New Year’s Eve in Cardiff is never a quiet affair and 31 December is shaping up to be one of the biggest nights of the year. From late-night club sessions and DJ-led parties to glittering dinners, cocktail bars and daytime brunch events, the city has something planned for every kind of celebration. Whether you’re counting […]
Cold evenings in Cardiff don’t have to mean hibernation. With the right kind of plan, winter can be the season where your nights feel calmer, cosier, and genuinely more fun. One small detail says a lot about what winter-friendly plans look like: Bran stays open from 12pm until midnight, so you can keep things casual […]
A new neighbourhood restaurant and natural wine shop called Ogof will open on Thursday 18th December on Kings Road, Cardiff. Following months of work behind the scenes, the team has transformed the space (formerly Poca / La Cuina) – which is now almost unrecognisable. The downstairs of the two-story restaurant now boasts a central bar area with counter […]
Cardiff’s music scene is set to get another boost in 2026 as Cardiff Council’s ALLBWN / OUTPUT funding scheme returns, following a successful pilot earlier this year, with an expanded remit to support new and emerging electronic artists and DJs, as well as gigs. A return of a support scheme for grass roots music is […]
Cardiff is cementing its position as one of the UK’s most compelling Christmas shopping destinations, with a powerful mix of major brands, independent makers and a compact, easy-to-navigate city centre that starts the moment visitors arrive in the city centre. Record Occupancy at Wales’s Premier Shopping Destination St David’s Dewi Sant, already established as Wales’s […]
Cardiff Bay’s leading entertainment destination, The Red Dragon Centre, is set to deliver a magical festive treat as Dexter the Dragon makes a special Christmas appearance this Sunday 21 December, kicking off the festive holiday season. Families and visitors are invited to enjoy dragon-sized festivities as Dexter will appear throughout the day at 12.30pm, 2pm […]
Cardiff’s food scene has just added something completely new, with the opening of Umi, a South Chinese cross bridge noodle hotpot restaurant on Churchill Way. Tucked away underground, it feels like a little slice of Yunnan brought straight to the city. Umi is run by a mother and daughter team and is the first restaurant […]
If you love this time of year because of panto, this one should be firmly on your Christmas radar. Scrooge the Christmas Party With a Twist at the ICC Wales in the Celtic Manor Resort takes Charles Dickens’ classic and turns it into something that feels like a cross between a traditional pantomime,The Greatest Showman and […]
A family run car hire business from Merthyr has taken a major step forward with the opening of its first Cardiff dealership on Penarth Road. What started back in 2007 with just five vehicles has grown into a fleet of more than five hundred, with the new Cardiff site now acting as the company’s flagship […]
Welsh indie favourites The Royston Club returned to Cardiff to play the Great Hall, joined by Liverpool band Permanent (Joy), and it turned into one of the standout shows the venue has hosted this year. The Royston Club’s rise over the past few years has been steady and well earned. Strong support slots, completed three sets at Glastonbury, […]