What's on - Summer holiday activities August 5 - August 11
Capital FM Cardiff Bay Beach
Roald Dahl Plass in Cardiff Bay will once again transform into an urban seaside with buckets full of fun on offer to entertain the kids throughout the school holidays (July 20 - Sept 1).
The attraction features a giant child-friendly sandy beach, splash pads creating a water play area, and a variety of popular funfair rides and games for all the family.
Entry is FREE with additional charges for on-site facilities
Aqua Park Cardiff
Measuring over 100m by 80m the floating inflatable Aqua Park in Cardiff Bay has over 72 obstacles including slides, trampolines and monkey bars - making it the largest one in Wales and the ultimate day out for groups, families and adrenaline junkies!
Height restrictions apply. Open 7 days a week, until September 9th.
For tickets, visit:https://www.aquaparkgroup.co.uk/cardiff/
Please note, charges apply for activities at Llanover Hall Arts Centre. Please contact the centre for further information and to book on029 20 872030.
Monday August 5
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What | When | Where | Details |
Summer Reading Challenge arts and crafts | 1pm - 2pm | Llanederyn Hub
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Rhyme Time | 2pm | Llanishen Hub |
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Craft Club | 3.30-5pm | Llanrumney Hub |
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Rhyme Time | 10.30-11am | St Mellon's Hub |
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Little Kickers | 1-2pm | St Mellon's Hub | For 1½ to 2½ year olds
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Little Kickers | 2-3pm | St Mellon's Hub | For 1½ to 2½ year olds
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Rhymetime and Play | 10.30am | STAR Community Hub |
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Storytime | 10:45am | Whitchurch Wellbeing Hub |
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Code Club | 3:30pm | Whitchurch Wellbeing Hub | Learning to code new games and animations weekly. Including Microbit coding
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RSPB Wild Challenge | 2-4pm | Whitchurch Wellbeing HubEly and Caerau Hub Llandaff N & Gabalfa HubLlanover HallLlanover HallLlanover HallLlanover Hall | Join the RSPB for a Bug Safari.
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Read Along Club | 4-4.30pm | Reading Club for children aged 7-11
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RSPB Wild Challenge | 10am-12pm | Join the RSPB for a Bug Safari.
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Pottery | 8.45am - 4pm |
Over 8s Mythical Creatures | |
Art | 8.45am - 4pm | Over 8s Shrink a World & Mosters and Beasts Pop Up illustrations | |
Fantastic Dragons (painting) |
8.45am - 12pm |
Ages 5-8 | |
Lights, Camera, Action |
8.45am - 4pm | Film-making course for over 8s with a big screen premiere at the end of the week (£100 for the full week course) |
Tuesday August 6
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What | When | Where | Details |
Play Session | 10.30am | Cardiff Central Library Hub
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Space Chase Club | 2.30pm | Cardiff Central Library Hub
| Moon magic with Cardiff Astronomical Society. Please contact Cardiff Central Library hub Children's department for further details.
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RSPB | 2.30-4pm | Cathays Heritage and Branch Library
| Nature themed craft followed by a walk in the Cemetery
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Story/Rhymetime | 10am
2 - 3.55pm | Grangetown Hub Llanederyn Hub |
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Children's play session | |||
Rhymetime | 10.30 - 11am | Llanederyn Hub
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Rhymetime
| 10.30am
| Penylan Community Hub and Library
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Craft Club | 2.15pm | Rhydypennau Library
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Storytime | 2.15pm | Rhydypennau Library
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Youth Club | 6.15-9pm | St Mellon's Hub
| For 11-14 year olds
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Rhymetime | 10:30am
| Whitchurch Wellbeing Hub
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Story time
| 10.30am
| Ely and Caerau Hub
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Story time | 1.30pm
| Ely and Caerau Hub
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Play Session
| 2.30-4.30pm
| Ely and Caerau Hub
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Pottery | 8.45am - 4pm | Llanover Hall | Over 8s: Castles and Dungeons |
Art | 8.45am - 4pm | Llanover Hall | Over 8s: Magic Maps & Mythical Shadow Puppet Show |
Merlin Wizard hats (clay) |
8.45am - 12pm | Llanover Hall |
Ages 5-8 |
Lights, Camera, Action |
8.45am - 4pm | Llanover Hall | Film-making course for over 8s with a big screen premiere at the end of the week (£100 for the full week course) |
Play session | 10 to 11:55am | North Ely Youth Centre, Pethybridge Road, Ely. CF5 4DP | Free. For children aged 5-14 years old.
