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Rainy Day Picks This Weekend in Ebbw Vale
10 picks around Ebbw Vale, from 7 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
25–26 July Near Ebbw Vale
Not every listing gets a golden ticket
We check the usual frankly silly number of local websites, then look for events that feel rainy-day friendly: cinemas, theatres, talks, workshops, galleries, concerts, cosy venues, and anything less likely to involve standing in a muddy field making brave weather noises.
Happening Saturday 25 July to Sunday 26 July.
Picked for Ebbw Vale, not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.
Our 10 picks near Ebbw Vale
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4The Summer Fan Dance 2026
Challenge yourself to this incredibly tough 24km route, up and over the highest mountain in South Wales, twice. This infamous route is taken straight out of Special Forces and Pathfinder Selection.
13.6 milesSat 25 Jul
5The Summer Fan Dance 2026
Challenge yourself to this incredibly tough 24km route, up and over the highest mountain in South Wales, twice. This infamous route is taken straight out of Special Forces and Pathfinder Selection.
13.6 milesSat 25 Jul09:00£50.00
6A Summer Of Deep Listening
Join us for a series of playful sound and listening workshops by Dan Johnson, inspired by the work of Pauline Oliveros. Open to all ages and abilities.
21.1 milesSat 25 Jul14:00
7EYT: King Lear @ Willow Globe
at Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival
Step into a world where power unravels, loyalty is tested, and truth cuts deeper than any storm. King Lear follows a monarch whose misguided pursuit of flattery...
21.1 milesSun 26 Jul14:30
8Jerwood/Photoworks Awards 5
The Jerwood/Photoworks Awards offer the awardees the opportunity to make ambitious new work and significantly develop their practice at a pivotal moment in their career.
24.4 milesSun 26 Jul
9Llandovery Creative Weekend
Discover Llandovery Creative Weekend with inspiring workshops, local artists and creative experiences in one of Wales' most welcoming towns
12.2 milesSat 25 Jul
10Free! (worth double-checking)Exhibition : Animals of the Gods
at Canolfan Gasgliadau Amgueddfa Cymru / National Museum Collections Centre
Many Roman Gods and Goddesses have an animal to represent them. Through the use of objects and ...
15.5 milesSat 25 Jul
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