{"id":2067104,"date":"2025-10-03T17:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2067104"},"modified":"2025-10-03T17:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:31:13","slug":"music-and-arts-fortnight-brings-live-events-to-cardiff-arcades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/music-and-arts-fortnight-brings-live-events-to-cardiff-arcades\/","title":{"rendered":"Music and Arts Fortnight Brings Live Events to Cardiff Arcades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/businessnewswales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OSA-EVENT-TILE-SOCIALS.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cardiff\u2019s historic arcades are set to showcase the capital\u2019s creative spirit with a special Music &amp; Arts Fortnight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event, which runs until October 17, follows the success of the first two chapters of this year\u2019s City of Arcades campaign. Foodie Fortnight celebrated Cardiff\u2019s diverse food scene with a Foodie Night Market launch event in Cardiff Market, and Discovery Fortnight shone a light on the city\u2019s hidden gems and independents.<\/p>\n<p>Running across Cardiff\u2019s arcades and city centre, Music &amp; Arts Fortnight will highlight the capital\u2019s role as a creative hub, with exhibitions, performances, and live events coinciding with the Cardiff Music City Festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/businessnewswales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gin-and-Juice-Live-Music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-211645\" src=\"https:\/\/businessnewswales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gin-and-Juice-Live-Music.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businessnewswales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gin-and-Juice-Live-Music.jpg 600w, https:\/\/businessnewswales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gin-and-Juice-Live-Music-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/businessnewswales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gin-and-Juice-Live-Music-424x255.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The fortnight will include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cardiff Music City Festival (3\u201318 October)<\/strong><br \/>Music &amp; Arts Fortnight will run alongside the festival, which features headline events including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An Evening with CVC (3 Oct, Royal Welsh College of Music &amp; Drama)<\/li>\n<li>Black Welsh Music Awards (4 Oct, RWCMD) \u2013 spotlighting Black music excellence<\/li>\n<li>Welsh Festival Summit (16 Oct) \u2013 a one-day conference for the festival sector<\/li>\n<li>S\u0175n Festival (16\u201318 Oct) \u2013 multi-venue live music across the city<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cardiff Night Market Returns (16\u201318 October)<\/strong><br \/>Cardiff Market will host late-night shopping, street food, and live music. Running until 10pm each night, these three evenings will showcase Cardiff\u2019s indie Street food scene whilst the buzz of S\u0175n Festival takes over the city centre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overseas Apparel Jazz Night (11 October, Royal Arcade)<\/strong><br \/>Independent fashion and lifestyle brand Overseas Apparel will host a special jazz night in collaboration with Plant and Pot, featuring a live plant installation, food, drinks, DJs, and a new collection launch. The monthly events have built a loyal following of 70\u2013100 people and offer a space for Cardiff\u2019s creative community to connect in the oldest arcade in the city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Live Music Venues &amp; Hidden Gems<\/strong><br \/>Throughout the fortnight, visitors can enjoy live jazz at Gin &amp; Juice (Fridays, Castle Arcade) and Maison de Boeuf (Thursdays, Castle Arcade), alongside live music every night at Brewhouse, The Live Lounge, and Cardiff\u2019s newly opened Piano Works.<\/p>\n<p>Music &amp; Arts Fortnight is the third themed chapter in the 70-day City of Arcades 2025 campaign, which celebrates 70 years of Cardiff as Wales\u2019s capital city. Delivered by FOR Cardiff, the Business Improvement District (BID) for the city centre and now in its eighth year, City of Arcades spotlights the mix of independent and national businesses across Cardiff\u2019s Victorian and Edwardian arcades and St David\u2019s Dewi Sant.<\/p>\n<p>Still to come are History Fortnight (17 Oct \u2013 1 Nov) and Health &amp; Beauty Fortnight (1\u201314 Nov).<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"tho-end-content\" style=\"display: block; visibility: hidden;\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source businessnewswales.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiff\u2019s historic arcades are set to showcase the capital\u2019s creative spirit with a special Music &amp; Arts Fortnight. 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