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Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
, capital city of
Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
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Sport


Performing arts

Performing arts venues with
seating capacity Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that ...
: * City Hall, Cardiff (600) *
Chapter Arts Centre Chapter Arts Centre (often just referred to as Chapter) is an arts centre in Canton, Cardiff, Wales, opened in 1971. Description Chapter hosts films, plays, performance art and live music, and includes a free art gallery, café and bars. There ...
(180) *Llanover Hall Arts Centre (100) * New Theatre (Cardiff) (1,144) *
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**Dora Stoutzker Hall (400) **Richard Burton Theatre (182) **Bute Theatre (150-200) **Caird Studio (50) **Corus Recital Room (50) **S4C Studio (50) **Sir
Geraint Evans Sir Geraint Llewellyn Evans (16 February 1922 – 19 September 1992) was a Welsh bass-baritone noted for operatic roles including Figaro in ''Le nozze di Figaro'', Papageno in ''Die Zauberflöte'', and the title role in ''Wozzeck''. Evans was esp ...
Recital Room (60) **Weston Gallery (80) *
Sherman Theatre The Sherman Theatre ( cy, Theatr y Sherman) is a venue in the Cathays district of Cardiff. It was built as a twin-auditorium venue in 1973 with financial support from Cardiff University. Sherman Cymru was the name of the Sherman Theatre between 2 ...
**Main theatre (631) **Venue 2 (163) **Venue 3 * St David's Hall **Main auditorium (up to 1,956) **Level 3 Day Stage (or "Level 3 Bar") (350 including standing) *
Wales Millennium Centre Wales Millennium Centre ( cy, Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru) is an arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales. The site covers a total area of . Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of the 26–28 November 2004 an ...
(Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru) **Dance Space (100) ** Donald Gordon Theatre (1,897) ** Urdd Hall (153) **Weston Studio (250) **
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Hoddinott Hall (350) *
Roald Dahl Plass Roald Dahl Plass is a public space in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales. It is named after Cardiff-born author Roald Dahl, and is located on the coast along the south of the city centre. The square is home to the Senedd building housing the Senedd, ...
(Outdoor Arena)


Entertainment venues

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Cardiff University Students' Union Cardiff Students' Union (CSU, Welsh:''Undeb Myfyrwyr Caerdydd'') is the Students' Union for Cardiff University and is located in Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff Students' Union supports over 200 student societies and 60 sports clubs with more than ...
* Mermaid Quay *Millennium Plaza *
Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Cardiff International Arena (formerly known as Cardiff International Arena & Convention Centre and later, for sponsorship reasons, Motorpoint Arena Cardiff) is an indoor exhibition centre and events arena located in Cardiff, Wales, and was ope ...
* Red Dragon Centre *
The Glee Club The Glee Club is a chain of independent live stand-up comedy and live music venues in the UK. The first Glee Club was opened by Mark Tughan in Birmingham's Chinese Quarter in 1994,


Live music venues

* Barfly (200) - opened in 2001, closed in September 2010 *
Clwb Ifor Bach Clwb Ifor Bach (, meaning ''Little Ivor's Club'') is a Cardiff nightclub, music venue, Welsh-language club and community centre. It is known to the Cardiff Welsh-speaking community as Clwb ( en, Club, italic=yes) and is often known by others on t ...
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Coal Exchange The Coal Exchange (also known as the Exchange Building) is an historic building in Cardiff, Wales. It is designed in Renaissance Revival style. Built in 1888 as the Coal and Shipping Exchange to be used as a market floor and office building for ...
(1,000) - Venue closed in 2007, reopened in 2009 and closed again in 2013 because of safety concerns. * The Globe (350) - opened on Albany Road,
Roath Roath ( cy, Y Rhath) is a district and community to the north-east of the city centre of Cardiff, capital of Wales. There is no community council for the area which is mostly covered by the Plasnewydd electoral ward, and stretches from Adamsdo ...
, in November 2008."Cardiff needs a venue like The Globe"
guardiancardiff.com, 15 April 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-28. *Inkspot Venue Cardiff - conference rooms, live music events *The Moon Club, Womanby Street * The Point (500) - closed in January 2009, following a single complaint from a neighbour about noise. * Tramshed (1000) - opened in October 2015 in a converted Grade II
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tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
depot in Grangetown. *Y Plas - in the
Cardiff University Students' Union Cardiff Students' Union (CSU, Welsh:''Undeb Myfyrwyr Caerdydd'') is the Students' Union for Cardiff University and is located in Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff Students' Union supports over 200 student societies and 60 sports clubs with more than ...
building in
Cathays Cathays ( ; Welsh: officially ''Cathays'' but also , 'the constant meadow') is a district and community in the centre of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is an old suburb of Cardiff established in 1875. It is very densely populated and contain ...


