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Cardiff with kids: days out, clubs and events
Cardiff’s National Museum and St Fagans National Museum of History are free to get into, and Bute Park runs right through the city centre. Cardiff Bay’s waterfront is easy going with a buggy.
On the map within about 20 km:
📅 What’s on in Cardiff this weekend
Find by type
- Baby and toddler groups 8
- Scouts, Guides and youth groups 8
- Sports clubs 8
- Outdoor and forest school groups 7
- Soft plays 11
- Trampoline and inflatable parks 5
- Play parks 621
- Farms 10
- Zoos and wildlife parks 3
- Parks and walks 317
- Museums and attractions 114
- Pools 17
- Beaches 6
- Cinemas 8
- Libraries and classes 54
- Cafés and restaurants 547
- Other places to stay 13
Free to get into
- Cardiff Story Museum Museum & attraction · Cardiff City Centre · Free
- National Museum Cardiff Museum & attraction · Civic Centre · Free
- Saint Fagans Castle Museum & attraction · St Fagans · Free
- St Fagans National Museum of History Park & nature walk · St Fagans · Free
- Cosmeston Lakes Country Park Park & nature walk · Cosmeston · Free
- Pebble Beach Beach · The Knap · Free
For a rainy day
- Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier Museum & attraction · Cardiff
- Museum of Welsh Cricket Museum & attraction · Pontcanna
- Oriel Makers Gallery Museum & attraction · Roath
- Canfas Gallery Museum & attraction · Canton
- Turner House Gallery Museum & attraction · Penarth
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre Museum & attraction · St Fagans
Out in the fresh air
- Bishop's Palace Park Park & nature walk · Llandaff
- Forest Farm Natural Play Area Play park · Radyr · Free
- Forest Farm Country Park Farm & animals · Coryton
- Tŷ Draw Farm Airstrip Farm & animals · St Georges-super-Ely
- Cefn Mably Farm Park Farm & animals · St Edeyrn's Village
Clubs that meet every week
- 1st Cardiff Putonghua Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Cardiff · Seniors (15–18) Every Sundays 2–4pm
- Canton RFC Mini and Juniors Sports club · Canton, Cardiff
- Cardiff junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Cardiff · Every Sunday at 9:30am
- St Peter's RFC Minis and Juniors Sports club · Roath, Cardiff
- Old Illtydians RFC Minis and Juniors Sports club · Splott, Cardiff
- Wesley Toddler Group (Canton) Baby & toddler groups · Canton, Cardiff · Wednesdays 9-11am (term time)
- NIAC junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Cardiff · Every Sunday at 9am
- 3rd Llanishen Scout Group (Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Squirrels) Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Llanishen, Cardiff · Squirrels Mondays 5-6pm; Beavers Thursdays and Fridays 6-7pm; Cubs Mondays and Tuesdays 6.30-8pm; Scouts Thursdays and Fridays 7.30-9pm
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Cardiff's Winter Wonderland Santa & Christmas · Cardiff city centre · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Cardiff Christmas Market Santa & Christmas · Cardiff city centre · Free · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Wed 23 Dec
- Christmas at Bute Park light trail Santa & Christmas · Cardiff city centre · 📅 Thu 19 Nov – Thu 31 Dec
- Pinocchio Shows, theatre & panto · Cathays · 📅 Mon 23 Nov – Sat 2 Jan
- The Merry Adventures of Maid Marian Shows, theatre & panto · Cathays · 📅 Fri 27 Nov – Sat 2 Jan
- The Royal Mint Christmas Experience Santa & Christmas · Llantrisant · 📅 Sat 28 Nov – Wed 23 Dec
- Beauty and the Beast (pantomime) Shows, theatre & panto · Cathays Park · 📅 Sat 5 Dec – Sun 3 Jan
- Visit Santa at the Castle Santa & Christmas · Cardiff city centre · 📅 Sat 5 Dec – Wed 23 Dec