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Cardiff's seven arcades have 150 years of retail and cultural history from the Victorian era to the modern day. Read our latest blogs and news stories and find out why Cardiff is the City of Arcades.
Street Food Favourites ‘Bao Selecta’ To Open Permanent Stall Inside Cardiff Market
07.03.2023
City of Arcades Week Wins at the Cardiff Life Awards 2023
28.02.2023
Light of Winter Photography Competition Vote
26.01.2023
8 Ways to Spend St Dwynwen’s Day in Cardiff
24.01.2023
Waterloo Tea’s Good Food Pledges
19.01.2023
The Light of Winter: Photography Competition
30.11.2022
A FREE Immersive Light and Sound Experience has Arrived in Cardiff City Centre
28.11.2022
Cardiff Bubble Tea Cafe Celebrates its 10th Birthday
04.11.2022
Cardiff Celebrates its First Sherry Week
04.11.2022
City of Arcades Week celebrates the history and future of Cardiff’s iconic businesses
27.10.2022
One-off ‘Friday Night Market’ at Cardiff indoor market
27.10.2022
City of Arcades Week: Discover Cardiff this October Half Term
18.10.2022
Call out: Cardiff in Days Gone By
31.08.2022
Top 5 Cocktail Bars in Cardiff
24.08.2022
Abstract City: Vote for your favourite image of Cardiff
06.06.2022
Sustainable Shopping at Cardiff Market
01.06.2022
Cardiff Bank Holiday: How to spend the 4-day Bank Holiday in the big city
31.05.2022
Abstract City – Cardiff Photography Competition
12.05.2022
Cardiff leading the way in one of the tastiest top travel trends
06.05.2022
Artwork suspended in arcade exhibition captures the ‘Art and Soul’ of Cardiff
06.08.2021
Guerrilla Galleries: Reclaiming Public Art Space in Cardiff
21.06.2021
Poetry in the Arcades Competition
21.02.2020
The Season of Giving: Arcades at Christmas
10.12.2019
Footfall Surges on City of Arcades Day
27.11.2019
Line-up of Live Music is announced for City of Arcades Day
13.11.2019
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