Here is the full fixture list for Cardiff City for the 2016 / 17 season.
As predicted the club are away on four key dates, first game (Birmingham), Boxing Day (Brentford), New Years Eve (Brighton) and the final game at Huddersfield for an early kick off on a Sunday (thanks EFL).
City's last home game of the season will be against Newcastle Utd while the game against Aston Villa at CCS will be on Bank Holiday Monday Jan 2nd.
Dates and kick off times are likely to change for TV but the opening weekend's TV games have already been announced. Cardiff are not involved in those.
Cardiff City Fixtures:
Sat 6 Aug 2016, 3pm - Birmingham City (A)
Sat 13 Aug 2016, 3pm - Queens Park Rangers (H)
Tues 16 Aug 2016, 7:45pm - Blackburn Rovers (H)
Sat 20 Aug 2016, 3pm - Fulham (A)
Sat 27 Aug 2016, 3pm - Reading (H)
Sat 10 Sep 2016, 3pm - Norwich City (A)
Tues 13 Sep 2016, 7:45pm - Preston North End (A)
Sat 17 Sep 2016, 3pm - Leeds United (H)
Sat 24 Sep 2016, 3pm - Rotherham United (A)
Tues 27 Sep 2016, 7:45pm - Derby County (H)
Sat 1 Oct 2016, 3pm - Burton Albion (A)
Sat 15 Oct 2016, 3pm - Bristol City (H)
Tues 18 Oct 2016, 7:45pm - Sheffield Wednesday (H)
Sat 22 Oct 2016, 3pm - Nottingham Forest (A)
Sat 29 Oct 2016, 3pm - Wigan Athletic (H)
Sat 5 Nov 2016, 3pm - Newcastle United (A)
Sat 19 Nov 2016, 3pm - Huddersfield Town (H)
Sat 26 Nov 2016, 3pm - Aston Villa (A)
Sat 3 Dec 2016, 3pm - Brighton (H)
Sat 10 Dec 2016, 3pm - Ipswich Town (A)
Tues 13 Dec 2016, 7:45pm - Wolverhampton (H)
Sat 17 Dec 2016, 3pm - Barnsley (H)
Mon 26 Dec 2016, 3pm - Brentford (A)
Sat 31 Dec 2016, 3pm - Brighton (A)
Mon 2 Jan 2017, 3pm - Aston Villa (H)
Sat 14 Jan 2017, 3pm - Bristol City (A)
Sat 21 Jan 2017, 3pm - Burton Albion (H)
Sat 28 Jan 2017, 3pm - Reading (A) (FA Cup 4th round)
Tues 31 Jan 2017, 7:45pm - Preston North End (H)
Sat 4 Feb 2017, 3pm - Norwich City (H)
Sat 11 Feb 2017, 3pm - Leeds United (A)
Tues 14 Feb 2017, 7:45pm - Derby County (A)
Sat 18 Feb 2017, 3pm - Rotherham United (H)
Sat 25 Feb 2017, 3pm - Fulham (H)
Sat 4 Mar 2017, 3pm - Queens Park Rangers (A)
Tues 7 Mar 2017, 7:45pm - Blackburn Rovers (A)
Sat 11 Mar 2017, 3pm - Birmingham City (H)
Sat 18 Mar 2017, 3pm - Ipswich Town (H)
Sat 1 Apr 2017, 3pm - Wolverhampton (A)
Tues 4 Apr 2017, 7:45pm - Barnsley (A)
Sat 8 Apr 2017, 3pm - Brentford (H)
Sat 15 Apr 2017, 3pm - Sheffield Wednesday (A)
Mon 17 Apr 2017, 3pm - Nottingham Forest (H)
Sat 22 Apr 2017, 3pm - Wigan Athletic (A)
Sat 29 Apr 2017, 3pm - Newcastle United (H)
Sun 7 May 2017, 12pm - Huddersfield Town (A)
Some points to make:
Four key dates all away from home (1st, Boxing Day, NYE, Last day).
Nine midweek fixtures. Five at home (four of those before Christmas), four away (three of those after Christmas).
Of the four away midweek games we have to go to Preston, Blackburn, Barnsley and Derby.
Newcastle at home is the last home game of the season. Villa at home is on Bank Holiday Monday, Jan 2nd.
City go to Burton for the first time in a league fixture on 1st October.
Those hoping to party on New years Eve will need to get home from Brighton a bit sharpish.
Reading away is on FA Cup 4th round weekend. So don't book too far in advance as it could be moved.
On the last day, a Sunday at midday, we are away at Huddersfield.
Cardiff have never won their opening three fixtures of a league season.