Things to do in Cardiff today and this weekend

See Cardiff Castle, walk the Bay past the Wales Millennium Centre and the Pierhead Building, visit the free National Museum Cardiff and St Fagans, and catch a match or a gig at the Principality Stadium or the Utilita Arena. The page lists what is on at each of them next.

This page lists what is on in Cardiff today and this weekend, from shows at the New Theatre, the Sherman and the Wales Millennium Centre to gigs at Clwb Ifor Bach and the Tramshed and big nights at the Utilita Arena.

Go indoors: the National Museum Cardiff, Cardiff Market, the Pierhead Building and the Wales Millennium Centre are all under cover, and Castell Coch has a richly decorated interior. The rainy-day page lists them with what is on there next.

Yes. The National Museum Cardiff and St Fagans National Museum of History are free, Chapter's gallery has free entry, and in winter the Winter Wonderland site on City Hall Lawn is free to enter (you pay for the rides and the ice rink). The page's year strip shows when it runs. The free page lists the events of the next 30 days that cost nothing.

Cardiff's Christmas events usually start in mid-November, when the city-centre lights come on, and run until just before or just after Christmas. Winter Wonderland, the Christmas market and the Christmas at Bute Park light trail each have their own dates, which the page's year strip shows once they are set.

Wales play their home Six Nations matches at the Principality Stadium in February and March, and host autumn internationals there in November. The page's year strip lists the next ones as they are set.

Pride Cymru is a two-day festival in Cardiff in June. The next one is on 12 and 13 June 2027 in and around Coopers Field and Cardiff Castle. Saturday has the parade and the main stage; Sunday is calmer, with a quiet hour in the morning.

Clwb Ifor Bach on Womanby Street is the city's live music venue and nightclub, the Tramshed on Clare Road takes touring bands, and the Utilita Arena books the biggest acts. The Wales Millennium Centre has concerts and opera. St David's Hall, the national concert hall, has been closed for roof repairs, so check its own site before you plan around it.

Yes. The castle, the Bay and two free national museums fill a weekend, and a match, a show or a gig on top makes it a good one.

No. St David's Hall has been closed since September 2023 while its roof is replaced. Academy Music Group is to run it once it reopens, which the council has pointed to for 2027 without a confirmed date, so check the hall's own site before you plan around it.

The Cardiff Half Marathon is run on a Sunday in early October. The next one is on Sunday 3 October 2027.