Swansea Events

New Dylan Thomas events brochure out for January - April

Join us for the start of the 14th annual Dylan Thomas Festival tomorrow with a talk by Antony Penrose on Lee Miller’s Visiting Picasso exhibition.  On Friday bring your family and listen to Antony give a hilarious and entertaining story of his life around Picasso including how he once bit him!

With events and activities going on every day up until the 9 November there will be something that every Dylan Thomas enthusiast will enjoy.

The Dylan Thomas Centre have arranged a second reading by poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy after  extraordinary demand for the original performance meant that it sold out in a matter of days.

So, there will now be 2 performances on the same day, Friday 9 December at 4.30pm and 7.30pm.  If you were unlucky enough not to be able to purchase tickets for the original 7.30pm performance then you can now get your hands on the earlier, 4.30pm, performance.

Tickets at the Dylan Thomas Centre are £12 standard or £8 concessions, and can be bought by ringing the box office on 01792 463 980.

Famous novelist Sarah Waters is appearing at this year's festival, along with a huge variety of talks, poetry workshops and an exhibition of Lee Miller's photographs of Picasso.

Tickets are available from the Dylan Thomas Centre on 01792 463980 or online at Ticketsource (a small booking fee applies. 

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Brian Turner, and award winning American soldier poet will read at the Dylan Thomas Centre on Thursday 23 June.

His poem 'The Hurt Locker' provided the inspiration for the award winning film, and now Turner will be reading "Here, Bullet", a harrowing account of the Iraq war and 'Phantom Noise' which looks at dealing with the traumatic aftermath of the war.

Tickets are available by calling the Dylan Thomas Centre.

Swansea City footballer Angel Rangel and gold medal winner Jamie Baulch will be at the Dylan Thomas Centre for World Book Day on Thursday 3 March, for part of St David's Week 2011 in Swansea.

Tickets are free, so join us and meet these stars who will also be signing copies of their books.  Other titles available include books by John Hartson, Terry Jones, Mefin Davies and Alison Stokes.

Drop in to the Dylan Thomas Centre to see a series of drawings by artist Dodie Masterman of Dylan Thomas.

Some have Dylan's doodles on them and one of the sketches clearly shows Dylan's signature, which he has incorporated into the drawing itself. 

Dodie's son Fairless Masterman has loaned the sketches and they can be seen during the Dylan Thomas Festival and beyond, as part of the exhibition about Dylan.

The Dylan Thomas Festival takes place each year from 27 October - 9 November (Dylan's birth and death dates). 

Have a look at  the brochure below to see what's on offer, and if you'd like to know more about Swansea's famous son, his friends, family and his poetry then visit www.dylanthomas.com

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The new events brochure which lists the Dylan Thomas Centre events and talks from May - August is now available in Council venues.  Have a look at it below -

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Want to know what's going on in and around Swansea?  Up and coming events, activities for children, theatre and music or something else? 

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The 12th annual Dylan Thomas Festival kicks off on 26 October with Dannie Abse and Peter Finch, there will also be conversation with Swansea's very own Cerys Matthews on Dylan's birthday (27 October), plus a live show with the Welsh sensation on the same day at 7.30pm. 

With events and activities going on every day up until the 9 November, there will be something that every Dylan Thomas fan will enjoy.

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery- free children's art workshops, the Swansea Open 2009 and Mark Wallinger Curates : The Russian Linesman exhibition.

Swansea Museum - Crime and Punishment exhibition and comic workshops.

Dylan Thomas Centre - 'Man and Myth' exhibition, dedicated to the life of Dylan Thomas.

Discover Swansea this august. 

With the recession hitting us all hard, Swansea Bay Summer Festival have come up with 20 free activities this summer.

From sport and music to arts and culture, there are plenty of ideas for you to fill the summer holidays.

There are many of cultural events to Discover in Swansea during July. Starting tomorrow, 18 July, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery introduces 'Mark Wallinger - The Russian Lineman'.

