3RD-5TH OCT ’25
| DATE | EVENT | VENUE |
| 3-18 OCT | LOLFA CANOPI LOUNGE – FESTIVAL HUB | CANOPI |
| FRI 3 | OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION AND MUSIC INDUSTRY NETWORKING | RWCMD |
| AN EVENING WITH CVC: OPENING HEADLINE CONCERT | RWCMD | |
| LLAIS PREVIEW LISTENING PARTY: FEATURING MARED PERFORMANCE | DIGGERS RECORDS | |
| MPH + BEN CRIPPS + SHEP + VIEWPOINTS: OPENING NIGHT EVENT | DISTRICT | |
| SAT 4 | WELSH BLACK MUSIC AWARDS | RWCMD |
| CARDIFF CITY OF ARCADES FOR CARDIFF COLLABORATION | CARDIFF ARCADES | |
| DR BANANA + LAIDLAW + LUCAS ALEXANDER 360 EXPERIENCE | DISTRICT | |
| SUN 5 | TOM RASMUSSEN – SUPPORT: ALFIE SHARP + DRING | CLWB IFOR BACH |
6TH-12TH OCT ’25
| DATE | EVENT | VENUE |
| MON 6 | LLAIS: WELSH MUSIC PRIZE | WMC |
| TUE 7 | PINO PALLADINO + BLAKE MILLS, FT. SAM GENDEL + CHRIS DAVE | THE GATE |
| PINO PALLADINO + BLAKE MILLS, FT. SAM GENDEL + CHRIS DAVE (LATE SHOW) | THE GATE | |
| WELLY SUPPORTED BY FLAT PARTY AND HOLLY HEAD | CLWB IFOR BACH | |
| WED 8 | COPA | BBC HORIZONS/BEACONS CYMRU | THE GATE |
| MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | CARDIFF MUSEUM | |
| LLAIS: BBC CARDIFF SINGER OF THE WORLD | WMC | |
| THU 9 | CATRIN FINCH & LEE HOUSE | RWCMD |
| LLAIS: MEREDITH MONK, CATE LE BON, ANNIE AND THE CALDWELLS | WMC | |
| FRI 10 | CREATIVE MORNINGS: IN CONVERSATION WITH HUW STEPHENS | CARDIFF CASTLE |
| BLODEUGERDD: THE GREAT WELSH SONGBOOK | RWCMD | |
| MALI HAF | CLWB IFOR BACH | |
| ROBERT FORSTER | THE GATE | |
| PARADISE GARDEN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION | PARADISE GARDEN | |
| FACTOR 50 WITH SUPPORT FROM STATIC INC, NIKITA, JONESY | PORTERS | |
| THE EXPRESSION ORCHESTRA: PYKA PRODUCTIONS INTERACTIVE TECH PROJECT | CITY CENTRE | |
| LLAIS: MARED & FRIENDS, BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND, ENJI, MABE FRATTI | WMC | |
| SAT 11 | DISCOMASS | TRANSFORMING ST JOHN’S CHURCH IN CARDIFF CITY CENTRE INTO A DISCO MUSIC EXPERIENCE | ST JOHN’S CHURCH |
| SOUND TRACKS MUSIC HERITAGE WALK WITH GARETH POTTER | CARDIFF BAY | |
| ISHMAEL ENSEMBLE | CULTVR | |
| TEAK: GO INTO THE LIGHT FT ESTHER, RIKKI HUMPHREY, SEKA, DAVID J BULL, JAMES TEAK FEATURING SAIN AUDIO SOUNDSYSTEM | JACOB’S BASEMENT | |
| REDZED W/ SUPPORT – ACID ROW & NOVA SCOTIA | CLWB IFOR BACH | |
| LLAIS: THE SATURDAY SESSION: IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE, VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ, TRIO DA KALI, ADWAITH, POESIS | WMC | |
| SUN 12 | SOUND TRACKS MUSIC HERITAGE WALK WITH GARETH POTTER | CARDIFF BAY |
| NEW MODEL ARMY | TRAMSHED | |
| LOS CAMPESINOS! | Y PLAS | |
| LLAIS: RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, ROIS, KHAMIRA | WMC |
14TH-18TH OCT ’25
| DATE | EVENT | VENUE |
| TUE 14 | SOUND AND VISION: POWERING PRODUCTIONS FOR TV, FILM AND MEDIA | CARDIFF CASTLE |
| SOUL IN THE GARDEN | TAN CERDD | PARADISE GARDEN | |
| POETIC WALES | NORWEIGAN CHURCH | |
| SOMEBODY’S CHILD | THE GATE | |
| WED 15 | DDWY / DJ SARAH SWEENEY / ESTHER (LIVE) | PARADISE GARDEN |
| PRS FOUNDATION’S INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE FUND ROADSHOW MUSIC | CANOPI | |
| BEACONS X PORTER’S BIRTHPLACE FUND CELEBRATION CONCERT | PORTERS | |
| LITTLE GIGS BACH SHOWCASE | THE GATE | |
| THU 16 | MONOCOLOR | ENTANGLED STRUCTURES | CULTVR |
| SWN CONNECT MUSIC INDUSTRY CONFERENCE | CORNERSTONE | |
| SWN | MULTI-VENUE ACROSS CITY | |
| NIGHT MARKET | CARDIFF MARKET | |
| SPYRES PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS MASA & VAIN | PARADISE GARDEN | |
| MOCHA TONES | RHOSTIO | |
| WELSH FESTIVAL SUMMIT: (ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT FESTIVALS CONFERENCE) | CORNERSTONE | |
| FRI 17 | SWN CONNECT MUSIC INDUSTRY CONFERENCE | CORNERSTONE |
| SWN | MULTI-VENUE ACROSS CITY | |
| NIGHT MARKET | CARDIFF MARKET | |
| BEARDYMAN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE | CULTVR | |
| THE GOTOBEDS | PARADISE GARDEN | |
| SOUND TRACKS MUSIC HERITAGE WALK WITH GARETH POTTER | CARDIFF CITY CENTRE | |
| CARDIFF CITY OF ARCADES FOR CARDIFF COLLABORATION | CITY ARCADES | |
| NIGHT MARKET | CARDIFF MARKET | |
| SAT 18 | SWN | MULTI-VENUE ACROSS CITY |
| NIGHT MARKET | CARDIFF MARKET | |
| GRASSROOTS HIP HOP JAM | GRASSROOTS | |
| SOUND TRACKS MUSIC HERITAGE WALK WITH GARETH POTTER | CARDIFF CITY CENTRE | |
| SETH LAKEMAN | THE GATE | |
| SHANGRI-LA PRESENTS MAX DEAN HEADLINE FINALE DANCE EVENT | DEPOT |
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