The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery will be offering free Christmas Workshops for children and adults from Saturday 19 – Wednesday 23 December, complete with choirs singing carols around the twinkling Christmas tree. New exhibitions from Peter Finnemore and Willie Doherty will be open from mid December.

Swansea Museum is offering Christmas Willow workshops led by artist and craftswoman Jo Steadman on 19 December.  Also, don’t miss the Sea Swansea exhibition depicting yacht glory days in the Bay on display until the end of March.

The Dylan Thomas Centre continues to offer up a range of tasty treats in the café and bar, and through its events programme with On the Edge performances, Art for Lunch and Poets in the Bookshop with John Barnie as this month’s guest poet.

Looking for different Christmas gift or cards with a local flavour? Then call in and browse the West Glamorgan Archives shop in the Civic Centre, which may just have what you are looking for.

For more information on Swansea’s cultural venues and events visit www.discoveringswansea.com.