What's On
The museum is closed on this date.
Events, Talks and Displays
Event: Museum ExplorAR: A living guide to the galleries
National Museum Cardiff
Suitability:
All
Cost: £7 per hour
Course: CREU Fibres: Taster Session: Peg loom weaving
National Wool Museum
22 September 2026
10.30am-1pm
Suitability:
18+
Cost: Free.
Booking: Spaces are limited. Tickets must be booked in advance.
Course: CREU Signature Series: Sew a Crossback Apron
National Wool Museum
26 September 2026
9.30am-4.30pm
Suitability:
18+
Cost: £125 I £120 Concession
Booking: Essential
Talk: CREU Conversations: The Sustainability of Wool
National Wool Museum
2 October 2026
10.30am-11.30am
Suitability:
18+
Cost: £10pp
Booking: Essential
Course: CREU Fibres: Natural Dyeing with Garden Plants
National Wool Museum
Fully booked
10 October 2026
10:30am - 4pm
Suitability:
16+*
Cost: £85 | £70 Concession
Booking: Essential
Course: CREU Ffibrau: Taster Session- Learn to Spin
National Wool Museum
13 October 2026
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: £20pp
Booking: Essential
Talk: CREU Conversations: Curatorial Archaeology – Tracing the Story of the Caernarfon Castle Blanket
National Wool Museum
15 October 2026
10.30am-11.30am
Suitability:
18+
Cost: £10pp
Booking: Essential
Event: Pattern Festival
National Wool Museum
17 October 2026
10.30am-3.30pm
Suitability:
Everyone
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in (See timetable)
Event: Cow & Ghost Vintage Present: The National Wool Museum Woolly Wool Artisan Market
National Wool Museum
24 October 2026
10am-3pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free entry
Booking: Drop in
Event: Halloween with Jig-So
National Wool Museum
27 October 2026
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability:
Pre-school/Primary
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
Event: CREU Young Makers: Halloween Pom Poms!
National Wool Museum
29 October 2026
10am-1pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
Course: CREU Tymor Collection: Make an Autumnal Wool Pumpkin
National Wool Museum
31 October 2026
10.30am-1pm
Suitability:
16+
Cost: £15pp
Booking: Essential
Course: CREU Fibres: Create a Bobble Hat
National Wool Museum
7 November 2026
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £45 pp
Booking: Essential
Course: CREU Signature Series: Make a Wool Patchwork Cushion with Suzi Park
National Wool Museum
21 November 2026
10.30am-4pm
Suitability:
18+
Cost: £95 I Concession: £90
Booking: Essential
Course: CREU Fibres: Introduction to Spinning: From Fleece to Fabric
National Wool Museum
28 November 2026
10.00am - 3.30pm
Suitability:
16+*
Cost: £85 | £70
Booking: Essential
Event: CREU Ffibrau: Taster Session- Learn to Spin
National Wool Museum
8 December 2026
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability:
18+
Cost: £20pp
Booking: Essential
Event: CREU Seasonal Collection: Make a Christmas Pudding Felted Bauble
National Wool Museum
12 December
10.30am-1pm
Suitability:
16+
Cost: £15pp
Booking: Essential
Event: Festive Fun with Siân Corn (Mrs Claus)
National Wool Museum
5 December 2026
10.30am, 12pm and 1.30pm
Suitability:
2+
Cost: £10 per child
Booking: Essential
Event: Cuppa and a Paper
National Wool Museum
Wednesdays- fortnightly
12pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Exhibition: Women and Sport: Wales
St Fagans National Museum of History
27 November 2025 – 27 November 2026
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
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.
