What’s On – South Wales Events Calendar Autumn/Winter 2025
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SEPTEMBER
Friday 5th: Jo Whiley’s 90s Anthems, Tiger Yard, Cardiff
Saturday 6th: Bridgend Green Top Market, Dunraven Place, Bridgend
Saturday 6th: Cody Pennington (7pm) 14+ (under-16s to be accompanied by an adult), Tramshed, Cardiff
Sunday 7th: Porthcawl Market, Cosy Corner, Porthcawl Marina, Porthcawl
Sunday 7th: Cadw Open Doors Festival – Tredegar Town Clock, Tredegar
Sunday 7th-Monday 8th: Cadw Open Doors Festival – Margam Abbey Church and Margam Stones Museum
Tuesday 9th: Tom Grennan, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Friday 12th: nofitstate circus – Sabotage, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Saturday 13th: Go Gaga Bottomless Brunch Show, District, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff
Saturday 13th: Three Bean Salad Podcast, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
Saturday 13th: Arizona Law, The Setbacks & Deathtraps, The Mitre, Abertillery
Saturday 13th-Sunday 14th: St Fagans Food Festival
Saturday 13th-Sunday 14th: Balloons and Beats Festival, Chepstow Racecourse
Sunday 14th: Beach Academy – Beach School, Rest Bay, Porthcawl
Sunday 14th: Spiritual & Wellbeing Fayre (11am), Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa, Caerphilly
Sunday 14th: Live Family-friendly Wrestling Mega Show (4pm), Walkabout, St Mary Street, Cardiff
Sunday 14th, Thursday 18th, Wednesday 24th, Saturday 27th: Welsh National Opera: Tosca, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Wednesday 17th: The Makings of a Murderer 2, The Riverfront, Newport
Wednesday 17th: A Night at the Darts, Dragons RFC, Rodney Parade
Wednesday 17th, Friday 19th, Sunday 21st: Welsh National Opera: Candide, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Thursday 18th: Chris Kent: Offline (16+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Friday 19th: Crazy Haze, Top Bridge, Old Bridge End Inn, Cwmbran
Saturday 20th: Porthcawl Market, Cosy Corner, Porthcawl Marina, Porthcawl
Saturday 20th: Cardiff City FC Community Foundation Day, Cardiff City Stadium
Saturday 20th: Headbangerz Ball Daytime Rock (5pm), Derwen Road, Bridgend
Saturday 20th: Masquerade Ball, Holiday Inn Newport, The Coldra
Sunday 21st: Kenfig Artisan & Farmers Market, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Bridgend
Sunday 21st: OneRepublic, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Sunday 21st: Emilio Santoro as Elvis (5+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Sunday 21st-Monday 22nd: Cadw Open Doors Festival – Risca Collieries Workman’s Institute, Risca
Tuesday 23rd: Busted vs McFly, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Wednesday 24th: Caerphilly Business Support Fair (10am-12pm), The Sycamore Centre, Risca
Wednesday 24th: Busted vs McFly, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Wednesday 24th: Kae Kurd: What’s O’Kurd (16+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Thursday 25th: Sleeper (7pm) 14+ (under-16s to be accompanied by an adult), Tramshed, Cardiff
Thursday 25th-Saturday 27th: Elvis Fest, Porthcawl
Friday 26th: Welsh National Opera: A Night At The Opera, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Friday 26th: Deacon Blue, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Friday 26th-Sunday 28th: Elvis Festival, Porthcawl
Friday 26th-Sunday 28th: Mabon Festival – Fire, Folklore, Feast, Caldicot Castle
Saturday 27th: Lewis Capaldi (6.30pm), Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Saturday 27th: Fell Out Boy & The Black Charade (7pm) 14+ (under-16s to be accompanied by an adult), The Globe, Cardiff
Saturday 27th: Sweet Electric plus special guests (7pm), Black Cat, Bridgend
Saturday 27th: ‘Kingdom’ Album Launch, Cwmparc Community Centre, Rhondda
Sunday 28th: Gary Meikle: Neurospicy (16+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Tuesday 30th + Wednesday, 1st October: Cirque Éloize: iD Reloaded, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
OCTOBER
Wednesday 1st: Geoff Norcott: Basic Bloke 2 – There’s No Bloke Without Fire (16+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Thursday 2nd: Save the Waves Film Festival, Finisterre, Cardiff
