky Discover the stories of Izzy’s favourite mythical creatures, like the winged horse Pegasus or Draco the Dragon. Can you use your imagination to find them amongst the stars? What other animals can you find in the summer stars? Suitable for U7s. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details. Plus: Lights in the Sky 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. Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details. Tel: 029 2047 5475. St Fagans Craft Weekend St Fagans National History Museum St Fagans, CF5 6XB www.museum.wales/stfagans 10am - 4pm. Charges apply for activities. Craft and making is at the heart of St Fagans and its collections. The new galleries are filled with handmade objects - some over 200,000 years old. Celebrate craft and creativity in this brand new event. See master craftspeople demonstrating their skills. Sign up for a mini masterclass to try out a new craft or drop in to one of the family friendly activity sessions.Tel: 029 2057 3500. Dad ‘Rocks’ National Waterfront Museum Swansea, SA1 3RD www.museum.wales/swansea 12.30pm - 3.30pm. Free. Get arty and transform a plain pebble into a rad rock. Tel: 029 2057 3600. Sunday 16th June Rangers’ Ramble Bryngarw Country Park Brynmenyn, Bridgend, CF32 8UU www.bryngarwcountrypark.co.uk 10.30am. Free. Join the rangers on a guided walk, discovering wild flowers, native plants and secluded scenery. Tel: 01656 815995. Beach Academy - Family Session Port Eynon Bay, Gower, SA3 1NN www.beachacademywales.com/events 10.30am - 12pm. £5 per child (one adult free per child). Additional adult £3. Celebrate World Sea Turtle Day with beach teacher Dawn on the Gower Coast. Online pre-booking essential. Father’s Day Film: Back to The Future (U, 1985) National Waterfront Museum Swansea, SA1 3RD www.museum.wales/swansea 2pm. Free. In this 1980s sci-fi classic, smalltown teen Marty McFly travels back in time to 1955, accidentally changing the past and jeopardising his future existence. Tel: 029 2057 3600. Father’s Day Feastival Big Pit National Coal Museum Blaenavon, Torfaen, NP4 9XP www.museum.wales/bigpit 11am - 4pm. A festival of fun with a selection of food, drink, craft stalls and free family activities. Plus live music and food demonstrations. Dad’s enjoy a free cuppa and Welsh cake. Tel: 029 2057 3650. Father’s Day Celebrations Tredegar House, NP10 8YW nationaltrust.org.uk/tredegarhouse 11am - 5pm. Get your Father’s Day off on the right track with a hearty brunch in the Servants’ Hall or a brewer’s afternoon tea in the Orangery. Brunch: adults - £16.95; chidlren - £9. Tea: adults - £18.95; children £12. Both includes entry to the house and gardens. Tel: 01633 815880. Monday 17th June Toddler Time St Fagans National History Museum, CF5 6XB www.museum.wales/stfagans 1.30pm - 3pm. Free.Themed toys and activities with Museum staff 1.30pm - 2.55pm, story at 3pm. Tel: 029 2057 3500. Friday 21st June Toddler Time Wales Millennium Centre Primary Times MAY HALF TERM <strong>2019</strong> | www.primarytimes.co.uk/cardiff Bute Place, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5AL www.wmc.org.uk 11am - 2.30pm. Toddler Time is a monthly favourite for new mums, dads and babies where everyone can make new friends, express themselves and be curious and creative all in one place. Tel: 029 2063 6464. Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd June Tafwyl Fair Cardiff Castle, Castle Street, CF10 3RB http://tafwyl.org/en/ Fri 5.30pm - 10pm. Sat & Sun 11am - 10pm. A dazzling array of some of the biggest names in Welsh arts, culture & sport, along with an excellent street food area. Visit the festival website for all the latest details, including this year’s exciting line-up. Free entry. Saturday 22nd June Wildlife Photography Workshop Forest Farm Conservation Centre, Forest Farm Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 7JJ. www.outdoorcardiff.com 10am - 1pm. Free. Do you want to take pictures of your local wildlife? Then join the Community Park Rangers for an introduction to some basic photographic techniques and field craft skills - how to set up a feeding site, use of hides and other tips to improve your wildlife images.For more information contact the Ranger Service on: 029 20445903. Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd June The Great British Food Festival Margam Park, Neath Port Talbot (South Wales) The Great British Food Festival is coming to Margam Park for the first time this June! Taking some of the finest local and regional artisan producers, hot food, bars, children’s entertainment, foraging walks, chef demos, Men vs Food and cake competitions, all accompanied by excellent live music – it’s a fabulous, foodie day out for the whole family! www.GreatBritishFoodFestival.com Book Fair Dyffryn Gardens, St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan, CF5 6SU www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dyffryn-gardens 10.30am - 4pm. Free event. See what literary gems you can discover at the second-hand book fair. Donations will also help to raise funds for vital conservation work. Please take cash. Tel: 029 2059 3328. Don’t Do This at Home Techniquest, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW www.techniquest.org Have you ever thought about making a bazooka from a vacuum cleaner or a custardpowered flame thrower? Hopefully not, but if you’d like to see how it could be done, visit the Don’t Do This at Home show. Plus: Pawprints in the Summer Sky Discover the stories of Izzy’s favourite mythical creatures, like the winged horse Pegasus or Draco the Dragon. Can you use your imagination to find them amongst the stars? What other animals can you find in the summer stars? Suitable for U7s. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details. Plus: Lights in the Sky 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. Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details. Tel: 029 2047 5475. Gwledd Food Festival Dinefwr, Llandeilo SA19 6RT www.nationaltrust.org 10am - 5pm. The courtyard will be home to local produce stalls where you can discover some of the wonderful things that the land produces. Learn more about food harvesting and production on one of the guided walks including: bee keeping, foraging and venison. A new artist, Gareth Hugh Davies will have an exhibition in our Black Raven gallery for you to enjoy. Plus,enjoy the fantastic storytellers from Beyond the Border. Normal admission charges apply. Tel: 01558 824512. Sunday 23rd June Miniature Railways and Tramways. King George V Drive East, Cardiff, CF14 4AW www.cardiffmes.com 1pm - 5pm. Miniature train rides, steam diesel & electric plus tram rides. Model railway layouts, refreshments. No advanced tickets are available or required for any of the open days. Entry £2 per person and all rides are £2 each. Free entry for children aged 3 and under ride free. For rides children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Beach Academy Ogmore - Family Session Ogmore-by-Sea Beach, CF32 0PB www.beachacademywales.com/events 2pm - 3.30pm. £5 per child (one adult free per child). Additional adult £3. Get crafty with Pebble Art for all the family with arty beach teacher Dawn. Online pre-booking essential. Continued on page 20
Book your tickets online now at www.techniquest.org what 's on DON'T DO THIS AT HOME <strong>May</strong> half-term + weekends in June & July Have you ever thought about making a bazooka from a vacuum cleaner or a custard-powered flame thrower? GENERATION GAMES 14 <strong>May</strong> – 23 June Gamers rejoice! Get hands-on with games consoles from 1972 through to the present day. Fri 7 June & Fri 5 July Once a month during term-time, preschool children have exclusive run of the exhibits. SCIENCE DISCOVERY CENTRE IN CARDIFF BAY 2 FLOORS OF HANDS-ON EXHIBITS • SCIENCE THEATRE PLANETARIUM • GIFT SHOP • COFFEE SHOP 029 2047 5475 www.techniquest.org Find us on
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