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Events, Talks and Displays

Family NWM

Event: Summer Activities at the National Wool Museum

National Wool Museum
Tuesdays -Saturdays, 18 July- 6 September 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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BSP 1

Event: The Wonderful Science of Wool!

National Wool Museum
25 July 2026
10.30am-12.30pm (approx)
Suitability: 5-12 year olds
Cost: £9 per child
Booking: Essential- tickets must be booked in advance online
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Wet Felting

Event: CREU Young Makers: Family Wet Felting

National Wool Museum
29 July, 11,13,18 August
2pm-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £9 per child
Booking: Essential
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Exhibition: Wales is...our home

St Fagans National Museum of History
12 November 2024 – 6 September 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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AR

Event: Museum ExplorAR: A living guide to the galleries

National Museum Cardiff
From 1 July 2025
Suitability: All
Cost: £7 per hour
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SM 1

Talk: CREU Conversations: Meet the Gardener

National Wool Museum
30 July 2026
10.30am-11.30am
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £10
Booking: Essential
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JLAugust

Event: Johnny Lewis and Friends: Stories from Cambrian Mills

National Wool Museum
15 August 2026
10.30am-3pm (Please check the What's on Page for timetable details)
Suitability: Suitable for all
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Course: CREU Fibres: Natural Dyeing with Garden Plants

National Wool Museum
10 October 2026
10:30am - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £85 | £70 Concession
Booking: Essential
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Paned a Phapur

Event: Cuppa and a Paper

National Wool Museum
Wednesdays- fortnightly
12pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Wide view of the Women and Sport case in Life is gallery

Exhibition: Women and Sport: Wales

St Fagans National Museum of History
27 November 2025 – 27 November 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Sketching group image

Event: St Fagans Sketching Group

St Fagans National Museum of History
The second Friday of every month
10.30am-12pm
Suitability: 16+
Cost: Free
Booking: Booking is essential.
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Finger tips touching grey stone engraved with red letters

Event: Audio Described Tours: at the National Roman Legion Museum.

National Roman Legion Museum
Available Wednesday to Friday, please contact us in advance to arrange a booking
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential
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Lamb 1

Event: Little Lambs

National Wool Museum
6 October, 1 December
10.30am-12pm
Suitability: 0-5 Years of Age
Cost: £5 per child
Booking: Essential
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A colourful memorial banner to Terry Higgins featuring 8 different panels. Next to the banner is a portrait of Terry made of green and red heart shaped stamps

Exhibition: Wales is... remembering Terrence Higgins

St Fagans National Museum of History
29 January–4 August 2026
Last chance to see
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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People in high visibility vests and hard hats at the National Slate Museum

Event: Next Steps Tours - Hard Hat Visit

National Slate Museum
12 August & 9 September
12:30pm, 1:45pm & 3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Lego 1

Event: LEGO® Club

National Wool Museum
Every Thursday (Term time only)
3.30pm-5pm
Suitability: 7-12 Years Old
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Cwtsh 2

Event: The Creative Cwtsh: Crafting and Chatting

National Wool Museum
The second Friday of each month (excluding August)
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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A group of people are standing within Roman ruins; a man is standing on top of the ruins with his arms spread out. Below him iss a group of people facing a man dressed as a Roman soldier with a red cloak.

Event: Walking with Romans

National Roman Legion Museum
13 July, 13 & 27 August 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Matron in a hospital ward

Event: Meet Margaret the Matron at the Quarry Hospital

National Slate Museum
23, 30 July, 6, 13, 20, 27 August
12 - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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A blacksmith in a smithy

Display: The Blacksmith at The Forge, Cei Llechi, Caernarfon

National Slate Museum
16 April–30 July 2026
10am - 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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© Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales

Event: Monthly Organ Recital

National Museum Cardiff
Last Friday of each month
13:00 - 14:00
Suitability: Adults
Cost: Free
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The sun is illuminating a museum' hallway, there's an art mural on the walls and people milling around

Event: Helios: Quiet Sessions

National Museum Cardiff
Multiple dates available
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Group of people are stood in a semi circle listening to a tour guide; they are in a warehouse with machinery in the background.

