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What’s on – Summer holiday activities July 20 – July 27
 What’s on – Summer holiday activities July 20  –  July 27

 

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

http://cardiffbaybeach.co.uk/

 

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/

 

Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival

This award winning festival showcases productions that cater to all ages. This year’s productions run until August 3rd and include Hi-De-Hi, Jesus Christ Superstar, Disney’s The Little Mermaid and more!

For tickets, visit: https://cardiffopenairtheatrefestival.co.uk/

 

 

 

Saturday July 20

 

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

 

Lego Club

 

 

11am

 

 

 

Fairwater Hub

 

 

 

 

Monday July 22

 

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

Summer Reading Challenge arts and crafts

 

 1-2pm

Llanederyn Hub

 

 

 

Rhyme Time

 

 

10.30-11am

 

 

St Mellons Hub

 

Rhymes for age 0-5

 

 

Little Kickers

 

 

1 -2pm

2 -3pm

 

St Mellons Hub

 

For 1½ to 2½ year olds

 

 

 

Rhymetime and Play

 

 

10.30am

 

 

STAR Hub

 

Rhymes for age 0-5

 

 

Storytime

 

 

10.45am

 

 

Whitchurch Wellbeing Hub

 

Story, Craft and Rhymes Age 0-5

 

 

Code Club

 

3.30pm

 

Whitchurch Wellbeing Hub

 

Learning to code new games and animations weekly. Including Microbit coding

 

 

Read Along Club

 

 

3 – 4.30pm

 

Ely & Caerau Hub

 

Reading Club for children aged 7-11

 

Play session

11am to 12:55pm

 

Grangetown Hub, Havelock Place, Grangetown, CF11 6PA

 

Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

 

2:30 to 4:25pm

Grangetown Nursery REACH Centre, Jim Driscoll Way, Grangetown. CF11 7DT

Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

 

10 to 1:00pm

 

Llanrumney Play Centre, Braunton Crescent, Llanrumney.   CF3 5HT 

 

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

 

1:30 to 4:30pm

Llanrumney Play Centre, Braunton Crescent, Llanrumney.   CF3 5HT 

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

11am to 12:55pm

 

Plasnewydd Community Centre, 2 Shakespeare Street, CF24 3ES

 

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

2 to 3:30pm

Cemetery Park, Moira Terrace, Adamsdown, CF24 0DS

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

                                   

                                               

 

 

Tuesday July 23

 

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

 

Story Time

 

 10.30am

Central Library Hub

Story , Craft and Rhymes Age 0-5

 

Space Chase Club

 

 

2.30pm

Central Library Hub

Cardiff University Interactive Space Story and Sensory Experience. Contact Cardiff Central Library hub Children’s department for further details.
Tel: (029) 20780953 Email: childrenslibrary@cardiff.gov.uk

 

 

Story/Rhyme time

 

 

10am

 

Grangetown Hub

 

Story , Craft and Rhyes Age 0-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhymetime

 

 

10.30 - 11am

 

 

Llanederyn Hub

 

 

 

Rhymetime

 

 

10.30am

 

Penylan Community Hub and Library

 

 

 

Craft Club

 

 

2.15pm

 

Rhydypennau Library

 

 

 

 

Storytime

 

 

2.15pm

 

Rhydypennau Library

 

 

 

 

Youth Club

 

 

6.15-9pm

 

 

St Mellon's Hub

 

 

For 11-14 year olds

 

 

 

Rhymetime

 

 

10:30am

 

 

Whithchurch Wellbeing Hub

 

 

Space Chase Event

 

 

11am – 12pm

 

Rumney Partnership Hub

 

 

Crafts with a space chase theme for 3 to 12 yr olds

 

 

Story time

 

 

10.30am

 

 

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

 

Story and rhyme session for children aged 0-4

 

 

Cats Protection

 

 

11am

 

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

 

Cat care information session for children

 

 

RSPB Wild Challenge

 

 

12-3pm

 

 

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

 

Join the RSPB for a Bug Safari.

 

Story time

 

1.30pm

 

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Story and rhyme session for children aged 0-4

 

 

Play Session

10 to 11:55am

 

North Ely Youth Centre, Pethybridge Road, Ely.  CF5 4DP

 

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play Session

2:30 to 4:25pm

Caerau & Ely Hub, Cowbridge Rd, Ely. CF5 5BQ

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

10:45am to 12:40pm

 

Canton Community Centre, Leckwith Rd, Canton, CF11 8HP

 

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

2 to 3pm

 

Grangetown Marl, Ferry Road.  CF11 0XR

 

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

3:15 to 4:45pm

Boys & Girls Club, Earl Lane, off Amherst Street, Grangetown. CF11 7EJ

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

2:05 to 4:00pm

Powerhouse, Roundwood, Llanedeyrn, CF23 9PN

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

 

 

 

 

Wednesday July  24

 

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

Toddle Time

 

10.30am

 

Central Library Hub

Rhymes for 1 to 2 years old

 

 

Lego

 

 

5-6pm

 

Llanederyn Hub

 

 

Space Chase Event

 

 

11am-1pm

 

 

Llamrumney Hub

 

Crafts and special guests with a space chase theme

 

Table Tennis

 

 

4-5pm

 

 

Llanrumney Hub

 

 

Rhymetime

 

10.30am

 

Penylan Community Hub and Library

 

Rhymes for age 0-5

 

Story time

2 - 4pm

 

Rhiwbina Wellbeing Hub

 

 

Rhymetime

 

2-3pm

 

Rumney Partnership Hub

 

Rhymes for age 0-5

 

Craft Club

 

