What's On

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Exhibitions

A close-up of 1.45m repurposed glass slumped over details of collection items

Sophie Mak-Schram and collaborators: To Shift a Stone

  14 June 2025 – 15 February 2026
Finished
National Museum Cardiff
Hip Hop: A Welsh Story

Hip Hop: A Welsh Story

  19 July 2025 – 22 February 2026
Finished
National Museum Cardiff

Artes Mundi 11

  24 October 2025 – 1 March 2026
Finished
National Museum Cardiff

Events, Talks and Displays

Paned a Phapur

Event: Cuppa and a Paper

National Wool Museum
Wednesdays- fortnightly
12pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Exhibition: Wales is...our home

St Fagans National Museum of History
12 November 2024 – 30 June 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Wales football tops and programmes in a display case

Exhibition: Wales is...for her

St Fagans National Museum of History
21 June 2025 – 28 June 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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Animal of the Gods Object

Exhibition: Animals of the Gods

National Roman Legion Museum
27 November 2025 – 25 July 2026
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
7 July, 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–29 June 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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A photograph of a person wearing a long, textured gray cloak standing against a muted, neutral background. The cloak features subtle patterns and folds, with the person's hands clasped in front, conveying a calm and composed posture.

Exhibition: Gwen John: Strange Beauties

National Museum Cardiff
7 February–28 June 2026
Suitability: All
Cost: Book in advance. From £10 to £16
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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
11 June
1pm, 2pm & 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
11 May, 8, 13 June & 13 July 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
2, 9 April, 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 June 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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Young boy wearing a Roman helmet.

Event: Quiet Days at the National Roman Legion Museum

National Roman Legion Museum
26 April, 24 May & 21 June 2026
10am-4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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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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come to sing

Event: Come to Sing!

National Waterfront Museum
5, 19 May, 16, 30 June & 14 July 2026
11am - 12pm
Suitability: All
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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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
7–28 May 2026
9.30pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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Image of a Traditional Fairground

Event: Traditional Fairground

St Fagans National Museum of History
Open on weekends and during school holidays
Suitability: Age 2-11
Cost: From £1
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Event: South Wales Makers Market at St Fagans

St Fagans National Museum of History
23–29 May 2026
10am - 5pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Family NWM

Event: May Half Term Activities

National Wool Museum
23 May, 26-30 May
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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A robin on a stone wall

Event: Bird Spotter Trail

St Fagans National Museum of History
23–31 May 2026
10am - 4pm
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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Event: Pit Portraits: The 1926 General Strike - Remembering 100 Years

Big Pit National Coal Museum
26 & 27 May 2026
11am - 3pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Family Nature Prints

National Waterfront Museum
26–28 May 2026
12.30pm - 3.30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Floralia

Event: Festival of Floralia

National Roman Legion Museum
27–29 May 2026
10.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-3.30pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
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Event: Paint Along: Gwen John

National Museum Cardiff
28 May 2026
3pm (Family) & 7pm (Adults)
Suitability: All
Cost: £13.00 (Family Event) | £28.00 (Adult Event)
Booking: Tickets to this event does not include entry to the exhibition
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drumming

Event: Dementia Friendly Activity: Gallery tour and drumming session

National Waterfront Museum
28 May 2026
1 – 3:30pm
Suitability: Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
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Event: Dawns Tawe - Indian Dance Workshop

National Waterfront Museum
30 May 2026
1pm & 2pm
Suitability: Age 7 +
Cost: Free
Booking: Bookable
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dawns tawe

Event: Dawns Tawe

National Waterfront Museum
30 & 31 May 2026
11am - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: One Stop Info Shop

National Waterfront Museum
1 June 2026
11am - 1pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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A muted-toned painting of a seated figure wearing a loose, textured blue garment against a plain, neutral background. The artwork has a soft, impressionistic style with visible brushstrokes and minimal detail.

Event: Dementia Friendly activity: Gwen John

National Museum Cardiff
4 June 2026
1:30-4:00pm
Suitability: Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
4–26 June 2026
9.30pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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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 June 2026
10:30am; 12:30pm; 2:30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £12.50 (Adult & Child); £8.00 (Additional Adult or Child); HYNT tickets available
Booking: Relaxed sessions
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Curator Talk

Talk: CREU Conversations: Meet the Curator

National Wool Museum
5 June 2026
10.30am-11.30am
Suitability: 18+
Cost: £10pp
Booking: Essential
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gwyl tawe 2026

Event: Gŵyl Tawe

National Waterfront Museum
6 June 2026
10am - 9pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Course: CREU Ffibrau: Taster Session- Learn to Spin

