WHAT’S ON WHERE 8 Sunday 26th & Monday 27th <strong>May</strong> 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. Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan CF71 7YG www.cowbridgefoodanddrink.org Something for all the family. Foodie exhibitors, demos, musical entertainment and family activities. Day ticket £5 or weekend ticket £8. Children 12 and under free. Monday 27th <strong>May</strong> Family Magic Show The Small Space Theatre 5 Island Road, Barry, CF62 7AR www.thesmallspace.co.uk/whats-on Two performances: 1pm (doors open 12.30pm) & 6pm (doors open 5.30pm). Amazing magic for all ages. A full 90 minute show (2 x 45 minute halves) with an interval in-between. Doors open at 12.30pm for predrinks and snacks from the upstairs bar, with the show starting at 1pm. Book online or at Homemade Wales 9 High St Barry CF62 7DZ. Tickets £12.50 each, booking essential. Detective Pikachu (PG) Memo Arts Centre Gladstone Road, Barry, CF62 8NA www.memoartscentre.co.uk 2pm. Tickets: £3.50 in advance, £4 on the door. Tel: 01446 738622. Monday 27th <strong>May</strong> - Friday 31st <strong>May</strong> Half Term Fun Parc Play, Unit 5, Curran Embankment, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5DX parcplay.com Visit Park Play and enjoy indoor, outdoor and undercover play areas which means fun, fresh air and exercise whatever the weather! Tel: 029 2034 5696. Holiday Activity Programme Cardiff International Pool & Gym CF11 0JS www.leisurecentre.com There are plenty of great activities on during <strong>May</strong> Half Term; Stand Up Paddle Boarding, Crash Course Swimming Lessons, Water Peddlerz PLUS MORE! see online for more details. Tel: 029 2072 9090. Knight School The Royal Mint Experience Llantrisant, CF72 8YT www.royalmint.com/experience £5 or free with your tour ticket .Workshop times; 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm. Tel: 0333 241 2223. Monday 27th <strong>May</strong> - Saturday 1st June Urdd National Eisteddfod Cardiff Bay, CF10 5AL www.urdd.cymru/en The Urdd National Eisteddfod is one of Europe’s largest youth touring festivals, with over 15,000 children and young people competing every year and attracting around 90,000 visitors! The 1,800 seater Pavilion is the home of the competitions and is very much the hub of the Eisteddfod. Surrounding the Pavilion, on the ‘Maes’, you will find hundreds of colourful stalls offering a range PARC PLAY of activities for all the family - from biking, climbing and sport sessions to a fun fair, live bands and children’s shows with some wellknown TV characters. Free entry to The Maes, adult tickets required for Pavilion and prelims. Tel: 029 2063 6464. Tuesday 28th <strong>May</strong> Detective Pikachu (PG) Memo Arts Centre Gladstone Road, Barry, CF62 8NA www.memoartscentre.co.uk 5pm. Tickets: £3.50 in advance, £4 on the door. Tel: 01446 738622. Mug Bird Feeders: Cwmcarn Forest Visitor Centre, NP11 7FA. www.cwmcarnforest.co.uk 11am - 1pm. Paint a mug and convert it into a wonderful bird feeder for your garden! Messy hands guaranteed! Ages 4+. £4.50 per child. Booking essential. Tel: 01495 272001. Tuesday 28th <strong>May</strong> - Friday 31st <strong>May</strong> Family Art Workshops National Museum Cardiff Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP www.museumwales.ac.uk £2 per person. Unleash your wild creative side with these half term workshops based on the amazing works of art in David Nash. Tel: 0300 111 2 333. Wednesday 29th <strong>May</strong> Pond Dipping Bryngarw Country Park Brynmenyn, Bridgend, CF32 8UU www.bryngarwcountrypark.co.uk 11am. £4 per child. Join the rangers and have a go at pond dipping! What underwater creatures will you find living in the murky