Swansea Museum lets you discover the darker elements of their past in the 'Crime and Punishment' exhibition, while also presenting the 'Classic Motorcycle Show' on 26 July in the Dylan Thomas Square. 'Man and Myth' at the

Dylan Thomas Centre and the 40th anniversary of Swansea being granted city status with West Glamorgan Archives are also on show this month.

To celebrate the St David's Week festival in Swansea, head chef of the Dylan Thomas Centre, Gabrielle Caruso, has created a 4-course menu using the finest in Welsh cuisine, to create this wonderful Welsh Gourmet Night.

The evening takes place on Wednesday 25 February and booking is essential, so make sure you get your booking in asap.

View the full menu, plus check out the whole range of events and activities taking place throughout Saint David's Week.

We've added some photos onto Flickr so that you can see what you'll find in the Dylan Thomas Centre.  They've got a cosy cafe and bookshop, permanent Dylan Thomas exhibition and loads of conference space.

As well as all that, the restaurant serves wonderful food and you can get lovely bar meals too.  Regular talks, films and events are held in the centre too.

The Dylan Thomas Centreare holding a "Join a Party" night on Saturday December 13th.  So, whether you are out with your work colleagues or catching up with friends, you can get yourself in the Christmas spirit with a three course Christmas dinner, disco and bar until midnight.

Wondering where to book your Christmas dinner this year?  Then why not treat yourself to one of the mouthwatering Christmas dinner's on offer at the Dylan Thomas Centre, for only £20pp.

There is also a small parties evening on Saturday 13th December, with a three course dinner and disco for £20pp.  Visit the Dylan Thomas Centre for more information. 

Dylan Thomas Festival starts on Thursday

Join us for the start of the 14th annual Dylan Thomas Festival tomorrow with a talk by Antony Penrose on Lee Miller’s Visiting Picasso exhibition.  On Friday bring your family and listen to Antony give a hilarious and entertaining story of his life around Picasso including how he once bit him!

With events and activities going on every day up until the 9 November there will be something that every Dylan Thomas enthusiast will enjoy.

Extra reading by Carol Ann Duffy at the Dylan Thomas Centre after first performance sells out

The Dylan Thomas Centre have arranged a second reading by poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy after  extraordinary demand for the original performance meant that it sold out in a matter of days.

So, there will now be 2 performances on the same day, Friday 9 December at 4.30pm and 7.30pm.  If you were unlucky enough not to be able to purchase tickets for the original 7.30pm performance then you can now get your hands on the earlier, 4.30pm, performance.

Tickets at the Dylan Thomas Centre are £12 standard or £8 concessions, and can be bought by ringing the box office on 01792 463 980.

The Dylan Thomas Festival 2011 tickets are now on sale

Famous novelist Sarah Waters is appearing at this year's festival, along with a huge variety of talks, poetry workshops and an exhibition of Lee Miller's photographs of Picasso.

Tickets are available from the Dylan Thomas Centre on 01792 463980 or online at Ticketsource (a small booking fee applies. 

Open publication - Free publishing - More dylan thomas

Award-winning American Poet at Dylan Thomas Centre

Brian Turner, and award winning American soldier poet will read at the Dylan Thomas Centre on Thursday 23 June.

His poem 'The Hurt Locker' provided the inspiration for the award winning film, and now Turner will be reading "Here, Bullet", a harrowing account of the Iraq war and 'Phantom Noise' which looks at dealing with the traumatic aftermath of the war.

Tickets are available by calling the Dylan Thomas Centre.

New Dylan Thomas events brochure out for May - August

Swans star Angel Rangel and athlete Jamie Baulch join us for World Book Day

Swansea City footballer Angel Rangel and gold medal winner Jamie Baulch will be at the Dylan Thomas Centre for World Book Day on Thursday 3 March, for part of St David's Week 2011 in Swansea.

Tickets are free, so join us and meet these stars who will also be signing copies of their books.  Other titles available include books by John Hartson, Terry Jones, Mefin Davies and Alison Stokes.

New Dylan Thomas Centre events brochure is out now

Dylan Thomas sketches on view at the Dylan Thomas Centre

Drop in to the Dylan Thomas Centre to see a series of drawings by artist Dodie Masterman of Dylan Thomas.

