Swansea Events

Have a look at events with a green theme taking place in Swansea

Here's the new brochure from the council's Nature Conservation Team - it features lots of outdoor events like walks, local produce markets and activities at Swansea's Community Farm.

 

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Get some Love In The City Centre tomorrow 12 Feb with music and free heart shaped Welsh cakes

There's a Valentine theme to Swansea City Centre tomorrow 12 February 2012, when there'll be live entertainment and a Mr + Mrs competition from 10.30am - 2.00pm.  

There'll be special offers from shops and you can visit The Wave trailer in Lower Oxford St (near Derrick's Records) for a voucher to get a free heart-shaped Welsh cake from Swansea Market.

On Valentine's Day itself, get a message to your loved one shown on the Big Screen in Castle Square.

Romantics are invited to send their loving lines to livesites@bt.com, tweet them with the hash tag #loveisallaround or text them to 83310 starting with LOVE and ending with your 120 character Valentine message. 

Celebrate our Patron Saint during St David’s Week in Swansea 25 February – 4 March 2012

Celebrate everything great about Wales during Saint David’s Week 2012!  

There’s fantastic local food and produce in the Get Welsh food festival, rugby on the Big Screen, and wonderful musical events throughout the week. 

Get the full lineup at www.saintdavidsday.com

 

Follow Wales’ quest for 6 Nations glory on Swansea’s Big Screen

6 Nations rugby returns to Swansea’s Big Screen this weekend with England taking on Italy in Rome on Saturday, kicking off at 4pm.

And following a nail biting win over Ireland last Sunday, Wales are hoping to make it two out of two at home to Scotland on 12 February. Catch all the action in Castle Square from 3pm.

The only game not to feature on the screen is France v Ireland on 11 February, but every other game will be shown including all Wales rugby games. Cymru am byth!

 

Take a sneaky peek at the new Swansea Bay Festival 2012 spring brochure

There are loads of events taking place from mid-February to May including St David’s Week – Wales’s only week-long festival to celebrate our patron saint.

The brochure will be available from Swansea Tourist Information Centre and many other locations across the city from next week, but have a look below -

 

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Catch all the 6 Nations rugby action on Swansea’s Big Screen

If you enjoyed Wales' efforts in the Rugby World Cup you will probably be eagerly awaiting this year's RBS 6 Nations.

The tournament kicks off on 4 February and you can watch all the action on Swansea's Big Screen in Castle Square.

The screen will be showing all Wales’ matches live along with all the other games except France v Ireland. 

If getting fit is one of your ambitions for 2012 then enter this year's Admiral Swansea Bay 10k

We are already two weeks into January and for those of you that have made it your New Year's resolution to get fit, why not have something to aim for?

Sign up to the 2012 Admiral Swansea Bay 10k which takes place on Sunday 23 September along the stunning sweep of Swansea Bay!

Get into shape with some useful running tips and training plans suitable for those new to road running and more experienced athletes.

New Dylan Thomas events brochure out for January - April

There's loads going on in Swansea city centre this Saturday (19 November 2011), with a Red and White theme to reflect the Swans game v's Man U on the same day.

Activities will be taking place from 10.00am - 4.00pm in various locations, including street entertainment, reindeer, live music, give-aways and more to celebrate Christmas launch party day in the city centre.

Visit the Wave and Swansea Sound roadshow stage to collect your voucher for a FREE mince pie courtesy of Swansea Market too! 

Don't forget, Swansea BID provide the first hour FREE in NCP car parks.  After 10.00am there's also 4 hours parking for £1 in High Street car park.

Come along to our first Candlelight concert of the year at the Brangwyn Hall on Sunday. Alwyn Humphreys will conduct and introduce music written by composers for which 2011 is an important year.

Works by Liszt are among those that feature in this magical candle-lit setting with soprano Ros Evans and the Chamber Orchestra of Wales.

For tickets, call 01792 637300 or book online (a small booking fee applies).

Road closures will be in place for Friday night's Sparks in the Dark firework display from 4.00pm until 9.00pm - see the full details on the fireworks page. 

The entertainment starts at 6.00pm with The Wave and Swansea Sound plus Mal Pope's Cappuccino Girls.   Charlie Simpson will be singing on stage at 7.00pm, and the fabulous firework display commences at 7.30pm.

Advance ticket prices are available until midnight tonight (Thursday 3 Nov) - that's a £5 discount from the on-the-gate price for a family ticket!

Book online or ring Swansea Tourist Information Centre on 01792 637300 for cheaper advance tickets now!

Former Busted and Fightstar front man, Charlie Simpson will be taking to the stage this Friday (4 November) at Swansea’s fireworks display.

Charlie, best known for playing lead guitar for pop band Busted, will be performing a number of songs from his debut solo album, Young Pilgrim.

The display is in St Helen’s Rugby Ground and entertainment on stage with The Wave and Swansea Sound starts at 6.00pm with fireworks set to music at 7.30pm.

