Editing Cardiff (section)

==Culture and recreation==
{{Main|Culture and recreation in Cardiff|List of cultural venues in Cardiff|List of public art in Cardiff}}
[[File:Cardiff Bay WMC.jpg|thumb|[[Wales Millennium Centre]]]]
Cardiff has many cultural sites varying from the historical Cardiff Castle and out of town [[Castell Coch]] to the more modern [[Wales Millennium Centre]] and Cardiff Bay. Cardiff was a finalist in the [[European Capital of Culture]] 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2959944.stm |title=Liverpool named as European Capital of Culture |date=4 June 2003 |work=BBC News |access-date=28 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217061749/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2959944.stm |archive-date=17 December 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> In recent years Cardiff has grown in stature as a tourist destination, with recent accolades including Cardiff being voted the eighth favourite UK city by readers of the ''Guardian''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/nov/04/escape?page=all |title=Observer Travel Awards: Your holiday winners |date=4 November 2007 |access-date=12 December 2007 |work=The Guardian |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606235025/http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/nov/04/escape?page=all |archive-date=6 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The city was also listed as one of the top 10 destinations in the UK on the official British tourist boards website Visit Britain,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.visitbritain.co.uk/ |title=Visit Britain |access-date=12 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928114810/http://www.visitbritain.co.uk/ |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and US travel guide Frommers have listed Cardiff as one of 13 top destinations worldwide for 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.frommers.com/trip_ideas/cultural_immersion/article.cfm?ideaID=CULTURE&articleID=4811&t=Frommer%27s%20Top%20Destinations%20for%202008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219200126/http://frommers.com/trip_ideas/cultural_immersion/article.cfm?ideaID=CULTURE&articleID=4811&t=Frommer%27s%20Top%20Destinations%20for%202008 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 February 2008 |title=Frommer's Top Destinations for 2008 |date=4 December 2007 |access-date=12 December 2007 }}</ref> Annual events in Cardiff that have become regular appearances in Cardiff's calendar include [[Sparks in the Park]], [[The Great British Cheese Festival]], [[Pride Cymru]] (formerly Cardiff Mardi Gras), Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Cardiff Festival and [[Made in Roath]].

===Music and performing arts===
{{main|Music of Cardiff}}
[[File:Utilita Arena, Cardiff September 2024 (1).jpg|thumb|left|[[Cardiff International Arena|Utilita Arena Cardiff]]]]
A large number of concerts are held in the city, the larger ones at St David's Hall, Cardiff International Arena and occasionally the Principality Stadium. A number of festivals are also held in Cardiff, the largest being the [[Cardiff big weekend|Cardiff Big Weekend]] Festival, held annually in the city centre in the summer and playing host to free musical performances (from artists such as [[Ash (band)|Ash]], [[Jimmy Cliff]], [[Cerys Matthews]], the [[Fun Loving Criminals]], [[Soul II Soul]] and [[the Magic Numbers]]), fairground rides and cultural events such as a Children's Festival that takes place in the grounds of Cardiff Castle. The annual festival claims to be the UK's largest free outdoor festival, attracting over 250,000 visitors in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/big_weekend/ |title=BBC Wales – Big Weekend |access-date=23 February 2008 |archive-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528130551/https://edigitalsurvey.com/l.php?id=INS-642345567&v=7038&x=1600&y=1000&d=24&c=null&ck=1&p=%2Fwales%2Fmusic%2Fsites%2Fcardiff-big-weekend%2F&fu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fwales%2Fmusic%2Fsites%2Fcardiff-big-weekend%2F&xdm=edr&xdm_o=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk&xdm_c=edr0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Cardiff hosted the [[National Eisteddfod]] in 1883, 1899, 1938, 1960, 1978, 2008 and 2018. Cardiff is unique in Wales in having two permanent [[stone circles]] used by the Gorsedd of [[Bard]]s during Eisteddfodau. The original circle stands in Gorsedd Gardens in front of the [[National Museum]] while its 1978 replacement is situated in [[Bute Park]]. Since 1983, Cardiff has hosted the [[BBC Cardiff Singer of the World]] competition, a world-renowned event on the opera calendar which is held every two years. The city also hosts smaller events.

The [[Wales Millennium Centre]] hosts performances of opera, ballet, dance, comedy, musicals and is home to the [[BBC National Orchestra of Wales]]. St David's Hall (which hosts the Singer of the World competition) has regular performances of classical music and ballet as well as music of other genres. The largest of Cardiff's theatres is the [[New Theatre (Cardiff)|New Theatre]], situated in the city centre just off Queen Street. Other such venues include the [[Sherman Theatre]], [[Chapter Arts Centre]] and [[the Gate Arts Centre]].