10.30am-12.30pm

 

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

 

RSPB Cymru Wild Challenge

10.00-15.30

Heath Park

Find what’s lurking in the depths of Heath Park Pond, maybe a mysterious dragonfly nymph, or a great diving beetle! Pond dipping fun. Join us at the Heath Park main pond CF14 4AW. FREE

Play Session

2:30 to 4:25pm

Caerau & Ely Hub, Cowbridge Rd, Ely. CF5 5BQ

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

2.30pm-4.25pm

Grangetown Nursery REACH Centre, Ferry Road, Grangetown. CF11 0XR

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

2 to 3:55pm

Anderson Fields, Constellation Street, Adamsdown, CF24 0EG

 

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

 

 

 

Thursday July 25

 

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

RSPB Cymru visit

 

2-4pm

 

Butetown Hub

 

Join the RSPB for a Bug Safari.

 

Rhyme time

 

10.30am

 

Central Library Hub

For babies under 1 years old

 

 

Junior Storytime

 

 

3.30pm

 

 

Grangetown Hub

 

 

Story time for 5-12 year olds

 

Storytime

10.30 - 11am

 

Llanederyn Hub

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSPB Wild Challenge

 

10am-12pm

 

 

Llanishen Hub

 

 

Explore trees, leaves and seeds with the RSPB and make some Wild Art!

 

Rhyme Time

 

10.15-10.45am

 

Llanrumney Hub

 

Rhymes for age 0-5

 

Storytime

 

2-3pm

 

Llanrumney Hub

 

Story Craft and Rhymes 0-5

 

Cardiff City Foundation

 

 4-6pm

Llanrumney Hub

 

 

Rhymetime

 

10.30am

 

Rhiwbina Wellbeing Hub

 

Rhymes for age 0-5

 

Youth Club

6.15-9pm

 

St Mellon's Hub

 

For 14+

 

Summer Reading Challenge Arts and crafts

 

2.30-3.30pm

 

St Mellon's Hub

 

Crafts with a space chase theme for 3 to 12 yr olds

 

Thrive Holiday Club

 

10.30am-12.30pm

 

Canton Library

 

Crafts and activities based on thse Summer Reading Challenge aimed at children with Autism in partnership with Thrive Cardiff.

 

Lego Club

 

3-5pm

 

Rumney Partnership Hub

 

 

Summer Reading Challenge Event

 

2-4pm

 

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Summer Reading Challenge themed session

 

Summer Reading Challenge Event

 

2-4pm

 

Fairwater Hub

 

Summer Reading Challenge themed session

 

Play Session

10 to 11:55am

 

Caerau & Ely Hub, Cowbridge Rd, Ely. CF5 5BQ

 

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play Session

2:30 to 4:25pm

St Francis Parish Hall, Grand Avenue, Ely, CF5 5HX

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

2:05 to 4:00pm

Powerhouse, Roundwood, Llanedeyrn, CF23 9PN

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

2 to 6pm             

Splott Play Centre, Muirton Road, Splott, CF24 2SJ

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

 

 

 

 

Friday July 26

 

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

Story Time

 

10.30am

 

Central Library Hub

Story , Craft and Rhyes Age 0-5

 

Lego Club

 

2.30pm

 

Central Library Hub

Creative play with Lego

 

Lego Club

 

3.30pm

 

Grangetown Hub

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storytime

 

10.30am

 

Penylan Community Hub and Library

 

 

Storytime

 

11-11.30am

 

 

St Mellons Hub

 

Youth Club

 

6.15-9pm

 

St Mellons Hub

 

Lego Club

 

10.30am-12.30pm

 

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

 

Rhyme/ Story time

 

10.30am

 

 

Fairwater Hub

 

Play session

2:30 to 4:25pm

Canton Community Centre, Leckwith Rd, Canton, CF11 8HP

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

10 to 1:00pm

 

Llanrumney Play Centre, Braunton Crescent, Llanrumney.   CF3 5HT 

 

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

2:05 to 4:00pm

Llanrumney Hub, Countisbury Avenue, Llanrumney, Cardiff, CF3 5NQ

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

10 to 1pm

 

Splott Play Centre, Muirton Road, Splott, CF24 2SJ

 

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

Play session

2 to 5:30pm

Splott Play Centre, Muirton Road, Splott, CF24 2SJ

 Free.

For children aged 5-14 years old.

 

 

 

Saturday July 27

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

Jigsaws and board games

 

10 - 12pm

 

Llanederyn Hub

 

 

Kids crafts

 

11am - 1pm

 

Llanederyn Hub

 

 

Lego club

 

2 - 4pm

 

Llanederyn Hub

 

 

Kids Crafts

 

10am-12pm

 

Llanishen Hub

 

 

Lego club

 

 1-3pm

Llanishen Hub

 

 

Lego club

 

 1-3pm

Llanrumney Hub

 

 

WISP Judo

 

10am-12pm

 

St Mellons Hub

 

Judo classes for 4 to 13 yr olds

 

Craft Club

 

2-4pm

 

Rumney Partnership Hub

 

 

Lego club

 

10.30am-12.30pm

 

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

 

Lego club

 

11am

Fairwater Hub

 

 

The Rain Forest Experience

10.30am-15.00

Roath Park Conservatory

Did you know there’s a rainforest in Roath Park? Explore, discover and enjoy the wonders of the rainforest paradise at Roath Park Conservatory CF23 5PD. Rainforest guided walks will run at 11am and 1pm. £4.00 per adult; £2.00 per child entry fee.

 

 

**** Information is correct at time of publication. Please confirm details with venue as changes can occur.