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
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
Event: LEGO® Club
National Wool Museum
Every Thursday until 22 October
3.30pm-5pm
Suitability:
7-12 Years old
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
Event: The Creative Cwtsh: Crafting and Chatting
National Wool Museum
The second Friday of each month
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
Event: Next Steps Tours: Collection Centre Tours
National Slate Museum
30 April–17 December 2026
Suitability:
5+
Cost: Free
Display: Y Môr a Ni
National Waterfront Museum
6 May 2026 – 6 May 2027
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Exhibition: Ffasiwn
National Museum Cardiff
23 May 2026 – 4 April 2027
Suitability:
All
Cost: Pay what you can. Minimum £1
Exhibition: Tides of Treasure
National Waterfront Museum
26 June 2026 – 26 June 2027
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Nature Trail, Quarry Hospital
National Slate Museum
20 July - 27 September
10:30am - 4pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Display: The 21 Shed Bed
National Waterfront Museum
8 July–31 October 2026
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Slate Carrying Incline Demonstrations
National Slate Museum
19 July–23 September 2026
11am - 12pm & 2pm - 3pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Walking Tour: Traces of the Slate Industry, Parc Padarn
National Slate Museum
Tuesday 25 August, 8, 15, 22 & 29 September
11:30AM & 2:00PM
Suitability:
8+
Cost: With a minimum ticket price of £1, we are encouraging you to pay what you can.
Event: Quiet Hour at the Museum
National Waterfront Museum
Every Monday
3-4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Display: The Blacksmith at The Forge, Cei Llechi, Caernarfon
National Slate Museum
1 September–31 October 2026
10am - 5pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Come to Sing!
National Waterfront Museum
8, 22 September, 6, 20 October, 3, 17 November, 1 & 15 December 2026
11am - 12pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Waterfront Wildings
National Waterfront Museum
30 September, 14 & 22 October 2026
10.30am - 12pm
Suitability:
Under 5s
Cost: Pay what you can. Minimum £1 per child
Booking: Booking essential
Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
10–26 September 2026
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
What's On: Aberfan 60
15 September 2026 – 1 October 2027
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
16–30 September 2026
8pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
Event: Paint Along
National Waterfront Museum
20 September 2026
7.15pm
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: £25 pp, or two for £45
Talk: The Future of our Past - New Perspectives on Caerleon and the Roman Conquest of Wales
National Roman Legion Museum
23 September 2026
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: £5.00
Event: Anadlu Breathe
St Fagans National Museum of History
24 September & 29 October 2026
1pm to 4pm
Suitability:
For people affected by cancer.
Cost: Free
Exhibition: Wales is...Hip Hop
St Fagans National Museum of History
24 September 2026 – 2 May 2027
Coming Soon
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Course: Course: Introduction to Bee Keeping
National Waterfront Museum
26 September 2026
10.30am - 4pm
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: £55 | £45 Concession
Event: History and Heritage Fair
National Waterfront Museum
26 & 27 September 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Course: Course: Dyeing with Indigo
National Waterfront Museum
Fully booked
27 September 2026
11am - 4pm
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: £55 | £45 Concession
Course: Sketch Along
National Museum Cardiff
30 September 2026
2pm - 5pm
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: £40.00 Standard; Open Concessions £35.00
Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
1–22 October 2026
8pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours
Exhibition: Wales is… Aberfan
St Fagans National Museum of History
1 October 2026 – 1 October 2027
Coming Soon
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Exhibition: Stories from Aberfan
Big Pit National Coal Museum
1 October 2026 – 1 October 2027
Coming Soon
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Play Sessions
National Slate Museum
5, 12, 19 October, 2, 9 & 16 November 2026
1.30pm - 2.30pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
7–21 October 2026
9.30pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
Event: Dementia Friendly activity: Ffasiwn
National Museum Cardiff
8 October 2026
1:30 – 4pm
Suitability:
Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
Talk: Unknown Wales Conference 2026
National Museum Cardiff
10 October 2026
10am - 1pm
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: £5.00 (In-person or Online)
Event: Silent Disco
National Museum Cardiff
10 October 2026
6pm (Familes) & 9pm (Adults)
Suitability:
All
Cost: (Family Event) From £13.70 (Adult Event) From £20.21
Event: The Miners Lamp Collectors Society - 'Little Meet'
Big Pit National Coal Museum
11 October 2026
9.30am - 2.00pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
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 (16-25); Free (Under 16s)
Booking: Tickets to this event also include entry to the exhibition for the evening only.
