Public listings checked 25/10/2026. Dates use each event’s local time. Check organiser details before travelling.
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People who lived through the Depression years of the 1930s and the Second World War learnt to reuse and recycle, often continuing through life. The Porter women made their own clothes, remodelled older clothes, and mended tears and rips. They knitted, crocheted and sewed, made baskets, embroidered pillowslips and stencilled tablecloths. Whatever could be repaired, was repaired. Sustainability was practised.
Children can explore the workings of household equipment from the early to mid 1900s - the soap saver, a butter cooler, a darning egg and see how flour bags, that once contained flour, were reused.
Ella and Hazel Porter were not rich, their father, Herbert, died in 1919 when they were young children and they were brought up by their mother Florence. After leaving school, they worked as secretaries, typists and shop assistants, supporting themselves and their widowed mother. Their careful lifestyle was a necessity.
So come and see the evidence of a sustainable lifestyle at Miss Porter's House during Make Do and Mend month.
Three of Newcastle's finest musicians join Christ Church Camerata chamber orchestra, raising the roof in a joyous program that interweaves jazz, popular and classical music. From joyful Bach to moody Satie, with innovative and brilliant original songs of Heather Price and Terence Koo, and jazz standards in vibrant new arrangements.
Generously sponsored by the University of Newcastle.
A father. A son. A legacy brought to life.
I Love Your Faces: The Don Lane Story is a powerful, uplifting theatrical experience that brings a golden era back to the stage – while revealing the deeply personal story behind it.
Starring PJ Lane, this extraordinary production celebrates one of Australia's most loved entertainers, Don Lane – not just the icon audiences remember, but the father behind the spotlight.
Through a rare blend of intimate and spectacular, a remarkable journey unfolds… one that connects with every parent, every child, and every family.
But what audiences don't expect… is PJ Lane himself. A commanding, world class talent with showbiz in his DNA.
The stage comes alive in a full-scale variety spectacular – a big live band, dazzling showgirls, powerhouse vocals, and the show-stopping entertainment we have missed.
More powerful than a tribute – This commanding performance has left audiences spellbound, in tears and on their feet.
I Love Your Faces delivers something rare – a performance that connects, moves, and stays with you long after the curtain falls.
Lights. Music. And now… here's Don.
A rambunctious evening of comedy and music from TikTok's favourite lovable rogue.
A rampage through the life of Rufus Rice - featuring his greatest jokes, biggest hits and sauciest stories.
Curious about life drawing? Been sketching for years? Just after a fun night out with friends? The Tipsy Sketching Club is the place to be! Set in Lambton's favourite local pub, join The Tipsy Sketching Club for an evening of sipping, snacking and sketching with some fun and frivolity thrown into the mix.
The life drawing session runs for approximately two-hours with a range of timed poses from 2-30 minutes, and breaks for drinks, food, sharing and laughing. Drawing materials can be supplied, however if you have your own - bring them! All mediums and artistic abilities welcome.
Shakespeare Under the Stars is back this summer with a new production of Richard III set against the stunning backdrop of Newcastle's Fort Scratchley.
Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most infamous tragic villains. Bent on seizing the throne from his brothers, Richard III unleashes ruthless charm and remorseless ambition as he rises to power, eliminating all who stand in his way.
Richard III marks the fifth anniversary of Whale Chorus's celebrated open air theatre season, Shakespeare Under the Stars. A team of remarkable Novocastrian actors form a shape-shifting ensemble where the role of Richard changes hands as quickly as power slips through one's fingers.
This is brutally honest theatre that transforms Fort Scratchley into Richard's court in front of your very eyes. Grab a front row seat to the open air action and watch as history threatens to repeat itself. Who's the real tyrant after all?
Back by popular demand, Molly Morgan Wines is returning to Signal Box Newcastle.
Join them for The Summer Soirée, a special evening celebrating NSW Wine Month and the release of their 2026 Summer Vintage, thoughtfully paired with a seasonal menu by Signal Box.
Chief Winemaker Daniel Binet will guide guests through the new releases throughout the evening, sharing the stories behind the wines, the 2026 Summer Vintage and the thinking behind each pairing.
With limited seats available, this intimate dinner is expected to fill quickly.
All dietary requirements are warmly catered for, including vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free options.
They'd love to share the first taste of their 2026 Summer Vintage with you.
Set in Newcastle during the hottest summer on record, She, Her and I follows three estranged sisters forced back together in their childhood home as they care for their dying mother. As old tensions resurface, humour and heartbreak collide in a powerful story of love, loss, and reconciliation.
From Cats in the Cupboard Productions, this tender and witty local work is perfect for locals and visitors seeking an authentic Newcastle theatre experience.
Shakespeare Under the Stars is an annual event held by Whale Chorus. Their productions have included A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night and Hamlet. Gather your loved ones, pack a picnic, and prepare for an unforgettable night of open air theatre right in the heart of Newcastle.
Jackalope Block Party is a free community event designed to find raw talent and give an opportunity for the next generation of Skateboarders to stand out locally and win a trip to the next Jackalope festival in Virginia Beach, USA! Newcastle, Australia welcomes Jackalope back for its 2nd year!
