Vale of Glamorgan Events Calendar Autumn/Winter 2025
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SEPTEMBER
Monday 1st-Tuesday 30th: Exhibition – Sea You at the Shore by James Richardson, Penarth Pier Pavilion
Wednesday 3rd: Griffin Books presents An Evening with Cecilia Ahern (7.30pm), Penarth Pier Pavilion
Thursday 4th: My Kinda Choir Free Taster Session (12.30pm), The Bear Hotel, Cowbridge
Thursday 4th: How the Second World War Affected Penarth (7.30pm), a lecture by Marcus Payne, St Augustine’s Parish Hall, Albert Road, Penarth
Thursday 4th-Sunday 7th: Cymru Senior National Tennis Championships, Dinas Powys Lawn Tennis Club
Friday 5th: Penarth Cricket Club Golf Day, Glamorganshire Golf Club
Friday 5th: Rounders Taster Session 16+ (6.30-7.30pm), Colcot Sports Centre, Barry
Saturday 6th: A Walk to Remember (7am), for Ty Hafan Children’s Hospice, Barry Island/Knap
Saturday 6th: Free Park Yoga (9am), Alexandra Park (near Monument), Penarth
Saturday 6th: Fonmon Family Fest (11am-6pm), Fonmon Castle, Park & Gardens, Barry
Saturday 6th: Repair Cafe Barry, Barry Library
Saturday 6th: Beginners Yoga Workshop (11.30am-1pm), St Paul’s Community Centre, Penarth
Saturday 6th: Glamorgan History Walk – Penllyn/Llansanor/City (9am-3pm, 7.78 miles)
Saturday 6th: Recalling the Home Front (12-4.30pm), free entry, St Augustine’s Church, Penarth
Sunday 7th: Home By 9 – 80s Festival (12-8pm), Fonmon Castle, Barry
Monday 8th: The History of Penarth Yacht Club Part IV – Alan Thorne, Penarth Yacht Club
Wednesday 10th: Baby & Toddler Group Opening Day (10-11am), Glyndwr Community Centre, Penarth
Wednesday 10th: Wreath Workshop with LilyPad The Florist (7pm), Penarth Pier Pavilion
Wednesday 10th: Comedy – New Material Night, hosted by Leroy Brito, The Small Space, Island Road, Barry
Friday 12th: An Evening of Drag Cabaret with Tina Sparkle (8pm), Penarth Pier Pavilion
Friday 12th-Sunday 21st: Cowbridge Music Festival, various venues (for details: cowbridgemusicfestival.co.uk)
Saturday 13th: Cake & Book Sale (10am-12pm), Penarth Library
Saturday 13th: Japan-themed Art Workshop (10.30am-12.45pm), Penarth Library
Saturday 13th: Line and Wash Workshop (10am-4pm), Conservative Club, Penarth
Saturday 13th: Penarth Rowing Regatta, Penarth Yacht Club
Saturday 13th: Totally Tina, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Sunday 14th: Indie Collectives Market (10am-4pm), Masonic Hall, Penarth
Sunday 14th: Afternoon with The Daytones (2pm), Penarth Conservative Club
Tuesday 16th: Sound Journey with Beth MacMillan (7.30-8.45pm), Coed Hills Rural Art Space, Cowbridge
Wednesday 17th: The Grand Old Lady – A Personal History of Penarth Library, with Marcus Payne (7pm), Penarth Library, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Thursday 18th: Art History Talk: Gwen John, Penarth Pier Pavilion
Thursday 18th: The Headland Walkway Project – Alun Michael (7-9pm), St Augustine’s Church Hall, Penarth
Thursday 18th: National Theatre Live: Inter Alia (7pm), Paget Rooms, Penarth
Friday 19th: Forbidden Nights, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Friday 19th: Nature After Dark (6pm), Forest Lodge, Porthkerry Country Park, Barry
Friday 19th: Cowbridge Male Voice Choir in concert with Mendip Male Voice Choir (7pm), Llantwit Major Leisure Centre
Saturday 20th: Free Park Yoga (9am), Alexandra Park (near Monument), Penarth
Saturday 20th: Rocketman – A Tribute to Sir Elton John (7pm), Penarth Conservative Club
Saturday 20th: Affinity Female Voice Choir + support True Harmony (7pm), Concert in aid of Marie Curie Cymru, Tabernacle Church, Penarth