Event: Next Steps Tours: Collection Centre Tours

National Slate Museum
30 April–17 December 2026
Suitability: 5+
Cost: Free
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y mor a ni

Display: Y Môr a Ni

National Waterfront Museum
6 May 2026 – 6 May 2027
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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It’s Called Ffasiwn

Exhibition: Ffasiwn

National Museum Cardiff
23 May 2026 – 4 April 2027
Suitability: All
Cost: Pay what you can. Minimum £1
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After Hours Bar under Helios, Liverpool Cathedral ©Rob Battersby

Event: Museum Lates: Helios

National Museum Cardiff
1st August, 29th August,
6pm - 10pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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A square blue image with illustrations representing the seven Amgueddfa Cymru Museums within it, there's an image of the buildings as well as an image representing the type of museum

What's On: Summer of fun with Amgueddfa Cymru

24 June–24 September 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Ann Francis

Exhibition: Tides of Treasure

National Waterfront Museum
26 June 2026 – 26 June 2027
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Meet the Bees

National Waterfront Museum
25 July, 11, 18 & 29 August 2026
11am & 2pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Adult £5 / Child £4.50
Booking: Ticketed
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
1–30 July 2026
9.30pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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Logo for Nature Trail with images of bilberries, silver birch, daisies and buttercups with green background.

Event: Nature Trail, Quarry Hospital

National Slate Museum
20 July - 27 September
10:30am - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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21 shed bed

Display: The 21 Shed Bed

National Waterfront Museum
8 July–31 October 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Image of Tessa Wheeler

Event: Amphitheatre and Dig Pit Activity

National Roman Legion Museum
18, 24–25 & 31 July 2026
10:00 - 12:00 and 13:00 - 16:00
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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A young girl with long dark hair is eating an ice cream in the traditional fairground

Event: Traditional Fairground

St Fagans National Museum of History
From 18 July 2026
Suitability: Age 2-11
Cost: From £1
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Family with Miner Guide

Event: Free Underground Tours

Big Pit National Coal Museum
18 July–1 September 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Meet a Roman Soldier

National Roman Legion Museum
19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30 July & 2 August 2026
11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop-in
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Event: Slate Carrying Incline Demonstrations

National Slate Museum
19 July–23 September 2026
11am - 12pm & 2pm - 3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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tm

Event: Hear a Story Make a Map

National Waterfront Museum
20–21 July & 17–18 August 2026
12pm & 2pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Bookable
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Butty Bear

Event: Butty Bear

Big Pit National Coal Museum
20–21, 27–28 July, 3–4, 10–11, 17–18 & 24–25 August 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Gladiators

National Roman Legion Museum
20, 22, 27, 29 July, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26 & 31 August 2026
10.30am-11.30am 11.30am -12.30pm 1.30pm-2.30pm 2.30pm-3.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £4.50
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Helios

Event: Helios

National Museum Cardiff
21 July–31 August 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Garffiti carved into slate, one of initials and the other of a llaw.

Event: Writing on the Wall

National Slate Museum
July 22 & 29, August 5, 12, 19 & 26
12:00-15:00
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Cardboard Big Build

National Waterfront Museum
23, 30 July & 6 August 2026
11.30pm & 1.30pm
Suitability: Age 7 +
Cost: Pay what you can. Minimum £1 per child
Booking: Ticketed
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Event: South Wales Makers Market at St Fagans

St Fagans National Museum of History
24–30 July 2026
10am - 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Yoga Under Helios, Liverpool Cathedral © Rob Battersby

Course: Sunset Yoga

National Museum Cardiff
24 July–28 August 2026
6pm - 7pm
Suitability: The session is suitable for ages 18+
Cost: £15.00
Booking: On sale at 05.46am with sunrise on the 30/04/26
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c

Event: Make and Take – Time Capsules

National Waterfront Museum
25–26 July & 1–2 August 2026
12.30pm - 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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t

Event: Treasure Coin Challenge

National Waterfront Museum
26 July–31 August 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: More to Life than Work - 'Hiya Butt! Bay'

Big Pit National Coal Museum
27–28 July & 3–4 August 2026
11am-3pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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St Fagans Castle

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
31 July 2026
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
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A woman playing the harp to a group of young children

Event: Storytime with Babis Bach Babies

National Museum Cardiff
31 July 2026
10:30am; 12.30pm; 2.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £11.00 (Adult & Child); £8.00 (Additional Adult or Child); HYNT tickets available
Booking: Welsh & English and Relaxed sessions
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FA

Event: Festival of Archaeology Summer Roadshow

National Waterfront Museum
1 August 2026
11am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Roman Cavalry Trooper

National Roman Legion Museum
1–9 August 2026
10:30am-4pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Step into history at St Fagans

St Fagans National Museum of History
1–31 August 2026
11am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Roman soldier in garden

Event: Romans in Residence

National Roman Legion Museum
3–31 August 2026
10:30am-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop-in
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Event: National Play Day - Quieter Hour

