Following the overwhelming success of 2004, City Hall Lawn will be once again be transformed into a magical winter wonderland creating an unforgettable festive experience for all the family.
The open-air ice-rink will be open from 17 November – 4 January, 10:30am – 11:00pm weekdays, 9:00am – 11:00pm Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets cost just £7 for adults and £5 for children (aged 3-12). Visitors can also enjoy a glass of mulled wine, freshly baked doughnuts or a frothy cappuccino in the Ice Café Bar. Throughout December, family events will include Santa Sundays (complete with sleigh and live reindeer), live radio broadcasts with Red Dragon FM and there will also be a number festive walkabout characters, musicians and street entertainers. For further information visit www.cardiffswinterwonderland.com or call 02920 230 130 to book.
Mari Lwyd Torch Lit Walk, Llanwrtyd Wells
The Mari Lwyd Torch Lit Walk on 31 December welcomes in the New Year in Britain’s quirkiest town. This annual event is a re-enactment of an old Welsh tradition where people carry the Mari (a horse skull on a long pole) from house to house. The torch lit procession is lead through the town by a cloaked figure crowned with a horse’s skull, stopping at houses for a spot of poetry jousting! This magical walkabout then heads back into town for a fantastic fireworks display and general carousing. Admission is free but visitors will need to book early for accommodation. For further information on all events taking place in and around Llanwrtyd Wells visit www.llanwrtyd-wells.powys.org.uk.
There’s no place like the Wales Millennium Centre this Christmas
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay this Christmas to see the wonderful Wizard of Oz. Based on the classic Oscar-winning MGM musical starring Judy Garland, this stage production by Pele Productions brings to life the timeless characters and some of the best loved songs of the 20th Century, making it the perfect Christmas show for all the family.
The Wizard of Oz will perform at Wales Millennium Centre between 13 and 31 December 2005 and stars Coronation Street actress Susie Blake (a.k.a. Beverley Unwin). The first two special preview performances on 13 and 14 December are priced at £10 for adults and £5 for children, with tickets for all other performances priced between £10 and £22. Family and group discounts are also available. All children who dress up as Wizard of Oz characters for any of the Saturday matinees will receive a special Christmas present. For further information and tickets call 08700 402000 or visit www.wmc.org.uk.
For general information on Wales please call 0800 915 6567 or visit www.visitwales.co.uk.
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