Saturday 20th+Sunday 21st: Dungeons & Dragons, Fonmon Castle, Rhoose
Sunday 21st: The Vale Resort & Hensol Castle Wedding Fayre (11am), Vale Resort, Hensol
Sunday 21st: Steps & Smoothies (8-10am), Refresh Wellness Bar, Windsor Arcade, Penarth
Sunday 21st: Wales Strongest Man Official, Vale Arena, Penarth Road, Cardiff
Monday 22nd: Joanna Page – Lush! (7.30pm), The Paget Rooms, Penarth
Thursday 25th-Saturday 27th: Concept Players – Sense and Sensibility (7.30pm), Paget Rooms, Penarth
Friday 26th: Retro Disco (7.30pm), Penarth Pier Pavilion
Saturday 27th: Barry Craft Fair (10am-2pm), St Francis Millennium Centre, Park Road, Barry
Saturday 27th: Fashion Show (1pm), Penarth Yacht Club
Saturday 27th-Sunday 28th: Summer Fayre (10am-5pm), Evenlode School, Penarth
Saturday 27th-Sunday 28th: Annual Art Festival (10am-4pm), Dinas Powys Parish Hall & Village Green
Sunday 28th: Cowbridge Coffee and Cars (9am), Bear Hotel, Cowbridge
Sunday 28th: Penarth Beach Clean (10.45am), Penarth Pier Pavilion
Sunday 28th: Penarth Repair Cafe (2pm-4.30pm), St Augustine’s Parish Hall, Albert Road, Penarth
Sunday 28th: The Spirit Box Sound Bath (6-7pm), Penarth Trinity Methodist Church
OCTOBER
Thursday 2nd: Griffin Books presents Oyinkan Braithwaite: Cursed Daughters (7.30pm), Glamorganshire Golf Club, Penarth
Friday 3rd+Saturday 4th: High School Musical Jr, Dinas Powys Parish Hall
Friday 3rd/Saturday 4th/Sunday 5th: Thai Cooking School – Cooking with Chanya, Onzon Thai, Penarth
Saturday 4th: Repair Cafe Barry, Barry Library
Saturday 4th: Vale of Glamorgan Farmers Market (9am-1pm), Arthur John’s Car Park, Cowbridge
Saturday 4th: Spanish Wine Tasting Evening (7.30pm), Penarth Lawn Tennis Club
Saturday 4th: American Four Tops, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Saturday 4th-Friday 31st: Forage Farm Shop’s Pick Your Own Pumpkins, Penllyn Estate Farm Llwynhelig, Cowbridge
Monday 6th: Wine and Design (5.30pm), Llanerch Vineyard Hotel
Wednesday 8th-Saturday 11th: Penarth Operatic and Dramatic Society presents The Ghost Train, The Paget Rooms, Penarth
Friday 10th: Truly Collins, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Friday 10th/Saturday 11th/Sunday 12th: Thai Cooking School – Cooking with Chanya, Onzon Thai, Penarth
Saturday 11th: Friends of Victoria Square Plant and Cake Sale (10am-1pm), All Saints Church Community Garden, Victoria Square, Penarth
Saturday 11th: Craft Fair (10am-2pm), in aid of Marie Curie Hospice, Penarth Conservative Club
Saturday 11th: Skacasm (8.30pm), Penarth Conservative Club
Saturday 11th-Sunday 12th: Open Studios Weekend, Y Bwthyn, Stanwell Road, Penarth
Sunday 12th: The Spirit Box Sound Bath (6-7pm), Penarth Trinity Methodist Church
Wednesday 15th: Comedy – New Material Night, hosted by Leroy Brito, The Small Space, Island Road, Barry
Wednesday 15th: An Evening of Poetry and Music with Sophie Buchailard and Friends, Penarth Pier Pavilion
Thursday 16th: Penarth Civic Society Annual Cheese & Wine and History Talk – Alan Thorne (7-9pm), St Augustine’s Church Hall, Penarth
Thursday 16th: Swing from Paris (7.30pm), The Paget Rooms, Penarth
Friday 17th: Fizz Friday Extra – Luxembourg Special, Penarth Yacht Club
Friday 17th: Westbourne School Dinner & Dance, Celebrating 130 Years, in aid of 2wish Cymru, Holm House, Penarth
Friday 17th/Saturday 18th/Sunday 19th: Thai Cooking School – Cooking with Chanya, Onzon Thai, Penarth
Saturday 18th: Craft Fair (10am-3pm), Belle Vue Pavilion, Albert Crescent, Penarth
Saturday 18th: Vale Makers Artisan Market (10am-4pm), Cowbridge Town Hall
