FREE EVENT GUIDE
www.cardiff-events.com
#CardiffIs Summer This summer kicks off in style as Cardiff hosts the single biggest sporting event in the World this year, the UEFA Champions League Final! A scorching summer programme of diverse events follow that include live music, street theatre, family entertainment, food and culture. Familiar favourites include *Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival, Capital FM Cardiff Bay Beach and Cardiff Harbour Festival hosts Extreme Sailing Series. *Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival and Cardiff Harbour Festival hosts Extreme Sailing Series is staged and managed by City of Cardiff Council and Cardiff Harbour Authority, Capital FM Cardiff Bay Beach is managed by Sayers Amusements Ltd. @cardiff_events
@visitcardiff
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All details are correct at time of publication and are subject to change.
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1 – 4 June Cardiff Bay www.cardiff2017.wales FREE EVENT
The UEFA Champions Festival 2017 This a must-do for all those wishing to soak up the UEFA Champions League Final atmosphere when it comes to Cardiff in June. Thursday, Friday and Sunday will be the best opportunity for locals to experience the Festival located in the beautiful Cardiff Bay. The free of charge festival offers entertainment for all the family throughout the day. With Saturday expected to be the busiest as fans of the participating finalists arrive in the city. The festival is expected to attract over 200,000 people throughout the four days, and an opportunity for everyone who attends to have their photo taken with the iconic trophy for free! UEFA Women’s Champions League final Cardiff City Stadium, at 19:45 on 1 June. UEFA Champions League final National Stadium of Wales, at 19:45 on 3 June. @VisitCardiff
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14 – 16 July Cardiff Bay www.cardiff-events.com FREE EVENT
Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival The city’s original celebration of home grown produce and irresistible street food promises to offer food lovers a mouth-watering paradise. Wales’ biggest food festival with free entry spills out from Roald Dahl Plass, with over 100 local, national and international producers showcasing their goods. Visitors can explore the stalls at the Producers’ Fayre; tantalise their taste buds at the Street Food Piazza; and buy a variety of food and drink, including artisan breads, organic cheeses and homemade liqueurs at the Farmers’ Market. With numerous bars including the Champagne Bar on the water’s edge, craft stalls and live music, it’s easy to see why this foodie event remains one of Cardiff’s favourite summer dishes.
Visitor Tip If you’re staying in the city centre, why not hop on the Princess Katherine Water Taxi after a visit to the iconic Cardiff Castle? The boat departs from Bute Park beside the castle, so take a stroll through the beautiful grounds before your trip to the Bay.
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Producers’ Fayre Blacks Cheese Blaenafon Cheddar Co Ltd Calon Wen Dairy Celtic Country Wines Celtic Spirit Co Cherry Tree Wales Clam’s Handmade Cakes Condessa Welsh Liqueurs Country Preserves Dewi Roberts Butchers Dimkin’s Patisserie Dockwoods Dream Blue Trading Company Dugan’s Patisserie Fablas Produce Ltd Flapjackery Fudge Factory Gilly’s Gwatkin Cider Company Ltd Gwynt Y Ddraig Cider & Perry Hallets Cider Hay Wines Ltd Produce of Hordeland Hot Roasted Nuts Hughes Craft Distillery Little Jack Horners Llaeth Y Llan /Village Dairy Llanfaes Dairy Ice Cream
www.blackscheese.co.uk www.chunkofcheese.co.uk www.calonwen-cymru.com www.celticwines.co.uk www.celticspirit.co.uk www.cherrytreepreserves.co.uk www.clamscakes.co.uk www.condessa.co.uk www.homemadecountry preserves.co.uk www.dewirobertsbutchers.com www.dimkin.co.uk www.dockwoods.co.uk www.dreamblue.co.uk www.dugans.co.uk www.fablasproduce.co.uk www.flapjackery.co.uk www.thefudgefactory.co.uk www.gillysfood.com www.gwatkincider.co.uk www.gwyntcider.com www.halletsrealcider.co.uk www.haywines.co.uk
www.rubybluespirits.com www.ljhorner.com www.villagedairy.co.uk www.llanfaesdairy.net
