Make the most of race weekend with our exciting Event Village!
Location: City Hall Lawns
Time: Fri 12pm-6pm | Sat 8am-5pm | Sun 7am-3pm
Our Event Village on City Hall Lawns is the perfect place to meet your fellow runners, say good luck to your loved ones, leave your baggage safely stowed in our baggage tents and make your way to the start line before the race. It’s also the perfect place to to relax at the end of the race and reunite with friends and supporters.
Relax, recuperate and celebrate your success with a well deserved post-race massage.
Once you’ve had your soothing massage and you’re feeling a little livelier, you can also enjoy the best of our live music stage and entertainment programme.
Grab a post-race massage, browse Official race merchandise or check out accessories from our event partners, and for any queries about the race, our Event Information Desk is here to help.
Tuck into some tasty street food or kick back with a well deserved celebratory drink – with a wide choice of vendors to choose from.
Get involved with a number of interactive come and try sports or visit one of our sponsors and charities who will be showcasing their products, services and causes.
Celebrate your achievement in style with merchandise rom Run 4 Wales. Come early as stock is limited and extremely popular! To guarantee your merchandise, head over to www.run4wales.shop and pre-order now!
Exhibitors & Activites
Stalls & Exhibitiors
- Event Information Marquee: Queries, International Race Pack Collection, Lost Race Packs
- Oysho – Merchandise & Sports Apparel
- SuperHalfs – learn more about the Series, register for a free passport or browse merchandise!
- Run 4 Wales – Official Race Merchandise
- HIGH5 – Sports Nutrition
- Steigen – Performance Socks
- 2wish – Event Welfare & Information
- Sports Chaplaincy – Participant & Spectator Support
- Welsh Athletics / Starting Blocs / Clwb Run Wales
- Joov Sports – Muscle Care & Recovery
Live Music & Entertainment
- Kick starting race weekend on Friday afternoon – a DJ set will be bringing the vibes!
- Menter Caerdydd have sourced some amazing Welsh language bands to perform in the Cardiff Half Event Village on Saturday and Sunday. Don’t miss the Tafwyl Takeover on the main stage! Performances times will be updated here closer to race day.
- Don’t Miss NSPCC Story Time in the Event Village at 11:25am on Saturday at the NSPCC marquee.
Tafwyl Takeover Set List
- Saturday: Silferlein 10am (20 min set), Penbleth 10:45 (20 min set), Paralel 11:50 (30 min set), Tarddiad 12:45 (50 min set)
- Sunday: Tonnau – 10:30 (50 min set), Dros Dro – 11:45 (50 min set), Cyn Cwsg – 13:00 (50 minute set)
Race T-Shirt Collection
For the first time, you’ll have the option to collect your official OYSHO event t-shirt pre-race from the Event Village on Friday or Saturday, or at the finish line on Sunday – so you can wear it during the race if you wish!
Activities
- Post-Race Massage – Grab a free massage courtesy of Cardiff University
- Oysho Photo Wall – Pose with your official finish time after the race!
- NSPCC Good Luck Tower – Write a good luck message on the giant wall!
- Quiet Space – Find a moment of calm in our Neurodiverse friendly quiet space
- Kids Zone – Sign making, Pedal Emporium & Garden Games
- Starting Blocs – A fun, exciting program designed to introduce children to the sport of athletics
Yoga & Warm Ups from Studio Tarw
- Friday – Yoga session on the stage in the village 1pm
- Saturday – Warm up on the stage – 11:30 – 11:40
- Sunday – Warm up on the stage – 09:00 – 09:15 and 09:25 – 09:40.
Food Quarter
Grab a tasty snack, a delicious post-race refuel or celebrate at the bar!
- Hogi Hogi Hogi
- Mac and Cheese
- Pizza
- Burgers
- Coffee
- Dragons Bar
Charities
- NSPCC
- Alzheimer’s Society
- Cancer Research Wales
- Mind
- Ty Hafan
- British Heart Foundation
- MND Association
- Tenovus
- Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice
- Velindre Cancer Charity
- Marie Curie UK
- Maggie’s
- Morgan’s Army
- Hope House
- Barnardo’s
- Parkinson’s UK
- Cardiff University
- Cartefi Cymru Cooperative
- LATCH
- Ronald McDonald House Charities UK
- Shelter Cymru
- St John’s Cymru
- The Little Princess Trust
- Wales Air Ambulance
Interested in exhibiting?
With three action-packed days of running, sport, health and well-being activities taking place, our Event Village will be a hub of activity in the centre of Cardiff, open for t-shirt and pack collection on Friday 3 October, during our family-friendly Cardiff Half Junior event on Saturday 4 October and the half marathon race on Sunday 5 October.
Are you an organisation that provides entertainment, event-experience or food & drink and would like to get involved, please contact Kelsey Duffill on [email protected] or via 02921 660790.
If you are a commercial brand interested in showcasing your products, services or interacting with the diverse Cardiff Half community please get in touch about commercial opportunities via [email protected].
Catering Opportunities
Over the weekend there will be over 20,000 runners and 40,000 spectators passing through our Event Village, where are looking to provide a varied mix of quality food and drink stalls which provide local, healthy and vegetarian eating options for all.
For further information, please contact Kelsey Duffill on [email protected] or via 02921 660790.
