Everything happening in Penarth, in one place
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Nadolig ym Mhenarth
The lights switch-on, carols and crib services at the town’s churches, the Christmas Tree Festival, the PODS panto, fairs and festive nights out. Everything happening in Penarth this Christmas, in date order, with how to get in.
3pm – 7pm · Windsor Road · Free, just turn up
Windsor Road fills up from 3pm with live music, fairground rides, free crafts and food stalls. The lights go on at 6pm, switched on by a local hero nominated by residents.
Also that day
Beth sy’ ’mlaen · what’s on
Family things, carols and concerts, fairs, workshops and festive nights out, each by date. Every card says what it costs and how to get in; the title takes you to the organiser’s own page.
Dinas Powys Library · Fairoaks
A free play session from the Vale Play team during the Christmas fayre: active games, winter crafts and junk modelling for children and their grown-ups.
Free · drop in
Penarth Pier Pavilion
A festive family screening in aid of Calon Hearts, after the lights go on.
Tickets online
Belle Vue Park Pavilion café
Keepsake ceramic prints of babies’ and children’s hands and feet, ready to collect by 11 December. Book a slot.
£10 booking · prints £18–35
The Paget Rooms · Victoria Road
Penarth Operatic & Dramatic Society’s festive panto, with sing-alongs and an archery contest. Their pantos sell out quickly.
Tickets online
Cosmeston Lakes Country Park
The nativity story told outdoors by the lake. Bring a torch, arrive before 4pm, and stay for a mince pie afterwards.
Usually free
Penarth Conservative Club · Stanwell Road
Roll for a turkey, with a prize for the children too. Money raised goes to charity.
£1 for three balls
All Saints Church · Victoria Square
The Criw Canu singers’ Christmas concert, raising money for the RNLI.
£15
All Saints Church · Victoria Square
Two carol concerts in one day: festive family carols at 4pm, then carols by candlelight at 7pm.
Tickets on TicketSource
Penarth Pier Pavilion
Wales’ a cappella champions sing carols, festive favourites and songs from their own repertoire.
Tickets online
Marie Curie Hospice garden · Bridgeman Road
Christmas music from Barry Brass Band in the hospice garden.
Free · donations welcome
The Paget Rooms · Victoria Road
Gypsy jazz band Swing from Paris’s Christmas show. Cheaper tickets until 3 December.
£16 until 3 Dec · £18 · £20 on the door · book ahead
Penarth Methodist Church · upstairs hall
A festive concert from the Spectrum Singers, with popcorn and punch.
£13 · under-18s £6.50 · book ahead
St Augustine’s Church · Albert Road
Cantemus Chamber Choir’s big Christmas concert, a Penarth December fixture.
£18 · book ahead
St Augustine’s Church · Albert Road
Up to 50 Christmas trees decorated by local schools, groups, businesses and families fill the church for a weekend.
Price to be confirmed
The Crêpe Escape · Glebe Street
A free Christmas afternoon tea for people who look after a family member or friend without pay.
Free · for unpaid carers
MHA Morel Court · Raisdale Road
The retirement community’s Christmas fair, open to visitors.
See listing
The Paget Rooms · Victoria Road
Liberty Church’s Christmas evening at the Paget Rooms.
See listing
Penarth Learning Community · St Cyres School
A one-day Vale Courses workshop in sugarcraft: spend the day decorating a Christmas cake with a cake-decorating tutor.
£59 · book ahead
Penarth Pier Pavilion gallery · 16+
Make your own Christmas wreath from fresh pine, dried flowers and berries, with a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. Spaces are limited.
Tickets online
Penarth Pier Pavilion gallery
Make a Christmas table centre from seasonal foliage and decorations, starting with mulled wine and a mince pie.
Tickets online
All Saints Church · Victoria Square
Griffin Books’ festive crime night: the bestselling author on her new Christmas novella, with mulled wine and a mince pie.
£15, or £22 with the book
Penarth Conservative Club · Stanwell Road
The club’s Christmas party with live band The Midnight Hour.
£5.50
Penarth Pier Pavilion
Hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s with DJ Ralphie T. Retro outfits very much encouraged.
Tickets online · 18+
Penarth Masonic Hall · 55 Stanwell Road
The Mayor’s festive dinner with live entertainment, raising money for Calon Hearts’ heart screening for young people.
£65 · book ahead
Penarth Conservative Club · Stanwell Road
See in 2027 at the club. Tickets from the bar only; bring your own food.
£15 · tickets from the bar
Nadolig yn yr eglwysi
Carol services, Christingles, crib services and midnight mass at Penarth’s churches, in date order. Everyone is welcome, and almost all of it is free. Each has a link to the church’s own page and a map.
Times still to come from: St Joseph's Catholic Church, Penarth Methodist Church, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Stanwell Church, Salvation Army Penarth, Elfed Avenue United Church, Penarth Evangelical Church, Bethel, Penarth Quaker Meeting. We’ll add them as soon as they’re out.
I’r teulu · for families
Nativities, Christingles and crib services, the panto, crafts and a festive film, all from the lists above in one place.
Ychydig ymhellach · a short hop away
Switch-ons and parades in the Vale, Santa’s grotto and Christmas at the castles, museums and gardens, all within half an hour or so of Penarth.
Pantos and Christmas shows in Cardiff, from Beauty and the Beast at the New Theatre to Matilda at the Millennium Centre, are on Beyond Penarth, with every date.
