Events Around Rhondda Cynon Taf

Rod Woodward - I’m not being funny but... Award-winning Welsh comedian Rod Woodward takes to the road again in Spring following his invitation to repeat his barnstorming performance at the Royal Variety Performance 2018.

Earth Hour is the world’s biggest switch off event – it gives a powerful voice to people everywhere who want to put the world on the path to recovery.

The Spread the Word Literature Festival is the largest children’s festival to celebrate World Book Day in the UK. The event, organised by The Stephens & George Trust, hosted over 4500 school children in 2018 with even more set to attend this year.

Join Glyn Evans on this one day course to improve your photography skills in the gorgeous surrounds of Dyffryn Gardens. This course is aimed at amateurs who are familiar with their camera but would like to learn how to get the best out of them.

Get a little closer to our gardens with a volunteer-led tour. Hear about the gardens’ history and Reginald Cory who designed them whilst following a route designed to take in all the seasonal highlights. Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

Join artist, Debbie Devauden, on a one day botanical art course and learn how to draw subjects from our beautiful gardens. Artist, Debbie Devauden, will be running workshops throughout the year in Dyffryn.

SOLD OUT. Celebrate Mother’s Day with delicious sandwiches and homemade cakes in the Morning Room of Dyffryn House. Treat your mum to a special afternoon tea in the beautiful setting of Dyffryn House. Enjoy tasty treats in the Morning Room whilst looking out at the magnificent Edwardian gardens.

Get a little closer to our gardens with a volunteer-led tour. Hear about the gardens’ history and Reginald Cory who designed them whilst following a route designed to take in all the seasonal highlights. Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

Bunny has been up to his old tricks again! He has hidden his precious chocolate from us and it’s up to you to follow the clues in the gardens to help us find it! Normal admission charges also apply. Hunt high and low all over our gardens to find the clues that will lead you to your chocolate prize.

Do you have the courage and cunning to become a legendary Plant Hunter' Grab your wits and your muddy boots as you set off on an adventure through the evolving woodland of our arboretum to complete our special expedition over the Easter holidays.

Join our resident Arborist, Rory Ambrose, on a walk around the Arboretum and gardens. He’ll explain the work that we are doing to care for our interesting and rare specimens and the latest news from our Arboretum Revival plan. The walk will last 90 minutes and cover a large part of the gardens.

Spellbinding storytellers perform their kaleidoscopic fairytale. A young prince falls endlessly down through the darkness. In a field of giant poppies, a beautiful old woman is trapped in a cottage nestled in a huge claw.

Award-winning Welsh comedian Rod Woodward takes to the road again in Spring following his invitation to repeat his barnstorming performance at the Royal Variety Performance 2018.

Enjoy an evening out whilst helping us raise funds towards placing a defibrillator in the village centre. Tickets are £25 each which includes a 3 course meal, comedy and a disco into the evening.

Castell Coch’s Secret Sentiments - come and discover the hidden meanings in the castle’s decorated rooms. Make a beautiful Mother’s Day card, using the secret Victorian language of flowers to convey your sentiments. Small charge applies to card making activity. 11.00 – 16.00 drop in activity.

Imaginary ‘Squatters’ take over Castell Coch, as international artist Laura Ford riffs on the castle’s fabled past. Cadw presents an exhibition of new works by Laura Ford in partnership with gallery/ten in Spring 2019.

Mother’s Day treat at the Brecon Mountain Railway! Come join us at Brecon Mountain Railway on Mother’s Day. As a treat for all the special mothers, why not book a Cream Tea to enjoy either before or after you’ve enjoyed the beautiful views from our Steam Locomotive.

Daytime - Range of fun activities including Planetarium Shows, Presentations, Telescopes, Space images, Models. Evening talk by Martin Griffiths Director of the Brecon Beacons Observatory- Contact with ET what are the consequences?

Activities to keep all the family occupied this Easter. • Easter Craft Workshops 16th & 17th and 23rd & 24th April (£1 each per craft activity) • Story & Craft in Library Thursday 18th & 25th April at 2.30pm. Free entry, pre-booking required. • Easter Egg Hunt every day - £1 entry

Lionel Fanthorpe will visit to Cardiff Metropolitan University on 21 March. He’ll discuss his work, his legacy and his mind-bending powers of imaginative speculation to celebrate the inauguration of The Lionel Fanthorpe Archive at Cardiff Metropolitan University library.

A weekend dedicated to giving you a taster for the railway, we will have representatives from all departments on hand to answer questions and show you around the site and railway. We plan to have one steam and one diesel locomotive in use. With trains running on our normal 4 train timetable.

These friendly, informal sessions are a place to work on your own projects, share ideas and pick up some handy tips. Quilter Samantha Jones will be on hand to help you get started or with any tricky stitching problems. You are welcome to hand sew, to bring your own sewing machine, or borrow one of ours.

Come and spend a morning in the inspirational setting of St Fagans Gardens learning more about what to do in your garden this season. There’ll be practical demonstrations and a chance to get hands on yourself with some seasonal tasks.

This one day course is a chance to try your hand at the craft of basket making in the inspirational setting of Gweithdy, the Museum’s brand new workshop and gallery celebrating the skills of makers past and present.

This course is a simple foraging walk where we hope to be able to identify a selection of edible and poisonous Spring shoots, plants, flowers and hopefully some wild mushrooms :). We will meet at the Castle Street entrance to the park beside the Pettigrew Tea Rooms at 12pm.