Saturday 18th: Apple Day (2-5pm), Belle Vue Park, Penarth
Saturday 18th: Stewart Copeland: Have I Said Too Much, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Saturday 18th: Le Mans Race Day, Penarth Yacht Club
Saturday 18th-Sunday 19th: Not-so-scary Halloween Family Day (10am-3pm), Fonmon Castle, Barry
Saturday 18th-Sunday 19th: Halloween Scare Evening (6-10pm), Fonmon Castle, Barry
Sunday 19th: Dinas Powys Scout Group All Things Kids Reuse Sale (1-4pm), Dinas Powys Scout Hall, Highwalls Road
Monday 20th: Makerspace Halloween – 3D Print a Monster!, Barry Library
Tuesday 21st: Philippa Gregory – Boleyn Traitor (7.30pm), Stanwell School, Penarth
Wednesday 22nd: Joanna Page Book Launch, Paget Rooms, Penarth
Thursday 23rd: Makerspace Halloween – 3D Print a Monster!, Penarth Library
Friday 24th-Saturday 1st November: Halloween Scare Evening (6-10pm), Fonmon Castle, Barry
Saturday 25th: Bad tot the Bone, Vale Arena
Saturday 25th-Sunday 26th: Christmas Art & Craft Market (10am-4pm), Penarth Pier Pavilion
Saturday 25th-Sunday 2nd November: Not-so-scary Halloween Family Day (10am-3pm), Fonmon Castle, Barry
Sunday 26th: Flowers and Friendship Bracelets, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Sunday 26th: Hedgelaying Course (10am-4pm), Cosmeston Lakes Country Park
Sunday 26th: Penarth Repair Cafe (2pm-4.30pm), St Augustine’s Parish Hall, Albert Road, Penarth
Sunday 26th: Halloween Kids Party (3-5pm), Penarth Athletic Club
Sunday 26th: The Spirit Box Sound Bath (6-7pm), Penarth Trinity Methodist Church
Monday 27th: Monster Mayhem (10am-12pm), Penarth Pier Pavilion
Wednesday 29th: Makerspace Halloween – Creepy Craft, Dancing Skeletons (11am-1pm), Barry Library
Wednesday 29th: Cheese Stories – Makers, Myths & Magic (6.45pm), Fauvette, Pearth
Thursday 30th: Makerspace Halloween – Monster Mash, Graveyard Smash (2-3pm), Barry Library
Thursday 30th: Exclusive Gin Tasting Evening – 6 O’Clock Gin (7pm), Gin64, Penarth
Thursday 30th+Friday 31st: Halloween Fancy Dress Children’s Disco (11am, 2pm), Penarth Pier Pavilion
Friday 31st: Halloween Which Craft? (10am-1pm), Central Park, Barry
Friday 31st: Halloween Trick or Treat, The Cross Keys, Dinas Powys
NOVEMBER
Saturday 1st: Repair Cafe Barry, Barry Library
Saturday 1st: Vale Makers Artisan Market (10am-4pm), Llantonian Hall, Llantwit Major
Satueday 1st: Seasonal Craft Fair (10.30am-3.30pm), Penarth Methodist Church Hall
Saturday 1st: K-pop Demon Hunter Event (1pm), Soraya’s Cocktails & Desserts, Barry
Saturday 1st: Barry Heritage Bus Twilight Event (2-6pm), The Bus Depot, Broad Street, Barry
Saturday 1st: Adult Halloween Party, Penarth Athletic Club
Saturday 1st: Welsh Wrestling Live, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Wednesday 5th: Penarth RFC Firework Fiesta (gates 6.30pm, fireworks 7.30pm), Penarth Athletic Ground, Lavernock Road, Penarth
Friday 7th: Fireworks Spectacular (6pm), Llanerch Vineyard
Saturday 8th: Autumn Coffee Morning (9.30am-12.30pm), Elfed Avenue United Reform Church & Church Hall, Penarth
Saturday 8th: Craft Fair (10am-2pm), in aid of Marie Curie Hospice, Penarth Conservative Club
Saturday 8th: National Brick Event (10am-4pm), for LEGO fans, Barry Leisure Centre
Saturday 8th: Genesis Visible Touch, The Paget Rooms, Penarth
Saturday 8th: Welsh Bareknuckle Boxing Series, Vale Arena
Saturday 8th-Sunday 9th: Christmas Art & Craft Market (10am-4pm), Penarth Pier Pavilion
Thursday 13th: Indie Collectives Market, Front Room, Barry
Friday 14th: Kerry Ellis: Queen of the West End, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Friday 14th: An Evening with Katie Hopkins, Vale Arena