Friday 3rd: Simon & Oscar – The Songs of Ocean Colour Scene, Tramshed, Cardiff
Friday 3rd-Saturday 18th: Cardiff Music City Festival, incorporating Sŵn and Llais, various venues (For details: cardiffmusiccity.wales)
Saturday 4th: Bridgend Green Top Market, Dunraven Place, Bridgend
Saturday 4th: Brecon Beacons Food Festival (9.30am), Brecon Market Hall
Saturday 4th: All Day Long – Over 30s Day Party with Tall Paul (2-8pm), Tramshed, Cardiff
Saturday 4th: Max Boyce, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Saturday 4th: Christina Bianco: In Divine Company, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Sunday 5th: Dara Ó Briain, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Sunday 5th: Simply Red – The 40th Anniversary Tour, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Sunday 5th: The Gilded Merkin: Burlesque & Cabaret (18+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Monday 6th: Busted vs McFly, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Wednesday 8th: Stuart Mitchell: Tips Not Included (16+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Thursday 9th: Jojo Siwa – Infinity Heart Tour (7pm), 8+, under-16s accompanied by an adult, Tramshed, Cardiff
Friday 10th: Quiz Night (7-9pm), Newport Market
Friday 10th: Wild Devils: Welsh Rockabilly Fair 2025, Hi Tide, Mackworth Rd, Porthcawl
Friday 10th: The Rock Orchestra, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Saturday 11th: Newport Food Festival (9am-5pm), Newport city centre
Saturday 11th: Usk Autumn Fair (10am-4pm), Twyn Square, Usk
Saturday 11th: R&B Mania, Tramshed, Cardiff
Saturday 11th: Absolutely Britney Bottomless Brunch Show, District, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff
Saturday 11th: Architects + Wage War + House of Protection, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Sunday 12th: Little Pickles Market (2pm), Halo Bridgend Life Centre
Sunday 12th: New Model Army (7.30pm) 14+ (under-16s to be accompanied by an adult), Tramshed, Cardiff
Wednesday 15th: Newton Faulkner with support from Marie Naffah and NATI, Tramshed, Cardiff
Wednesday 15th: Nurse Georgie Carroll: Infectious (14+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Wednesday 15th–Saturday 25th: War Horse, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Thursday 16th: 10 Years of Bad Wolf, Wolf Studios Wales, Cardiff
Thursday 16th: King King, Tramshed, Cardiff
Thursday 16th: One OK Rock – Detox European Tour, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Friday 17th: Curry Cwtch Club (6.30pm), Newport Market
Friday 17th: Pale Waves, Tramshed, Cardiff
Friday 17th: Stewart Copeland: Have I Said Too Much?, The Riverfront, Newport
Friday 17th: Ed Force One brings Iron Maiden, Clwb Crown, Merthyr Tydfil
Friday 17th: The Greatest Musicals Disco, Sin City, Swansea
Saturday 18th: Craft Fayre, Community Hall, Ogmore-by-Sea
Saturday 18th: Pottery Painting – Halloween Special, Paint a Pumpkin (12-3pm), Newport Market
Saturday 18th: Radnorshire Wildlife Trust presents Talk by George McGavin, Penybont Community Centre
Saturday 18th+Sunday 19th: Showmasters Film & Comic Con Cardiff, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Saturday 18th + Sunday 19th: Stephen Bailey: Tart, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Sunday 19th: Kenfig Artisan & Farmers Market, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Bridgend
Sunday 19th: Thomas Green: Brainstorm (16+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Tuesday 21st: It’s My Shout Drama Screenings, Merthyr Tydfil Labour Club
Wednesday 22nd: Y&T, Tramshed, Cardiff
Wednesday 22nd + Thursday 23rd: John Bishop – 25 Years of Stand Up, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Thursday 23rd: Tipsy Kahlo – Paint & Sip (7-9pm), Newport Market
Thursday 23rd: Watoto – Stories of Restoration Tour (7.30pm), The Vine Christian Centre, Bridgend
Thursday 23rd: NewDad, Tramshed, Cardiff
Thursday 23rd: Drive in Cinema – The Conjuring, Trago Mills, Merthyr Tydfil
Thursday 23rd: The Magic of The Bee Gees, The Riverfront, Newport
