Festivals & Special Events

Cardiff Creed Comic Con 2026

April 11, 2026 - April 11, 2026 National Indoor Athletics Centre, Cyncoed Road, CF23 6XD

Come join us and immerse yourself in the world of cosplay, and all things pop at Cardiff Creed Comic Con. Get ready to meet your favourite artists, actors, and creators. Dress up as your favourite…

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The Great Cardiff Feast

April 16, 2026 - April 19, 2026 Queen Street, Cardiff CF10 2GR

🍴 The Great Cardiff Feast 🍴 The Great Cardiff Feast is a free street food festival bringing great food, drinks, music and independent traders to Queen Street, Cardiff. Taking place across four da…

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Cardiff Animation Festival 2026

April 23, 2026 - April 26, 2026 Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff, CF5 1QE

The fifth biennial Cardiff Animation Festival will be a celebration of animation for everyone with online and in-person events in April 2026! Cardiff Animation Festival (CAF) will showcase some of…

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Cardiff Children's Literature Festival 2026

April 25, 2026 - April 26, 2026 Various venues across Cardiff City Centre

Calling All Bookworms... The Cardiff Children's Literature Festival is back! Cardiff's dedicated literature festival for children is an exciting and fun-filled event aimed at budding bookworms fr…

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Adventure Cinema Cardiff Castle 2026

May 7, 2026 - May 10, 2026 The Castle Green, Cardiff Castle, Castle Street, Cardiff, CF10 3RB

Adventure Cinema returns to Cardiff Castle with a series of outdoor film screenings, featuring popular films and themed sing-along experiences shown on a large open-air screen in a historic setting.

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Rum & Raggae Fest 2026

May 16, 2026 - May 16, 2026 DEPOT Cardiff, Curran Embankment, Cardiff

Rum & Reggae Festival 2026 – The Biggest Caribbean celebration has landed in Cardiff! After lighting up cities across the UK with Rum & Reggae, we’re BACK and this time we cannot wait to take over…

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Amser Jazz Time Festival 2026

May 21, 2026 - May 24, 2026 Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Castle Grounds, Cathays Park (North Road), Cardiff CF10 3ER

AmserJazzTime Festival returns to Cardiff in May 2026 as the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama’s annual jazz festival. It runs from Thursday 21 May to Sunday 24 May 2026 and features headline perf…

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Feast On Cardiff (Food Festival) 2026

May 29, 2026 - May 31, 2026 Bute Park, North Rd, Cardiff CF10 3ER

Feast On, the South West’s tastiest independent food festival, is heading to Cardiff for the very first time, taking place at Bute Park, one of the city’s most iconic outdoor event spaces, no strange…

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Cardiff Wine Festival 2026

June 5, 2026 - June 6, 2026 Hilton Cardiff, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff CF10 3HH

Raise your glasses and join us for the 5th Edition of the Cardiff Wine Festival at the luxurious Hilton Hotel! Save the dates 5th & 6th Jun. Join Us for the 5th Cardiff Wine Festival! Get ready to …

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Pride Cymru 2026

June 13, 2026 - June 14, 2026 Coopers Field Cardiff Cardiff, CF10 3DX

Pride Cymru 2026 is Wales's biggest celebration of equality and diversity. Over 2 days, 13th and 14th June. Pride Cymru hosts over 50,000 people in the Welsh capital to celebrate the LGBT+ community.

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Tafwyl 2026

June 20, 2026 - June 21, 2026 Cardiff Castle, Castle St, Cardiff, CF10 3RB

Tafwyl 2026 returns to Cardiff with a vibrant celebration of Welsh language, culture and creativity. Expect live music, performances, food and drink, family-friendly activities and a brilliant showca…

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Cardiff Mela 2026

June 21, 2026 - June 21, 2026 Roald Dahl Plass, Bute Place, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5AL

In the wet and miserable summer of 2006, the clouds disappeared for one special day to let the glorious sunshine through on Wales. This paved the way for one of the most unique events in the history …

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Blackweir Live 2026

June 24, 2026 - July 5, 2026 Blackweir Fields, Bute Park, North Road, Cardiff, CF10 3EA

Blackweir Live is a large-scale outdoor concert series returning to Blackweir Fields in Cardiff for summer 2026, featuring world-class artists including The Cure, Teddy Swims, Lewis Capaldi and Pitbu…

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Cardiff Food and Drink Festival 2026

July 3, 2026 - July 5, 2026 Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5AL