National Waterfront Museum
5 August 2026
10am - 11am
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: National Play Day

National Waterfront Museum
5 August 2026
11am - 2pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
6–20 August 2026
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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St Fagans Castle

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
7–21 August 2026
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
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A man jumping mid-air behind a sun on a colourful backdrop

Event: The Science of the Sun with Jon Chase

National Museum Cardiff
8 August 2026
10:30am & 1.00pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £8.00 (Adult); £7.00 (Child)
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Enjoy swansea bay

Event: Swansea Sea Festival

National Waterfront Museum
8 & 9 August 2026
11am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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MG2

Talk: The extraordinary marine life of Swansea & Gower

National Waterfront Museum
8 & 9 August 2026
2pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Ticketed Event
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Mermaid Joanne

Event: The Case of the Disappearing Seagrass - with Mermaid Joanne

National Waterfront Museum
8 & 9 August 2026
10.30am
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Mermaid Joanne

Event: Myth or Marine Biology? - with Mermaid Joanne

National Waterfront Museum
8 & 9 August 2026
11.45am
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: More to Life than Work - Wrestling

Big Pit National Coal Museum
10 & 11 August 2026
11am-3pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Helios by Luke Jerram

Event: Museum Lates: Solar Eclipse

National Museum Cardiff
12 August 2026
From 6pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: K'Nex Big Build Challenge

National Waterfront Museum
13, 20 & 27 August 2026
11.30am – 2.30pm
Suitability: Age 6+
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Bat

Event: Bat Walks

St Fagans National Museum of History
13 August–19 September 2026
Suitability: 8+
Cost: £8
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© Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James

Course: Photographing Clothing: A Ffasiwn Workshop with Michael Alberry

National Museum Cardiff
14 August 2026
10:15am - 5:00pm
Suitability: Ages 11 - 16
Cost: £15.00 (Adult); £13.50 (Child)
Booking: Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
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mosaic

Event: Mosaics

National Roman Legion Museum
14, 21 & 28 August 2026
10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm.
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Guitar player, from TNT Group on stage

Event: More to Life than Work - Coal Rocks!

Big Pit National Coal Museum
17 & 18 August 2026
11am - 3pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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A selection of Roman pots including grey bowls and a brown flagon.

Talk: Behind the Scenes: Roman Pottery

National Museum Cardiff
18 August 2026
2pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £8
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Event: South Wales Makers Market at St Fagans

St Fagans National Museum of History
18–31 August 2026
10am - 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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© Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James

Course: Ffasiwn-Making Workshop with Ffian Jones

National Museum Cardiff
21 August 2026
10:30am (Welsh language session); 2pm (English language session)
Suitability: Ages 8 -11 and an adult
Cost: £15.00 (Adult); £13.50 (Child)
Booking: Visitors under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult
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block

Event: Kids - Block Printing with Natural Colour

National Waterfront Museum
21 & 22 August 2026
11am - 1pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Two children lying on the floor with torches

Event: Museum Sleepover: Under Helios

National Museum Cardiff
22 & 23 August 2026
5.30pm until Sunday morning!
Suitability: Suitable for ages 6 - 11 and their families!
Cost: From £70.00 per person
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Oakdale's Workmen's Institute

Event: More to Life than Work - Cinema

Big Pit National Coal Museum
24 & 25 August 2026
11am - 3pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Images of the Slate Industry

Event: Walking Tour: Vivian Quarry and the V2 Incline

National Slate Museum
Tuesday 25 August, 4, 11, 18 & 25 September
11:30AM & 2:00PM
Suitability: 8+
Cost: With a minimum ticket price of £1, we are encouraging you to pay what you can.
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Event: WONDERFEST!

National Waterfront Museum
26 August 2026
12 - 3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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St Fagans

Event: Dementia Friendly Activity: Harvest

St Fagans National Museum of History
2 September 2026
1-4pm
Suitability: Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
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Event: Swansea International Jazz Festival

National Waterfront Museum
5 & 6 September 2026
12 - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Ticketed
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Waterfront Wildlings

Event: Waterfront Wildings

National Waterfront Museum
9 & 30 September 2026
10.30am - 12pm
Suitability: Under 5s
Cost: Pay what you can. Minimum £1 per child
Booking: Booking essential
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It’s Called Ffasiwn

Event: Audio Described Tours at National Museum Cardiff | Ffasiwn Exhibition

National Museum Cardiff
10 September 2026
1:00pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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A grey stone with simple white writing and a drawing. A blue glass bead and some smaller stones with marks on them.