You can save money by pre-booking your fireworks tickets in advance with a family ticket, available for just £15 for two adults and up to three children.

Ever found yourself wondering what was on in Swansea?  Sign up for our e-mail newsletters and we'll let you know.

If you want info about Christmas markets and events there's a newsletter just for you; or if you want to know about the latest fitness classes in Active Swansea Leisure Centres we can help there too.

As a thank you, we'll enter you in to our competition to win a family fireworks display ticket for Sparks in the Dark on Friday 4 November 2011.  We'll e-mail to let you know if you've won by 11am on Wednesday 2 Nov, using the address you've given us (competition closes at 10.30am Weds 2 Nov 2011).

Don't worry, you can change your information or unsubscribe at any time, and you can see how many e-mails you'll get a year from the sign up page - tell your friends!

The annual local history book fair will be taking place at Swansea Museum tomorrow, Saturday 29 October 2011 from 10.00am – 4.00pm.

It's a great chance to come and have a browse and learn more about the history of Swansea and the  surrounding areas.

You are all cordially invited to the closing party of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery on Saturday 22 October between 11am - 7pm.

The day will be packed full of entertainment and activities for you to enjoy, including workshops, party bunting, screenings, talks and live music.  All events are free plus there will be refreshments available between 5pm - 7pm.

Have a look at the full schedule of entertainment, and we hope to see you all there!

Come to Swansea and sample the delights of the continent, as the city centre will be transformed into a continental market between 20-23 October.

Professional continental market traders from France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Holland, Poland wearing traditional costumes will be selling high quality products including Brittany biscuits, olives, Italian nougat, pungent cheeses, saucissons, tartiflette from the Alps, charcuterie, fresh breads, croissants and much, much more!  Or, for those of you with a sweet tooth, there will also be freshly cooked crepes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There will also be products other than food and drink, including hand bags, soaps and children's toys.

Mal Pope's musical is about friendship and is set in a cafe, and the theatre is an actual cafe-bar in Swansea Urban Village (the new development in High Street). 

You can be served a drink by the actors before the show so it feels that you're part of the set.

The show runs until Christmas - for more information and tickets check out the website.

It's going to be a very busy month in Swansea if you are interested the cultural side.  Swansea Museum have the Isle of Wight Festival Exhibition, along with the Home Textile Exhibition and the Local History book Fair.

The National Waterfront Museum will be hosting 'Tarnished Earth: an exhibition of devastating power' which tells the story of one of the world's biggest ecological disasters.

For fans of legendary poet, Dylan Thomas, the Dylan Thomas Festival returns for the 14th year which features the talents of Sarah Waters, Simon Armitage and Pete Brown, amongst others.

Before the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery closes on 30 October, there will be a series of free workshops, free art events and live bands.  While there are also expert workshops taking place at the West Glamorgan Archives.

Discover Swansea this October...

Plantasia in Swansea are welcoming some spooky events in October ready for Halloween. 

Animal Antics returns with spooky spiders, creepy crawlies and more between 25-27 October and you can book tickets online via ticket source.

Not only that, but Plantasia will be opening it's doors after dark on 30 & 31 October and inviting all ghouls, ghosts and witches to explore the hothouse for a Spooky Halloween for only £4.  You can also buy your tickets online, what are you waiting for?  Book now....

You can now experience the majesty of the 1970 Isle of Wight Music Festival, synonymous with performances from music legends Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Jethro Tull. 

All through the lens of stills photographer, BBC newsreel cameraman and film director Charles Everest who immortalised the festival in a series of evocative photographs.

This stunning festival is running at Swansea Museum until 31 December.

Come to Swansea on Saturday for reindeers, live music and festive fun on Red and White Day!

There's loads going on in Swansea city centre this Saturday (19 November 2011), with a Red and White theme to reflect the Swans game v's Man U on the same day.

Activities will be taking place from 10.00am - 4.00pm in various locations, including street entertainment, reindeer, live music, give-aways and more to celebrate Christmas launch party day in the city centre.

Visit the Wave and Swansea Sound roadshow stage to collect your voucher for a FREE mince pie courtesy of Swansea Market too! 

Don't forget, Swansea BID provide the first hour FREE in NCP car parks.  After 10.00am there's also 4 hours parking for £1 in High Street car park.

Candlelight concert in the Brangwyn Hall this Sunday 13 November

Come along to our first Candlelight concert of the year at the Brangwyn Hall on Sunday. Alwyn Humphreys will conduct and introduce music written by composers for which 2011 is an important year.

Works by Liszt are among those that feature in this magical candle-lit setting with soprano Ros Evans and the Chamber Orchestra of Wales.

For tickets, call 01792 637300 or book online (a small booking fee applies).

Road closures on Friday 4 November 2011 for fireworks display in St Helen's Ground

Road closures will be in place for Friday night's Sparks in the Dark firework display from 4.00pm until 9.00pm - see the full details on the fireworks page. 

