Renowned elephant conservationist and wildlife television presenter, Saba Douglas-Hamilton – known to millions for This Wild Life and Big Cat Diaries series will bring her A Life with Elephants tour to The Riverfront, Newport on Saturday November 11. Saba will entertain audiences with exciting animal stories and intimate behind the scenes tales of life inContinue reading “Saba Douglas-Hamilton’s Elephant Stories At Newport Riverfront”
Category Archives: Family Event
BBC NOW To Present First Relaxed Concert and Prom
Building on its extensive work with Special Educational Needs Schools, BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) will present its first Relaxed Concert at St David’s Hall on July 2. Led by conductor Grant Llewellyn and musician Andy Pidcock, the concert has been created to be suitable for children and adults with autism, sensory andContinue reading “BBC NOW To Present First Relaxed Concert and Prom”
Sci-Fi Stars Line Up For First Caerphilly Comic Con
CAERPHILLY’S first ever Comic Con takes place this weekend, promising celebrity appearances, Star Wars and Star Trek characters, pirates, Steampunk and more. The charity event, at Caerphilly Leisure Centre, takes place on Saturday (June 10), 10am-5pm, raising money for Caerphilly Children’s Centre. It is part of ‘Superhero Weekend’, which is being held in the historicContinue reading “Sci-Fi Stars Line Up For First Caerphilly Comic Con”
Family Fun As Spectacular Science Show Comes To Newport
If you think Science is boring, then think again; Television Astronomy favourite Mark Thompson will present science as never seen before when he brings his Spectacular Science Show to Newport Riverfront this Saturday. Designed for children of six years and up, the show explores the strange and magical properties of matter with exploding elephant’s toothpaste,Continue reading “Family Fun As Spectacular Science Show Comes To Newport”
TV Favourite Sooty To Return To Newport Riverfront
TV favourite Sooty along with his friends Sweep, Soo and Richard Cadell will make a return to Newport Riverfront on May 30 with a brand-new show. The new show will see Mr Slater asking Richard to take charge of running the show resulting in Sooty’s magic tricks turning messy while Sweep’s escapology gets him allContinue reading “TV Favourite Sooty To Return To Newport Riverfront”
On Stage: Disney On Ice, Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
I liken Disney On Ice to one of those holiday-time extravaganzas I adored so much on television as I was growing up. A celebration of Disney characters and the wonderful medium of dance, both seamlessly slot together from the offset as dancers and marionettes lead the way for the audience to get “fit to dance” beforeContinue reading “On Stage: Disney On Ice, Cardiff Motorpoint Arena”
Welsh Rugby Team Meet Disney Icons At Cardiff Ice Show
The wonderful world of Disney met up with the world of Welsh rugby on Wednesday evening when Jake Ball, Justin Tipuric, James King and Ryan Jones and their families came face to face with Mickey and Minnie Mouse icon at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena. Fans of Welsh rugby, shouldn’t panic however, as Mickey or Minnie won’tContinue reading “Welsh Rugby Team Meet Disney Icons At Cardiff Ice Show”
The Flying Bedroom Comes To Newport Riverfront
North Wales based dance theatre company, Little Light will bring award-winning author Heather Dyer’s classic adventure tale ‘The Flying Bedroom’ to life on stage through dance with innovative digital projection when it is performed twice at Newport Riverfront on February 21. The production, which plays at 1pm and 3.30pm will take the audience on anContinue reading “The Flying Bedroom Comes To Newport Riverfront”
Alice’s Wonderland Adventures Head To Abertillery
Following their 2016 sell out performance of Rapunzel, Immersion Theatre Company return to The Met, Abertillery with their touring production of the family classic, Alice in Wonderland on February 21 at 1:30pm & 4:30pm. The story follows Alice and the White Rabbit as they set off on a colourful, topsy-turvy adventure like no other andContinue reading “Alice’s Wonderland Adventures Head To Abertillery”
So You Think You Know About Dinosaurs? – Ben Garrod Does!
All the things you thought you knew about dinosaurs are probably wrong, or at least that’s what visitors to a brand-new family show presented by Ben Garrod visits Newport Riverfront on February 11. Myths of dinosaurs been green and scaly will be dispelled as TV presenter and scientific expert Ben Garrod presents So You ThinkContinue reading “So You Think You Know About Dinosaurs? – Ben Garrod Does!”