What's On In and Around Porthcawl
Today to Tue 25 Oct, by distance closest first.
PYO Pumpkins Porthcawl
Picking Patch Porthcawl is back! With our renowned PYO pumpkins and Halloween crafts, join us this Autumn.
PYO Pumpkins is our favourite activity alongside getting lost in mazes.
Tycoch Farm
Pyle
Porthcawl CF33 4RR
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Sat 8 Oct, Sun 9 Oct, Sat 15 Oct, Sun 16 Oct, Fri 21 Oct to Sun 30 Oct
Premium
Burn and Mini Burn Adventure races
THE BURN Adventure Racing for adults either with adventure racing experience or a good level of fitness and navigation ability. For solos and teams of up to four.
Margam Park, Port Talbot, Wales SA13 2TJ
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Sat 8 Oct
Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story
Buddy has been enjoyed by millions of people around the world and tells the story of the tragically short life of Buddy Holly, who along with high-school friends the Crickets, turned Country music
The Princess Royal Theatre, Civic Centre, Port Talbot SA13 1PJ
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Today, Sat 1 Oct
Strong Enough - the ultimate tribute to Cher
Get ready for an unforgettable evening, celebrating the global superstar and great female icon that is Cher.
The Princess Royal Theatre, Civic Centre, Port Talbot SA13 1PJ
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Sat 15 Oct
Jim Davidson 'Not Yet Cancelled 2022 Tour'
More outrageous than ever!
Despite attempts by the woke minority to cancel one of Britain’s greatest comedians, Jim Davidson OBE continues to play to capacity audiences year after year.
The Princess Royal Theatre
Civic Centre
Port Talbot SA13 1PJ
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Tue 25 Oct
FREE taster session with the Pontyclun Rock Choir
If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can!
The Pontyclun Rock Choir is led by local vocal coach Stephanie Todd.
Pontyclun Rugby Club, Llantrisant Rd, Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan CF72 9DQ
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Mon 24 Oct, Mon 7 Nov, Mon 14 Nov, Mon 21 Nov, Mon 28 Nov
FREE taster session with the Mumbles Rock Choir
If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can!
The local The Mumbles choir is run by singer/pianist Dan Rogers.
Mumbles Methodist Church, Mumbles Road, The Mumbles SA3 4DH
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Sat 22 Oct, Sat 29 Oct, and more dates until Sat 3 Dec
ROH Live: Madama Butterfly
Set in 19th-century Japan, Puccini's heart-rending opera tells the tale of Cio-Cio-San, a young geisha who falls in love with an American naval officer –and pays the ultimate price.
Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
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Today
A Century of Sport - Book Launch
The book presents the story of a Century of Sport at Swansea University.
Written by Stan Addicott, the former Director of Sport and Physical Recreation at the University, charting the rise of...
Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
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Fri 30 Sep
Ralph McTell
Ralph McTell is touring his album ‘Hill of Beans’. Produced by the legendary Tony Visconti, it is Ralph’s first album of original material for 10 years.
Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
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Sat 1 Oct
RSC: Richard III
Set in 19th-century Japan, Puccini’s heart-rending opera tells the tale of Cio-Cio-San, a young geisha who falls in love with an American naval officer –and pays the ultimate price.
Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
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Mon 3 Oct
Queen of Glory (cert tbc)
‘Queen of Glory’ is the story of Sarah Obeng, the brilliant child of Ghanaian immigrants, who is quitting her Ivy League PhD program to follow her married lover to Ohio.
Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
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Tue 4 Oct
In My Craft – Raymond Antrobus
Raymond Antrobus MBE FRSL, is a multi-award winning poet, educator and spoken word artist, including, the Ted Hughes Award, the Sunday Times Young Writers Award and the Rathbones Folio prize.
Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
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Thu 6 Oct
The Feast (18)
An affluent family gathers at their lavish home in the Welsh mountains for a dinner party, hosting a local businessman and neighbouring farmer to broker a business deal to mine the surrounding
Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
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Mon 10 Oct
It Snows in Benidorm (15)
After being forced to retire, Peter, a man of routines and few joys, decides to go to Benidorm to visit his brother Daniel with whom he has little contact.
Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
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Tue 11 Oct
ROH Live: Aida
In this new production, director Robert Carsen situates Verdi’s large-scale political drama within a contemporary world, framing its power struggles and toxic jealousies in the apparatus of a modern,
Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
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Wed 12 Oct
James Wilton Dance - The Four Seasons
James Wilton Dance, one of Europe’s most in demand dance companies, presents The Four Seasons. Using Max Richter’s recomposed version of Vivaldi’s seminal work The Four Seasons James Wilton Dance has...
Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
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Thu 13 Oct
Angel
Angel is the legendary story of Rehana. In 2014 Kurdish families were fleeing Kobane to avoid the inevitable ISIS onslaught; Rehana stayed to fight and defend her town; as a sniper, she allegedly...
Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
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Fri 14 Oct
The Forgiven (Cert tbc)
The Forgiven takes place over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco and explores the reverberations of a random accident on the lives of both the local Muslims, and Western visitors to a
Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
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Mon 17 Oct
Exhibition on Screen: Hopper
Combined with expert interviews, diaries, and a startling visual reflection of American life, Hopper brings to life America’s arguably most influential artist.
Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, SA2 8PZ
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Tue 18 Oct