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Wednesday August 7
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What | When | Where | Details |
The River Taff Shuffle | 10.00am / 11.30am / 1.30pm | Bute Park Education Centre | Join the team at Bute Park and see what creatures you can catch in the River Taff, using nets and getting up close with magnifying glasses. All equipment supplied. Wellies or beach sandals are needed to protect your feet. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Free sessions are available for 10.00 11.30 and 13.30 Booking is essential on www.bute-park.com from 20th July 2019 Meet at the Education Centre in Bute Park CF10 3DX. FREE |
RSPB Cymru Wild Challenge Wednesday | 10.00am-3.30pm | Cefn Onn Park | Let's go on a bug safari and explore a world full of tiny creatures! Can you spot a wolf (spider), dragon (fly) or tiger (moth)? Meet us in Cefn Onn Park CF14 0UE. FREE |
Toddle Time | 10.30am | Cardiff Central Library Hub
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Lego | 5 - 6pm | Llanederyn Hub
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Space Chase Event | 11am-1pm | Llanrumney Hub | Crafts and special guests with a space chase theme
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Table Tennis | 4-5pm | Llanrumney Hub |
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Rhymetime | 10.30am | Penylan Community Hub and Library
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Story Time | 2 - 4pm | Rhiwbina Wellbeing Hub
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Rhymetime | 2-3pm | Rumney Partnership Hub
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Craft Club | 10.30am-12.30pm | Ely and Caerau Hub
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Pottery | 8.45am - 4pm | Llanover Hall | Over 8s: Fantastic Beasts |
Art | 8.45am - 4pm | Llanover Hall | Over 8s: Harry Potter Best Books & Secret Egyptian messages |
Magic Masks (textiles) |
8.45am - 12pm | Llanover Hall |
Ages 5-8 |
Lights, Camera, Action |
8.45am - 4pm | Llanover Hall | Film-making course for over 8s with a big screen premiere at the end of the week (£100 for the full week course) |
Play session | 2 to 5pm | National Play Day Event, Ely Recreational Grounds, Archer Road, Ely, CF5 4FQ | Free. For children aged 5-14 years old.
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Play session | 1 to 4pm | National Play Day Event, Llandaff Fields, Cardiff Road, CF11 9HZ | Free. For children aged 5-14 years old.
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Play session | 1 to 4pm | National Play Day Event, Llandaff Fields, Cardiff Road, CF11 9HZ | Free. For children aged 5-14 years old.
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Play session | 1 to 4pm | National Play Day Event, Llandaff Fields, Cardiff Road, CF11 9HZ | Free. For children aged 5-14 years old.
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Summer Hayes
Dinosaur Detectives |
10am - 3pm |
The Hayes, Cardiff city centre |
For Cardiff free event Join Secret Agent Terry Dactyl and his assistant Velocity Raptor as they track down dino eggs |
Thursday August 8
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What | When | Where | Details |
Rhyme time
| 10.30am | Cardiff Central Library Hub
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Junior Storytime | 3.30pm | Grangetown Hub | Story time for 5-12 year olds
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Storytime | 10.30 - 11.00am | Llanederyn Hub |
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Children's play session | 2 - 3.55pm | Llanederyn Hub | 5-14yrs
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Rhyme Time | 10.15-10.45am | Llanrumney Hub |
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Storytime | 2-3pm | Llanrumney Hub |
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Cardiff City Foundation | 4-6pm | Llanrumney Hub |
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Rhymetime | 10:30am | Rhiwbina Wellbeing Hub |
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Youth Club | 6.15-9pm | St Mellon's Hub | For 14+
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RSPB | 2-4pm | Whitchurch Wellbeing Hub | RSPB nature event, interactive play theme: Bugs n Trucks
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Thrive Holiday Club | 10.30am-12.30pm | Canton Library | Crafts and activities based on the Summer Reading Challenge aimed at children with Autism in partnership with Thrive Cardiff.
