What's On and Things To Do Around Swansea

JUBILEE SOUL, SWANSEA Saturday 23rd June 2018 This event is in aid of Cancer Research UK #1089464 The Jubilee Club, 98 Herbert St, Pontardawe, Swansea SA8 4ED (01792-863142) Soul Music & Dancing from 7.00pm till Late (Bar open until 12.

The Killers. Artists performing: The Killers.

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. June’s theme is Books set in Africa / African authors. Booking required: call 02920 573600

Explore Classic Film screenings are held on the last Friday of the month and feature an introduction to the social and cultural context of each film. When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.

This event will be held over 3 days at 2 venues with Friday evening at Gower Inn Parkmill being a festival taster It will be our 3nd year celebrating this great instrument and its awesome community. You can expect quality artists, workshops,open mic sessions, jamming areas, singalongs, stalls and much more..

Walk with our rangers to discover the wonders of Worms Head, the tidal island at the far end of Rhossili. Booking Essential. Phone: 01792 390636. Yes. Dogs on leads welcome.

Breathtaking aerobatic displays over Swansea Bay, state-of-the-art aircraft and vintage planes from the past, will again be thrilling hundreds of thousands of visitors in the skies above Swansea.

The WNO Orchestra, under the direction of Conductor James Southall, will be joined by the gentlemen of the WNO Chorus in this enjoyable programme of operatic favourites, orchestral overtures and interludes, and the odd unknown gem too!

A fun evening with Classic Hits from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and Rock’n’Roll years and Music Quiz around 9.00pm. All your favourite songs and some great prizes, including meal voucher, drinks, CD’s and booby prize! From 7.30pm until late.

A lovely and friendly craft fair held in the Church hall at the back of the church, -open to all. A good selection of hand made crafts by local craft people.

Delicious fresh food and beautiful hand crafted goods, Marina Market takes place in Dylan Thomas Square, situated next to the Museum. Brought to you by the same people who organise the successful Uplands Market, it offers a wonderful array of stalls to browse on a Sunday in a great location.

Passionate about the coast' Join us on our beach cleaning challenge, tackling a different beach on the Gower coast every month. Our beach clean for July will be at Slade and Lucas Bay, we’ll be on the beach from 12pm, you can meet us there and join in anytime up to 3pm.

Enjoy a walk around Rhossili, discovering each season’s wildlife highlights, led by our Ranger. Meet outside the National Trust shop. Booking Not Needed.

Inventive Canadian comic GLENN WOOL, as seen on shows such as Russell Howard’s Good News, The John Oliver Show and Never Mind The Buzzcocks brings his highly critically acclaimed show Viva Forever to the Gwyn Hall as part of the Neath Comedy Festival. The show enjoyed a sell out run at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Join us for a free monthly movie - Ferdinand (U, 2017). A gentle bull named Ferdinand lives a happy life as the pet of a loving family in Spain, and prefers smelling flowers to fighting.

Shakespeare’s most enduringly popular comedy of love and intrigue, magic and mayhem is brought to life by family favourites Quantum Theatre in their wonderfully funny and exuberant production of the Shakespeare classic.

Dress up as something or someone magical or mystical, bring your teddy bear, and enjoy a fun-filled day of crafts and hands on activities.

The Smyths 'Unite and Take Over" Tour 2018 - The Best of The Smiths & Morrissey. Artists performing: The Smyths.: Tickets avaiable.

Once upon a time when you took a classic book from the shelf it always opened at the well-thumbed mucky bits… That’s all the excuse that’s needed for some outrageous stand-up literature.

Once upon a time when you took a classic book from the shelf it always opened at the well-thumbed mucky bits… That’s all the excuse that’s needed for some outrageous stand-up literature.

Join Bernard Lewis for this fascinating talk about Swansea’s past. Covering recruiting, conscientious objectors, enemy aliens and refugees, medical services, food rationing, and women’s roles in supporting the war effort. Organised by Historical Association Swansea Branch.

Explore Classic Film screenings are held on the last Friday of the month and feature an introduction to the social and cultural context of each film. Adapted from Raymond Chandler’s novel, this classic film noir features crackling dialogue along with Bogart and Bacall’s star power.

Come aboard for a swashbuckling event! Leave the scurvy landlubbers behind and set Course for a fun-filled week of pirate-themed events at The Gower Heritage Centre! Take to the seas of your imagination in our inter-active stories, but beware Davy Jones locker. train to be a Pirate.

Bringing the curtain down on another Neath Comedy Festival in raucous style will be the Neath Comedy Festival Cabaret Special. Featuring some of the brightest talents from the world of comedy, cabaret and burlesque.

Join us for a free monthly movie - Paddington 2 (PG, 2017). Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.

Why not join us this summer to share in some Victorian past-times. See how Victorian families spent time together and have a go at some traditional fun and games.

Have you got what it takes to graduate from the meanest, baddest school for swashbuckling scoundrels£ Sessions at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm. Booking required - call 02920 573600.

Calling all sea creatures, pirates and mermaids to join us for a sea-themed day of play! Featuring: Games Under the Sea arts & crafts Pirate Ship Circus Skills Play On Wheels play bus Messy play Music ...and much more! Fancy dress welcome! In partnership with The Children’s Play Team, Swansea.

Join Swansea’s Exist team at our special pop up Skatepark! Watch the pros in action then join the coaches for a super fun session to pick up some new tips and tricks. Suitable for all levels. Ages 7+. No need to bring a board as all equipment will be available free of charge. Sessions at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm.

Six tonnes of vintage and retro clothing at wholesale prices. Pay by weight at only £15 per kilo. Run by Preloved Kilo. FFI please visit: https://www.facebook.com/pg/prelovedkilo

No games Consoles or televisions here! Country Games day is packed full to the brim with traditional country games. Ranging from contorting your face in our gurning competition to the messy game of inky pinky.

