A museum dedicated to the history of Welsh industry and innovation, featuring modern exhibitions and interactive technology.
Relaxed, dementia-friendly tour of the Sea gallery on the maritime history of Wales, followed by a light craft activity, warm drink and chat.
Adults-only paint-along evening led by Claire of The Paint Along Lady, with music, laughter and painting, at the National Waterfront Museum.
Family paint-along session led by The Paint Along Lady at the National Waterfront Museum.
Annual winter fairground with an undercover ice rink, 40-metre Big Wheel, fairground rides, an Alpine Village food market and live music at Museum Park.
Interactive bilingual storytime session with movement and Christmas magic for children aged 2 to 8.
Free family drop-in workshop to make your own Christmas card using vintage letterpress printing, led by printmaker Mark Pavey.
Hands-on workshop for children aged 8+ to build a festive story with LEGO, design dioramas and bring it to life with digital stop motion.
Interactive festive gallery show in which visitors solve a mystery, led by the immersive storytelling company Louby Lous Interactive Storytelling.
Free fair with more than 40 stalls of organic, fair trade, recycled and locally produced goods for a green Christmas at the National Waterfront Museum.
Free dementia-friendly craft session to make Christmas decorations, with music, refreshments and a gallery visit, for people living with dementia and their supporters.
Free festive session for under-fives and their families with Christmas arts and crafts, seasonal play, Welsh rhymes and a visit from Santa.
Free market of handmade gifts, original artwork and contemporary crafts by emerging local makers at the National Waterfront Museum.
Free family Christmas day at the National Waterfront Museum with live music, Christmas crafts for children, a multicultural and Welsh-language festive showcase and the Young Creatives Market.
Seasonal market with around 50 small businesses selling handmade creations, vintage and collectable treasures, organised by Cow & Ghost Vintage.
Family paint-along session for children and adults to paint a Christmas sheep, with no prior painting experience needed.
Family painting session led by Claire, with all materials provided, for children and adults at the National Waterfront Museum.
The Ibiza Radio 1 team brings its signature disco sound to the New Year at The Swigg in the National Waterfront Museum.
A free winter day of creative workshops, maker stalls and festive fun, building towards a Mari Lwyd performance and parade at the National Waterfront Museum.
One-day workshop with dye artist Jacqui Symons to learn how to use natural indigo to dye fabric, yarn and paper.
Free afternoon celebrating Santes Dwynwen, the Welsh patron saint of lovers, with harp performance, storytelling, cwtch crafts and lap harp 'have a go' sessions.
Guided sound bath session with The Silence Within in the Warehouse gallery of the National Waterfront Museum, suitable for ages 16 and over.
Hands-on letterpress printing workshop led by printmaker Mark Pavey, from press introduction to poster printing on the museum's Stanhope Press.
Weekly Friday session for under-fives and their parents to sing Welsh nursery rhymes, play and do toddler craft at the National Waterfront Museum.
Fortnightly free sing-along to learn simple Welsh, led by local musician Delyth Jenkins in partnership with Menter Iaith Abertawe.
Family-friendly bubble and balloon science show by Science Made Simple, part of Swansea Science Festival 2026.
Talk by marine biologist Tom 'The Blowfish' Hird about sharks and other marine creatures, part of Swansea Science Festival 2026.
Hands-on science session from Techniquest about the chemistry of bath bombs, including making your own to take home, part of the Swansea Science Festival 2026.
Science session with Grace, presenter of 'Grace's Amazing Machines', who shows families her eco-friendly 'Green Gadgets' in her electrical workshop.
Science communicator Jon Chase hosts early-career researchers from Swansea University who have three minutes each to explain their work and its impact.
Over-21s Halloween Twisted Disco from Hedkandi with Mark Doyle, Lil' Joey, Vicky B and Miles Havana, with dress-up.
Talk by Swansea University psychologist Dr Alex Jones with two Welsh contestants from the reality show The Traitors about deception and trust.
Tenth anniversary of Wales' largest science festival, with family shows, a bath-bomb workshop, free drop-in activities and exhibits from the Royal Society.
A 45-60 minute talk by marine ecologist Matt Green about nudibranchs, the 'butterflies of the sea', part of Swansea Science Festival 2026.
A free, hands-on engineering challenge for ages 7 and over where teams design, build and test solutions with limited materials.
