Wondering how you’re going to keep the kids entertained during the summer holiday? There are loads of family-friendly events happening at Cardiff Council venues around the city – and most of them are free!
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Cardiff Council have kindly pulled together a list of all of the summer events taking place for week commencing July 23rd – 29th 2018 below.
Cardiff Bay Beach
The Capital FM Cardiff Bay Beach Festival is back – bigger and better than ever – in a new waterfront location near Cardiff Bay Barrage – and packing even more attractions into the summer holidays. Until Sept 2.
http://www.cardiffbaybeach.co.uk/
Children’s Play Services
Daily play schemes are operating over the summer holidays.
Visit https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/resident/Leisure-parks-and-culture/Childrens-Play/play_teams/Pages/default.aspxfor details of sessions.
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| Monday July 23
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| What | When | Where | Details |
| Rhyme Time | 2pm | Canton Library | Session for babies up to 1 years old |
| Amser Stori | 10.30-11am | Cardiff Central Library Hub | Welshlanguage story time for u5s |
| Games & Puzzles | 2pm-3pm | Grangetown Hub | A range of games & activities |
| Beano Rhymetime | 2pm | Llanishen Hub | Beano themedstory& rhymes for u-5s |
| Rhymetime | 10 – 10.30am | STAR Hub | Story & rhymes for u-5s |
| Summer Reading Challenge event | 10am – 12pm | Whitchurch Library | Craft Activity |
| Tuesday July 24 | |||
| What | When | Where | Details |
| Storytime | 11am | Canton Library | Story time for children aged 2-4 |
| Storytime | 10.30am – 11.30am | Cardiff Central Library Hub | Story time for children aged 2-4 |
| Mischief Makers Club | 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Cardiff Central Library Hub | Summer Reading Challenge activity for 5-12yr-olds
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| Summer Reading Challenge Activities | 2.30pm | Cathays Branch & Heritage library | Check with library for details |
| Play Session | 10am -11.55am | Ely & Caerau Hub | A range of games & activities |
| Story time | 10am – 11am | Grangetown Hub | Story & rhymes for u-5s |
| Rhyme Time
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10.30am – 11am | Penylan Library | Story & rhymes for under-5s |
| Beano Rhymetime | 10.15-10.45am | Powerhouse Hub | Beano-themed story & rhymes for under-5s |
| Story time | 10.15am-11.15am | Radyr Library | Stories, songs, & a craft activity |
| Story time | 2:15pm – 3:15pm | Radyr Library | Stories, songs and a craft activity |
| Lego Club | 12pm – 2pm | STAR Hub | Creative Lego |
| Teen Readers | 4pm – 4.30pm | STAR Hub | Reading Group for teenagers |
| Wednesday, July 25
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| What | When | Where | Details |
| Family crafts | 10am – 3pm | Cardiff Story Museum | Creative, crafty fun for all the family! £1 per child. |
| Discover Nature with RSPB Cymru | 10.30am – 4pm | City Hall Lawn | Spot peregrines on the clock tower, enjoy bug hunting & meet Rod the giant heron |
| Summer Reading
Challenge Club |
10.30am-12.30pm | Canton Library | Mischief Makers activity for 5-12s |
| Toddler Time | 10.30am-11am | Cardiff Central Library Hub | Rhyme & story time for children aged 1 to 2. |
| Play Session | 10-11.55am | Ely & Caerau Hub | A range of games & activities |
| Story & Rhyme Time | 1.30-2pm | Ely & Caerau Hub | Story & Rhymes for 0-4yr-olds (siblings welcome) |
| Lego Club | 3 – 4.30pm | Ely & Caerau Hub | Get creative with Lego |
| Summer Reading
Challenge Craft Session |