Gay venues

Cardiff has number of gay venues in the city, particularly in the area around Charles Street and Churchill Way. Gay-friendly venues include: * Golden Cross - a pub featuring regular drag acts * Kings Cross,
The Hayes The Hayes ( cy, Yr Ais) is a commercial area in the southern city centre of the Welsh capital, Cardiff. Centred on the road of that name leading south towards the east end of the city centre, the area is mostly pedestrianised and is the location ...
- gay-friendly pub for over 35 years, converted to a gastropub in 2011


Historic and architectural venues

This is a list of historic and architectural places and their use as a cultural venue: * Cardiff Bay and Cardiff Barrage (has hosted open-air concerts) *
Bute Park Bute Park and Arboretum () is a park in Cardiff, Wales. It comprises of landscaped gardens and parkland that once formed the grounds of Cardiff Castle. The park is named after the 3rd Marquess of Bute, whose family owned the castle. History and ...
(used for open-air concerts and festivals) * Cardiff Castle (has hosted open-air concerts, a professional boxing match and small exhibitions) *
Castell Coch (; ) is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built above the village of in South Wales. The first castle on the site was built by the Normans after 1081 to protect the newly conquered town of Cardiff and control the route along the Taff G ...
(has hosted a celebrity renewal of wedding vows)


Museums and art galleries

* Blackwater Gallery, Cardiff Bay * Butetown History and Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay * National Museum and Gallery,
Cathays Park Cathays Park ( cy, Parc Cathays) or Cardiff Civic Centre is a civic centre area in the city centre of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, consisting of a number of early 20th century buildings and a central park area, Alexandra Gardens. It i ...
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Museum of Welsh Life St Fagans National Museum of History ( ; cy, Sain Ffagan: Amgueddfa Werin Cymru, links=no), commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum in Cardiff chronicling the historical lifestyle, cultur ...
, St Fagans * Cardiff Story * Welsh Regiment Museum * Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay * G39 - art gallery, opened 1998 in the city centre and relocated to a larger space off City Road,
Roath Roath ( cy, Y Rhath) is a district and community to the north-east of the city centre of Cardiff, capital of Wales. There is no community council for the area which is mostly covered by the Plasnewydd electoral ward, and stretches from Adamsdo ...
in 2012."The co-director of Cardiff’s g39 contemporary art gallery on why it had to relocate from the city centre"
WalesOnline, 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-28. *tactileBOSCH,
Llandaff Llandaff (; cy, Llandaf ; from 'church' and ''River Taff, Taf'') is a district, Community (Wales), community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It was incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of ...
* Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff Bay


Libraries

* Canton Library *
Cathays Library Cathays Library is a Grade II* listed library building in Cathays, Cardiff, Wales. It is one of the 2,500 Carnegie libraries, financed by the American businessman Andrew Carnegie. Location The library is situated on the northern edge of Catha ...
* Central Library * Ely Library * Fairwater Library * Grangetown Library * Llandaff North Library * Llanedeyrn Library * Llanishen Library * Llanrumney Library * Penylan Library * Radyr Library * Roath Library (closed in 2014) * Rhiwbina Library * Rhydypennau Library * Rumney Library * Splott Library *
St Mellons Library Public libraries in Cardiff are owned and operated by Cardiff Council. There are 20 public libraries in the capital of Wales, the largest of which is Cardiff Central Library. A mobile library service is also provided. In 2018/19, there were almos ...
* Tongwynlais Library * Whitchurch Library


Places of worship


See also

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List of places in Cardiff This is a listing of places in Cardiff, county and capital city of Wales. Administrative divisions Electoral wards This is a list of electoral wards covered by Cardiff Council: Communities City Centre The city centre is Cardiff's main shopp ...
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List of places in Wales This is a list of lists of places in Wales. National lists * List of built-up areas in Wales by population * List of cities in Wales * List of towns in Wales *Welsh placenames Political *List of communities in Wales *List of electoral ...


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