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Lego Club | 3-5pm | Rumney Partnership Hub |
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Play Session | 10am-12pm | Ely and Caerau Hub |
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Summer Reading Challenge Event | 2-4pm | Ely and Caerau Hub |
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Summer Reading Challenge Crafts | 2-4pm | Fairwater Hub |
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Pottery | 8.45am - 4pm | Llanover Hall | Over 8s: Hybrid Magical Creatures |
Art | 8.45am - 4pm | Llanover Hall | Over 8s: Magic Potions and Spells & Dragon Crafts |
Magic Spells (illustration) |
8.45am - 12pm | Llanover HallLlanover Hall |
Ages 5-8 |
Lights, Camera, Action |
8.45am - 4pm | Film-making course for over 8s with a big screen premiere at the end of the week (£100 for the full week course) | |
Play session | 2:30 to 4:25pm | St Francis Parish Hall, Grand Avenue, Ely, CF5 5HX |
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Play session | 2:05 to 4:00pm | Powerhouse, Roundwood, Llanedeyrn, CF23 9PN |
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Play session | 2 to 6pm | Splott Play Centre, Muirton Road, Splott, CF24 2SJ |
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Friday August 9
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What | When | Where | Details |
The River Taff Shuffle | 10.00am / 11.30am / 1.30pm | Bute Park Education Centre | Join the team at Bute Park and see what creatures you can catch in the River Taff, using nets and getting up close with magnifying glasses. All equipment supplied. Wellies or beach sandals are needed to protect your feet. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Free sessions are available for 10.00 11.30 and 13.30 Booking is essential on www.bute-park.com from 20th July 2019 Meet at the Education Centre in Bute Park CF10 3DX. FREE |
Story Time | 10.30am | Cardiff Central Library Hub |
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Lego Club | 2.30pm | Cardiff Central Library Hub |
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Lego Club | 3.30pm | Grangetown Hub |
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Rhyme time | 11am | Llanishen Hub |
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Llanrumney Play Centre | 2-3.55pm | Llanrumney Hub |
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Storytime | 10.30am | Penylan Community Hub and Library |
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Storytime | 11-11.30am | St Mellon's Hub |
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Youth Club | 6.15-9pm | St Mellon's Hub | For 14+
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Summer Reading Challenge Arts and crafts | 2.30 - 3.30pm | St Mellon's Hub |
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Lego Club | 10.30 -11.30am | Ely and Caerau Hub |
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Rhyme/ Story time | 10.30am | Fairwater Hub |
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Pottery | 8.45am - 4pm | Llanover Hall | Over 8s: Shields and Emblems |
Art | 8.45am - 4pm | Llanover Hall | Over 8s: Magical jigsaws & Superhero Masks and capes |
King Arthur and the Sword (mulitmedia) |
8.45am - 12pm | Llanover Hall |
Ages 5-8 |
Lights, Camera, Action |
8.45am - 4pm | Llanover Hall | Film-making course for over 8s with a big screen premiere at the end of the week (£100 for the full week course) |
Play session | 10 to 1:00pm
| Llanrumney Play Centre, Braunton Crescent, Llanrumney. CF3 5HT
| Free. For children aged 5-14 years old.
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Play session | 2:05 to 4:00pm | Llanrumney Hub, Countisbury Avenue, Llanrumney, Cardiff, CF3 5NQ | Free. For children aged 5-14 years old.
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Play session | 10 to 1pm
| Splott Play Centre, Muirton Road, Splott, CF24 2SJ
| Free. For children aged 5-14 years old.
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Play session | 2 to 5:30pm | Splott Play Centre, Muirton Road, Splott, CF24 2SJ | Free. For children aged 5-14 years old.
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Saturday August 10 |
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What | When | Where | Details | |
| 10am - 12pm | Llanederyn Hub |
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Kids crafts | 11am - 1pm | Llanederyn Hub |
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Lego club | 2 - 4pm | Llanederyn Hub |
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Kids Crafts | 10am - 12pm | Llanishen Hub |
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Lego Club | 1-3pm | Llanishen HubLlanrumny HubRumney Partnership HubEly and Caerau HubFairwater Hub |
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Lego Club | 1 -3pm |
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Craft Club | 2-4pm |
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Lego Club | 10.30am-12.30pm |
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Lego Club | 11am |
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**** Information is correct at time of publication. Please confirm details with venue as changes can occur.