depths of Bryngarw’s pond? Tel: 01656 815995. Cine Memo: The Curse of the Were- Rabbit (U) Scratch ‘n’ Sniff Screening Memo Arts Centre Gladstone Road, Barry, CF62 8NA www.memoartscentre.co.uk 2pm. Wallace & Gromit’s glorious adventure about a mysterious creature threatening the village’s annual giant vegetable growing contest, enhanced with scratch ‘n’ sniff cards! Immerse yourselves in aromas of Stinking Bishop to bunny burps and stale underpants Primary Times MAY HALF TERM <strong>2019</strong> | www.primarytimes.co.uk/cardiff (yuk!) as you watch the stop-motion duo’s feature-length film from Aardman. Each audience member will be given a special scratch card containing ten weird and wonderful odours that link to key scenes within the film. When prompted, you will be invited to scratch and sniff! Plus: Detective Pikachu (PG) 6.30pm. Advance tickets: £3.50; door tickets: £4. Tel: 01446 738622. Cool Seas - Beach Academy Ogmore Ogmore-by-Sea Beach, CF32 0PB www.beachacademywales.com/events 11.30am -1pm. £5 per child (one adult free per child). Additional adult £3. Family session focusing on marine litter and wildlife as part of the MCS Cool Seas project. Online pre-booking essential. RSPB Cymru Wild Challenge Roath Park Lake (near the Terra Nova Café), CF23 5PH www.outdoorcardiff.com 10am - 3.30pm. Free. Enjoy the wonderful world of birds. Stick your beak out, use your eagle - eyes and get spotting! Tel: 029 2044 5903. Ponds at Night Model Railway Car Park, Heath Park, CF14 4AW www.outdoorcardiff.com 8.30pm - 10pm. Free. Join the Community Park Rangers to look for newts breeding at night in the ponds in Heath Park. Tel: 029 2044 5903. Baby Shark Workshop! Cwmcarn Forest Visitor Centre, NP11 7FA www.cwmcarnforest.co.uk 11am - 2.15pm. Take along a pop bottle and turn it into a baby shark and enjoy a sing-song at the end! Age 3+. £3 per child. Booking essential. Tel: 01495 272001. Wednesday 29th <strong>May</strong> - Saturday 1st June My Face – Mini Masterpieces Waterfront Museum Swansea, SA1 3RD www.museum.wales/swansea 12.30pm, 1.30pm & 2.30pm. Free but booking required – see web for details. Join artist Susan Evans to create your own self portrait mini masterpiece inspired by the Pobl exhibition. Suitable for ages 5+. Tel: 029 2057 3600. Thursday 30th <strong>May</strong> Paper Plate Craft Cwmcarn Forest Visitor Centre, NP11 7FA. www.cwmcarnforest.co.uk 10.30am - 11.15am. Enjoy an art session using paper plates and lots of mess!! Ages 2+. Booking essential. £2.50 per child. Tel: 01495 272001. Detective Pikachu (PG) Memo Arts Centre Gladstone Road, Barry, CF62 8NA www.memoartscentre.co.uk 11am. Tickets: £3.50 in advance, £4 on the door. Tel: 01446 738622. Thursday 30th & Friday 31st <strong>May</strong> Flower Power Plant Hammering National Wool Museum Dre-fach Felindre, SA44 5UP www.museum.wales/wool 12pm - 3pm. Free. Transfer the image of a flower onto fabric at the tap of a hammer with this Scrappy Sheep craft. Tel: 029 2057 3070. Friday 31st <strong>May</strong> Family Magic Show The Small Space Theatre 5 Island Road, Barry, CF62 7AR www.thesmallspace.co.uk/whats-on 6pm (doors open 5.30pm). Amazing magic for all ages. A full 90 minute show (2 x 45 minute halves) with an interval in-between. Doors open at 12.30pm for pre-drinks and snacks from the upstairs bar, with the show starting at 1pm. Book online or at Homemade Wales 9 High St Barry CF62 7DZ. Tickets £12.50 each, booking essential. Detective Pikachu (PG) Memo Arts Centre Gladstone Road, Barry, CF62 8NA www.memoartscentre.co.uk 3pm. Relaxed screening - autism friendly. Tickets: £3.50 in advance, £4 on the door. Tel: 01446 738622. Continued on page 12
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