Saturday 15th: Professional Boxing, Vale Arena
Sunday 16th: Christmas Shopping Experience (11am-4pm), Paget Rooms, Penarth
Thursday 20th: The Windsor Clive Family and Penarth – Chris Riley, St Augustine’s Church Hall, Albert Road, Penarth
Friday 21st: Crown Ballet – Swan Lake, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Saturday 22nd: Christmas Market (12-4pm), Cogan Coronation Club, Penarth
Saturday 22nd: Jive Talkin’, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Saturday 22nd: Fleetwood Shack, Parish Hall, Dinas Powys
Saturday 22nd-Tuesday 23rd December: Christmas Gold Experience (3-9pm), Fonmon Castle, Barry
Sunday 23rd: Penarth Repair Cafe (2pm-4.30pm), St Augustine’s Parish Hall, Albert Road, Penarth
Monday 24th: Riley Baugus, The Park Hotel, Barry
Wednesday 26th: Christmas Wreath Making (1pm), Llanerch Vineyard Hotel
Friday 28th: The Illegal Eagles, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Friday 28th: Ultra Events presents MMA, Vale Arena
Saturday 29th: Ultra Events presents Boxing, Vale Arena
Saturday 29th+Sunday 30th: Indie Collectives Market, Goodsheds, Barry
Saturday 29th-Wednesday, 24th December: Lanterns on the Square, Victoria Square, Penarth
DECEMBER
Tuesday 2nd: Larry Lamb Book Signing, Marco’s Cafe, Barry Island
Tuesday 2nd: Fight Night Boxing, Vale Arena
Thursday 4th: Indie Collectives Market, Front Room, Barry
Thursday 4th-Sunday 7th: Penarth Operatic and Dramatic Society presents Aladdin, The Paget Rooms, Penarth
Friday 5th: Bare Knuckle Boxing, Vale Arena
Saturday 6th: Christmas Market (10am-2pm), Highlight Paek Community Centre, Barry
Saturday 6th: Repair Cafe Barry, Barry Library
Saturday 6th: Welsh White Collar Boxing, Vale Arena
Saturday 6th-Sunday 7th: Christmas Tree Festival, St Augustine’s Church, Penarth
Sunday 7th: Christmas Art & Craft Market (10am-4pm), Penarth Pier Pavilion
Sunday 7th: A Night at the Darts, Vale Arena
Tuesday 9th: Indie Collectives – Jude’s Christmas Market (5-8pm), Masonic Hall, Penarth
Thursday 11th: Kat Rees & The Siglo Section, Welsh language big band jazz, The Small Space, Island Rd, Barry
Thursday 11th-Sunday 14th: Peter Pan Pantomime, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Saturday 13th: Craft Fair (10am-2pm), in aid of Marie Curie Hospice, Penarth Conservative Club
Saturday 13th: An Evening with Tom Meighan, The Original Voice of Kasabian (7pm), Vale Arena
Sunday 14th: Cor Community Concert (7.30pm), raising money for Velindre Cancer Centre, Paget Rooms, Penarth
Sunday 14th: Revolution Pro Wrestling – Uprising 2025, Vale Arena
Wednesday 17th: Carols on the Square (6pm), Victoria Square & All Saints Church gallery, Penarth
Friday 19th-Sunday 21st: Afternoon Tea with Santa (4pm), Llanerch Vineyard Hotel
Saturday 20th: Open Solstice Ritual (6.30pm), Cowbridge Town Hall
Sunday 21st: Panto – Freezin’ (12pm), Cowbridge Town Hall
COMING IN 2026…
Friday, 23rd January: The Mersey Beatles, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Thursday, 5th February: Griffin Books presents, Val McDermid – Silent Bones (7.30pm), Paget Rooms, Penarth
Friday, 13th February: A Night to Remember: Motown Show, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Saturday, 21st February: Emilio Santoro as Elvis, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
Friday, 27th March: MANIA: The ABBA Tribute, Memo Arts Centre, Barry
(please note: all events are subject to postponement or cancellation – contact official event organisers for up-to-date information before attending)