Events Around Rhondda Cynon Taf

The Younger Members of Ad-Lib Productions are excited to announce and proudly present their 2018 Pantomime Jack And The Beanstalk. Taking place at Merthyr Conservative Club, Masonic St, Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8DW Tickets are just £4.50 Adults and £3.

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.

Discover our brand new Christmas trail, explore our gardens and see 12 alternative Christmas trees, each one telling a different part of Dyffryn’s story. We’re celebrating the history of the Dyffryn Gardens estate with unusual and unique Christmas trees.

As we enter the Christmas season, why not enjoy some FREE family fun time and bring the children along to make an extra special festive lantern ready for the River of Light Lantern Parade through Caerphilly Town Centre on Thursday 20th December.

Join our drop-in workshop to turn oranges, cloves, gilded pine cones, cinnamon sticks and ribbons into a festive scented swag or fragrant pomander. All natural materials will be supplied. A small charge will apply for the decorative materials.

Visit Santa this Christmas and ride the railway to Santa’s grotto - the perfect experience for families with children. All children and adults receive a present from Santa. Mulled wine and mince pies are served to the adults.

Santa has lost his reindeer in Bryngarw - can you help find them£ Collect your map from the visitor centre, along with your bag of reindeer food and then head out onto the trail to find the lost reindeer. Collect a sticker for each reindeer before heading back to write/post a letter to Santa!

You will enjoy a train ride to Blaenavon High Level, where, next to a roaring fire, you will meet the big man himself in the station grotto! The train will return to Furnace Sidings following a non-stop run (through Furnace Sidings) to Whistle Inn.

Join us for breakfast or brunch with Mother Christmas, visit the elves workshop to make a Christmas decoration or a toy to take home. There’ll be a chance for a photograph with Mother Christmas and a present for every child.

Be amazed as Father Christmas arrives at Pit Top at 10.30am, travelling 300ft UP from underground on his way to Lapland. Once he’s arrived (and found his elves!) there’ll be an opportunity to visit him in his cottage, from 11am-1pm and 1.30pm-4pm, and tell him what’s on your Christmas list.

Ever wanted to try your hand at the art of blacksmithing OR looking for a unique Christmas present for someone this year£ Well, we might have the ideal experience for you at Big Pit! Come and join Len, our Pit Blacksmith for a special hands-on experience in the Forge.

This year, Cwmbran Centre customers can expect a festive period like never before, for the Centre is being transformed into a unique magical winter wonderland which will play host to a whole range of festive fun for the whole family.

Clarissa has been a celebrity for as long as she can remember. Mae Clarissa wedi bod yn enwog cyhyd ag y gall hi gofio. This new play by Notional Theatre blurs the boundaries between theatrical and cinematic forms. CLARISSA!

Cardiff Sinfonietta is joined by acclaimed Italian pianist, Emilio Aversano, for a spectacle not to be missed, a Piano Marathon, featuring not one, not two, but three piano concertos! Emilio will play, Mozart K488, Schubert, Wanderer Fantasy arr. by Liszt and Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1.

The Kinetic Theatre Company are delighted to return to the RWCMD with ’The Addams Family The Musical’, hot off their previous successes of Chorus Line, Legally Blonde & Footloose. The Addams Family features an original story, infectious toe tapping music, comedy and it’s every father’s nightmare.

Alexander O'Neal. Artists performing: Alexander O'Neal.: Tickets avaiable.

The Vale of Glamorgan Farmers market at Cowbridge is normally held on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of every month (except Deceber & January) at Arthur John’s Car Park, 43 High Street, Cowbridge CF71 7AB.

Join us for a celebration of the talent of Caerphilly Youth Music, featuring ensembles and choirs from throughout the county. They perform a wide variety of Christmas music from Big Band, Rock Band, Choirs and Orchestras.

Please bring your voice to support this annual family Christmas concert in aid of The Noah’s Ark Appeal. An evening of Christmas music featuring: Jane Watts – Organ The Brass ensemble of the Welsh Guards Massed Welsh Hospitals Choir Guest Artist A local Primary School Conducted by David J Davies.

Back by popular demand and following sell-out performances across the globe, The Definitive Rat Pack brings you an evening of festive classics, including White Christmas, Baby It’s Cold Outside, The Christmas Song and Let It Snow, plus all-time favourites including I’ve Got You Under My Skin, That’s Amore, Mr

BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales 2018-19. BBC Wales’ annual festive concert returns to St David’s Hall with a selection of popular carols, readings by BBC Wales presenters and a massed choir of primary school pupils.

This special performance from the Tiddly Prom team brings Bert, Cherry and many of their musical friends back together for fun and frivolity.

The Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia. Protected from the outside world by Father Frost, the exquisite Snow Maiden plays innocently amongst the dancing snowflakes in the enchanted Land of Frost.

The Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia. This most famous of fantasy ballets for all the family begins as night falls on Christmas Eve. As snowflakes fall outside, the warm glow of the open fire sends flickering shadows across the boughs of the Christmas tree and all the presents beneath.

The Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia. The greatest romantic ballet of all time is brought to life by Tchaikovsky’s haunting and unforgettable score.