The entertainment starts at 6.00pm with The Wave and Swansea Sound plus Mal Pope's Cappuccino Girls.   Charlie Simpson will be singing on stage at 7.00pm, and the fabulous firework display commences at 7.30pm.

Advance ticket prices are available until midnight tonight (Thursday 3 Nov) - that's a £5 discount from the on-the-gate price for a family ticket!

Book online or ring Swansea Tourist Information Centre on 01792 637300 for cheaper advance tickets now!

See Charlie Simpson at the fireworks display this Friday 4 November - £15 family ticket booked in advance

Former Busted and Fightstar front man, Charlie Simpson will be taking to the stage this Friday (4 November) at Swansea’s fireworks display.

Charlie, best known for playing lead guitar for pop band Busted, will be performing a number of songs from his debut solo album, Young Pilgrim.

The display is in St Helen’s Rugby Ground and entertainment on stage with The Wave and Swansea Sound starts at 6.00pm with fireworks set to music at 7.30pm.

You can save money by pre-booking your fireworks tickets in advance with a family ticket, available for just £15 for two adults and up to three children.

Want to know what's going on in Swansea? Subscribe to our newsletters now!

Ever found yourself wondering what was on in Swansea?  Sign up for our e-mail newsletters and we'll let you know.

If you want info about Christmas markets and events there's a newsletter just for you; or if you want to know about the latest fitness classes in Active Swansea Leisure Centres we can help there too.

As a thank you, we'll enter you in to our competition to win a family fireworks display ticket for Sparks in the Dark on Friday 4 November 2011.  We'll e-mail to let you know if you've won by 11am on Wednesday 2 Nov, using the address you've given us (competition closes at 10.30am Weds 2 Nov 2011).

Don't worry, you can change your information or unsubscribe at any time, and you can see how many e-mails you'll get a year from the sign up page - tell your friends!

Local history book fair at Swansea Museum on Saturday from 10am-4pm

The annual local history book fair will be taking place at Swansea Museum tomorrow, Saturday 29 October 2011 from 10.00am – 4.00pm.

It's a great chance to come and have a browse and learn more about the history of Swansea and the  surrounding areas.

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery closing party, Saturday 22 October

You are all cordially invited to the closing party of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery on Saturday 22 October between 11am - 7pm.

The day will be packed full of entertainment and activities for you to enjoy, including workshops, party bunting, screenings, talks and live music.  All events are free plus there will be refreshments available between 5pm - 7pm.

Have a look at the full schedule of entertainment, and we hope to see you all there!

Traditional Continental Market comes to Swansea, 20-23 October

Come to Swansea and sample the delights of the continent, as the city centre will be transformed into a continental market between 20-23 October.

Professional continental market traders from France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Holland, Poland wearing traditional costumes will be selling high quality products including Brittany biscuits, olives, Italian nougat, pungent cheeses, saucissons, tartiflette from the Alps, charcuterie, fresh breads, croissants and much, much more!  Or, for those of you with a sweet tooth, there will also be freshly cooked crepes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There will also be products other than food and drink, including hand bags, soaps and children's toys.

Have you seen Cappuccino Girls yet?

Mal Pope's musical is about friendship and is set in a cafe, and the theatre is an actual cafe-bar in Swansea Urban Village (the new development in High Street). 

You can be served a drink by the actors before the show so it feels that you're part of the set.

The show runs until Christmas - for more information and tickets check out the website.

Discover Swansea during October

It's going to be a very busy month in Swansea if you are interested the cultural side.  Swansea Museum have the Isle of Wight Festival Exhibition, along with the Home Textile Exhibition and the Local History book Fair.

The National Waterfront Museum will be hosting 'Tarnished Earth: an exhibition of devastating power' which tells the story of one of the world's biggest ecological disasters.

For fans of legendary poet, Dylan Thomas, the Dylan Thomas Festival returns for the 14th year which features the talents of Sarah Waters, Simon Armitage and Pete Brown, amongst others.

Before the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery closes on 30 October, there will be a series of free workshops, free art events and live bands.  While there are also expert workshops taking place at the West Glamorgan Archives.

Discover Swansea this October...

Spooky Halloween events at Plantasia - tickets available online!

Plantasia in Swansea are welcoming some spooky events in October ready for Halloween. 

Animal Antics returns with spooky spiders, creepy crawlies and more between 25-27 October and you can book tickets online via ticket source.

Not only that, but Plantasia will be opening it's doors after dark on 30 & 31 October and inviting all ghouls, ghosts and witches to explore the hothouse for a Spooky Halloween for only £4.  You can also buy your tickets online, what are you waiting for?  Book now....

Isle of Wight Festival Exhibition at Swansea Museum

You can now experience the majesty of the 1970 Isle of Wight Music Festival, synonymous with performances from music legends Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Jethro Tull. 

All through the lens of stills photographer, BBC newsreel cameraman and film director Charles Everest who immortalised the festival in a series of evocative photographs.

This stunning festival is running at Swansea Museum until 31 December.