Forthcoming events on our network
Please see list of events below which may impact rail services.
Chester Races:
- Wednesday 06 May 2026
- Thursday 07 May 2026
- Friday 08 May 2026
- Saturday 30 May 2026
- Friday 12 June 2026
- Saturday 13 June 2026
- Saturday 27 June 2026
- Friday 10 July 2026
- Saturday 11 July 2026
- Saturday 25 July 2026
- Sunday 02 August 2026
- Saturday 22 August 2026
- Friday 11 September 2026
- Saturday 12 September 2026
- Saturday 19 September 2026
Events at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff:
- Sunday 15 February 2026 - 6 Nations (Mens) - Wales v France
- Saturday 21 February 2026 - 6 Nations (Mens) - Wales v Scotland
- Saturday 14 March 2026 - 6 Nations (Mens) - Wales v Italy
- Saturday 28 March 2026 - Bristol Bears v Harlequins
- Saturday 16 May 2026 - Monster Jam
- Tuesday 16 June 2026 - Take That
- Sunday 28 June 2026 - Metallica
Football:
Cardiff City
- Saturday 24 January 2026 - Cardiff City v Stockport (15:00 KO)
- Tuesday 27 January 2026 - Cardiff City v Barnsley (19:45 KO)
- Saturday 14 February 2026 - Cardiff City v Luton Town (15:00 KO)
- Tuesday 17 February 2026 - Cardiff City v AFC Wimbledon (19:45 KO)
- Saturday 07 March 2026 - Cardiff City v Lincoln City (15:00 KO)
- Tuesday 17 March 2026 - Cardiff City v Wycombe (19:45 KO)
- Saturday 21 March 2026 - Cardiff City v Blackpool (15:00 KO)
- Friday 03 April 2026 - Cardiff City v Port Vale (15:00 KO)
- Saturday 11 April 2026 - Cardiff City v Bolton (15:00 KO)
- Saturday 25 April 2026 - Cardiff City v Northampton Town (15:00 KO)
Swansea
- Saturday 17 January 2026 - Swansea v Birmingham (15:00 KO)
- Tuesday 20 January 2026 - Swansea v Blackburn Rovers (19:45 KO)
- Saturday 07 February 2026 - Swansea v Sheffield Wednesday (15:00 KO)
- Saturday 21 February 2026 - Swansea v Bristol City (12:30 KO)
- Tuesday 24 February 2026 - Swansea v Preston (19:45 KO)
- Saturday 07 March 2026 - Swansea v Stoke City (15:00 KO)
- Saturday 21 March 2026 - Swansea v Coventry (15:00 KO)
- Monday 06 April 2026 - Swansea v Middlesborough (15:00 KO)
- Saturday 18 April 2026 - Swansea v Southampton (15:00 KO)
- Saturday 02 May 2026 - Swansea v Charlton (12:30 KO)
Wales
- Thursday 26 March 2026 - Wales v Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cardiff City Stadium (19:45 KO)
- Tuesday 31 March 2026 - Wales v TBC, Cardiff City Stadium (19:45 KO)
Wrexham
- Saturday 17 January 2026 - Wrexham v Norwich City (15:00 KO)
- Tuesday 20 January 2026 - Wrexham v Leicester City (15:00 KO)
- Saturday 07 February 2026 - Wrexham v Millwall (15:00 KO)
- Saturday 21 February 2026 - Wrexham v Ipswich Town (15:00 KO)
- Tuesday 24 February 2026 - Wrexham v Portsmouth (19:45 KO)
- Tuesday 10 March 2026 - Wrexham v Hull City (19:45 KO)
- Saturday 14 March 2026 - Wrexham v Swansea (15:00 KO)
- Monday 06 April 2026 - Wrexham v Southampton (15:00 KO)
- Saturday 18 April 2026 - Wrexham v Stoke City (15:00 KO)
- Saturday 02 May 2026 - Wrexham v Middlesborough (12:30 KO)
Other events:
- Thursday 11 June 2026 - Pete Tong Ibiza Classics, Cardiff Castle
- Friday 12 June 2026 - MIKA, Cardiff Castle
- Friday 19 June 2026 - Ethel Cain, Cardiff Castle
- Saturday 20 June 2026 - Tafwyl, Cardiff Castle
- Sunday 21 June 2026 - Tafwyl, Cardiff Castle
- Monday 22 June 2026 - Garbage + Skunk Anansie, Cardiff Castle
- Wednesday 24 June 2026 - The Cure, Blackweir fields, Cardiff
- Thursday 25 June 2026 - McFly, Cardiff Castle
- Friday 26 June 2026 - Teddy Swims, Blackweir fields, Cardiff
- Saturday 27 June 2026 - Blackbird Festival 2026, Cardiff Castle
- Tuesday 30 June 2026 - Katy Perry, Cardiff Castle
- Tuesday 30 June 2026 - Lewis Capaldi, Blackweir fields, Cardiff
- Wednesday 01 July 2026 - Lewis Capaldi, Blackweir fields, Cardiff
- Saturday 04 July 2026 - Bowling for Soup + Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Cardiff Castle
- Saturday 04 July 2026 - Pitbull, Blackweir fields, Cardiff
- Sunday 05 July 2026 - Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, Blackweir fields, Cardiff
- Thursday 09 July 2026 - Billy Ocean, Cardiff Castle
- Friday 10 July 2026 - Bastille, Cardiff Castle