Friday 24th: Drive in Cinema – Child’s Play, Trago Mills, Merthyr Tydfil
Friday 24th: Adam Ant, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Friday 24th: Goldie Lookin Chain, Black Cat, Bridgend
Saturday 25th: TGSB Food, Craft & Gift Market (10am-4pm), The Friendly Fox, Bassaleg
Saturday 25th: Outlast 2! (4.30pm), Cefn Cribwr Community Centre (The Green Hall), Bridgend
Saturday 25th: Day Fever (3-8pm), Tramshed, Cardiff
Saturday 25th: Old Is Ghoul, Tramshed, Cardiff
Saturday 25th: A Noise Annoys! – Family Comedy Poetry Show by Jude Simpson, Parc Arts, Treforest
Sunday 26th: Björn Again, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Tuesday 28th: Marti Pellow – Love is All Around 30th Anniversary Tour, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Tuesday 28th: Josie Long: Now is the Time of Monsters, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
Tuesday 28th–Saturday, 8th November: Six, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Wednesday 29th: Ice Princess Party (10-11.30am), Newport Market
Wednesday 29th: Halloween Party (4pm), Penybont Football Club, Bridgend
Wednesday 29th: Five, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Wednesday 29th-Friday 31st: Free Kids Crafts at Jungle Play, Newport Market
Thursday 30th: Halloween Fair (1pm-5.30pm), Whiterose Resource Centre, New Tredegar
Thursday 30th: The Bluetones, Tramshed, Cardiff
Friday 31st: Halloween at Bike Park Wales, Gethin Woodland Centre, Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil
Friday 31st: Kids Halloween Disco (4-6pm), Newport Market
Friday 31st: Disco Bingo Halloween Special (7pm), Newport Market
Friday 31st: Witches, Ghosts & Spooky Glamorgan (7.30pm), St John’s House, Bridgend
Friday 31st: ABC – The Lexicon of Love, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Friday 31st: Obskur, Tramshed, Cardiff
Friday 31st: A Nightmare On Crumlin Street, The Dragonffli, Pontypool
NOVEMBER
Saturday 1st: Bridgend Green Top Market, Dunraven Place, Bridgend
Saturday 1st: Night at the Darts, Ricoh Diamond Lounge, Cardiff City Stadium
Sunday 2nd: Porthcawl Market, Cosy Corner, Porthcawl Marina, Porthcawl
Sunday 2nd: Scott Bennett: Stuff (16+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Tuesday 4th: Neil Delamere: Achilles Neil (16+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Wednesday 5th: Step Into Christmas, The Riverfront, Newport
Wednesday 5th: John Bishop – 25 Years of Stand Up, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Thursday 6th: Indie Collectives Market, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Thursday 6th: Volbeat – Greatest of All Tours, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Thursday 6th: BC Camplight, Tramshed, Cardiff
Thursday 6th: Count Arthur Strong is Charles Dickens in ‘A Christmas Carol’ 2025, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
Friday 7th: Matt Richardson: Brash, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Saturday 8th: Pop Will Eat Itself, Tramshed, Cardiff
Sunday 9th: Little Pickles Market (2pm), Halo Bridgend Life Centre
Sunday 9th: Jason Byrne: Head in the Clouds (14+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Monday 10th: The Offspring – Supercharged Worldwide, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Tuesday 11th: Nation Of Language, Tramshed, Cardiff
Wednesday 12th: The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Wednesday 12th: Amble, Tramshed, Cardiff
Thursday 13th: Indie Collectives Market, Front Room, Barry
Thursday 13th: Drive in Cinema – Top Gun/Bridget Jones’s Diary, Trago Mills, Merthyr Tydfil
Thursday 13th- January 4th, 2026: Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Cardiff Castle
Friday 14th: One Night in Nashville, Tramshed, Cardiff
Friday 14th: Guts & Poirier (9pm), Tramshed, Cardiff
Friday 14th-Sunday 16th: Riverdance 30 – The New Generation, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Friday 14th-Sunday, December 28th: Winter Wunder-Yard, Tiger Yard, Cardiff
Saturday 15th: Go Gaga Bottomless Brunch Show, District, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff
Saturday 15th: Pontcanna Christmas Market (10am-2pm), King’s Road Yard, Cardiff
Saturday 15th: Cream Classics (2-10pm), Tramshed, Cardiff
Saturday 15th: The Dualers – Beach Life Tour, Depot, Cardiff
Saturday 15th+Sunday 16th: Indie Collectives Market, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Sunday 16th: Kenfig Artisan & Farmers Market, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Bridgend
Sunday 16th: Pontcanna Christmas Market (10am-4pm), King’s Road Yard, Cardiff
Sunday 16th: Alok’s Hairy Situation, Tramshed, Cardiff
Tuesday 18th: Urzila Carlson: You Don’t Say (16+, 6.30pm + 9.30pm), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Tuesday 18th: The Lottery Winners, Tramshed, Cardiff
Wednesday 19th: Baxter Dury, Tramshed, Cardiff
Thursday 20th: Stevie Martin, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
Thursday 20th: Lindisfarne, Tramshed, Cardiff
Thursday 20th-Saturday 22nd: All Shook Up, Dolman Theatre, Newport
Friday 21st: Rammlied (7pm) 14+ (under-16s to be accompanied by an adult), The Globe, Cardiff
Friday 21st: Oas-is (7pm) 14+ (under-16s to be accompanied by an adult), Tramshed, Cardiff
Saturday 22nd: Pontcanna Christmas Market (10am-2pm), King’s Road Yard, Cardiff
Saturday 22nd: Christmas Market (11am-4pm), Rhondda Sports Centre
Saturday 22nd: Christmas Fayre (12-4pm), Nash Village Hall, Newport
Saturday 22nd: Day Fever (3-8pm), Tramshed, Cardiff
Saturday 22nd: ABBA Day Party (3-8pm), Circuit, Cardiff
Saturday 22nd+Sunday 23rd: Indie Collectives Market, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Sunday 23rd: Pontcanna Christmas Market (10am-4pm), King’s Road Yard, Cardiff
Sunday 23rd: Midwinter Artisan Market (10am), Abergavenny Market
Sunday 23rd: An Evening with The Fast Show, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Sunday 23rd: Tom Houghton: Deep (14+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Monday 24th-Saturday, 3rd January, 2026: The Frog Prince, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
Tuesday 25th-Saturday 29th: To Kill A Mockingbird, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Wednesday 26th-Thursday 27th: Skills Cymru, careers and skills event, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Thursday 27th: St David’s Christmas Fayre (3-6pm), St David’s School, Colwinston
Thursday 27th: Babyshambles, Tramshed, Cardiff
Thursday 27th-Monday, 1st December: Planet Rockstock, Trecco Bay Holiday Park, Church St, Porthcawl
Friday 28th: Lacuna Coil – Sleepless Empire Tour (7pm) 14+ (under-16s to be accompanied by an adult), Tramshed, Cardiff
Friday 28th: Martin Stephenson & The Daintees – ‘Boat To Bolivia’ 40th Anniversary (7pm) 14+ (under-16s to be accompanied by an adult), The Globe, Cardiff
Friday 28th + Saturday 29th: Jimmy Carr – Laughs Funny, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Friday 28th-Saturday, 3rd January, 2026: Alice: Return to Wonderland, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
Saturday 29th: Pontcanna Christmas Market (10am-2pm), King’s Road Yard, Cardiff
Saturday 29th: Llanwern Village Festive Fayre, Llanwern Village Hall
Saturday 29th: Nouvelle Vague (7pm) 14+ (under-16s to be accompanied by an adult), Tramshed, Cardiff
Saturday 29th+Sunday 30th: Indie Collectives Market, Goodsheds, Barry
Saturday 29th-Wednesday, 24th December: Santa’s Tea Party, Caernarfon Suite, Celtic Manor Resort
Saturday 29th-Wednesday, 24th December: Santa’s Jolly Feast, Coldra Court Hotel, Chepstow Road, Langstone, Newport
Sunday 30th: Pontcanna Christmas Market (10am-4pm), King’s Road Yard, Cardiff
Sunday 30th: Christmas Craft Fair & Santa’s Grotto (11.30am-3.30pm), Marshfield Village Hall, Wellfield Road, Cardiff
Sunday 30th: Cliff Richard – Can’t Stop Me Now Tour, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
DECEMBER
Wednesday 3rd: Candlelight Tours (7pm), St Johns House, Bridgend
Wednesday 3rd: The Wailers, Tramshed, Cardiff
Wednesday 3rd-Saturday, 10th January, 2026: Mary Poppins, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Thursday 4th: Candlelight Tours (7pm), St Johns House, Bridgend
Thursday 4th: Indie Collectives Market, Front Room, Barry