2-3pm | Grangetown Hub | Mischief Makers craft for 5 to 12s |
| Rhyme Time | 10.30am – 11am | Penylan Library | Story & rhymes for under-5s |
| Gardening Club | 4-5pm | Powerhouse Hub | Gardening activities for children |
| Story Time | 2.15-3pm | Rhiwbina Library | Story time forunder-5s |
| Games & Puzzles | 10am – 12pm | STAR Hub | A range of games & activities |
| Thursday, July 26 | |||
| What | When | Where | Details |
| Rhyme Time | 10.30am – 11.00am | Cardiff Central Library Hub | Session for babies up to 1 years old |
| Mischief Makers
Club |
11am-1pm | Ely & Caerau Hub | Make a Dennis the Menace or Gnasher mask |
| Play Session | 2pm-3.55pm | Ely & Caerau Hub | A range of games & activities |
| Cat Protection
Children’s Talk |
1pm
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Fairwater Hub
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Learn about caring for animals |
| Junior Story Time | 3.30pm – 4.30pm | Grangetown Hub | Story time for children aged 5-12 |
| Table Tennis Club | 4pm – 5pm | Grangetown Hub | Weekly club |
| Lego Club | 4pm – 5pm | Llanishen Hub | Creative play for children aged 5-12 |
| Craft Events | 2pm – 4pm | Penylan Library | Drawing & creating comics and graphic novels workshop |
| Gnasher Stories | 10:30am -11am | Powerhouse Hub | Story time: Contact the Powerhouse for details
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| Rhyme Time | 10.30-11am | Rhiwbina Library | For babies up to 1yrs |
| Gardening Club | 10am – 12pm | STAR Hub | Gardening activities for children |
| Summer Reading
Challenge event |
10am-12pm | Whitchurch Library | Dennis the Menace craft activity |
| Friday, July 27
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| What | When | Where | Details |
| Amser Stori | 10.30am | Canton Library | Welsh language story time for u-5s |
| Story Time | 10.30am – 11.30am | Cardiff Central Library Hub | Story time for children 2 to 4yrs |
| Lego Club | 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Cardiff Central Library Hub | Creative play for children aged 5-12 |
| Sports Club | 1.30-3.30pm | Ely & Caerau Hub | Table tennis,curling & basketball |
| Lego Club | 3pm -4.30pm | Ely & Caerau Hub | Get creative with Lego! |
| Lego Club | 3pm – 4pm | Grangetown Hub | Creative play for children aged 5-12 |
| Dance Stars | 4pm – 5pm | Grangetown Hub | Check with hub for details |
| Rhymetime | 11am-11:30am | Llanishen Hub | Story &rhymes for under 5s |
| Mischief Makers | 10.30am – midday | Radyr Library | Summer Reading Challenge stories,
games & challenges |
| Pottery Throwing | 10am-12pm | Rhiwbina Library | Pottery throwing workshop |
| Rhyme Time | 10am | Rhydypennau Library | Story & rhymes for under 5s |
| Urban Buzz | 2.30pm | Rhydypennau Library | Story, craft an activity in withRSPB |
| Gardening Club | 10am – 12pm | STAR Hub | Gardening activities |
| Saturday, July 28
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| What | When | Where | Details |
| Colouring and Craft | 3.30 – 4.30pm | Grangetown Hub | Craft for children aged 5 to 12 |
| Crafts | 10-12pm | Llanishen Hub | Craft activity for children aged 5-12 |
| Crafts, Jigsaws
& Board games |
10-12pm | Powerhouse Hub | A range of games & activities |
| Lego Club | 3-4pm | Powerhouse Hub | Creative play for children aged 5-12 |
| No Fit State Circus
Workshop |
12-2pm | STAR Hub | Circus Skills workshop |
| RSPB’s Big Wild
Sleepout |
July 28&29 | Flat Holm Island | Enjoy a wild night with nature & a family camping trip like no other.
Visitrspb.org.ukfor details or call02920 353 3000
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**** Information is correct at time of publication. Please confirm details with venue as changes can occur.
