SO are you bored by the football and have no interest in what is happening at Wembley today?

Well, if you're looking for somewhere to go today to avoid the play-off final, here is a list of suggestions of places to visit and events to go to in the Swindon area:

Swindon & Cricklade Railway Beer Festival Swindon & Cricklade Railway, Blunsdon Station Tadpole Lane, Blunsdon.

15 ales and five ciders, celebrating 175 years of the GWR. Plus Chuffin Ale from STEAM the museum of the GWR, and Tiddly Dyke, the railways own specially brewed ale. Carry-outs available. Live bands on Satuday and Sunday evenings. Good variety of food. Soft drinks also available. Or, bring a picnic. Something for everyone, with a steam train running on all three days, it is an opportunity to enjoy locally produced ales in a unique setting.

Open: 11:00. Admission prices: Beer festival only £2.50. Train ticket, which includes admission to the beer festival: Adult £6.00, Senior £5.00, Child £4.00, Family ticket (2 adults + 2 children) £18.00. 1100 - 2300 Saturday & Sunday. 1100 - 1700 Monday. Train runs 1100 - 1700 on all three days. Contact Tel: 01793 771615.

Free Children's Half-term Activities Whitehall Garden Centre, Corsham Road, Lacock, Wiltshire.

Activities such as painting pots and planting seeds are available for children to do and bring what they make home. (Children must be accompanied by an adult) Open: May 29th-June 6th. Contact Tel: 01249 730204.

New Community Choir Churchfields School, Salcombe Grove, Swindon.

Come and join the Churchfields Community Choir, there are no auditions or age restrictions and ability to read music is not necessary - we learn by ear and the atmosphere is very relaxed. The group meets purely to enjoy singing together, the repertoire is varied - from Beatles, Tamla Motown, melodies to African chants and Forties swing. As well as meeting under the leadership of our mentor, Mr Steve Flavin, the choir also comes together to celebrate seasonal festivals. Singers range from those who have sung in more formal choirs, to those who have never sung before.

Open: 16:00. Contact Tel: 01793 487286.

Open Day & Plant Sale - Jubilee Gardens Spring Open Day Cricklade Road, Purton Stoke, Swindon.

Free. Sale of hanging baskets, tubs and plants, bedding plants, fuchsias, geraniums, perennials, cakes, refreshments, raffle and tombola. Jubilee Gardens is a horticultural training centre for adults with learning disabilities.

Open: 10:00 Contact Tel: 01793 771539.

Car Boot Sale Churchfields School, Salcombe Grove, Old Walcot, Swindon.

Admission 50p. Would you like a place at our Car Boot sale on Saturday, 17th July 2010 from 10-2pm? For only £3.00 per car/stall you can book your place. Contact Mrs M. Mercer on 01793 487286 or mmercer@churchfields.org for details. Open: 10:00 00. Contact Tel: 01793 487286.

TinyTalk Baby Signing Classes Heartsound Centre Hall, Pilgrim Close, Ramleaze, Swindon.

Babies have so much to say... Come and try our lively fun classes, we sing popular songs and learn signs to encourage pre-verbal communication. After the class there is a social time to enjoy a natter with a cuppa and biscuit or two while the children socialise. Contact me for more class details and availability. www.tinytalk.co.uk/lesleyp Open: 10:00. Admission: £3.50 - £5.50. Contact Tel: 01793 329542 or 0777 247 8845.

Holmes Music proudly presents Charity Concert with Nicolas McCarthy Concert Pianist New College, New College Drive, Swindon.

As seen on ITV's This Morning Show. Born without his right hand, Nicolas McCarthy is one of only a few left-handed pianists in the world. Supported by Kentwood Wood and Nathan Selladurai – classical guitarist, winner of Swindon's Young Musician.

Open: doors 19:00, concert 19:30. Admission: £10.00. Booking Tel: 01793 520948.

Antonio Forcione The Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town, Swindon.

Dubbed the “Jimi Hendrix of the Acoustic Guitar” Antonio is one of the great guitarists and was awarded “Musician of the Year” 2009 in Italy. Sprinkled with comedy narrative and wonderful self-deprecating humour.

Open: 20:00. Admission: £16.00. Booking Tel: 01793 614837. www.swindon.gov.uk/artscentre

Live Music: Angel Up Front The Rolleston, 73 Commercial Road, Swindon.

Female fronted classic rock covers band. One of the hardest working bands in the South West. Free.

Open: 20:30. Contact Tel: 01793 534238 www.therollston.co.uk

Live Music: Pink Tribute – Try This The 12 Bar, Westcott Place, Swindon.

Age limit: 16yrs+. Please Note All Tickets Are Non Refundale Unless Gig Is Cancelled Or Rescheduled.

Open: 20:00. Admission: £5.50. Tickets on sale at Swindon Visitor Information Centre, 37 Regent Street, open 09:15-17:00 , Monday-Saturday, Tel: 01793 466454. Email: infocentre@swindon.gov.uk

Bonkers At The Bell Bell Hotel, 24 High Street, Old Town, Swindon.

Free. A night of great music.

