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Easter Fun
Down the Rabbit Hole with Real Tea! Tea Party with Alice and the Mad Hatter! Book on for this very special Easter treat! A special party with Alice and the Mad Hatter with real tea, cakes, sandwiches and more! Have a chatter with the Hatter! Play some games. And have a sing and a dance with Alice.
Gower Heritage Centre Parkmill, Gower
Today to Sun 28 Apr
The Climbing Hangar Swansea
With bouldering’s popularity continuing to climb in the UK, The Climbing Hangar is opening the first dedicated bouldering centre in Swansea on the 4th April 2019.
Unit 3, Castell Close, Swansea Enterprise Park, Swansea
Today to Fri 31 May
Make a cloud in a Jam Jar & other cool experiments
Join award winning CBBC science communicator Jon Chase as delves in to the mysteries of other cool weather phenomenon and explains the secret of making a cloud in a jam jar! Age 7+.
National Waterfront Museum Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea
Today
Charlie Landsborough - The Farewell Tour
In 2019, UK Country Music legend Charlie Landsborough plans to retire from touring to concentrate on writing and recording music. Before his retirement Charlie will be embarking on an extended tour of Britain including a date at Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall.
Brangwyn Hall The Guildhall, Swansea
Fri 26 Apr 19
Museum Matinée: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Museum Matinées explore classic films on the last Friday of each month and feature an introduction to the social and cultural context of each film. A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.
National Waterfront Museum Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea
Fri 26 Apr 19
Knight School
Step back in time at Oystermouth Castle and join re-enactment group Gwerin y Gwyr (People of Gower) for some demonstrations of what life might have been like in mediaeval times at Oystermouth Castle.
Oystermouth Castle Castle Avenue, Mumbles, Swansea
Sat 27 Apr 19
Sid Kidwell Memorial Lecture – Swansea
Join author and historian Gerald Gabb, as he looks back on Swansea, the Little Town by the Tawe. In association with the Historical Association, Swansea Branch.
National Waterfront Museum Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea
Sat 27 Apr 19
Easter Holiday Movie: Incredibles 2 (2018)
Enjoy an Easter movie for free. Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left at home to take care of the kids while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world. Bob struggles at home with a withdrawn daughter a son having trouble at school and a baby with every super power imaginable.
National Waterfront Museum Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea
Sun 28 Apr 19
Rhossili and South Gower Coast - Rhossili Down Walk
Discover the secrets of Rhossili Down, the highest point on Gower. A interesting walk with great views at every stop. Booking Essential. Phone: 01792 390636. Dogs on leads welcome.
Rhossili and South Gower Coast
Sun 28 Apr 19
Welsh Factor Talent Competition 1st Round Heat
Wales Premier Talent Competition invites all talented people of all disciplines to take part by entering this 10th Anniversary of the project.
New Lodge Independent Club, Alexandria Road, Gorseinon, Swansea
Mon 29 Apr 19
Swansea Pride 2019!
Got plans for the May Day Bank Holiday weekend? May the Fourth be with you for this year’s spectacular Swansea Pride which will be hosted on Saturday 4th May 2019!
This day promises to be a real highlight of the Swansea calendar as the friendliest South Wales city celebrates its 50th anniversary as a city.
City and County of Swansea
Tue 30 Apr 19 to Sat 4 May
Swansea Pride
Swansea Pride promises to be a real highlight of the Swansea calendar as the friendliest South Wales city celebrates its 50th anniversary as a city. This year’s innovative Swansea Pride celebration has something for everyone with a lead up of a pop-up events in the run up to the big day itself.
Swansea South Wales
Tue 30 Apr 19 to Sun 5 May
Swansea Pride Hits The Dancefloor!
This promises to be a first of its kind for Swansea as part of the 2019 Swansea Pride celebration! Guests will be welcomed with a complimentary glass of Pride inspired fizz into the Brangwyn Hall Swansea for an evening of fun foxtrotting frolics and fab-u-lous flamenco!