Lymn Bank Farm No Comply Ltd Pieroth Ltd Ralph’s Cider Ridiculously Rich by Alana Riverford Organic Farmers Roberts Country Fayre Rowlestone Farmhouse Ice Cream Selwyns Penclawdd Seafoods Shellys - The Welsh Shortbread Company Sim’s Foods Limited Snowdonia Cheese Co Ltd Stainswick Farm Oil Produce of Stuttgart Produce of Stuttgart SubZero Ice Cream The Chocolate Brownie Company The Fudge Box The Garlic Farm The Handmade Scotch Egg Co The Orginal Welsh Oggie Pie Co Tudor Brewery Wessex Pantry
Street Food Cambrian Organics Churtopia Dusty Knuckle Pizza Flavors of Africa Hangfire Limited Hughes Fresh Fruit Ltd Lilo’s Meat and Greek Old Granary Pierogi Penmincae Welsh Black Beef & Lamb Roly Poly Science Cream Taste of Persia The Kenyan Indian The Mighty Soft Shell Crab The Parsnipship The Spanish Buffet The Welsh Creperie Co. Tukka Tuk Yum Yum Vale Roast Meat Company
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www.facebook.com/churtopia.churros/ www.dustyknucklepizza.co.uk www.flavorsofafrica.co.uk www.hangfiresouthernkitchen.com www.lilospasta.com www.meatandgreek.co.uk www.facebook.com/oldgranarypierogi www.nixonfarms.co.uk www.rolypolycatering.co.uk www.sciencecream.co.uk @tasteof_Persia www.thekenyanindian.com www.themightysoftshellcrab.com www.theparsnipship.co.uk www.thespanishbuffett.co.uk www.thewelshcreperie.co.uk www.purplepoppadom.com www.facebook.com/yumyum2001
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Roald Dahl Plass Roald Dahl Plass www.postacheese.com www.nocomplybrands.co.uk www.pieroth.co.uk www.ralphscider.co.uk www.ridiculoslyrichbyalana.co.uk www.riverford.co.uk www.robertscountryfayre.co.uk www.rowlestonecourt.co.uk
NOT TO SCALE / DDIM I RADDFA
MYNEDFA’R SAFLE
No alcohol to be brought onto site (alcohol available to buy on site) Ni chaniateir dod ag alcohol ar y safle (gellir prynu alcohol ar y safle) No dogs ^ Dim cwn
Access Mynedfa
www.selwynsseaweed.com No Smoking Dim ysmygu
www.shellsfood.co.uk www.samosaco.co.uk www.snowdoniacheese.co.uk www.stainswickfarm.co.uk
Street Food/ Bwyd Stryd
www.iamsubzero.com www.chocbrownieco.co.uk
www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk www.handmadescotcheggs.co.uk
The Fudge Box Wessex Pantry Richardson's Home Baking Llansteffan
www.welshoggie.co.uk
Wine Bar Gwin
www.tudorbrewery.co.uk www.wessexpantry.co.uk
Producers’ Fayre & Craft Market
BAR BAR
Friday: 12.00 – 21.00 Saturday: 11.00 – 21.00 Sunday: 11.00 – 19.00
Bandstand
Llwyfan Bandiau
PIERHEAD BUILDING Y LANFA
Farmers’ Market Friday: 12.00 -19.00 Sat & Sun: 11.00- 19.00
Street Food
Friday: 12.00 – 22.00 Saturday: 12.00 – 22.00 Sunday: 12.00-22.00
MERMAID QUAY CEI’R FÔR-FORWYN
Champagne Bar Bar Siampaen
Boardwalk / Llwybr Pren
*Site plan correct at time of publication and subject to change *Cynllun safle’n gywir adeg argraffu a gall newid
Farmers’ Market / Marchnad y Ffermwyr Norwegian Church / Yr Eglwys Norwyaidd
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www.gowercottagebrownies.co.uk www.heathers-harvest.co.uk www.jethros.co.uk www.thelittlewelshdeli.co.uk www.carnedward.co.uk www.missdaisyskitchen.co.uk www.monarlwy.co.uk www.mrfitzpatricks.com
www.ohsugarplum.co.uk www.oscars-kitchen.co.uk www.poptycara.co.uk www.purelypickledeggs.co.uk www.randgcurrypaste.co.uk www.retroshots.co.uk www.sasauces.co.uk www.samosaco.co.uk www.seasonsfarmfoods.co.uk www.simplyseedz.co.uk www.sorai.co.uk www.sugarchic.co.uk www.tastnatur.com www.thecheesebomb.com
NOT TO SCALE / DDIM I RADDFA No alcohol to be brought onto site (alcohol available to buy on site) Ni chaniateir dod ag alcohol ar y safle (gellir prynu alcohol ar y safle)
MYNEDFA’R SAFLE
No dogs ^ Dim cwn
Access
No Smoking Dim ysmygu
Roath Basin Basn y Rhath HARBOUR DRIVE
www.cwm-deri.co.uk www.cwmrhonddaales.co.uk www.deliciacakes.co.uk www.eccentricgin.com www.edwardsofconwy.co.uk www.emilysjams.co.uk www.fairdos.com www.fieldwinebar.co.uk www.frenchflavour.co.uk
Oh Sugarplum! Oscar’s Kitchen Popty Cara Purely Pickled Eggs R&G Thai Curry Paste Retro Shots SA Sauces Ltd Samosaco Seasons Food Simplyseedz Ltd Sorai Sugar Chic Fudge and Toffee Tast Natur The Cheese Bomb / Raithsthorpe Ports The Danish Bakery - Brod The Pie Creator The Pudding Wagon Brownie Bar The Strawberry Stop The Wiltshire Chilli Farm Untapped Brewing Company Upton Cheyney Chilli Company Varsity Coffee Wild Trail Yara’s Fudge