Known for its electric atmosphere and world-class athletes, the event would be held directly on the beach and will include:
Skateboarding competitions in street & park with a prize pool of $10 000-$20 000 AUD.
Step into something special, for a fun weekend for the whole family!
This is an indoor two day event that is perfect for anyone interested in exploring the mystical and spiritual world, or who loves meeting creative artists and buying unique pieces from designers and makers.
Meet with talented artists, healers, and mystics who will be showcasing their unique creations and offering their services.
Browse through a wide selection of crystals, gemstones, and crystal creations or book a reading or healing session with one of the mystics
This is a one-of-a-kind event that you won't want to miss!
Crystals, makers, artists, jewellery, opals, gems and fossils, crystal Terrariums & workshops, Henna Tattoos, health products, wellness products, natural skincare products, healers, psychics, mediums, workshops, kids activities and so much more!
Over AUD1000 of Lucky Door Prizes from the generous stallholders to win in four draws over the weekend!
Join in the workshop to make mini crystal scapes suitable for kids or adults.
Free Kids Quiz where they learn about gems and minerals from the traders, and then receive a crystal once they have completed the quiz.
Tell your friends, bring your family and join in the fun!
Crystals Creatives and Mystics Fair are coming to you with a high vibe family-friendly event with plenty to see, buy and do!
Find what's meant for you!
The Viper Creek Band are coming back to Newcastle Harbour.
Experience all the VCB songs you know and love, as well as songs by Luke Combs - Morgan Wallen - Old Dominion - Jon Pardi - Keith Urban - Post Malone - Luke Bryan - Brooks and Dunn - Zach Top - Eric Church - And heaps more!
Set sail with them for a day of fun, music, and unforgettable memories on their three deck, 360 degree view, super yacht Calmer.
Don't miss out on this sensational country music celebration on Newcastle Harbour.
Situated in the leafy historic Newcastle suburb of Cooks Hill is the Back to Back Galleries, also home to the Newcastle Studio Potters Inc.
The original premises Back’s Butcher Shop, was purchased in 1973 by the Newcastle Ceramics Group and after years of fundraising by the group, Back to Back and the Back Room Galleries officially opened in 1992.
Since then the group has become known as the Newcastle Studio Potters Inc. growing its membership and renaming the premises, Back to Back Galleries.
The Newcastle Studio Potters Inc. cordially offers the main gallery for hire to local and regional artists to exhibit, essentially, high quality ceramics but also includes artworks in a variety of media.
The Back Room Gallery, now known as The Gallery Shop, provides exhibition space and a take away sales outlet exclusively for its members' beautifully crafted pottery.
At the rear of the premises a large studio provides facilities for workshops, kiln firings, guest lectures and meetings for the membership.
With a dynamic exhibition calendar new works are always on display every three weeks in the main gallery. Exhibiting artists are mainly drawn from the greater Newcastle, Hunter Valley and Lake Macquarie regions, a vast area of delight and inspiration for many artists. As well, on occasions, national and international artists may collaborate in exhibitions at the gallery .
Established in 1975, Cooks Hill Galleries is one of Australia's leading commercial art galleries. An exquisite array of unique and collectable paintings, sculptures and ceramic pieces, together with works of colonial impressionism and the modern period, can be found adorning the walls and exhibit spaces in this beautifully restored cottage-style gallery.
The Gallery has four main exhibition spaces, two main galleries and a premium and collectible art gallery space. We are open Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm.
The Gallery presents regular exhibitions and features art within four rooms, with artworks from a quality stable of Australian artists, from contemporary to colonial, i.e. Brett Whiteley to Conrad Martens.
The art on offer includes Abstract, Modern, Impressionism, Surrealism, and Traditional. CHG also deals in painting and sculpture from emerging artists.
A unique Nordic Lifestyle store located in Newcastle. They import the largest range of authentic Nordic designed products and host many Nordic inspired events throughout the year.
Pappa Sven was born after the owners, Matt and Libby Helinski, sent a year living in the very North of Sweden and wanted to share this experience with the Newcastle community.
It is a truly unique shopping environment where you can sit and have a coffee and a chat while being surrounded by iconic Nordic pieces.
Bernie's Bar Newcastle is a sassy and vibrant queer bar in the heart of Newcastle city. It offers an electric atmosphere, fabulous cocktails, and a huge range of events- from trivia, market days, and movie screenings during the week, and a nightclub every Friday and Saturday night!
With friendly staff and a lively vibe, Bernie's Bar guarantees an unforgettable night of laughter and endless good times.
In the heart of inner city Cooks Hill, the charming Centennial Park offers a Victorian rotunda, modern playground, fragrant flower beds and expansive grassy spaces shaded by Norfolk Pines and fig trees. A popular spot for families, the playground is a draw-card offering swing, climbing equipment, slides, monkey bars and more. There are picnic tables and benches throughout the manicured park inviting visitors to spread out a blanket and soak up the enticing green space.