Join the Wildlife Trust to go wild with the Sea Wales 7D augmented reality family experience featuring some of Wales’ epic marine wildlife and a virtual Dolphin Dive. Limited spaces – book on arrival.

Everyone knows St George has to do battle with the dragon, but what happens when the dragon simply won’t fight St George£ In this delightful new adaptation by Michael Whitmore, Quantum Theatre presents Kenneth Grahame’s The Reluctant Dragon, an enchanting tale of bravery, friendship and derring-do for all

Make a treasure map complete with real spices, and learn stories of exploration and exotic ingredients worth their weight in gold!

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.

Join award winning CBBC’s science communicator Jon Chase for hands-on experiments and demos to uncover a pirate’s science secrets! Age 7+. Sessions at 11:30am, 1:00pm & 3:00pm. Booking required - Call 02920 573600.

Passionate about the coast' Join us on our beach cleaning challenge, tackling a different beach on the Gower coast every month. In August we’ll be clearing the beach at Nicholaston, we’ll be on the beach from 12pm, you can meet us there and join in anytime up to 3pm.

Walk with our rangers to discover the wonders of Worms Head, the tidal island at the far end of Rhossili. Booking Essential. Phone: 01792 390636. Yes. Dogs on leads welcome.

Come rain or shine The Gower Heritage Centre will brings you all the fun of the beach. Meet Miranda the Mermaid and take an adventure in your imagination in our inter-active stories from the deep, with games, challenges and lots of activities along the way.

The Victorian tin workers may have dressed in leather aprons and caps, but the ladies of the house also had to "make do and mend" when it came to their attire. Don’t miss this chance to become a Victorian seamstress at our textile workshop.

Killing Dreams: The 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King and Robert F Kennedy. Join Dr Stephen McVeigh for his fascinating insight into this tragic period in modern American History. Organised by Historical Association Swansea Branch.

Travel back in time at The Gower Heritage Centre today and experience a day of Medieval Madness, where we will be putting the Gory back into the Gower, and having a whole lot of old fashioned fun! There will be lots to do for the whole family. Did you know that Mice were put on trial?

Swansea Speed Dating How speed dating in Swansea works A great event to go to is Speed Dating in Swansea. How it works is our friendly professional hosts will greet you and they will settle you in by briefly explaining the format of the Speed Dating evening.

Use your imagination to peek behind the blinds at Number 2 Waterfall Cottage to explore the home-life behind the workforce. Come and learn how to brighten up your home the good ol’ fashioned way by creating some hand-made traditional crafts at our Victorian home workshop. Booking not needed.

Ahoy there me hearties! Join us to go pirate crazy with Cutthroat Crafts, Swashbuckling Storytelling and much more including Knotty hands-on Fun, Fearsome Foes and Selfies with Captain Jack.

Explore Classic Film screenings are held on the last Friday of the month and feature an introduction to the social and cultural context of each film.

Try your hand at making some traditional sweet treats, learn how to make a "proper" cup of tea, take home some Victorian recipes to try or get green fingered learning how to grow your own garden. Booking not needed.

An Explore Classic Film session with an introduction to the social and cultural context of the film. The treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate captain Long John Silver.

Join us for a free monthly movie - The BFG (PG, 2016). Join us to see Roald Dahl’s enchanting tale. An orphan girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to giant country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

11.00am till late The annual Gower Bluegrass Festival attracts many bluegrass musicians from the South Wales area and also from further afield across the Severn Bridge.Open picking sessions and instrumental workshops.

Join us for free entry all weekend as part of Cadw’s ’Open Doors’ event, and discover what goes on behind the scenes to help keep this place special. Step into the lives of Victorian men, women and children who helped South Wales start an industrial revolution, shaping the world.

Join us for the bubbliest 5k run yet as we give you four bubble stations positioned around the course filled with frothy coloured foam. Run, walk or jog with friends, family, colleagues or even on your own through mountains of bubbles.

Nawr yr Arwr / Now the Hero is an epic, large-scale site-specific performance intertwining stories of conflict via a military offensive, a raucous wedding party, a protest dance and an ancient wake.

Nawr yr Arwr / Now the Hero is an epic, large-scale site-specific performance intertwining stories of conflict via a military offensive, a raucous wedding party, a protest dance and an ancient wake.

The Welsh Cheese and Cider Festival offers visitors a wide selection of locally produced, award winning cheese, cider and perry from Wales. There will also be stalls with locally produced chutneys, pickles and arts and crafts on offer.

We at the Gower Heritage Centre love Halloween so much that we have decided to dedicate the whole Half Term week to it! Join us from 10am - 5:30pm daily where you can enjoy a fun filled day of spooky activities! Join Magenta the witch at school for spooks for all things that go bump in the night!

Why not spend Halloween in one of the most haunted spots in Gower. The three nights are host to a spooky disco, dancing competitions, fancy dress competitions, scary story telling in our haunted mill cottage,spook school, swamp dip, halloween crafts and pumpkin carving (additional charge applies), bat hunts, ghost...

Join us for a Viking battle and lots more ...

Oas-is: Tickets avaiable.

When Stella sets off to visit London with her parents, Lord and Lady Saxby, she has no idea her life is in danger! Waking up three months later, only her Aunt Alberta can tell Stella what has happened.

The Gower Heritage Centre is celebrating in style with its very own Christmas Market featuring a range of local produce and crafts. Entry to the Gower Heritage Centre and the Christmas market will be free all weekend.

Bad Manners. Artists performing: BAD MANNERS.: Tickets avaiable.

Paul Carrack. Artists performing: Paul Carrack.: Tickets avaiable.

Skids + support. Artists performing: Skids.: Tickets avaiable.