Engage Cymru meet up
Engage Cymru is planning a meet up at Small World Theatre!
29/4/26 - 10.30am - 1pm
Free, but booking essential via Engage.
Last Unicorn Airways - Matinee
Last Unicorn Airways - Matinee
a Blanket Fort Club production presented by Half Moon
for ages 4+
3/5/26 - 11am - 11.45am
£10 / £8
A spellbinding sensory-immersive journey around the world
Last Unicorn Airways - Afternoon
Last Unicorn Airways - Afternoon
a Blanket Fort Club production presented by Half Moon
for ages 4+
3/5/26 - 2pm - 2.45pm
£10 / £8
A spellbinding sensory-immersive journey around the world
Trwco - Towards Sustainability in the Arts Space
Trwco ‘26 conference at Small World Theatre
Towards Sustainability in the Arts Space
15/5/26 - 10am - 4pm
An ongoing series of events involving artists, leaders, environmental thinkers, policy makers and more. This year there’s a focus on sustainable arts spaces and practices.
Cerys Hafana
Cerys Hafana
Aberteifi LIVE
5/6/26 - 8pm - 22pm
£17
Welsh triple harpist and composer
Foreigner in my Body
Foreigner in my Body
by Sara Hartel
19/6/26 - 7pm - 8pm
£12 / £10
Aerial circus and theatre
Circus Cabaret Fundraiser
Syrcas Byd Bach Cabaret
A fundraising event
4/7/26 - 2pm
Tickets on sale in May
Circus Cabaret Fundraiser
Syrcas Byd Bach Cabaret
A fundraising event
4/7/26 - 7pm
Tickets on sale in May
Marty O’Reilly and Lily Talmers
Marty O’Reilly and Lily Talmers
18/7/26 - 8pm (doors open 7.30pm)
Tickets on sales from Friday 20 March
Small World is excited to welcome a brilliant double bill to the stage with one of our all time favourites, Marty O'Reilly, and extending a warm, Welsh welcome to Lily Palmer's (USA).
Pons Aelius
Pons Aelius
Aberteifi LIVE
24/4/26 - 8.30pm - 22.30pm
£17
Progressive instrumental folk
Cloud Busting performed by IBB
Cloud Busting
11 April - £5
Performance time 7pm (doors open at 6.30pm)
As part of National Youth Theatre’s Connections Festival 2026, Ieuenctid Byd Bach presents Cloud Busting by Helen Blakeman, based on the novel by Malorie Blackman.
Cloud Busting performed by IBB
Cloud Busting
11 April - £5
Performance time 2pm (doors open at 1.30pm)
As part of National Youth Theatre’s Connections Festival 2026, Ieuenctid Byd Bach presents Cloud Busting by Helen Blakeman, based on the novel by Malorie Blackman.
Measure for Treasure
Measure for Treasure
27/3/26 - 2pm (doors open at 1.30pm)
Join the Puppets Count Players for a strange, surprising and joyfully offbeat performance at Small World Theatre.
Mas ar y Maes
25/3/26 - 6yh - 8th
Ymunwch â chynrychiolwyr o Mas ar y Maes, rhaglen LHDTC+ Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru.
Are we innocent when we dream?
Are we innocent when we dream?
Solo performance by Jo Munton with an after show scratch night (new 5-min performances by Creative Workshop attendees).
21/3/26 - 2pm (doors open 1.30pm)
Donations on the door.
Creative workshop - Are we innocent when we dream?
Creative workshop - Are we innocent when we dream?
with Jo Munton
13/3/26 - 10am - 4pm
Explore sleep, dreams and various performance techniques.
Kizlar
Kizlar by Ceyda Tanc Dance
7/3/26 - 7pm - 8pm
£12 / £10
Contemporary dance ensemble piece with influence of Turkish folk dance and other global styles.
Dathlu Dewi
Dathlu Dewi
20/2/26 - 7pm - 9.30am - 3.30pm
£5 - drop off for the day
Dragon Hats, dance/movement, song and performing arts workshops with Arad Goch.
Dathlu Dewi
Dathlu Dewi
19/2/26 - 7pm - 9.30am - 3.30pm
£5
Mural painting for Secondary School ages with Gwennan Davies
Dod yn ôl at fy nghoed / Return to the woods
Dod yn ôl at fy nghoed / Return to the woods
13/2/26 - 6pm - 8pm
With live vocals at 7pm
£3 or more
Free Inclusion & Anti-Racism Training
Free Inclusion and Anti-Racism Training
With Molara Awen
26/1/26 - 5pm - 7pm
Free
UpBeat Christmas starring Electric Swing Circus + other acts
20 Dec - 8pm
The UpBeat Christmas Party brings you a dazzling night with Electric Swing Circus on stage from 9pm and The Purple Daffodil Machine DJ sets. Enjoy festive pizza slices from Y Felin and sip on our kooky Christmas cocktails at our well-stocked bar. All beneath our glowing lantern decorations.
£17 / £16 for group bookings (5+ people booking at the same time).
