What's On
Exhibitions
Events, Talks and Displays
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
Event: CREU Young Makers: Family Wet Felting
National Wool Museum
11,13,18 August
2pm-4pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: £9 per child
Booking: Essential
Event: Museum ExplorAR: A living guide to the galleries
National Museum Cardiff
From 1 July 2025
Suitability:
All
Cost: £7 per hour
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
Event: 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.
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
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
Event: 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
Course: CREU Tymor Collection: Crochet an Autumn Pumpkin
National Wool Museum
31 October 2026
10.30am-1pm
Suitability:
16+
Cost: £15pp
Booking: Essential- Tickets will be on sale on until Wednesday 28 October unless they sell out sooner.
Event: 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 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: Cuppa and a Paper
National Wool Museum
Wednesdays- fortnightly
12pm
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: Next Steps Tours - Hard Hat Visit
National Slate Museum
12 August & 9 September
12:30pm, 1:45pm & 3pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: LEGO® Club
National Wool Museum
Every Thursday (Term time only)
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 (excluding August)
10.30am-12.30pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
Event: Walking with Romans
National Roman Legion Museum
13 July, 13 & 27 August 2026
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
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
Display: The Blacksmith at The Forge, Cei Llechi, Caernarfon
National Slate Museum
16 April–31 October 2026
10am - 5pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Monthly Organ Recital
National Museum Cardiff
Last Friday of each month
13:00 - 14:00
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: Free
Event: Helios: Quiet Sessions
National Museum Cardiff
Multiple dates available
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
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
Event: Museum Lates: Helios
National Museum Cardiff
1st August, 29th August,
6pm - 10pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Event: Meet the Bees
National Waterfront Museum
11, 18 & 29 August 2026
11am & 2pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Adult £5 / Child £4.50
Booking: Ticketed
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: Free Underground Tours
Big Pit National Coal Museum
18 July–1 September 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: Hear a Story Make a Map
National Waterfront Museum
17–18 August 2026
12pm & 2pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Bookable
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
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
Event: Helios
National Museum Cardiff
21 July–31 August 2026
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Summer of fun trail
National Museum Cardiff
21 July–31 August 2026
Suitability:
Suitable for all ages
Cost: Free
Event: Writing on the Wall
National Slate Museum
July 22 & 29, August 5, 12, 19 & 26
12:00-15:00
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Cardboard Big Build
National Waterfront Museum
6 August 2026
11.30pm & 1.30pm
Suitability:
Age 7 +
Cost: Pay what you can. Minimum £1 per child
Booking: Ticketed
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
Event: Treasure Coin Challenge
National Waterfront Museum
26 July–31 August 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Event: Clore Discovery Centre
National Museum Cardiff
Tuesday to Friday until 31 August
10am - 3pm
Suitability:
Suitable for all ages
Cost: Free
Event: Roman Cavalry Trooper
National Roman Legion Museum
1–9 August 2026
10:30am-4pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Event: Step into history at St Fagans
St Fagans National Museum of History
1–31 August 2026
11am - 4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Romans in Residence
National Roman Legion Museum
3–31 August 2026
10:30am-4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop-in
Talk: Hiroshima NEVER AGAIN
National Waterfront Museum
6 August 2026
3.30-5pm
Suitability:
Drop In
Cost: Free
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
Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
7–21 August 2026
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
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)
Event: Swansea Sea Festival
National Waterfront Museum
8 & 9 August 2026
11am - 4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Talk: The extraordinary marine life of Swansea & Gower
National Waterfront Museum
8 & 9 August 2026
2pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Booking: Ticketed Event
Event: Meet the Mermaid! - The Case of the Disappearing Seagrass
National Waterfront Museum
8 & 9 August 2026
10.30am
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Event: Meet the Mermaid! - Myth or Marine Biology?
National Waterfront Museum
8 & 9 August 2026
11.45am
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Event: More to Life than Work - Wrestling
Big Pit National Coal Museum
10 & 11 August 2026
11am-3pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Event: Museum Lates: Solar Eclipse
National Museum Cardiff
12 August 2026
From 6pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
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
Event: Bat Walks
St Fagans National Museum of History
13 August–19 September 2026
Suitability:
8+
Cost: £8
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
Event: Mosaics
National Roman Legion Museum
14, 21 & 28 August 2026
10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm.
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
Event: More to Life than Work - Coal Rocks!
Big Pit National Coal Museum
17 & 18 August 2026
11am - 3pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Talk: Behind the Scenes: Roman Pottery
National Museum Cardiff
18 August 2026
2pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £8
Event: South Wales Makers Market at St Fagans
St Fagans National Museum of History
18–31 August 2026
10am - 5pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
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
Event: Kids - Block Printing with Natural Colour
National Waterfront Museum
21 & 22 August 2026
11am - 1pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
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
Event: More to Life than Work - Cinema
Big Pit National Coal Museum
24 & 25 August 2026
11am - 3pm
Suitability:
Families
Cost: Free
Event: Walking Tour: Vivian Quarry and the V2 Incline
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: WONDERFEST!
National Waterfront Museum
26 August 2026
12 - 4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Dementia Friendly Activity: Harvest
St Fagans National Museum of History
2 September 2026
1-4pm
Suitability:
Anyone affected by dementia
Cost: Free
Event: Swansea International Jazz Festival
National Waterfront Museum
5 & 6 September 2026
12 - 4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Ticketed
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
Event: Audio Described Tours at National Museum Cardiff | Ffasiwn Exhibition
National Museum Cardiff
10 September 2026
1:00pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
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
Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
10–26 September 2026
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: Dark Wales Tours
Event: St Fagans Food Festival
St Fagans National Museum of History
12 & 13 September 2026
10am-6pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Event: Waterfront Vintage and Makers Market
National Waterfront Museum
12 & 13 September 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
Booking: Drop in
Event: The National Vegetable Society - National Championships 2026
St Fagans National Museum of History
12 & 13 September 2026
10am-5pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
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
Event: GRAFT Garden - Harvest Supper Night
National Waterfront Museum
18 September 2026
6.30pm - 9.30pm
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: £26 - Standard, £18 - Accessible
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
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
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
Event: St Fagans Castle Ghost Tours
St Fagans National Museum of History
1–22 October 2026
8pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: darkwalestours
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
Event: Dementia Friendly activity: Ffasiwn
National Museum Cardiff
8 October 2026
1:30 – 4pm
Suitability:
Anyone affected by dementia
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 (Under 16s)
Booking: Tickets to this event also include entry to the exhibition for the evening only.
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
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 (tickets to be released in September)
Event: One Stop Info Shop
National Waterfront Museum
26 October & 30 November 2026
11am - 1pm
Suitability:
All
Cost: Free
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
29–31 October 2026
11pm
Suitability:
12+
Cost: £20
Booking: www.darkwalestours.co.uk
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; Open Concessions available.
Booking: On sale from the 20th August
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
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
Suitability:
11+
Cost: Pay what you can
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
Event: Storytime with Mother Christmas
Big Pit National Coal Museum
28–29 November & 5–6 December 2026
10am - 4pm
Suitability:
2+
Cost: £10
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
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: Movies at the Museum: Miracle on 34th Street (U)
National Museum Cardiff
13 December 2026
2pm and 7pm
Suitability:
Adults
Cost: £12.00 Standard; Concessions available
Booking: On sale from the 20th of August
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
Booking: On sale from the 20th August