National Wool Museum
Fully booked
9 June 2026
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £20pp
Booking: Essential
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Waterfront Wildlings

Event: Waterfront Wildings

National Waterfront Museum
10, 24 June, 8, 15 July, 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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A watercolour of flowers, painted by Gwen John

Talk: New Perspectives on Gwen John: A Forum

National Museum Cardiff
11 June 2026
11am - 4.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £15.00 (Standard) | Concessions Available
Booking: Please note that tickets to this event do not include entry to the exhibition
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Dragon

Event: Chinese Cultural Heritage Day

St Fagans National Museum of History
13 June 2026
12pm - 4pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Pin Cushion

Course: CREU Tymor Collection: Make a Pin Cushion

National Wool Museum
13 June 2026
10.30am-1.30pm
Suitability: 16+
Cost: £15pp
Booking: Essential- Tickets will be on sale on until Wednesday 10 June, unless they sell out
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Sanctuary

Event: Sanctuary

National Waterfront Museum
14 June 2026
11am - 3pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Two blind or partially sighted women smiling and holding a leather shoe with a wooden sole

Event: Audio Described Tours at St Fagans | Every Object Tells a Story

St Fagans National Museum of History
18 June 2026
11:00am
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: GRAFT Garden - Supper Night

National Waterfront Museum
19 June 2026
6.30pm - 9.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £26 - Standard, £18 - Accessible
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Botanical Printing

Course: CREU Fibres: Botanical Printing

National Wool Museum
Fully booked
20 June 2026
10:30am - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £85 | £70 Concession
Booking: Essential
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St Fagans Castle

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
25 June 2026
9.30pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
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© Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James

Talk: Curator Tour: It’s Called Ffasiwn

National Museum Cardiff
25 June 2026
1pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: Pay what you can
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Event: Paint Along

National Waterfront Museum
26 June 2026
7.30pm
Suitability: Adults
Cost: £25 pp, or two for £45
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A group of folk dancers performing outside a red farmhouse at St Fagans

Event: Gŵyl Ifan

St Fagans National Museum of History
27 June 2026
10.30am-12pm
Suitability: All
Cost: Free
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Event: Meet the Bees

National Waterfront Museum
27 June, 25 July, 11, 18 & 29 August 2026
11am & 2pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £5
Booking: Ticketed
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Three women dressed in red usherette outfits one holding a clapper board, one holding popcorn and one holding a vintage camera

Event: Movies at the Museum: Singin' in the Rain (U)

National Museum Cardiff
28 June 2026
2pm & 7pm
Suitability: All
Cost: £12.00 (Standard); £10.00 (Concession); Limited HYNT tickets available
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
1–30 July 2026
9.30pm
Suitability: 12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
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The Big Bash 2026

Event: Big Pit's Big Bash

Big Pit National Coal Museum
4 July 2026
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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Event: Teddy Bear’s Picnic

National Waterfront Museum
15 July 2026
10:00am - 2:30pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: Free
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A group taking part in a Fleece to Fabric course

Course: Introduction to Spinning: From Fleece to Fabric

National Wool Museum
18 July 2026
10:30am - 4pm
Suitability: 16+*
Cost: £85 | £70
Booking: Essential (Tickets on sale until 15 July 12pm, unless sold out earlier)
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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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Helios

Event: Helios

National Museum Cardiff
21 July–31 August 2026
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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Yoga Under Helios, Liverpool Cathedral © Rob Battersby

Course: Sunset Yoga

National Museum Cardiff
24 July–28 August 2026
6pm
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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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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St Fagans Castle

Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
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: £12.50 (Adult & Child); £8.00 (Additional Adult or Child); HYNT tickets available
Booking: Welsh & English and Relaxed sessions
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Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours

St Fagans National Museum of History
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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Jon Chase jumping in the air in a striking pose

Event: The Science of the Sun with Jon Chase

National Museum Cardiff
To 8 August 2026
10:30am & 1.00pm
Suitability: Families
Cost: £8.00
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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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© 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: £30.00 (Adult & Child ticket)
Booking: Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
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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 & Child ticket)
Booking: Visitors under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult
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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 in dinosaur onesies, one in blue and the other in green are looking astounded at something in front of them, one of them is holding a torch light and there's a dinosaur skeleton in the background

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: Tickets from £70.00 per person. VIP tickets available.
Booking: On sale at 05.46am with sunrise on the 30/04/26
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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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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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A crowd of people at the food festival

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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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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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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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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© 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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© 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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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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