Events

See the full list of events for the 2022 Festival presented below.

Don’t forget that we also have our Festival Draw and our popular Competitions to enter as well.

Please note that, due to the uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the list of events is subject to change at short notice. We will endeavour to keep this Festival website up to date alongside announcements on the RMA Twitter Feed – @RMHub

Please give generously to Headway Cardiff and South East Wales, our Festival charity.

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Saturday 30^th April

12:00pm

Festival Fete

Old Church Rooms

Come and enjoy the stalls, music, displays, competitions, games, bar & BBQ, and more. Bring the family. Come and have lunch.

7:30pm

Charity Concert with Castell Coch Choral Society

Book Tickets

Christ Church

We are really pleased that Castell Coch Choral Society have held us a spot in their busy schedule and will be joining us for the Opening Concert for the 2022 Festival.

Sunday 1^st May

2:30pm

History Society Walk

Meet at the Ty Nant Inn

A walk around Morganstown led by Allan Cook, Chair of the Radyr & Morganstown Local History Society.

6:00pm

Civic Service

Christ Church

Radyr & Morganstown Community Council invite everyone to this Civic Service to celebrate your community. The service is inter-denominational and we welcome people of all faiths or none.

Monday 2^nd May

12:00pm

Hats for Headway Parade and Games

Meet at the War Memorial on Heol Isaf

Come to the War Memorial wearing your “Happy Hats” ready for a parade down to Lychgate Gardens.

1:30pm

Festival Dog Show and Vintage Tractors

Community Area, Lychgate Gardens, Radyr Sidings

For the 2021 September leg of the Festival we have taken the decision to combine our usual Fete with the traditional Dog Show and Vintage Tractor Rally. There will be Stalls, BBQ and soft drinks bar, or bring your own picnic.

Tuesday 3^rd May

10:15am

Festival Story Time for Under 5s

Radyr Hub

Pre-school story time

Wednesday 4^th May

10:30am

Amser Stori (Welsh rhyme and story time for under 5s)

Radyr Hub

Welsh language stories, rhymes and songs (led by Menter Caerdydd)

8:00pm

Cookery Event

Nerys Howell (older woman in green top holding a mug) on her book cover sat next to a basket of vegetables

Book Tickets

Old Church Rooms

Author, broadcaster, Welsh Food writer and Radyr resident Nerys Howell will be well known to many. Nerys will talk about her approach to cooking and demonstrate from some of her books.

Thursday 5^th May

10:00am

Brain Games with Cardiff University

Brain Games volunteers in yellow t-shirts next to a cardboard cartoon brain

Radyr Primary School

‘Brain Games’, led by Cardiff University, are a set of fun and interactive activities offering children an introduction to psychology and neuroscience, and the chance to meet our scientists.

7:30pm

Tenovus Festival Quiz

New School Rooms, Christ Church

The return of the annual Festival Quiz, organised by the Radyr Friends of Tenovus Cancer Care. Please form teams of eight. Help will be given to form teams if needed

Friday 6^th May

1:15pm

Lunchtime Concert A

Book Tickets

Radyr Methodist Church

Charlotte Forfar (soprano) and Lluis Calvert (baritone).
Charlotte and Lluis are students at the Opera School of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Join them for a programme of arias, songs and duets.

7:30pm

Twinning Fellowship Jazz Night

Book Tickets

Old Church Rooms

Come and enjoy the musical repertoire of CUBE

Saturday 7^th May

8:00am

Radyr and Morganstown Trail Races

Starting at the Cardiff Harlequins Rugby Ground.

Two races to choose from, marathon and half marathons. Both trail races, showing the best countryside Cardiff has to offer. Hills, mountain views and SSSIs – very special routes.

10:00am

Family Festival Litter Pick

Radyr Hub

Radyr & Morganstown Litter Pickers are gathering family groups for a Festival Litter Pick.
Free of charge but registration is essential.