Cardiff Food and Drink Festival takes place in the summer and brings three days of gourmet delights to Bae Caerdydd. It features over 100 food and drink producers, with live music and masses of demos…

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Vintage For Victory, Vintage Festival Wales 2026

July 9, 2026 - July 12, 2026 Whitchurch Library Gardens, Park Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 7XA

Inspired by the romance and glamour of vintage fashion and nostalgia, Vintage For Victory returns to Whitchurch Village in Cardiff for its 10th year, with live bands, dance floors, an outdoor cinema,…

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The Great Welsh Drinks Festival 2026

July 9, 2026 - July 11, 2026 DEPOT, Williams Way, Curran Embankment, Cardiff, CF10 5DY

A brand-new celebration of Welsh flavour and craftsmanship arrives this summer as The Great Welsh Drinks Festival launches at DEPOT from 9–11 July. Across three days, the festival will showcase some …

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South Wales Single Parent Festival 2026

August 10, 2026 - August 15, 2026 Jubilee Scout Camp, St Brides-Super-Ely, Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff, CF5 6EY

A 5-night camping festival designed for single parents and their children, offering a mix of activities, live entertainment, kids clubs, food vendors, and a supportive community environment where fam…

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Country Club Outdoor Festival 2026

August 29, 2026 - August 29, 2026 Tiger Yard, Plot A, Porth Teigr Way, CF10 4GA

An outdoor open-air day party and country music hoedown returning to Cardiff for the summer.

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Cowbridge Music Festival 2026

September 11, 2026 - September 20, 2026 Various venues across Cowbridge

Cowbridge Music Festival brings a programme of classical, jazz, and folk music to Cowbridge each autumn, aiming to present performances at an international level for the local community and visitors.…

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Film & Comic Con Cardiff 2026

September 12, 2026 - September 13, 2026 Utilita Arena Cardiff, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, CF10 2EQ

Look forward to a fun weekend where you can browse the many trader stalls, get those hard to find items, meet the stars, geek out and enjoy the cosplay, a must for all fans of pop culture!

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St Fagans Food Festival 2026

September 12, 2026 - September 13, 2026 St Fagans National Museum of History, Michaelston-super-Ely, Cardiff, CF5 6XB

St Fagans Food Festival is an annual event held at St Fagans National Museum of History. This year's Food Festival will be held on 12-13 September 2026. A firm favourite in Wales’s foodie cal…

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Cardiff Music City Festival 2026

October 1, 2026 - October 18, 2026 Multiple Venues Across Cardiff City Centre, including Wales Millennium Centre, Tramshed, Clwb Ifor Bach, and other venues, Cardiff, CF10

Cardiff Music City Festival is a multi venue music festival celebrating the vibrant music culture of Cardiff. The event takes place across numerous venues throughout the city and brings together inte…

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Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2026

October 12, 2026 - October 18, 2026 Various (Vue Cinema, etc.), Cardiff City Centre, Cardiff, CF10

Born in Cardiff and loved around the world, the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival is a global celebration of LGBTQ+ storytelling where filmmakers, dreamers, and audiences come together to share the pow…

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Cardiff Christmas Market 2026

November 12, 2026 - December 23, 2026 St John Street, Working Street, Trinity Street and Hills Street (city centre), Cardiff CF10 1AH

Cardiff Christmas Market is a city-centre craft market curated by CraftFolk, showcasing handmade work from independent makers and artisan food producers. In 2026 it runs from 12 November to 23 Decemb…

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Cardiff Christmas Festival 2026

December 1, 2026 - December 24, 2026 Sophia Gardens (Spiegeltent), Sophia Close, Cardiff, CF11 9XR

Cardiff Christmas Festival is a curated programme of festive live shows, all presented under one roof in the iconic Spiegeltent. Now in its fifth year, the Festival has welcomed over 15,000 attendees…

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FDUK 2026 (Fulldome UK)

October 9, 2026 - October 10, 2026 CULTVR Lab, 327 Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF11 8TT

FDUK 2026 will feature the work of leading fulldome artists and producers from the UK and around the world, with film screenings, talks, demos, workshops, live immersive performances and interactive …

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Cardiff Classical Lunchtime Concert Series 2026

March 3, 2026 - July 7, 2026 Eglwys Dewi Sant (Dewi Sant Church), St Andrew’s Crescent, Cardiff CF10 3DD

Presented by Arts Active Trust, the Cardiff Classical Lunchtime Concert Series brings live classical music to central Cardiff in accessible one-hour lunchtime recitals. Concerts take place at Eglw…

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