Some have Dylan's doodles on them and one of the sketches clearly shows Dylan's signature, which he has incorporated into the drawing itself. 

Dodie's son Fairless Masterman has loaned the sketches and they can be seen during the Dylan Thomas Festival and beyond, as part of the exhibition about Dylan.

The 2010 Dylan Thomas Festival brochure is out this week

The Dylan Thomas Festival takes place each year from 27 October - 9 November (Dylan's birth and death dates). 

Have a look at  the brochure below to see what's on offer, and if you'd like to know more about Swansea's famous son, his friends, family and his poetry then visit www.dylanthomas.com

Open publication - Free publishing - More swansea

New events brochure for the Dylan Thomas Centre

The new events brochure which lists the Dylan Thomas Centre events and talks from May - August is now available in Council venues.  Have a look at it below -

Open publication - Free publishing - More swansea

Free email alerts

Want to know what's going on in and around Swansea?  Up and coming events, activities for children, theatre and music or something else? 

Then sign up to our free My Swansea email alerts.

The Dylan Thomas Festival, 26 October - 9 November

The 12th annual Dylan Thomas Festival kicks off on 26 October with Dannie Abse and Peter Finch, there will also be conversation with Swansea's very own Cerys Matthews on Dylan's birthday (27 October), plus a live show with the Welsh sensation on the same day at 7.30pm. 

With events and activities going on every day up until the 9 November, there will be something that every Dylan Thomas fan will enjoy.

Discover Swansea this August

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery- free children's art workshops, the Swansea Open 2009 and Mark Wallinger Curates : The Russian Linesman exhibition.

Swansea Museum - Crime and Punishment exhibition and comic workshops.

Dylan Thomas Centre - 'Man and Myth' exhibition, dedicated to the life of Dylan Thomas.

Discover Swansea this august. 

Top 20 free activities this Summer

With the recession hitting us all hard, Swansea Bay Summer Festival have come up with 20 free activities this summer.

From sport and music to arts and culture, there are plenty of ideas for you to fill the summer holidays.

Discover Swansea in July

There are many of cultural events to Discover in Swansea during July. Starting tomorrow, 18 July, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery introduces 'Mark Wallinger - The Russian Lineman'.

Swansea Museum lets you discover the darker elements of their past in the 'Crime and Punishment' exhibition, while also presenting the 'Classic Motorcycle Show' on 26 July in the Dylan Thomas Square. 'Man and Myth' at the

Dylan Thomas Centre and the 40th anniversary of Swansea being granted city status with West Glamorgan Archives are also on show this month.

Gourmet Night at the Dylan Thomas Centre

To celebrate the St David's Week festival in Swansea, head chef of the Dylan Thomas Centre, Gabrielle Caruso, has created a 4-course menu using the finest in Welsh cuisine, to create this wonderful Welsh Gourmet Night.

The evening takes place on Wednesday 25 February and booking is essential, so make sure you get your booking in asap.

View the full menu, plus check out the whole range of events and activities taking place throughout Saint David's Week.

Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea

We've added some photos onto Flickr so that you can see what you'll find in the Dylan Thomas Centre.  They've got a cosy cafe and bookshop, permanent Dylan Thomas exhibition and loads of conference space.

As well as all that, the restaurant serves wonderful food and you can get lovely bar meals too.  Regular talks, films and events are held in the centre too.

Join a Christmas Party at the Dylan Thomas Centre

The Dylan Thomas Centreare holding a "Join a Party" night on Saturday December 13th.  So, whether you are out with your work colleagues or catching up with friends, you can get yourself in the Christmas spirit with a three course Christmas dinner, disco and bar until midnight.

Christmas Menu at the Dylan Thomas Centre

Wondering where to book your Christmas dinner this year?  Then why not treat yourself to one of the mouthwatering Christmas dinner's on offer at the Dylan Thomas Centre, for only £20pp.

There is also a small parties evening on Saturday 13th December, with a three course dinner and disco for £20pp.  Visit the Dylan Thomas Centre for more information.