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
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: Cuppa and a Paper
National Wool Museum
Wednesdays- fortnightly
12pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Course: CREU Fibres: Create a Bobble Hat
National Wool Museum
7 November 2026
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £45 pp I £40pp Concession
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: Little Lambs
National Wool Museum
Cancelled
1 December
10.30am-12pm
Suitability:
0-5 Years of Age
Cost: £5 per child
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: CREU Ffibrau: Taster Session- Learn to Spin
National Wool Museum
8 December 2026
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability:
18+
Cost: £20pp I £17pp
Booking: Essential
Event: CREU Seasonal Collection: Make a Felted Christmas Bauble
National Wool Museum
12 December
10.30am-1pm
Suitability:
16+
Cost: £15pp I £12 Concession
Booking: Essential
Display: 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: Monthly Organ Recital
National Museum Cardiff
Last Friday of each month
13:00 - 14:00
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: Free
Event: Next Steps Tours: Collection Centre Tours
National Slate Museum
30 April 2026 – 29 April 2027
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: Quiet Hour at the Museum
National Waterfront Museum
Every Monday
3-4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
What's On: Aberfan 60
15 September 2026 – 1 October 2027
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Display: Wales is...Hip Hop
St Fagans National Museum of History
24 September 2026 – 2 May 2027
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Display: Wales is… Aberfan
St Fagans National Museum of History
1 October 2026 – 1 October 2027
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Exhibition: Stories from Aberfan
Big Pit National Coal Museum
1 October 2026 – 1 October 2027
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: Come to Sing!
National Waterfront Museum
3, 17 November, 1 & 15 December 2026
11am - 12pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Exhibition: Wales: Told by Us
St Fagans National Museum of History
23 October 2026 – 3 May 2027
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Nature Trail, Quarry Hospital
National Slate Museum
24 October - 01 November
10:30am - 4pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Event: Traditional Fairground
St Fagans National Museum of History
From 24 October 2026
Suitability:
Age 2-11
Cost: From £1
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: One Stop Info Shop
National Waterfront Museum
26 October & 30 November 2026
11am - 1pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Movies at the Museum
National Museum Cardiff
Various dates
Suitability:
All
Cost: From £10.00
Event: Ti a Fi - Mini Museum
National Waterfront Museum
Every Friday (in term time) - starts from 6 Nov
10.15am - 11.15am
Suitability:
under 5s and their grow ups
Cost: Free
Event: Remembrance Service
St Fagans National Museum of History
7 November 2026
10.55am
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
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 (Standard); £7.00 (Open Concessions and Members); £5.00 (Students)
Event: Dementia Friendly activity: Relaxed tour of the Sea gallery
National Waterfront Museum
12 November 2026
1:30-4pm
Suitability:
Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
Booking: Essential
Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
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
Fully booked
13–26 November 2026
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
Event: Diwali Mela
St Fagans National Museum of History
14 November 2026
10.30am - 3pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Question Time for Roman Caerleon Partnership
National Roman Legion Museum
16 November 2026
6.30pm - 8.00pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Dementia Friendly Activity: From Farm to Food
St Fagans National Museum of History
18 November 2026
1-4pm
Suitability:
Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
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
Talk: Natur am Byth Webinar 4: Rare Plants in North Wales
24 November 2026
6pm - 8pm
Suitability:
Recommended Age 15+
Cost: Free
Talk: Behind the Scenes: Prehistoric Pots and People
National Museum Cardiff
25 November 2026
12pm and 2pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £8
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 (Standard); £7.00 (Open Concessions and Members); £5.00 (Students)
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
Fully booked
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: Christmas South Wales Makers Market at St Fagans
St Fagans National Museum of History
28 & 29 November 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Christmas Willow Wreaths
St Fagans National Museum of History
28–29 November 2026
10.30am - 1pm & 1.30pm - 4pm
Suitability:
16+
Cost: £40 | £35 Concession
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: Festive Music Performances
National Museum Cardiff
28 November, 5–6, 12–13, 17 & 19–20 December 2026
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: World Aids Day
National Museum Cardiff
1 December 2026
6pm
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: Free
Booking: Some of this event includes optional walking to outside the building
Event: Dementia Friendly Activity: Christmas Decorations
National Waterfront Museum
3 December 2026
1.30pm
Suitability:
Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
3–9 December 2026
8pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
Event: Mini Christmas
National Waterfront Museum
4 December 2026
10.30am - 12.30pm
Suitability:
Children under 5 and their grown ups
Cost: Free
Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
Fully booked
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: Christmas South Wales Makers Market at St Fagans
St Fagans National Museum of History
5 & 6 December 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: A Servant's Christmas
National Slate Museum
Saturday 5 December, Saturday 12 December
10:30am - 2:30pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free event, Penrhyn Castle entry fee applies
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: Young Creatives Market
National Waterfront Museum
6 December 2026
12-3pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Talk: Behind the Scenes: Medieval pottery in Wales
National Museum Cardiff
8 December 2026
12pm and 2pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £8
Event: Dementia Friendly activity: Making a Christmas Suncatcher
National Museum Cardiff
10 December 2026
1:30 – 4pm
Suitability:
Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
Event: Winter Vintage and Makers Market
National Waterfront Museum
12 & 13 December 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Christmas South Wales Makers Market at St Fagans
St Fagans National Museum of History
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:
All
Cost: £12.00 (Standard); £10.00 (Concession); Limited HYNT tickets available
Event: Christmas South Wales Makers Market at St Fagans
St Fagans National Museum of History
19 & 20 December 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
6–28 January 2027
8pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £25
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
Event: Gŵyl y Mari Lwyd
National Waterfront Museum
10 January 2027
12-3
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Dementia Friendly activity: Superstitions and Folklore
St Fagans National Museum of History
20 January 2027
1-4pm
Suitability:
Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
Course: Course: Dyeing with Indigo
National Waterfront Museum
23 January 2027
11am - 4pm
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: £55 | £45 Concession
Event: Santes Dwynwen Sunday
National Waterfront Museum
24 January 2027
12pm-3.30pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Sound Bath with The Silence Within
National Waterfront Museum
28 January, 25 February & 25 March 2027
7pm
Suitability:
Age 16+
Cost: Standard £22, Early Bird £16
Event: St Fagans Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
4–24 February 2027
8pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £25
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
Display: The Living Canvas: Dressing a Century
National Museum Cardiff
21 February 2027
10:30am - 3pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Booking: Seating for the event is on a first-come, first-served basis
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
Course: Introduction to Letterpress
National Waterfront Museum
7 March 2027
11am - 4pm
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: £55 | £45 Concession