Event: Dandiya Dancing
National Waterfront Museum
16 October 2026
7pm - 9.30pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Pay what you can. Minimum £1
Event: Storytime with Babis Bach Babies
National Museum Cardiff
Fully booked
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
Event: South Wales Makers Market at St Fagans
St Fagans National Museum of History
24 October–1 November 2026
10am - 5pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Gods, Heroes, & Monsters: Become a Hero!
National Roman Legion Museum
26–30 October 2026
10.30am, 11.30am, 1:30pm & 2:30pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: £5/child
Event: One Stop Info Shop
National Waterfront Museum
26 October & 30 November 2026
11am - 1pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: The Coblynnau of Big Pit
Big Pit National Coal Museum
27 October 2026
11am-3pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in session
Event: Mine Monsters
Big Pit National Coal Museum
27 October 2026
11.00am
Suitability:
4+
Cost: 7.00
Event: Retro Computer Playground
National Waterfront Museum
27 & 28 October 2026
11am & 1pm
Suitability:
Age: 8 - 12
Cost: Pay what you can. Minimum £1
Event: CSI Swansea
National Waterfront Museum
28 October 2026
6.30pm
Suitability:
Adults, Teens and Older Children 12+
Cost: £10pp
Event: Halloween Nights
St Fagans National Museum of History
29–31 October 2026
5.30-9pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: £16 / Under 2s free
Event: Halloween - St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
29–31 October 2026
11pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
Event: How Does It Work? With Maddie Moate
National Waterfront Museum
30 October 2026
12pm (+ BSL) & 2.30pm
Suitability:
Age: 0 - 99
Cost: £7.50pp
Event: Dragons of the Deep
National Waterfront Museum
30 October 2026
4pm
Suitability:
Age: 6 - 99
Cost: Pay what you can. Minimum £1
Event: Is AI just a really smart horse
National Waterfront Museum
Fully booked
30 October 2026
1.30pm
Suitability:
Age: 8 - 99
Cost: Free
Event: The Wonderstruck Halloween Show
National Waterfront Museum
30 October 2026
2pm & 4pm
Suitability:
Age: 8 - 99
Cost: £5pp
Event: Loving Maggots!
National Waterfront Museum
30 October 2026
3.30pm
Suitability:
Age: 6 - 99
Cost: Free
Event: Confessions of a Traitor: The Psychology of Trust and Deception
National Waterfront Museum
30 October 2026
7pm
Suitability:
Adults, Teens and Older Children
Cost: £10pp
Event: Movies at the Museum: The Birds and Psycho (15)
National Museum Cardiff
31 October 2026
2pm (The Birds); 7pm (Psycho)
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: £12.00 (Standard); £10.00 (Concession); Limited HYNT tickets available
Event: Grace's Green Gadgets
National Waterfront Museum
31 October 2026
10.30am & 12.30pm
Suitability:
Age: 6 - 99
Cost: £5pp
Event: Techniquest presents: Welsh Science and the World
National Waterfront Museum
31 October 2026
12.45pm
Suitability:
Age: 7 - 99
Cost: Free
Event: Bubbles and Balloons! Science Show
National Waterfront Museum
31 October 2026
11am
Suitability:
Age: 0 - 99
Cost: £5pp
Event: Exploding Water Science Show!