Open: 21:00. Contact Tel: 01793 480083.

Destination Anywhere Club Night The Victoria, 88 Victoria Road, Old Town, Swindon.

Free. Various DJs playing Motown, northern Soul, Reggae, 60’s Soul and more.

Open: 21:00. Contact Tel: 01793 535713.

Murder Mystery Evening Wyvern Theatre, Theatre Square, Swindon.

The Circle Restaurant plays host to an evening of plots, twists, turns and wickedness. During your magnificent three-course meal you will watch the plot unfold and attempt to unravel the mystery, and you can interrogate the suspects and solve the clues - to uncover the murderer.

Open: 19:00, dinner at 20:00. Admission: £34 including dinner. Contact: 01793 524481.

Suju Presents Suju, 28 High Street, Old Town, Swindon.

DJs downstairs: Suju residents playing house and electro. The Lounge: Smooth rnb, hip hop and classic hits with The Chief.

Open: 23:00. Admission: £6 before 1am, £7 after. Contact Tel: 01793 430444.

Moloney School of Irish Dance St Luke’s Church Hall, Broad Street, Swindon.

For boys and girls from the age of four.

Open: 10:00-12:00. Contact Tel: 01793 433934 or 642368. Admission: £5.

Monthly Social Dance Barn School of Dance, The Marsh, Wanborough.

A chance to put your ballroom and Latin dance moves into practise. Last Saturday of the month.

Open: 20:00-23:00. Admission: £6.50 non-members, £5 members. Contact Tel: 07896 294945.

Swindon Artists’ Forum The Brunel Centre, 1st floor (next to Cafe Roma), Swindon.

Works by local artists covering many subjects and in a variety of media. Free.

Open: 09:00-17:30. Contact Tel: 07943 382169.

Spring Exhibition T he Inkspot, Edgeware Road, Swindon.

Free. Five local artists, Craig Tilley, Michael Freeman, Carole Wakefield, Helene Howse and Peter Gumienick are splashing on the canvas for an exhibition which includes a real mix of subjects and medium. There will be acrylic paintings of such varied subjects as steam engines and racing cars, flowers and animals along with some modern abstract pictures. Textile and glass painting will also be on show.

Open: 09:00-17:00 Contact Tel: 01793 537775.

Illustrate Your Point 2010 Swindon Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town, Swindon.

Free. An exhibition of poetry and art. The exhibition will incorporate some of the finest contemporary painting, sculpture, textile art, drawing and poety that the Swindon area has to offer. It aims to provide an enjoyable and inspiring experience for all who pass through the Arts Centre doors.

Open: normal opening hours. Contact Tel: 01793 614837.

Vernon's Butterflies in Lydiard House and Walled Garden Animal Hunt Lydiard House and Park.

A new quiz trail for children to follow through the state rooms to find the butterflies that inspired Vernon, Viscount Bolingbroke. In the Walled Garden, there will be a trail of animals to find alongside the beautiful flowering bulbs.

Admission: charges to Lydiard House and Walled Garden apply.

As Brothers We Stand The Furnace, 73 Commercial Road, Swindon.

Live Music. Plus Let the Games Begin, A Day After Tomorrow, Hope Remains Lost and The Cold Harbour playing mainly metal.

Open: 19:30-22:30, followed by club to 3am. Admission: £4 adv, £5 door. Contact Tel: 01793 534238.

Disclosure The Jovial Monk, Highdown Way, St Andrew’s Ridge, Swindon.

Free. Rock/pop covers.

Open: 21:00. Contact Tel: 01793 728636.

Funkst*r Apartment, 16 Havelock Square, Swindon.

Vinz M presents Funkstar: Level 1 Vinz M & Cybernetic (RnB, funk, soul, groove); Level 2: Get Deeper - Nicky S, Dave B, Donovan Smith and Samuel B; Level 3: Chill out and smoking terrace. Ladies free before midnight. Pre-tickets available at Longs Bar with 16 seater shuttle bus doing round trips every half hour from 10pm onwards.

Open: 22:00. Admission: £5 before midnight, £6 after. Contact Tel: 01793 490202.

Riffstock 2010 Charity Fundraiser Riffs Bar, 26 Greatfield, Hook, Swindon.

Riffstock is a mini music festival and much more. Admission is free but audiences donations to local charities encouraged. Over the weekend bands featured will include Mortdelemar, Eye for an Eye, Napoleon in Rags, The Dacoits, The Disco Pierats, The Love Rockets, 2 Sick Monkeys, Teabo, Not Rocket Science, The Motherload and Hip Route - plus many more.

Open: 12:00. Contact Tel: 01793 778304.

Pilates (Energizer Class) Pilates Esprit Studios, 88 Devizes Road, Old Town, Swindon.

Various levels, times and prices, please call for more information.

Contact Tel: 07789 205617.

Qigong Classes St Mark’s Church, Church Place, Swindon.

Open: Every Saturday, 10.30-11.30. Admission: per class £7 (non members), £6 (members).£24 for four classes (non-members), or £20 for members. Contact Tel: 07855 977904.