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Cardiff is a thriving and dynamic creative capital city with a rich cultural heritage.
If youâre looking for your next cultural city break, visit Cardiff and youâll be enamoured with the abundance of award winning cultural attractions, fantastic arts organisations and their impressive curated programmes. When it comes to culture in Cardiff there's something for everyone; a burgeoning music scene; one of the largest collections of impressionist artwork in the world; The Art Fund Museum of The Year 2019, and Europeâs first immersive arts venue. On this page you'll find dedicated sections for music, contemporary & fine art, film & photography, theatre & performing arts, and heritage.
MUSIC
Wales is known around the world as the land of song, but did you know that Cardiff has recently been declared the UKâs first music city? Hosting events including the ‘BBC Cardiff Singer of The Worldâ and multi-venue festivals celebrating diverse and cutting edge artists such as âSwnâ and âLlaisâ itâs easy to see why. The city is also home to the prestigious Welsh National Opera and BBC National Orchestra of Wales, both of which are based in the Welsh Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay.
Cardiff is home to fantastic live music venues; from one of the worldâs leading stadiums to small grass-roots gig venues, which are the lifeblood of the cities burgeoning music scene, including Welsh Language pop artists and hardcore grime acts. Head down to Womanby Street, the hub of the local music scene any night of the week, where youâll find a buzz of nightlife and live music spilling out onto one street.Â

CONTEMPORARY & FINE ART
Cardiff hosts fascinating contemporary art events; ranging from the UKâs biggest contemporary art prize âArtes Mundiâ to exciting pop-up installations and ephemeral art exhibitions by local art collectives such as TactileBOSCH. Cardiff also has a range of small to large sized galleries that you can visit all year round that exhibit works by some of the worlds most established artists and local practitioners.
For over 40 years Chapter has been an ambitious, multi-artform venue that presents, produces and promotes international art, live performance and film alongside a dynamic bar and cafe area popular with locals.
FILM & PHOTOGRAPHY
Cardiff is a fantastic city for fans of film and screen! Every year the city hosts a number of film and photography festivals. In the Spring Cardiff becomes a gallery for âDiffusionâ, an International Festival of Photography, and every Autumn Cardiff hosts the LGBT+ Film Festival âIris Prizeâ. To discover something truly extraordinary head over to âCULTVRâ, Europeâs first immersive arts venue with a 360Âș cinema.
For cinephiles, head to Cardiffâs arthouse cinema âChapterâ, here youâll find a broad range of foreign, independent and art films. In Cardiff youâll also find an IMAX and 4DX. Oh, and did we mention we are the cheapest city in the UK to see a film?

THEATRE & PERFORMING ARTS
Cardiff is home to some of the most innovative performing arts organisations in the UK including the UKâs leading large-scale contemporary circus company, ‘NoFit Stateâ and national companies with international status such as âWelsh National Operaâ and âNational Theatre Walesâ.
Cardiff is home to some of the most innovative performing arts organisations in the UK including the UKâs leading large-scale contemporary circus company, ‘NoFit Stateâ and national companies with international status such as âWelsh National Operaâ and âNational Theatre Walesâ.
HERITAGE
Cardiff has a wealth of heritage attractions to delight everyone, including history buffs and architectural officinadoes. In the heart of the city centre, Cardiff Castleâs walls and fairy-tale towers conceal over 2,000 years of history.
Just outside of the centre youâll find Llandaff Cathedral which stands on one of the oldest Christian sites in the British Isles, where people have worshiped since the middle of the sixth century. Youâll also find St Fagans National Museum of History, which is one of Europe’s leading open air museums. Cardiff truly is a treasure trove of historical and heritage sites just waiting to be discovered.