Cardigan Giant Lantern Parade
Cardigan Giant Lantern Parade
6/12/24 - 7pm
Cynnal y Cardi Fund which is administrated by the Cynnal y Cardi team, Ceredigion County Council on behalf of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Public Lantern Making
16/11/25 - 10am - 3pm
£3
Make a unique pyramid for the Cardigan Giant Lantern Parade 5/12/25
Public Lantern Making
16/11/25 - 10am - 3pm
£3
Make a unique pyramid for the Cardigan Giant Lantern Parade 5/12/25
Public Lantern Making
09/11/25 - 10am - 3pm
£3
Make a unique pyramid for the Cardigan Giant Lantern Parade 5/12/25
Other Voice Cardigan 2025
Other Voices Cardigan returns in 30 Oct - 1 Nov
Join us on the Music Trail!
Plastic Drastic Fantastic - Afternoon
19/10/2025 - 2 shows - 2pm & 5pm
followed by workshop (to be confirmed)
£12 / £8 (under 16s) Online box office now closed.
Tickets available at the door.
A dance show exploring our complex relationship – from the molecular to the planetary – with all things plastic.
Suitable from age 7+
A Brief History of Difference
19/09/2025 - doors open 7.30pm
£10
Interactive theatre piece rooted in conversation, knowledge sharing, questioning, personal narrative and performance.
Suitable from age 14+
Llais yr Afon - Mapping
Mapping 7: Cilgerran
18/8/25 - 10am - 4pm - free entry
Part of Cilgerran Festival Week. Part of the Llais yr Afon summer programme celebrating the River Teifi supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Llais yr Afon - Culture
Mapping 6: Culture
16/8/25 - 10am - 5pm
📍 Cardigan River and Food Festival
Part of the Llais yr Afon summer programme celebrating the River Teifi supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Llais yr Afon - Food and farming
Mapping 5: Food and farming
2/8/25 - 9am - 4pm
📍Cardigan County Show
Part of the Llais yr Afon summer programme celebrating the River Teifi supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Chalk Outlines
We’ve closed the online booking, but there will be tickets on the door tonight. Come nice and early. Bar and doors open at 8pm. See you there!
A warm, enthusiastic welcome to our favourites The Chalk Outlines and Bad Bananas as they generously take to the stage for the first fundraiser and launch of the Cardigan Giant Lantern Parade appeal 2025.
The Chalk Outlines are a lively 8-piece band playing a decidedly dark and twisted take on 2-tone. The band lace fat horn lines, samples and twin vocals over a pumping rhythm section to create their unique and upbeat sound. Expect tunes that draw from Balkan, Latin and Jungle influences as well as from traditional Ska and Reggae.
Bad Bananas are a 5 piece punkesque rock band with a punchy ska/funk influence. Last seen supporting Pronghorn in February, they return with yet more enigmatic and original material.
Two great local bands play to raise money for a great community event.
Buy £12 tickets in advance to avoid disappointment! Ages 16+
Craft Social
GLOW Byd Bach will be creating a welcoming space where you can connect with other queer young people and take part in arts and crafts activities, engaging conversations, and discussions on topics brought up by the group! We expect things to start small, and we welcome your ideas on how to shape the group.
GLOW Byd Bach is a voice for LGBTQIA+ youth and young adults in the Cardigan area run by Small World Theatre and headed up by Faye Brightman. The programme runs creative sessions for young people aged 13 - 18, as well as offering support through dialogues around identity and inclusion. We strive to enable members to have the freedom to be themselves in a non-judgemental space, where they can be empowered to feel pride in their identities.
Please get in touch if you'd like to know more information
Llais yr Afon - Heritage
Mapping 4: Heritage
29/7/25 - 10am - 4pm - free entry
📍 Bethania Chapel Vestry, Cardigan
Part of the Llais yr Afon summer programme celebrating the River Teifi supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Llais yr Afon - Access
Mapping 3: Access
27/7/25 - 2pm
Part of the Llais yr Afon summer programme celebrating the River Teifi supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Tetrapak Printmaking: Tracing our built heritage
A Llais yr Afon creative workshop.
📍Yr Hen Ysgol, St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire.
In these two-hour workshops, we’ll be learning how to reuse Tetrapak cartons to make a print. Using printmaking tools, sandpaper, scissors and paper punches we’ll make a record of the heritage buildings along the river.
With Heidi Baker, Popty Press and Pip Lewis, spacetocreate.
Fully booked. Please contact Pip for information about your booking.
Tetrapak Printmaking: Tracing our built heritage
A Llais yr Afon creative workshop.
📍Yr Hen Ysgol, St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire.
In these two-hour workshops, we’ll be learning how to reuse Tetrapak cartons to make a print. Using printmaking tools, sandpaper, scissors and paper punches we’ll make a record of the heritage buildings along the river.
With Heidi Baker, Popty Press and Pip Lewis, spacetocreate.
Fully booked. Please contact Pip for information about your booking.