Thursday 4th: The Bootleg Beatles in Concert, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Saturday 6th: Bridgend Green Top Market, Dunraven Place, Bridgend
Saturday 6th: Christmas Wreath Making Workshop (10am & 1.30pm), St John’s House, Bridgend
Saturday 6th: Pontcanna Christmas Market (10am-2pm), King’s Road Yard, Cardiff
Saturday 6th: Cardiff Disco Festival (8pm), Tramshed, Cardiff
Saturday 6th+Sunday 7th: Indie Collectives Market, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Sunday 7th: Porthcawl Market, Cosy Corner, Porthcawl Marina, Porthcawl
Sunday 7th: Pontcanna Christmas Market (10am-4pm), King’s Road Yard, Cardiff
Sunday 7th: Million Dead, Tramshed, Cardiff
Monday 8th: Mumford & Sons, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Tuesday 9th: Indie Collectives Market, Masonic Hall, Penarth
Tuesday 9th: Big Country + Toyah + Pistol Daisys, Tramshed, Cardiff
Wednesday 10th: British Lion, Tramshed, Cardiff
Thursday 11th: Candlelight Tours (7pm), St Johns House, Bridgend
Friday 12th: Wheatus, Tramshed, Cardiff
Saturday 13th: Pontcanna Christmas Market (10am-2pm), King’s Road Yard, Cardiff
Saturday 13th: Mill Street Quarter Christmas Market (11am), Pontypridd
Saturday 13th: Day Fever (3-8pm), Tramshed, Cardiff
Saturday 13th+Sunday 14th: Indie Collectives Market, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Sunday 14th: Pontcanna Christmas Market (10am-4pm), King’s Road Yard, Cardiff
Sunday 14th: Christmas Fair (1-4pm), Graig Community Centre, Bassaleg
Sunday 14th: James B Partridge: The Big Christmas Assembly, Depot, Cardiff
Monday 15th: A Victorian Lady at Christmas (7.30-9.30pm), St John’s House, Bridgend
Tuesday 16th: Candlelight Tours (7pm), St Johns House, Bridgend
Tuesday 16th: Rob Brydon & His Fabulous Band, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Tuesday 16th: The Wedding Present, Tramshed, Cardiff
Thursday 18th: Badly Drawn Boy, Tramshed, Cardiff
Thursday 18th: Drive in Cinema – Elf, Trago Mills, Merthyr Tydfil
Friday 19th: Drive in Cinema – The Muppets Christmas Carol/Gremlins, Trago Mills, Merthyr Tydfil
Friday 19th: Rob Lamberti presents Perfectly George, Tramshed, Cardiff
Saturday 20th: Pontcanna Christmas Market (10am-2pm), King’s Road Yard, Cardiff
Saturday 20th: Welsh Christmas Market (12-4.30pm), Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay
Saturday 20th: Goldie Lookin Chain – You Snows It! (7pm) 14+ (under-16s to be accompanied by an adult), Tramshed, Cardiff
Saturday 20th: Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Saturday 20th: Christmas Party 2025 – Scarlet Rebels, Patriot Home of Rock, Crumlin
Saturday 20th+Sunday 21st: Indie Collectives Market, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Sunday 21st: Kenfig Artisan & Farmers Market, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Bridgend
Sunday 21st: Pontcanna Christmas Market (10am-4pm), King’s Road Yard, Cardiff
Sunday 21st: Christmas Lunchtime Family Comedy Show (5+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Monday 22nd: Bad Manners 50th Anniversary Tour, Tramshed, Cardiff
Sunday 28th: Lunchtime Family Comedy Show (5+), The Glee Club, Cardiff
Sunday 28th-Saturday, January 3rd, 2026: Peter Pan Pantomime, Bridgend Masonic Hall
COMING UP IN 2026…
Sunday 15th February: Rugby Union – Guinness Six Nations, Wales v France (3pm), Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Saturday 21st February: Rugby Union – Guinness Six Nations, Wales v Scotland (4.40pm), Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Saturday 14th March: Rugby Union – Guinness Six Nations, Wales v Italy (4.40pm), Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Tuesday 16th June: Take That – The Circus Live, Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Sunday 28th June: Metallica M72 World Tour, Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Tuesday 30th June, Lewis Capaldi, Blackweir, Cardiff
Saturday 11th July: David Gray + Special Guest The Divine Comedy, Cardiff Castle
Sunday 30th August: Wales’s Strongest Man (1pm-5pm), Cardiff International Sports Stadium
(all events subject to cancellation or postponement – please confirm details with organisers before attending)