Talk: Behind the Scenes: New Accessions from St Patrick’s Chapel, Pembrokeshire; Revealing Early Medieval Wales and the World.

National Museum Cardiff
10 September 2026
2pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £8
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St Fagans Castle

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
10–26 September 2026
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
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Two men and two women pose with street food. In the background are colourful flags and food stalls

Event: St Fagans Food Festival

St Fagans National Museum of History
12 & 13 September 2026
10am-6pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Waterfront Vintage and Makers Market

National Waterfront Museum
12 & 13 September 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Award-winning and immaculately uniform onions from the National Vegetable Society's Welsh Championships 2023.

Event: The National Vegetable Society - National Championships 2026

St Fagans National Museum of History
12 & 13 September 2026
10am-5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
16–30 September 2026
8pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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Event: GRAFT Garden - Harvest Supper Night

National Waterfront Museum
18 September 2026
6.30pm - 9.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £26 - Standard, £18 - Accessible
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Course: Course: Introduction to Bee Keeping

National Waterfront Museum
26 September 2026
10.30am - 4pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £55 | £45 Concession
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Event: History and Heritage Fair

National Waterfront Museum
26 & 27 September 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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DWI1

Course: Course: Dyeing with Indigo

National Waterfront Museum
27 September 2026
11am - 4pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £55 | £45 Concession
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The front of the museum building, half photograph, half sketch

Course: Sketch Along

National Museum Cardiff
30 September 2026
2pm - 5pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £40.00 Standard
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St Fagans Castle

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
1–22 October 2026
8pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
7–21 October 2026
9.30pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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Ffasiwn

Event: Dementia Friendly activity: Ffasiwn

National Museum Cardiff
8 October 2026
1:30 – 4pm
Suitability: Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
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© Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James

Event: An Evening with Bleak Fabulous

National Museum Cardiff
16 October 2026
7pm (Exhibition open between 8pm - 10pm)
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £10.00 (Standard); £8.00 (Concession); £5.00 (Under 16s)
Booking: Tickets to this event also include entry to the exhibition for the evening only.
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A woman playing the harp to a group of young children

Event: Storytime with Babis Bach Babies

National Museum Cardiff
24 October 2026
10:30am; 12.30pm; 2.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £12.50 (Adult & Child ticket); £8.00 (Additional Adult or Child ticket); HYNT tickets available
Booking: Welsh & English, BSL and Relaxed sessions
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Event: One Stop Info Shop

National Waterfront Museum
26 October & 30 November 2026
11am - 1pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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A giant wicker man engulfed in flames.

Event: Halloween Nights

St Fagans National Museum of History
29–31 October 2026
5.30-9pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £16 / Under 2s free
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St Fagans Castle

Event: Halloween - St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
29–31 October 2026
11pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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© Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James

Course: Worn Stories: A Ffasiwn Creative Writing Workshop with Rosie Findlay

National Museum Cardiff
11 November 2026
2pm - 4pm
Suitability: Adults 16+
Cost: £10.00
Booking: This workshop will take place in the "It's Called Ffasiwn" exhibition space
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Clémentine Schneidermann <em>It's Called Fashion (Look It Up), Merthyr</em> (2016) © Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James

Course: Facing Images: A Ffasiwn Creative Writing Workshop with Alix Beeston

National Museum Cardiff
25 November 2026
2pm - 4pm
Suitability: Adults 16+
Cost: £10.00
Booking: This workshop will take place in the "It's Called Ffasiwn" exhibition space
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Book cover featuring a photograph of St Fagans Castle, a white, symmetrical manor house with pointed gables. The red and white text is set against a blue background.

Event: ‘A Faire Howse Within the Old Walls of a Castle’: A Special Lecture on St Fagans Castle

St Fagans National Museum of History
28 November 2026
11am-12.30pm
Suitability: 11+
Cost: Pay what you can
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Santa Underground

Event: Santa Underground: 300ft of Christmas Magic

Big Pit National Coal Museum
28–29 November & 5–6 December 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability: 1m+
Cost: 15.00
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Mother Christmas

Event: Storytime with Mother Christmas

Big Pit National Coal Museum
28–29 November & 5–6 December 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability: 2+
Cost: £10
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A woman playing the harp to a group of young children

Event: Storytime with Babis Bach Babies

National Museum Cardiff
5 December 2026
10:30am; 12.30pm: 2.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £12.50 (Adult & Child); £8.00 (Additional Adult or Child); HYNT tickets available
Booking: Welsh & English, BSL and Relaxed sessions
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