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2010 Cardiff Events

The Cardiff Big Weekend

July 30th - Aug 1st 2010

Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend is the ‘daddy’ of Cardiff Festival and is back with a vengeance. This year we’ve pulled out all the stops with home grown and top international artists playing on the FREE live music stage over 3 days.

On Friday, July 30, in conjunction with the Sŵn Festival, the cream of the latest crop of Welsh bands form an incredible line-up including headliners The Blackout.

Cardiff Festival favourite Chaka Demus and Pliers makes a welcome return to Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend on Saturday 31 July to headline an international line-up including Pee Wee Ellis and the Funky Assembly, The Raghu Dixit Project and The Congo All-Stars.

On Sunday 1 August, visitors can rock out with South Wales legends Feeder, who will bring the weekend to a magnificent close. The band will perform material from their new album Renegades, including their new single ‘Call Out’. And if that wasn’t enough, Ivor Novello award winning British indie-rock band, Athlete will take to the stage, along with Fenech Soler and many more.

A firework finale, will light the city sky each night of the Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend and you can also enjoy all the fun of the fair, with traditional fairground attractions available to entertain the young and the young at heart.

 

 

1-2 July ● Cardiff Castle Open Air Theatre

6 - 31 Jul ● Everyman Summer Theatre Festival

4 July ● Elvis World Cup

11-24 July ● Welsh Proms Cardiff

9-11 July ● Cardiff International Food & Drink Festival

tbc ● The Fringe @ Cardiff Festival

23 & 24 July ● WOW on the Waterfront

25 July ● The Red Dragon Centre Family Festival

26 July ● Cardiff Comedy Festival

30 July - 1 Aug ● The Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend

31 July ● MAS Carnival

14-15 Aug ● National Classic Motor Boat Rally

15 Aug ● Classic Car Rally

14-15 Aug ● Grand Medieval Melee

28-30 Aug ● Cardiff Harbour Festival

 

The Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend gets better and better with some of the summer’s top festival acts lining up over three days on the FREE live music stage and the UK’s largest travelling funfair filling Cardiff's civic centre with traditional family attractions and mind-blowing white knuckle rides.

 

For more information on the above events please visit

The Cardiff festival website

 

 

 

 

The Six Nations rugby kicks off on the 6th of Feb

Six Nations 2010

Week 1
Saturday 6th February - 14:30 - Ireland v Italy 17:00 - England v Wales
Sunday 7th February 15:00 - Scotland v France

Week 2
Saturday 13th February - 14:00 - Wales v Scotland, 16:30 (17:30 local) - France v Ireland
Sunday 14th February - 14.30 (15:30 local) - Italy v England

Week 3
20/21 February - Rest Weekend

Week 4
Friday 26th February - 20:00 - Wales v France
Saturday 27th February - 13:30 (14:30 local) - Italy v Scotland 16:00 - England v Ireland

Week 5
6/7 March - Rest Weekend

Week 6
Saturday 13th March - 14:30 - Ireland v Wales 17:00 - Scotland v England
Sunday 14th March - 14:30 (15.30 local) - France v Italy

Week 7
Saturday 20th March - 14:30 - Wales v Italy 17:00 - Ireland v Scotland 19:45 (20:45 local) - France v England

 

 

 

LOOKING FOR A NIGHT WATCHING THE LATEST BLOCKBUSTER

See whats on at your local cinema

The Cardiff bay Cinema

 

 

5th - 16th DEC Castell Coch do a wonderful Victorian Christmas Fayre
Visitors will be able to join in the fun as the servants of the Bute household prepare for the arrival of the family for the Christmas season.
Join in parlour games, make Christmas decorations, hear the brass band and sing carols and Christmas music with the choir.
Your ticket price includes mulled wine and minced pies. Wear warm clothing

VISIT SITE

Sat 5 - Wed 16 Dec 2009 18:00 to 21:00

 

What about ski or snowboarding?

No snow! no problem!

Cardiff has a dry ski slope so if your looking for something fun and adventorous then take a look at the web site

CARDIFF SKI CENTRE

 

 

 

Cadw do a pass for free entry for Under 16's to places including Castell Coch, Caerphilly & Cardiff Castle's

VISIT CADW SITE

Previous events below are annual and will be updated later this year

We have left them on for you to read what happened previously and a rough idea on the likely date for this year

Bmibaby Cardiff Winter Wonderland

bmibaby Cardiff Winter Wonderland returns to the beautiful Civic Centre for the ninth time in 2009. The magical open air ice rink is back between 12 November 2009 and 3 January 2010 giving a cool 52 days of skating.

bmibaby Cardiff Winter Wonderland is one of many elements of Christmas festivities in Cardiff, which include the Christmas Lights Switch On on 12 Novemberr, Cardiff's Calennig New Year's Eve celebrations with FREE live music stage, the FREE Admiral Family Fire Show, and Admiral FREE New Year's Eve buses; Christmas festivities in the Bay and fabulous new Christmas shopping opportunities in the city with extra Park & Ride facilities supported by Admiral and much, much more.

Dont miss this years Santa Reindeer Parade in Cowbridge this years information coming soon

Held last year on 29th November 2009 at 12pm

One of Wales most eagerly awaited Christmas events. Father Christmas and his elves travel through the town on a sleigh, pulled by real live reindeer (especially flown in from Lapland!) Nativity parade and music from RAF St Athan Brass Band. Parade starts at 12noon, but get to Cowbridge early as if fills up fast!

 

Sparks in the Park - Fireworks Spectacular

Information below is about 2009 we will give this years event information later in the year.

On Saturday 31st of October, Cardiff's Bute Park hosted one of the largest firework events in the UK - Sparks in the Park, with a spectacular display of pyrotechnics, a bonfire to behold, on-stage entertainment provided by Kam from the Red Dragon Breakfast Show, as well as fun fair rides, food stalls and many other family attractions. Organised by Cardiff Round Table, each year this event is attended by up to 18,000 people and the volunteers not only work hard to ensure that this is a both a fun and safe event – they also go on to donate the proceeds to worthy local, national and international causes. Hundreds of thousands of pounds have been donated in this event's history.

With over 29 years experience you can be sure to enjoy a safe, organised event under the supervision and guidance of Cardiff City Council. All we recommend is that you wrap up warm!

Highlights include a beer tent, hog roast, fair ground, music with Red Dragon FM and of course the bonfire. Something for every member of the family to enjoy!

 

Cardiff ice show Peter Pan on ice

Cardiff ICE SKATING SCHOOL have a how every year with talented skaters of all ages taking part.

2009 had a performance of Peter Pan.

2010 will see another how which we will post here later in the year

To get ice skating lessons or find out about Cardiff ice school and cardiff ice skating Club click here

 

5th - 16th DEC 2009 Castell Coch do a wonderful Victorian Christmas Fayre
Visitors will be able to join in the fun as the servants of the Bute household prepare for the arrival of the family for the Christmas season.
Join in parlour games, make Christmas decorations, hear the brass band and sing carols and Christmas music with the choir.
Your ticket price includes mulled wine and minced pies. Wear warm clothing

VISIT SITE

Sat 5 - Wed 16 Dec 2009 18:00 to 21:00