Events Around Llandeilo

Open a book and discover a world where anything is possible. Be sure to pack your imagination and join us on an unforgettable journey to Moominvalley where everyone is welcome, nature thrives and adventures are plentiful.

Set against the backdrop of the First World War, young audiences will play an integral part in this Welsh language production whilst learning about Hedd Wyn’s talent, determination and perseverance to win the coveted Eisteddfod Chair.

Join Phillip and Gaynor Evans, winners of the World famous Champions of Tomorrow Ballroom section, Blackpool for an afternoon of tea, cake, romance, love and dancing!

Llandeilo Festival of Senses is an annual free pre Christmas festival. Located across the West Wales town, the festival encompasses the towns shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants as well as offering Craft and fashion stalls, food stalls, buskers, entertainment and more.

Bring a blanket, sit under the stars and celebrate Halloween with a spook-tacular outdoor cinema experience for all ages with a showing of the original GHOSTBUSTERS! The event will feature a fancy dress, BBQ, fully stocked bar, popcorn, snacks, music and more.

It’s the annual end of season ‘crank down’ and the members of Towy Valley Vintage Club will be showing off all their classic and vintage vehicles.

Join a member of the Regency Restoration team on a behind-the-scenes guided tour to discover more about our parkland restoration work. Starts at 2pm at the Western Entrance of the Great Glasshouse, stout shoes or boots required.

Then why not enjoy a guided tour around the magnificent Great Glasshouse in the company of Derek Caldwell every Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00am, 12:30pm and 2:00pm. It is the largest single-span great glasshouse in the world and houses the largest collection of Mediterranean plants in the Northern Hemisphere.

Nuno felting: Learn this amazing technique of fusing wool with fabric to create your own beautifully textured scarf or wall-hanging at The National Botanic Garden of Wales. This course is for beginners or those with some experience in felting. The tutor will be Sarah from Calon Wlan.

Discover the techniques and processes involved in making a leaded stained glass panel here at The National Botanic Garden of Wales. Learn how to cut glass to one of our tried and tested patterns on the first day. Then lead and solder the panel to take home on the second day.

Make your very own reindeer sculpture out of willow just in time to decorate your home for the festive season in this very popular course at The National Botanic Garden of Wales. The course tutor is Mel from www.outtolearnwillow.co.uk. The tutor will provide the willow at a cost of £5 to be paid on the day.

Bring a blanket, sit under the stars and celebrate Halloween with a spook-tacular outdoor cinema experience for all ages with a showing of the original GHOSTBUSTERS! The event will feature a fancy dress, BBQ, fully stocked bar, popcorn, snacks, music and more.

There’s a Harry Potter-themed week of fun and games and spells and owls at the National Botanic Garden of Wales this coming half-term.

Make a pottery owl in a day - 10am - 4pm. £60 to include all materials, tools & firing. Carole Spackman is an experienced potter & teacher & she will guide through the making process. No previous experience using clay needed.

Join Kate Pawsey for a workshop using writing as an exploratory tool in response to our current exhibition. Kate will offer a way of deepening, widening and opening up your sensations in a wholly subjective way.

Come along to this drop in workshop to make your own festive figure. Take inspiration from The Stealthy Rabbit’s beautiful papier- mâché animals in the Makers Market exhibition at the gallery and create a snowy character of your own. A perfect Christmas gift or decoration.

Ceramic Tile Painting With Carlo Bristoe from Reptile Tiles Take inspiration from the beautiful decorative ceramics of Anne Barrell and Polly Fern in our Makers Market and create your own glazed tile with local expert Carlo Briscoe of Reptile Tiles. Additional tiles can be painted for £4 per tile.

Art Exhibition A Life More Abstract: a look at the land that surrounds us by three artists working in different media: hand-printed monotypes, acrylics and oils, collagraph/printing and watercolour.

’HAPPY BIRTHDAY NHS£’ Nye Bevan’s beautiful baby is 70 this year, but will she make a ton£ A decade of austerity with a Brexit cherry on top has brought her to her knees. Dr Phil charts the course of the NHS from 1948 to as long as she lasts.

2018 is a significant year for our Armed Forces marking the centenary of the end of The Great War and also commemorating 100 years of the Royal Air Force.

Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy based on the hit 1992 starring Whoopi Goldberg. When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place she won’t be a found: a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with the rigid lifestyle.

After the sell-out performances of Nutcracker last year, Russian National Ballet returns to the UK with the most famous Ballet of all time. Swan Lake is one of Tchaikovsky’s best works, featuring some of ballet’s most memorable music and breath-taking dance.

A Welsh-language production; as this year sees the NHS turn 70, we take a look behind the scenes of a busy cancer ward in a hospital in Wales today, with script and songs created from interviews with ‘real’ nurses.

Roots is a guided tour though contemporary dance; National Dance Company Wales take some of their favourite pieces and pair them with a discussion at the end to help you get to the heart of the stories.

Bay City Rollers icon Les McKeown is at it again! Les is back on tour, bringing his fantastic show to venues across the UK!!