12:00pm

Concert in the Parc

Play Area, Parc Radur

Come and join us for a whole range of music and performances from local musicians through the afternoon.

Sunday 8^th May

10:30am

Open Gardens & Plant Sale

Various

You are invited to visit a number of garden spaces open for viewing.

Tuesday 10^th May

10:15am

Festival Story Time for Under 5s

Radyr Library

Pre-school story time

7:30pm

Y Noson Gymreig

Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys (Old Church Rooms)

Catrin o Ferain. Sgwrs gan Gwynn Mathews

Wednesday 11^th May

10:30am

Amser Stori (Welsh rhyme and story time for under 5s)

Radyr Hub

Welsh language stories, rhymes and songs (led by Menter Caerdydd)

6:00pm

Beetle Drive

Radyr Guide Centre

Come along and join in the fun – Beetle is an easy to play paper-based game. All welcome. Contact Julie Davies, 029 2084 2923.

7:30pm

East Coast Main Line from Kings Cross to York

Old Church Rooms

Stephen Gay returns to The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society South Wales Branch to take us on a pictorial ride along the Easy Coast Main Line from London Kings Cross to York.

Friday 13^th May

1:15pm

Lunchtime Concert B

Book Tickets

Methodist Church

Pianist Dominic Ciccutti completed his Masters of Music with distinction studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where he
won the coveted Beethoven prize.

Saturday 14^th May

12:30pm

Quarry Open Day

Taffs Well Quarry

The Quarry are opening their gates for visitors to see what goes on inside.

1:00pm

Vintage Afternoon Tea Party

Old Church Rooms

Indulge yourself with a waitress serviced luxurious afternoon tea

8:00pm

Play – Novello & Son

Novello & Son poster featuring sepia photo of woman and her taller son

Book Tickets

Morganstown Village Hall

A selection of Ivor Novello’s best-loved songs and his doting mother to sing them – a simple enough idea for a show, except nothing can ever be simple when it’s Madame Clara Novello Davies who takes centre stage.

Sunday 15^th May

1:00pm

Hog Roast on the Patio

Radyr Golf Club

Two course Hog Roast lunch followed by musical entertainment from Alan Beck’s Tribute to the Legends of Swing, Soul and Rock & Roll. Vegetarian option available on request. Dress code – smart casual. Any enquires, please ring Radyr Golf Club on 029 2084 2408.

7:30pm

Closing Concert for Headway Cardiff & South East Wales

Book Tickets

Christ Church, Radyr

A concert with the Porthcawl Community Orchestra and soloist Stef Harvey-Powell. There will be a pre-show and interval bar.
The Festival Draw will be made during the concert interval.

Post Festival Events

The fun doesn’t stop at the end of the Festival Fortnight!

The following events have also been planned in aid of our Festival Charity, Headway Cardiff & South East Wales.

Thursday 19th May

7:30pm

POSTPONED – Audio Visual Night

Old Church Rooms

Relive all the excitement of this year’s Festival through the medium of photography and video.

Friday 20th May

7:30pm

POSTPONED – Hat Tricks

New School Rooms, Christ Church

Fundraising Games Night in aid of Headway Cardiff & South East Wales.

Saturday 30th April

Sunday 1st May

Monday 2nd May

Tuesday 3rd May

Wednesday 4th May

Thursday 5th May

Friday 6th May

Saturday 7th May

Sunday 8th May

Tuesday 10th May

Wednesday 11th May

Friday 13th May

Saturday 14th May

Sunday 15th May

Post Festival Events

Thursday 19th May

Friday 20th May

Saturday 30^th April

Sunday 1^st May

Monday 2^nd May

Tuesday 3^rd May

Wednesday 4^th May

Thursday 5^th May

Friday 6^th May

Saturday 7^th May

Sunday 8^th May

Tuesday 10^th May

Wednesday 11^th May

Friday 13^th May

Saturday 14^th May

Sunday 15^th May