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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Markets<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s no better way to get in the festive mood than heading over to the Christmas Markets which are situated in The Hayes until Monday, December 23. Selling everything from local Welsh crafts to freshly made churros, take a wander around and get a taste of the festive cheer. This has to be one of my favourite things to do in Cardiff and what I love most is that there are pretty much no mass produced products on sale so it is the perfect place to shop for those unique gifts for family and friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Winter Wonderland<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Located just in front of city hall, this years\u2019 Winter Wonderland features a huge ice-skating track and giant Ferris Wheel. There is also a ton of other rides and a two-storey bar that holds over 400 people; the perfect cosy place to grab some festive drinks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Wandering through the Arcades<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Taking a stroll through the quaint arcades and Cardiff\u2019s independent shops is the cutest winter-time activity. The small alleys are beautifully decorated with Christmas lights which dangle from the ceilings which always make me feel festive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Christmas Shopping<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Cardiff has the best shopping (not that I\u2019m biased or anything). I\u2019m in my third year now and feel like I still haven\u2019t been in every shop – there is just so many! However, this does make it the perfect place to do your Christmas shopping; plus St David\u2019s Centre is always made to look super pretty. I would advise sticking to purchasing presents in the weekdays though as the town tends to get very busy in the run up to holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Christmas meal out at the Taf<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Grab your friends and housemates and treat yourself to a good old Christmas dinner at the universities very own Taf. Enjoy everything from turkey to Brussel sprouts for just \u00a313.50 a person. This includes a three course meal and even a complimentary candy cane flavoured VK on arrival! Plus it also saves you the stress of attempting to cook a big festive meal yourself \u2013 win win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Cardiff Castle <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The castle at Christmas is a must see. The inside is decorated with Christmas trees and fairy lights, giving you an idea of how the Bute family would have celebrated the holidays. The castle also hosts a variety of festive events including movie nights, wreath making classes, and candy cane trails. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Watch a Christmas Show at the Theatre<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
This year\u2019s shows in the city include the Nativity which is\nrunning at the Millennium Centre, How the Grinch Stole Christmas the Musical at\nthe Motorpoint, and The Nutcracker ballet taking place at St David\u2019s Hall.\nTreat yourself to a fun night out to get into the Christmas spirit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christmas is well and truly on its way which means it\u2019s time to start thinking about what fun festive activities you will get up to in the Welsh capital. So […]","protected":false},"author":1499,"featured_media":10100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[693,4,12,740,694,756],"tags":[945,944,946,947,100,948],"class_list":["post-10097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cardiff-university-experiences","category-going-out","category-only-in-cardiff","category-opportunities","category-student-life","category-things-to-do-in-cardiff","tag-cardiff-christmas","tag-christmas","tag-christmas-markets","tag-festive-spirit","tag-holidays","tag-xmas"],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10097"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10115,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10097\/revisions\/10115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- Watch a Christmas Show at the Theatre<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Cardiff Castle <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Christmas meal out at the Taf<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Christmas Shopping<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Wandering through the Arcades<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Winter Wonderland<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n