Welsh Museums Festival

October 30, 2026

Welsh Museums Festival offers affordable fun over Halloween weekend

Spooky, last-minute activities on offer as families feel the pinch

Museums and galleries across Wales are offering a cheaper and greener way to celebrate this weekend,

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October 29, 2026

Half-term washout?

Pop over to your local museum or gallery to celebrate Welsh Museums Festival for greener hwyl!

After a wet and windy start to half term,

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October 21, 2026

Minister Visits Porthcawl Museum to Launch Welsh Museums Festival

From spooky visits to Ruthin Gaol, to a 20ft copper dragon in Rhayader, to bat boxes in the Rhondda, there’s plenty on offer this October half term as the Welsh Museums Festival kicks off for its 12th year.The week-long celebration begins on Saturday 24 October with a wide range of events,

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October 18, 2026

Spooky, green and mostly free: half term at Wales’s museums

More than 60 museums and galleries across Wales are opening their doors this October half term for the Welsh Museums Festival,

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August 26, 2026

The Welsh Museums Festival is back!

Welsh Museums Festival returns this Halloween half-term with a greener twist

Museums and galleries across Wales are getting ready for a planet-friendly Halloween celebration.

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October 29, 2025

Last Minute Calan Gaeaf Treats!

With Halloween – Calan Gaeaf – falling on a Friday this year, it means the spooky season continues right into the weekend – and museums and galleries across Wales are still offering plenty of frightfully fun activities for families looking for last-minute half term treats!

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