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www.asiaspicebox.com www.gouldscheddar.co.uk www.chimeraltd.co.uk www.brybeque.co.uk www.cotswoldgold.co.uk www.cottagesweets.co.uk
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Asiaspicebox.com Batch Farm Cheesmakers Bianca Mora Brybeque Sauce Cotswold Gold Cottage Sweet Marshmallows Cusan Welsh Cream Liqueur Cwm Deri Vineyard Cwm Rhondda Ales Ltd Delicia Cakes & Teas Eccentric Gin Edwards of Conwy Emily’s Jam and Pickles Fair Trade Cardiff Field Bar Wine French Flavour Fudge & Cookie Gower Cottage Brownies Heathers Harvest Hot Welshcakes by Mum and Me Jethro’s Marinades and Sauces Little Welsh Deli Messers Vaughan Miss Daisy’s Kitchen Mon ar Lwy - Taste of Anglesey Mr Fitzpatricks
Farmers’ Market
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Farmers’ Market
www.thedanishbakery.co.uk www.thepiecreator.co.uk www.faithfullsqualitybaking.co.uk
Street Food Piazza /
Farmers’ Market Piazza Bwyd Stryd Catering Stalls Stondinau Arlwyo Marchnad y Ffermwyr
www.thestrawberrystop.co.uk www.justchillies.co.uk www.untappedbrew.com www.uptonchilli.co.uk www.varsitycoffee.co.uk www.wildtrail.co.uk www.facebook.com/yarasfudge/
The Fudge Box Wessex Pantry
WATERFRONT PARK
Richardson's Home Baking Llansteffan
Wine Bar Gwin
PARC Y GLANNAU
Children’s Play Area Man Chwarae Plant
BAR
BAR Bandstand
NORWEGIAN CHURCH YR EGLWYS NORWYAIDD
PIERHEAD BUILDING Y LANFA
Llwyfan Bandiau
MERMAID QUAY CEI’R FÔR-FORWYN
Ca rd
Champagne Bar Bar Siampaen
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This way to walk to the Barage Gallwch nawr
Farmers’ Market / Marchnad Y Ffermwyr gerdded i’r morglawdd Norwegian Church / Yr Eglwys Norwyaidd
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28 July – 3 September Roald Dahl Plass www.cardiffbaybeach.co.uk *FREE EVENT
Capital FM Cardiff Bay Beach Roald Dahl Plass in Cardiff Bay will once again be transformed into an urban seaside setting with buckets full of fun on offer to entertain the kids throughout the school holidays. The attraction features a giant child-friendly sandy beach, water play area, and a variety of popular funfair rides and games for all the family. With free live entertainment, great food and drink, and traditional deck chairs to relax on, it should definitely be on your summer bucket (and spade) list! *Entry is free with additional charges for facilities on site.
Visitor Tip Whist you are at the Beach why not visit Flat Holm, a unique island just half a mile wide and 5 miles from Cardiff by boat? Rich in wildlife and steeped in history with amazing views across the Bristol Channel, the island has a sense of wilderness, remoteness and isolation. @Flatholmers @thebaybeachcdf facebook.com/thebaybeachcdf
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25 - 28 August Cardiff Bay www.extremesailingseries.com www.cardiffharbour.com FREE EVENT
Cardiff Harbour Festival hosts Extreme Sailing Series™ Renowned for its intense racing spirit, the adrenaline fuelled Extreme Sailing Series™ returns to Cardiff Bay for the sixth consecutive year. Sharing the Series with seven other cities, such as Muscat and San Diego, Cardiff will play host to elite level sailing crews, including the British team, Land Rover BAR Academy, mentored by senior members of Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team. As well as boasting world class sailors and breathtaking racing, the global competition will provide shoreside entertainment that includes the Capital FM Cardiff Bay Beach in Roald Dahl Plass. Add some nautical themed entertainment and this is a family event simply too good to miss this August Bank Holiday! #CardiffIs #extremesailing
Visitor Tip After the racing, take a stroll across the Cardiff Bay Barrage and ‘snap’ a selfie with the Roald Dahl children’s book character the Enormous Crocodile! Don’t forget to share on Twitter @CrocIntheDock @VisitCardiff #CardiffIs Then explore the other fun filled activities including the children’s playground, Skate Plaza, AdiZone outdoor gym and exhibitions.
