Friday 11 – Saturday 12 December 10.30am & 12.30pm GIVE the kids the gift of music this Christmas with Bert & Cherry’s Christmas Plum Pudding at St David’s Hall. Bert & Cherry’s Christmas Plum Pudding is a fabulously festive show, which features magic musical interludes and loveable characters, plus presents and mischief galore! There are four performances altogether across Friday 11 – Saturday 12 December with two on each day at 10.30am and 12.30pm. This hour-long seasonal show reunites Bert…

St David’s Hall, Wednesday 9 December at 7pm JOIN the festive celebrations with the Cardiff County & Vale of Glamorgan Music Service as some of South Wales’ finest young musicians perform their Christmas Showcase. Eight of the counties’ ensembles will share the stage with a massed choir of 250 junior schoolchildren at St David’s Hall next Wednesday (9 December) at 7pm. Altogether this captivating concert will feature: Youth Brass Band, Training Brass Band, Advanced Percussion, Foundation Brass Band & Training Choir,…

  GET ready to twist and shout as Beatlemania takes over St David’s Hall for a special celebration of the world’s greatest ever band! Iconic tribute act The Bootleg Beatles will perform every era of the Fab Four’s legendary career from The Cavern to The Rooftop on Thursday 3 December. With well over 4,000 concerts in more than 40 countries, this show has developed a huge reputation worldwide. Not only will you be astonished by the voices and instrumentation but…

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A young rugby fanatic from Beddau near Llantrisant was able to watch his favourite team, Cardiff Blues, perform in the annual Judgement Day event despite breaking his leg during a training session at his local rugby club recently. Nine year old Osian, who plays for the under 10s team at Beddau Rugby Club, sustained a spiral fracture of his tibia during tackle practice which left him in a full leg cast for nine weeks. Despite being provided with crutches by…

The first buyer at Acorn Cardiff’s new Cathedral House development in the city was so impressed with the development that he has bought two apartments. Martin Darzins and his wife plan to make Cathedral House their weekday base in the city and were so impressed with the design and quality that they have bought a second for their daughter who is studying law in the city. “The family home is in West Wales which we love but my work means…

Housed within the Old Library building, Cardiff Story Museum has been telling the story of the city since 2011. On the first Friday of every month the museum opens its doors late for a chance to explore the galleries after hours. We’re offering more than just an open door event, we’re building on our mission to be the voice of Cardiff by inviting people to curate the night.   We’re offering a platform for local talent and welcoming suggestions for…

Wales’ largest sight loss charity is making a plea for volunteers for their involvement in HUB Festival in August. HUB Festival takes place over August Bank Holiday weekend from Friday 28 to Sunday 30 August. The charity is looking for volunteers to give two hours of their time to help raise money to support people with sight loss in Wales, and in exchange they will receive a free weekend wristband! Carol McKinlay, RNIB Cymru’s Fundraising Manager, said: “This is an…

After a highly successful Made by Hand in 2014, the event’s organisers are pleased to announce that they will be bringing Wales’ largest contemporary craft festival back to Cardiff for a second year, from October 30th to November 1st 2015.   Spread across three days in the heart of the city, at the historic and prestigious City Hall, Made by Hand brings together an exceptional, handpicked selection of 135 leading award-wining makers from all over Wales and the UK. The…

The Tafwyl 2015 festival has managed to break all records to date, according to the organisers Menter Caerdydd. Over 34,000 people came through the gates of Cardiff Castle over the weekend of July 4-5, 2015 to enjoy the largest Welsh language community festival in the country – the highest number in the history of the free festival since it was established 10 years ago. This year was the first time that the highlight of the festival – the Tafwyl Fair,…