For those tune lovers seeking out a night of solid entertainment in the city, we heartily recommend a night spent with Technicolour – the choir that brings you shows like no other! Whether you’re seriously into musical theatre or a casual lover of a good sing-along, the Technicolour events are one of Cardiff’s best secret nights out. Think immersive theatre meets club night – a bit like Secret Cinema on a more intimate scale. You’ll experience the power of a 120-member strong choir remixing show tunes, layering in their own special harmonies, and bringing you new fresh versions of classics. T ..read more

Hey you guys … a big happy new year from all of us here at We Are Cardiff! Just a quick note for any of you looking for ways to help out in 2022, check out the following … CARDIFF AND VALE HEALTH BOARD ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS! Cardiff and Vale UHB are are currently accepting applications for Mass Vaccination Centre Meet and Greet Volunteers and Ward Befriender Volunteers. The Mass Vaccination Centres need you! (We’ve volunteered at the Jabs-R-Us in the Bay, so if you see us down there do come over and say hi!) More info: Cardiff and Vale Health Board – volunteering opportunities d ..read more

Very exciting news for dads out there – DadFest 2021 is bring a weekend of activities and fun to Merthyr Mawr in September. Read on to find out more! DadFest, the UK’s only ‘Festival of Fatherhood’, starts Friday 10 September at Candlestone Campsite, Merthyr Mawr, South Wales. This unique festival, now in its 8th year and previously awarded ‘Best Small Event in the UK’ by the National Outdoor Events Association, is organised by Dangerous Dads CIC. DadFest is for dads, male carers and their children (of all ages) and takes place at Candlestone Campsite, Merthyr Mawr CF32 0LS from Friday 10th S ..read more

This years graduating cohort at the University of South Wales Fashion & Advertising department have launched a graduation show with a difference. They’ve taken the show outside and city wide this year in the form of a ‘street gallery’, we love the idea! The street gallery going up on Newport Road If you’re out and about around Cardiff over the next few weeks, keep an eye out for the student work, its added a lot of colour across the city. You can see work from students studying Fashion Marketing and Business, Fashion Design, Fashion Promotion and Advertising Design. You can find the street ..read more

Today’s instalment for the Letters from Cardiff in lockdown series comes from a friend of ours, who has been working as a counsellor through the pandemic, helping ease those addled minds. We’re still open for stories, so if it’s taken you a while to put it together, it’s all good with us – please contribute to Letters from Cardiff in lockdown.  “Oh zoom, you chased the day away High noon, the moon and stars came out to play……”.    Zoom 1982 “Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video conferencing “.    ..read more

Cardiff! Blood stocks across Wales are dropping. The Welsh Blood Service are looking for your help! DID YOU KNOW – ONE BLOOD DONATION CAN SAVE UP TO EIGHT PREMATURE BABIES??? BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT TO GIVE BLOOD NOW! Is giving in your blood? We need to give at least 350 donations of blood everyday to keep up with demand from hospitals in Wales. Did you know that a single donation can be broken down into its different components, so it can be used in various ways? These components all have differing life spans, which is why it’s important that we keep on giving! This is how long different parts ..read more

Today’s article comes from Emma Mae Greaves, and includes an invitation for you to join the Immersed! festival this weekend! How USW students created an online music festival under the shadow of COVID-19 The music industry has found itself in dire straits for the past few months. With live music gone, collaboration at a minimum, and our precious venues closing left, right and centre, morale amongst creatives has been at an all-time low. However, behind the scenes of 2021’s all-new Immersed! Festival we’ve been experiencing something amazing in all of this madness; hope; and this is something ..read more

Today’s piece is a lovely reflection on living in Cardiff, written by Mary Ocana, who originally hails from South East LA. Also just like to say it wasn’t a deliberate move to publish this on the day the President Biden was inaugurated but what a nice piece of synchronicity, eh? *** “Croeso i Gymru” – “Welcome to Cardiff” is a sign I read as soon as I exited the M4 towards Cardiff. A warm and honest welcome. Cardiff Bay I have lived in Cardiff for the last three years and every second has been nothing short of a wonderful time. Wales is a country that I have come to see as widely diverse and e ..read more

HAPPY NEW YEAR, LET’S NECK SOME BEER AND CHEER AND EAT ALL OF THE THINGS. Did everyone else’s dry January last approximately 1.5 days? Asking for a friend. Anyway, I realise it’s a bit late for the old Blwyddyn Newydd Dda but coronavirus rules means you can wish anyone anything anytime you like (so happy Halloween and Yalda greetings, friends!). So happy new year from us here at We Are Cardiff. This isn’t really a post about new year though, it’s a post about drinking beer. Or wine. Or anything you like. With or without alcohol. And also eating, because eating is great. Basically this is a pos ..read more

Afternoon all. Earlier this week I received the sad news of the passing of Mary Sullivan. Long-time followers of WAC might remember Mary’s post about Newtown (a long-gone neighbourhood of the city also known as ‘Little Ireland’). Mary at the Newtown Memorial Garden on Tyndall Street. It remains to this day one of the most read pieces on the We Are Cardiff site, and I am still emailed occasionally by people who have found the post while researching their family history, and have found their way to Newtown. Mary was Chair and Co-founder of the Newtown Association, an organisation set up in 1996 ..read more