Activities for kids in Cardiff
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Events, classes & places in Cardiff · Local guides
108 outings in Cardiff. Check each outing for ages, access and booking.
Butetown Juniors open-access youth club
Sport, games, cooking, music and creative activities for ages 11–14 at the Pavilion.
Butetown Pavilion – Youth Hub
A Dumballs Road community hub with a reading area and activities for younger children and young people.
Canton Library
Children’s books, reading space and family activities at the Library Street branch.
Cardiff Ski & Snowboard Centre
An outdoor dry slope in Fairwater Park for booked skiing, snowboarding and tubing.
Chapter Arts Centre
Exhibitions, films, performances and creative events around a welcoming Canton café.
Children’s Arty Parties at Craft in the Bay
Book a small-group craft workshop with pottery, printing, feltmaking and other making options.
Craft in the Bay gallery
Look closely at contemporary Welsh craft in a free gallery at The Flourish.
Ely and Caerau Children’s Centre
A local children’s centre with free term-time community groups and family sessions for Ely and Caerau residents.
Ely and Caerau Hub
Browse books, settle into the reading area or join a family activity at Ely’s library and community hub.
Fairwater Hub and library
Browse books, talking books and Welsh-language publications at the Doyle Avenue neighbourhood hub.
Fairwater Leisure Centre
A double-shallow-ended swimming pool and sports hall for family swimming and junior activities.
Family Fun Disability Sport
Inclusive movement and play for families with children aged three to ten.
Family hand-building clay experience
Make a mug, planter or other clay project from scratch in a shared family session.
Family pottery painting at Peggy’s Pots
Choose a pottery piece, paint it in your own colours and return for the glazed and fired result.
Family pottery-wheel throwing experience
Try shaping small pots on a pottery wheel with an introductory tutorial.
FoodCycle Cardiff Ely Community Meal
Sit down together for a free community meal and a chat at The Dusty Forge.
Free Community Groups at Ely and Caerau Children’s Centre
Meet other local families through free term-time groups at the children’s centre.
Grange Gardens
A neighbourhood playground, lawns and a Victorian bandstand in the heart of Grangetown.