This 2.2-hectare urban oasis was a centennial gift to the city in 1888 by the Australian Agricultural Company (a coal mining company). It’s also home to the city’s only public lawn tennis courts while next door is the Lowlands Bowling Club, which opened in 1892.
Miss Porter's House Museum is a Newcastle treasure. Take a step back into history in the heart of the city.
Visitors of all ages can explore Porter family stories and discover the secrets of an Edwardian home. You can chat with friendly, knowledgeable guides or take a self-directed tour.
Enjoy the Porters' stencilled ceilings, period garden, historic fernery, furniture, handicrafts and a century of household items. Visitors have described the museum as one of Newcastle's little jewels and a wonderful social history resource.
Built by Herbert Porter in 1909, the family lived in their terrace home until 1997. It was then bequeathed to the National Trust and survives with its contents intact as a living snapshot of life in twentieth-century Newcastle.
Explore on an Open Day, book a special school or group tour or take a guided walk around the Porters' neighbourhood.
For that special friend or colleague, why not truly savour the Edwardian ambience and indulge in a morning or afternoon tea and tour?
Make Miss Porter's House Museum part of your visit to Newcastle while enjoying breathtaking beaches, a working harbour, plus cultural, culinary and architectural delights.
Lighthouse Arts, an initiative of Hunter Writers' Centre, presents an exhibition space and arts trading store inside the lighthouse cottages on the iconic landmark Whibayganba-Nobbys headland. With 360-degree views, heritage buildings, and beautiful creative works by local writers and artists.
The exhibition space presents themed exhibitions throughout the year. The art trading store sells work by local creatives: art, ceramics, jewellery, cards, textiles, photographs and Hunter Writers' Centre publications, including the Newcastle Short Story and Newcastle Poetry Prize anthologies.
From Nobbys Beach, walk along Macquarie Pier and up to the lighthouse headland known as Whibayganba-Nobbys. Open 10am-4pm Sat-Sun.
The Hunter Writers' Centre is a not-for-profit organisation serving storytellers in the Hunter and beyond
Lighthouse Arts acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country that we gather upon, the Awabakal people, and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.
Stockton Beach is situated at the southern end of Newcastle Bight, where there is a sweeping expanse of sand and sand dunes, and views stretching back to Port Stephens.
From the city, catch the Stockton Ferry from Queens Wharf and enjoy the ferry ride across the harbour.
There is an excellent new adventure playground near the ferry terminal which makes the trip to Stockton an excellent outing for families with kids.
From the Stockton ferry terminal, enjoy a walk along the foreshore and the breakwall where you will see the remains of shipwrecks.
The wreck of the French four-masted barque Adolphe lies off the Stockton breakwall, a two-kilometre return path with a viewing platform to standover the Adolphe wreck. The account of the wreck is a story of the courageous and skilful work of the lifeboat crew who saved every life on board.
The Adolphe sailed in from Antwerp on September 30th 1904. It was picked up by the tugs Hero and Victoria and attempted to enter port.
When it came round the southern breakwater, the barque was struck by huge seas which caused the Victoria's hawser to snap. The Hero could not hold the barque up and another succession of big waves lifted the Adolphe onto the remains of the wreck Colonist where she remained.
The doomed vessel presented a splendid though terrible spectacle standing perfectly upright with her bow heading to the harbour.
Several attempts were made to take the boat around the stern of the Adolphe, which was abandoned after four oars were broken. McKinnon then skilfully manoeuvred the boat around the wreck of the Regent Murray and was able to get a line onto the Adolphe. The lifeboat was anchored and the seamen slipped down the line one by one. It took half an hour for the thirty-two men to be placed in the lifeboat.
Loobylou is driven by a love of candles and inspired by the connection between emotion and fragrance. They believe in treading gently on the earth, hand-crafting natural products of the highest quality. They celebrate the artistry and originality of candle making.
Loobylou was conceived during the life-affirming cancer journey of their founder Kere M Baker. Kere is motivated by what she is putting out there, both to the outside world and her inner world. Sharing her love of fragrance and candle making is Kere's contribution to making the world a little brighter.
Pseudonym gallery and creative space is where creative worlds collide; the mothership if you will.
‘Pseudonym’ was born of a desire to redirect the conversation back to art, back to contemplation and connection. As a society many have gotten so caught up in the hype, the marketing, branding, followers, statistics, likes and the blue ticks; it can feel the real story of the work is often becoming lost among the noise. At Pseudonym. gallery and creative space, the art is the real story, and connection is the end goal.
They aim to create an immersive and well-curated experience - but they want your work to introduce itself first.
Dixon Park Beach is a great beach for families. Located mid-way between Bar Beach and Merewether, it is also the perfect spot for a rest if you are walking along the popular Bather's Way.
Dixon Park Beach has lots of car parking and the added bonus of a children's playground, plenty of green space, off-leash area for dogs, a kiosk serving delicious coffee, toasties, ice-cream and pastries. There are public shelters, tables and barbecues across the road. Watch surfers catch a wave, keep an eye out for dolphins, or enjoy a moment to take in the fresh sea breeze as you make your way along the Bathers Way.
The park space opposite the beach is popular for community events and markets.