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2017 Event Highlights
JUNE 1 3 6 9 11 - 18 12 14 21 25 27 - 1 July 30
UEFA Women’s Champions League Final UEFA Champions League Final England V New Zealand ICC Trophy New Zealand V Bangladesh ICC Trophy Cardiff Singer of the World Sri Lanka V Pakistan ICC Trophy ICC Trophy Semi Final Robbie Williams Cardiff Triathlon Jane Eyre Justin Bieber
SEPTEMBER Cardiff City Stadium National Stadium Wales SSE SWALEC SSE SWALEC St David’s Hall SEE SWALEC SEE SWALEC Principality Stadium Cardiff Bay Wales Millennium Centre Principality Stadium
J U LY 1-2 1-2 3 4-8 6-7 9 11 - 12 14 - 16 15 - 16 17 - 29 22 22 - 23 22 - 3 Sept 22 – 29
Joust! Tafwyl Blink-182 Buddy- The Buddy Holly Story Open Air Theatre- Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors Velothon Coldplay Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom Grease British Speedway GP Meet the Knights Capital FM Cardiff Bay Beach Welsh Proms Cymru
Cardiff Castle Llandaff Fields Motorpoint Arena New Theatre Cardiff Castle City wide Principality Stadium Cardiff Bay New Theatre Wales Millennium Centre Principality Stadium Cardiff Castle Cardiff Bay St David’s Hall
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O C TO B E R
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The Addams Family DEPOT in the park Classic Car Rally Hairspray Grand Medieval Mêlée Street Food Circus Pride Cymru’s Big Weekend Cardiff Harbour Festival hosts Extreme Sailing Series The Gruffalo
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Wales Millennium Centre SSE SWALEC Cardiff Bay Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff Castle Sophia Gardens Cardiff Civic Centre Cardiff Bay New Theatre
City Wide Motorpoint Arena Motorpoint Arena
1 21 30 - 31
Cardiff Half Marathon Emeli Sandé Little Mix
4 9 9 11 18 25
Sparks in the Park Step Into Christmas, The Official Start to Christmas In Cardiff Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland Rugby: Wales V Australia Rugby: Wales V Georgia Rugby: Wales V New Zealand
NOVEMBER
AUGUST 1 - 12 5 13 16 19 - 20 25 - 17 Sept 25 - 27 25 - 28 31 - 3 Sept
Cardiff Castle Cardiff Castle Cardiff Bay Cardiff Castle
BBC Antiques Roadshow 1947 – a celebration Oktoberfest Open Air Cinema
Coopers Field City Centre City Hall Lawn Principality Stadium Principality Stadium Principality Stadium
DECEMBER 2 9 - 14 Jan 31 - 1 Jan
Rugby: Wales V South Africa Snow White and the Seven Dwarves New Year’s Eve Party
Principality Stadium New Theatre Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland
All details are correct at time of publication and are subject to change. #CARDIFFIS SUMMER
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Volvo Ocean Race 2018 This October, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet will set off from Alicante, Spain on a race around the world, visiting 12 cities touching six continents – and for the first time in its history the race will stop in Cardiff, Wales from 27 May to 10 June 2018. The Volvo Ocean Race festival site, called the Race Village, will be located on the scenic Cardiff Bay Barrage. The two week free event will host a variety of entertainment and Volvo Ocean Racethemed attractions… So put it in your diary now, it’s going to be too good to miss!
5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE… 1) The Volvo Ocean Race began in 1973 and is now established as one of the big three sailing events in the world, alongside the America’s Cup and the Olympic Games. 2) It’s the ultimate ocean marathon, across the world’s toughest oceans, covering a distance of 46,000 nautical miles over 8 months. 3) Over four decades it has kept an almost mythical hold over some of the greatest ever sailors. To win it becomes an obsession. The sailors endure extreme conditions and since the race began, 5 sailors have tragically been lost at sea.
4) There are over 1,000 people involved in the race organisation, and two identical ‘Race Village kits,’ made up of the event infrastructure that leap frog around the world to each host city. 5) In the 2017-18 race, the fleet will blast across the North Atlantic from Newport Rhode Island on the transatlantic leg to Cardiff, which is worth double points. It’ll be the first time the race has returned to British shores in 12 years.
www.volvooceanrace.com