- Saturday 11 July 2026 - David Gray, Cardiff Castle
- Thursday 16 July 2026 - Richard Ashcroft, Cardiff Castle
- Friday 24 July 2026 - Self Esteem, Cardiff Castle
- Saturday 25 July 2026 - DEPOT in the Castle: The Wombats, Cardiff Castle
- Friday 31 July 2026 - The Streets, Cardiff Castle
- Saturday 01 August 2026 - Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter, Cardiff Castle
- Sunday 02 August 2026 - Two Door Cinema Club, Cardiff Castle
- Friday 14 August 2026 - Hollywood Vampires, Cardiff Castle
- Saturday 15 August 2026 - Jimmy Eat World, Cardiff Castle
- Friday 25 September 2026 - Shine Night Walk Cardiff, Cardiff Castle
Upcoming events
Keeping our customers safe during events
Major events can result in more people than usual using our services. We’ll take extra steps to keep our customers travelling safely and reliably.
How do you decide which queues move and who has to wait outside?
Our queuing system
Our industry-leading queuing system is designed to allow customers’ access to trains on a first come first served basis and we release each queue according to the space available on the next service, holding the queue until the next train is due.
If we have to ask customers to wait outside stations for longer than we would like, we always give out waterproof ponchos.
This helps make the experience as comfortable as possible for everyone whilst still getting them home safely.
How do I know what’s happening on the day?
Communication with customers is a key part of the event day operation.
On the day we have high numbers of staff available to provide direct information, we have extra station announcers to ensure the information is regular and consistent, and we even operate a specific X feed to provide live updates from the station.
The X feed is managed by a member of our event team, based in our Crowd Management Centre, and is by far the best source of live information on an event day if you have access to X.
Before travelling, it is also important to check our website, which has a specific page for each event.
Check our events page to find information on the plan of the queuing system, details of any additional train services, and other useful advice such as how long customers can expect to queue, disabled access and the location of public toilets.
Why do I have to wait outside the station?
Crowd management
The best way that we can safely manage the high number of customers is to implement crowd management procedures before and after the events, such as queuing systems and restricted movement within stations.
We employ crowd management professionals to manage the flow of customers on the ground, and they are supported by a team of competent and experienced railway staff who provide customer assistance on the platforms, and coordinate the operation in the crowd management control centre.
As you can imagine, if all the customers were permitted to enter the station without any form of crowd control there would be safety risks in terms of over-crowding on platforms, and customers being prevented from boarding their desired train services
Why don’t you put on more carriages on an event day?
We spend up to three months in advance of a fixture planning the train service and crowd management.
This includes the provision of extra carriages and services on the most popular routes taking people to and from these locations. All this is done with consideration of the limitations of the fleet we have at our disposal.
As an example, the impact a 72,500 capacity stadium has on Cardiff Central Railway station, given its location and the benefits of using rail travel as opposed to road, means that this can result in a significantly higher number of customers using the station on an event day.
As a general indication of the popularity of services, prior to events at Cardiff, around 30,000 customers can arrive at the station before the event, and up to 40,000 customers return to the station to get home afterwards. During these event days, the depots are empty, as every train at our disposal is out in service, unless undertaking absolutely essential maintenance work.
