Cardiff’s Christmas countdown begins
Christmas will arrive in Cardiff on Thursday night with an evening of music, lights and entertainment to mark the start of the festive season. The council-run Step Into Christmas event, now in its...
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Christmas arrived in Cardiff this evening, as the seasonal lights were switched on and the city centre taken over by a whole host of festive fun . The Step into Christmas event was put on by the...
View ArticleA Christmas Carol With Puppets comes to Cardiff’s Copthorne Hotel
One of Wales’ finest actors has swapped the big screen for a Cardiff puppet show this Christmas. Stuart Brennan, a Welsh BAFTA winner for his portrayal of Welsh world champion boxer Howard Winstone in...
View ArticleCardiff council spends £140,000 on Christmas lights
Cardiff council has spent £140,000 decorating its city centre with Christmas lights as it aims to give businesses a boost during the festive shopping season. Figures uncovered by WalesOnline also show...
View ArticleWinter Wonderland opening postponed for 24 hours
The opening of Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland has been delayed by 24 hours because of the bad weather forecast for later on today. The Christmas attraction outside City Hall was scheduled to open tonight,...
View ArticleCardiff Mini Film Festival announces Christmas event
Cardiff Mini Film Festival will take on a festive theme for its next event, with an evening of Christmas film competition at Gwdihw café bar on December 2. Cardiff Mini Film Festival was launched in...
View ArticleCardiff Street Food Festival to hold Christmas market
After the success of last weekend’s first Cardiff Street Food Festival, festival organisers have announced today that they will be holding a Cardiff Street Food Christmas Market on Saturday December...
View ArticleConnie Fisher turns on Llandaff’s Christmas lights
Hundreds turned out last night to watch Sound of Music star Connie Fisher switch on the Christmas lights in Llandaff. The singer was the star attraction – alongside Father Christmas – as she switched...
View ArticleLlandaff North lights up for Christmas
Olympic silver medallist Fred Evans helped give Llandaff North the festive feeling last night as he turned on the Christmas lights. Hundreds turned out for the big switch-on at Station Road at around...
View ArticleTaste Christmas Fayre begins at Wales Millennium Centre this weekend
Wales Millennium Centre will launch its second Taste Christmas Fayre this weekend, featuring craft makers and producers from around Wales. After last year’s successful event, WMC will host this year’s...
View ArticleCardiff beats world record for largest Christmas cracker pull
It was a cracker of a weekend in Cardiff, as thousands of people gathered in the Bay to set a new world record for cracker pulling. The event on Saturday night, organised by The Fire Fighters Charity...
View ArticlePhotography focus: Cardiff at Christmas
With little more than a week to go before Christmas, you’ve been uploading some lovely festive shots of Cardiff looking Christmassy to the yourCardiff Flickr group. From the Star Ride at Cardiff Winter...
View ArticleVideo: What does Christmas in Cardiff mean to you?
Still not feeling Christmassy yet? Then watch this rather lovely video uploaded to YouTube by Cardiff and Co earlier today, asking people in Cardiff what Christmas means to them. With a festive looking...
View ArticleCardiff’s Christmas carol concerts mapped
With just three weeks left to go until Christmas, there’s nothing like a carol concert to get you in the festive spirit. But where to find one near you? Well, we’ve started a map of Christmas carol...
View ArticleChristmas Eve in Cardiff
There are less than 24 hours to go before the big day, and here at yourCardiff, we happen to think that Christmas Eve is almost as special as Christmas Day itself. All that anticipation, the family...
View ArticleChristmas opening hours in Cardiff
Most of us will be preparing to settle in for a week of excess and indulgence by now, but you may still have letters to post, short journeys to make, or emergency nibbles to buy over the next seven...
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