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Category: Cultural Venues - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Mary Ann St, Cardiff CF10 2EQ
Located off Mary Ann Street, the Cardiff International Arena is the city's main venue for popular music concerts. Such acts as Boyzone, Manic Street Preachers, and Pavarotti have wowed audiences in this modern arena. Sporting events including wrestling matches are also held.
Category: Cultural Venues - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Market Rd, between Llandaff Rd and Market Rd, Cardiff CF5 1QE
Chapter Arts Centre is one of Britain's largest complexes dedicated to the contemporary arts. Located in Canton, just west of Cardiff City Centre, this complex hosts more than one thousand events each year and boasts a gallery, theater and cinema. Admission to the complex is free and an on-premises café, bar and shop are available.
Category: Cultural Venues - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff
Constructed in 1884, the Coal Exchange's Great Hall is now the site of many of Cardiff's important cultural events including concerts, sporting events and major social functions. The Coal, located in the center of Mount Stuart Square, is the former financial heart of Cardiff and contains many of the city's listed buildings. In 1911, the world's...
Category: Cultural Venues - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Park Place, Cardiff CF1 3LN
Home of the Welsh National Opera, the New Theatre hosts a variety of shows and performances, including drama, opera, ballet and musicals. This Edwardian-style complex opened in 1906 and has been at the forefront of the Cardiff cultural movement ever since. Among the "names" who have appeared here are Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir Anthony Hopkins, and...
Category: Cultural Venues - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Harbour Dr, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 4PA
Located on the waterfront near the harbour, Cardiff's eye-catching Norwegian Church Arts Centre is now a wonderful venue for concerts, exhibitions and other cultural events. Highlights of the building itself include exposed trusses, round windows set in gables, and a Gothic stained glass window. Founded in 1867 as a place of worship for visiting...
Category: Cultural Venues - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Senghennydd Rd, Cardiff CF24 4YE
The immensely popular Sherman Theatre joined forces with the Welsh theatre company Sgript Cymru in 2007. The two main focuses of this energetic theatre are youth and Welsh culture. Innovative dance, drama, music and theatre – including lots of events for children – make up the bulk of the programme. There are also regular drama workshops for...
Category: Cultural Venues - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: The Hayes, Cardiff CF1 2SH
St. David's Hall, the National Concert Hall of Wales, frequently provides the setting for some of Cardiff's top cultural events, such as operas, orchestral performances, and musicals. Opened in 1982, "The Hall" hosts the famous Welsh Proms, the biennial Cardiff Singer of the World competition, and the prestigious Orchestral Concert Series....
Category: Cultural Venues - Cardiff Attractions & Activities
Address: Bute Pl, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5AL
New-built to celebrate the millennium but opened only in 2004, this eye-catching construction of shining glass, slate and steel is the home of the famous Welsh National Opera. As well as operatic performances, it also stages ballet, dance and musicals, many of which are suitable for children. There are regular free concerts in the lobby. The opera...