National Waterfront Museum
31 October 2026
1pm
Suitability:
Age: 0 - 99
Cost: £5pp
Event: Quick Fire Science
National Waterfront Museum
31 October 2026
2.45pm
Suitability:
Age: 8 - 99
Cost: Free
Event: Heavy Metal Marine Biology
National Waterfront Museum
31 October 2026
3pm
Suitability:
Age: 6 - 99
Cost: £5pp
Event: The Science of Harry Potter Show + BSL
National Waterfront Museum
31 October 2026
4pm
Suitability:
Age: 0 - 99
Cost: £5pp
Event: Techniquest presents: Bath Bombs
National Waterfront Museum
Fully booked
31 October 2026
11am
Suitability:
Age: 0 - 99
Cost: £5pp (adults book their free accompanying ticket)
Event: Movies at the Museum
National Museum Cardiff
Various dates
Suitability:
All
Cost: From £10.00
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
Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
12–25 November 2026
8pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours.co.uk
Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
13–26 November 2026
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
Event: Letterpress Christmas Cards
National Waterfront Museum
21 & 22 November 2026
12 - 3pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
Event: Mrs Claus Magical Christmas / Nadolig Hudolus Siân Corn
National Waterfront Museum
21 November & 6 December 2026
12.30pm & 2.30pm
Suitability:
Session for children under 7
Cost: Free
Event: Festive Stop Motion Animation workshops
National Waterfront Museum
22 November & 6 December 2026
11am & 2pm
Suitability:
Hands on
Cost: £7 per child
Booking: Booking required
Event: Festive Detectives - Museum Mystery
National Waterfront Museum
22 November & 19 December 2026
12.30pm & 2.30pm
Suitability:
Age 5+
Cost: £5pp
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
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 & 1.30pm-3pm
Suitability:
11+
Cost: Pay what you can
Event: The Green Fair
National Waterfront Museum
28 & 29 November 2026
Sat 10am - 4pm, Sun 10am - 3pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Storytime with Siân Corn
National Slate Museum
28 & 29 November 2026
12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
Suitability:
3+
Cost: £7
Event: Rag Wreath Workshop
National Slate Museum
28 - 29 November 2026
12pm, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm
Suitability:
3+
Cost: £6
Event: Santa Underground: 300ft of Christmas Magic
Big Pit National Coal Museum
28–29 November & 5–6 December 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability:
1 metre +
Cost: 15.00
Event: Storytime with Mother Christmas
Big Pit National Coal Museum
28–29 November & 5–6 December 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability:
2+
Cost: £10
Event: Christmas Willow Wreaths
St Fagans National Museum of History
29 November 2026
10.30am - 1pm & 1.30pm - 4pm
Suitability:
16+
Cost: £40 | £35 Concession
Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
3–9 December 2026
8pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
4–10 December 2026
8pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
Event: Saturnalia: Discover Roman Winter Traditions
National Roman Legion Museum
5 December 2026
11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop-in
Event: Storytime with Babis Bach Babies
National Museum Cardiff
Fully booked
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
Event: Carols in the Chapel
St Fagans National Museum of History
5–20 December 2026
Suitability:
All
Cost: £7
Event: Decorate your own Christmas Cookie at Big Pit
Big Pit National Coal Museum
Available on multiple dates
Suitability:
Families
Cost: £10
Event: Decorate your own Christmas Cookies! at National Museum Cardiff
National Museum Cardiff
Multiple dates available
Suitability:
Families
Cost: £10
Event: ✨🎄 Big Waterfront Christmas 🎄✨
National Waterfront Museum
6 December 2026
12- 6pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Event: Winter Vintage and Makers Market
National Waterfront Museum
12 & 13 December 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Movies at the Museum: Miracle on 34th Street (U)
National Museum Cardiff
13 December 2026
2pm and 7pm
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: £12.00 (Standard); £10.00 (Concession); Limited HYNT tickets available
Event: Santes Dwynwen Sunday
National Waterfront Museum
24 January 2027
12pm-3.30pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Movies at the Museum: Singin' in the Rain (U)
National Museum Cardiff
27 February 2027
2pm & 7pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: £12.00 (Standard); £10.00 (Concession); Limited HYNT tickets available