The Cardiff music scene is established and wide-ranging: home to the [[BBC National Orchestra of Wales]] and the [[Welsh National Opera]]; has produced several leading acts; has acted as a springboard for Welsh bands to become famous. Acts hailing from Cardiff include [[Charlotte Church]], [[Shirley Bassey]], [[Iwan Rheon]], [[the Oppressed]], [[Kids In Glass Houses]], [[Los Campesinos]], [[the Hot Puppies]], [[The School (UK)|the School]], [[We're No Heroes]], [[Budgie (band)|Budgie]] and [[Shakin' Stevens]]. Also, artists such as [[Stereophonics]], [[the Automatic]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theautomatic.co.uk/band.php |title=The Automatic / Band |publisher=theautomatic.co.uk |access-date=8 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417213451/http://www.theautomatic.co.uk/band.php |archive-date=17 April 2008 }}</ref> [[Manic Street Preachers]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.myspace.com/manics |title=Manic Street Preachers on MySpace Music – Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music |date=2 January 2010 |publisher=[[Manic Street Preachers]] |access-date=2 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100101212617/http://www.myspace.com/manics |archive-date=1 January 2010 }}</ref> [[Lostprophets]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/lostprophets/pages/rise.shtml |title=The rise of Lostprophets |publisher=[[BBC Wales]] |last=Pattison |first=Louis |access-date=8 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202142753/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/lostprophets/pages/rise.shtml |archive-date=2 December 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]], [[Super Furry Animals]], [[Catatonia (band)|Catatonia]] and [[Bullet for My Valentine]] have links with the city and are associated with the Cardiff music scene.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/cardiff-music-scene-the-scene-is-more-alive-than-ever-428059.html |title=Cardiff music scene: 'The scene is more alive than ever' |date=30 November 2006 |work=[[The Independent]] |last=Mugan |first=Chris |access-date=8 December 2008 |location=London |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113001608/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/cardiff-music-scene-the-scene-is-more-alive-than-ever-428059.html |archive-date=13 November 2010 }}</ref> In 2010, Cardiff was named the UK's second "most musical" city by [[PRS for Music]].<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/03/13/bristol-named-britain-s-most-musical-city-115875-22107650/ "Bristol names Britain's most musical city"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605083821/http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/03/13/bristol-named-britain-s-most-musical-city-115875-22107650/|date=5 June 2011}} ''Daily Mirror''</ref>

===Visual arts===
{{see also|Art in Cardiff}}
Cardiff has held a [[photomarathon]] in the city each year since 2004, in which photographers compete to take the best 12 pictures of 12 previously unknown topics in 12 hours. An exhibition of winners and other entries is held in June/July each year.<ref>Karen Price (21 June 2013) [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/new-views-city-unveiled--4695993 "Cardiff Photomarathon 2013: New views of the city unveiled"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809114012/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/new-views-city-unveiled--4695993|date=9 August 2014}}, ''WalesOnline''. Retrieved 28 July 2014</ref>

===Sporting venues===
Cardiff's former municipal baths opened in 1862, as Turkish Baths, and were taken over by the City Council in 1873, before closing over a century later.<ref>{{cite web |title=Site of Cardiff Baths |url=https://historypoints.org/index.php?page=site-of-cardiff-baths |website=HistoryPoint |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref> 

Sporting venues include the [[Millennium Stadium|Principality Stadium]] – the national stadium and home of the [[Wales national rugby union team]] – [[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]] for [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club]], [[Cardiff City Stadium]] for [[Cardiff City F.C.]] and the [[Wales national football team|Wales football team]], [[Cardiff International Sports Stadium]], home of [[Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club]], [[Cardiff Arms Park]] for [[Cardiff Blues]] and [[Cardiff RFC]] rugby union teams, and [[Ice Arena Wales]] for [[Cardiff Devils]] ice hockey team. It hosted the [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] and was dubbed European City of Sport for its role in international sporting events in 2009 and again in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |title=City takes European sports capital title for 2014 |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/cardiffonline/cardiff-news/2011/04/01/city-takes-european-sports-capital-title-for-2014-91466-28440348/ |access-date=6 April 2011 |newspaper=South Wales Echo |date=1 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123142245/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/cardiffonline/cardiff-news/2011/04/01/city-takes-european-sports-capital-title-for-2014-91466-28440348/ |archive-date=23 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Principality Stadium hosted 11 football matches during the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], including the opening event and the men's bronze medal match.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Olympic football in Cardiff |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-12905961 |publisher=Visit Cardiff |access-date=6 April 2011 |date=22 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402184433/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-12905961 |archive-date=2 April 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Recreation===
[[File:Bute Park, Cardiff.jpg|thumb|[[Bute Park]]]]

Cardiff has strong nightlife. Most clubs and bars are situated in the city centre, especially St Mary Street. More recently Cardiff Bay has built up a strong night scene, with many modern bars and restaurants. The Brewery Quarter on St Mary Street is a recently developed venue for bars and restaurant with a central courtyard. Charles Street is also a popular part of the city.

[[File:Scott Memorial, Roath Park - geograph.org.uk - 27200.jpg|thumb|left|The lake at [[Roath Park]], including the lighthouse erected as a memorial to [[Robert Falcon Scott|Captain Scott]]]]

Cardiff is known for its extensive parks and other green spaces covering around 10% of the city's total area.<ref name="trends">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ObjView.asp?Object_ID=4289 |format=PDF |title=Cardiff Population Trends |date=4 January 2006 |access-date=21 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609173610/http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ObjView.asp?Object_ID=4289 |archive-date=9 June 2011 }}</ref> Cardiff's main park, Bute Park (which was formerly the castle grounds) extends northwards from the top of one of Cardiff's main shopping street (Queen Street); when combined with the adjacent [[Llandaff Fields]] and Pontcanna Fields to the north-west it produces a massive open space skirting the River Taff. Other popular parks include [[Roath Park]] in the north, donated to the city by the [[John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute|3rd Marquess of Bute]] in 1887, which includes a popular boating lake; [[Victoria Park, Cardiff]]'s first official park; and [[Thompson's Park]], formerly home to an [[aviary]] removed in the 1970s. Wild open spaces include Howardian Local Nature Reserve, {{cvt|32|acre|ha|abbr=off}} of the lower Rhymney valley in Penylan noted for its orchids,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Useful information |url=http://www.howardianlnr.org.uk/info.html |website=Howardian Local Nature Reserve |access-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804122517/http://howardianlnr.org.uk/info.html |archive-date=4 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Forest Farm Country Park]], over {{cvt|150|acre|ha|abbr=off}} along the River Taff in Whitchurch.