Events Around Rhondda Cynon Taf

Think you have what it takes to become the next Poirot?. Real actors amongst you while trying to solve the crime. Come along & join in the fun Ad-Lib Productions are proud to begin 2019 by presenting a new Murder Mystery performance! Come along and test out your powers of deduction.

Merthyr Farmers Market is held from 10am to 2pm on the first and third Friday of the month in the pedestrianised town centre on the main High Street between HSBC Bank and WH Smith. Here at Merthyr Farmers Market we sell homegrown, homemade & handmade produce, produced by local people.

Token Women – March 16th This year, 2019, Token Women celebrate 30 years in the business of making joyful music to dance to. Known as the ‘Diva’s of the dance world’ there is simply nothing like them. This all female line up play Tuba.

A variety of arts & craft activities over the February half term week • Tuesday 26th Feb & Friday 1st March: Get ready for Earth Hour with Head4Arts – free drop-in origami and craft sessions inspired by nature. • Wednesday 27th Feb: Make a real Bees wax candle with the Queen Bee Honey Company.

Some animals worked underground at Big Pit helping the miners, others were not so welcome. Come and find out about the animals you might have found underground and in the surrounding area and make a craft to take home.

Join us to celebrate St David’s Day, wear your rugby shirt, your traditional Welsh costume or even dress as coal miner.

Riverside Real Food will be joining us once again for their monthly pop-up food market. A chance to support local food producers, pick up something delicious to take home and enjoy a visit to the Museum. Location: The market is held in the small grass car park area in front of the main entrance building.

This is a shorter version of our "Premium" Museum ghost walk, but with all its eerie atmosphere, history, legends and true ghost stories, and suitable for a slightly lower minimum age. A 90 minute evening ghost walk through St Fagans National Museum of History and into its historic buildings.

Explore St Fagans National History Museum from a completely different angle. Hear true tales of ghostly encounters in the historic buildings of this park. Also, hear of Welsh superstitions about death, mourning, and ghosts, and discover why Wales could be the world’s most haunted country!

It’s Half Term and we’re getting inspired by the Victorian era. Come and join us for some fun, family friendly activities: Monday 25 Feb- Thursday 28 Feb Take a guided tour and find out what life was like for children in the 19th Century (free) Play with some traditional toys (free) Make your own peg doll to take...

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales cares for thousands of objects, documents, images and sound recordings in its collections and archives. These themed free sessions led by the Museum’s curators and archivists will take a closer look at the objects and uncover the many stories they can tell.

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales is hosting its inaugural St David’s Day Gala Dinner and we would be delighted if you would join us at this exciting event.

Free Half Term Fun at Cwmbran Centre Cwmbran Centre is heading off on an adventure around the world this February half term and they are looking for intrepid explorers to join them along the way!

Calling all adventure lovers! The award winning Kendal Mountain Festival is back on the road with its UK Tour. We’ll be Chapter on 16th February 2019. Join us to watch the world’s best adventure films including Ar Gefn Y Ddraig (Riding The Dragon).

How do you know when you have crossed the line£ Would you even know that you had crossed the line£ Mick Evans has a problem. Well, a few problems really.

A concert provided by students of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. The students will play a variety of musical instruments and pieces in either the Main Hall or one of the beautiful art galleries. There’s no need to book, just come along and listen on the day.

Starring Jake Canuso (Mateo), Janine Duvitski (Jacqueline), Sherrie Hewson (Joyce Temple-Savage), Shelley Longworth (Sam), Tony Maudsley (Kenneth) and featuring Neptune’s very own Asa Elliott, the official world premiere of Derren Litten’s smash-hit ITV comedy BENIDORM is set to bring sunshine and smiles

A varied and atmospheric lunchtime treat, with three masterpieces from American masters of the 20th Century.

Explore the Castle’s history from a completely different angle: through tales of ghostly encounters from times gone past to the present day.

Scottish folk pioneers Lau return with their first new music since 2015’s ‘The Bell That Never Rang’. Premiering at Edinburgh International Festival August 18 2018 - at one of their now legendary self curated Lau-Land events.

The Dunraven Wales Young Singer of the Year is a competition open to Welsh singers between 11 and 30, studying classical singing on a full or part time basis. Hosted by the Maesteg Gleemen Male Voice Choir, the competition expects to attract singers from all over the UK.

Following record-breaking seasons at Halloween and Christmas, Cardiff Castle’s Underground Cinema re-opens just in time for awards season and half term! Experience classic films in the castle’s historic undercroft. See website for film details/times and for booking..

A hilarious high-energy musical whodunit, Murder For Two is a madcap murder mystery with a twist. Two actors play thirteen characters… and the piano in this acclaimed new musical. A loving homage to the canon of murder mystery plays, Murder For Two is a hysterical blend of music, mayhem and murder.

Royal Welsh College Chamber Orchestra: David Jones & Christopher Holley conductors. Something in the Mist is a prize-winning work created by Royal Welsh College composer Jasper Dommet, its alternating moods and colours perfectly set the scene for another Royal Welsh College star Isaac Shieh, winner of the 2018 RWCMD...

To mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death National Museum Cardiff will be displaying twelve of his greatest drawings as part of #Leonardo500 – a national celebration of this extraordinary artist.