Events
Find out about the future events we're running here! We'll be adding new and exciting events all the time as well as showing photos and updates from our previous events. Keep an eye on our Facebook events page for further info too!
Bear in mind we may film or take photos of our events, so if you don't want to be involved do let us know and we'll make sure to accommodate you.
Upcoming Events
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Maximum Melee
ITS BACK!
After a looong break, we're bring Melee (one of the very first events we had the pleasure of hosting) back to The Arcade Vaults for a trial to see about bringing it back longer term!
We'll kick off with a singles tournament bracket and go from there - no pre-registration required, just turn up for now. Doors open at 5, bracket to kick off around 6!
- Venue fee: £3
- Singles: £2** COVID RULES **
With the rise in cases recently, we are asking all attendees to bring masks and to wear them when moving around the venue. You are strongly advised to bring your own controllers too. Sanitiser and wipes will be available on site. -
Breakin' the Vaults #3
Sat | 20 November 2021 | 15:00 to 21:00Sat | 20 November 2021 | 15:00 to 21:00The Arcade Vaults and the South Wales Fighting Game Community join forces to bring you a Saturday of Fighting games!
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Games Wales Talks - Autumn 2021 (Cardiff)
Thu | 25 November 2021 | 19:00 to 23:00Thu | 25 November 2021 | 19:00 to 23:00Talks return to the Games Wales meetup in Cardiff! We have 3 talks from members of the community which are completely free to attend. And afterwards, you can hang around for some drinks and chat too.
Alex Payne - Rust, Face Detection & A Pair of Bongos.
Alex gives a run through of lessons he learned developing a game prototype with alternative input devices, programmed with rust-lang.
Bex Button - My Games in Health Care Journey
Bex talks about her experience creating games in health care and her latest projects in her current role for the Arts for Health and Wellbeing Programme in the NHS.
Cai Jones - Music and Sound for Squingle
Cai goes in depth into his process for making music and sound for the psychedelic VR puzzle game 'Squingle'
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3 (its the magic number)
Sat | 27 November 2021 | 10:00 to 23:00Sat | 27 November 2021 | 10:00 to 23:00Ooooo whats this then?
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3rd Birthday Bash
Sat | 27 November 2021 | 19:00 to Sun | 28 November 2021 | 01:00Sat | 27 November 2021 | 19:00 to Sun | 28 November 2021 | 01:00THREE is the magic number..... The Arcade Vaults is has made it to another birthday!
We're celebrating our 3rd birthday with our hugest party yet, featuring live music courtesy of the invading Atomic Supermen who return to Earth for the first time in a while, and a special performance from Happy Fun Time Game Band. Plus there'll be boardgames, unlimited access to the gaming PCs and of course loads and loads of videogames from 5 decades of gaming history! Tickets are £10 (also available on the door and everyone will get a complimentary welcome drink on entry. We'll be on until 1am with party shenanigans to blow your mind!
NOTE: This is an 18+ event. There will be another surprise on our birthday day for everyone else unable to attend the evening bash...