Brangwyn Hall The Guildhall, Swansea
Thu 2 May 19
Swansea Pride
One of the highlights of the Swansea year, Pride returns in all its rainbow glory. Follow the Pride parade through Swansea finishing back at the Museum for a fun, friendly and inclusive event for all.
National Waterfront Museum Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea
Sat 4 May 19
Swansea Street Food Festival
May 4th-6th 2019 will see Street Food Warehouse return for a third year to Museum Park Swansea for a glorious bank holiday weekend of fantastic fresh food and delicious drinks.
Museum Park,
Swansea
Sat 4 May 19 to Mon 6 May
The Gower Cheese & Cider Festival
In October the apples were harvested, scrattered, and the juice put into barrels to ferment. Now is the time to taste this traditional beverage! And what better way than to pair our local ciders with our amazing welsh cheeses!
Gower Heritage Centre Parkmill, Gower
Sat 4 May 19 to Mon 6 May
Wing of Wales Falconry
Experience birds of prey up close and personal. Spend the day with “ Wings of Wales Falconry”, learn about the history of hawking and see the birds in flight. Are you brave enough to handle a bird on a glove£ See them in glorious flight, and learn about falconry.
Oxwich Castle (Cadw) Oxwich, Swansea
Sun 5 May 19 and Mon 6 May
Pennard, Pwll Du and Bishopston Valley - International Dawn Chorus Event
Join us to celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day. We’ve two walks to chose from - one starting at 5.10am, and a later one starting at 9am Meet at National Trust car park, Southgate, Pennard (SS554873). Booking advisable as spaces are limited. Booking Advisable.
Pennard, Pwll Du and Bishopston Valley
Sun 5 May 19
Explore Books
A book club with a difference! No need to read the books in advance just come along for a discussion. With set themes and authors this is a chance to discover different books that you might be inspired to go on and read. The theme for Spring is Biographies.
National Waterfront Museum Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea
Tue 30 Apr, Tue 7 May, Tue 14 May, Tue 21 May
Rhossili and South Gower Coast - Wildlife Walk at Rhossili
Enjoy a walk around Rhossili, discovering each season’s wildlife highlights, led by our Area Ranger. Meet outside the National Trust shop. Booking Not Needed.
Rhossili and South Gower Coast
Wed 8 May 19
Sara Trickey and Daniel Tong
Soloists and chamber musicians in their own right, both appearing regularly at major venues and festivals around the UK, Sara Trickey and Daniel Tong will perform a programme of works by Mozart, Schubert and Fauré.
The Great Hall Swansea University, Fabian Way , Crymlyn Burrows, Swansea
Wed 8 May 19
Swansea University Postgraduate Information Evening
This is an informal evening event offering the chance to find out more about postgraduate study at Swansea University. Staff from each of our 7 Academic Colleges will be on hand to discuss postgraduate taught and research course options.
Taliesin Create, Singleton Park Campus, Swansea University, Swansea
Thu 9 May 19
BBC NOW: Jac van Steen conducts Mozart
BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Beethoven and Bartók match each other in visceral energy in the first half. Beethoven’s overture is driven by the internal conflict and grand struggle of its Shakespearean hero, while Bartók, undimmed by illness and exile, displays his passion for his homeland and the Old World.
Brangwyn Hall The Guildhall, Swansea
Fri 10 May 19
Swansea, the Riverside Town
It is hard to believe that the land where the National Waterfront Museum is today was part of the windswept seashore common land where the burgesses allowed their pigs and geese to graze. For about 700 years Swansea hardly spread beyond its medieval walls.
National Waterfront Museum Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea
Sat 11 May 19
Mumbles Local Produce Market
Mumbles Local Produce Market takes place on the second Saturday of the month from 9am to 1pm at the Dairy Car Park, Mumbles Road, Mumbles SA3 4BX. A produce market with an enticing range of stalls that offer a broad range of locally produced goodies.
Mumbles Swansea
Sat 11 May, Sat 8 Jun