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April
Thursday 25 April
ANZAC Day Dawn Service, Camp Shortland, Newcastle, 5am.
Dawn Service March, East Maitland, 5am.
ANZAC Day March & Service, Wallsend, 5am.
ANZAC Day March, Newcastle, 9am.
Firing of the Guns and Open Day, Fort Scratchley, 12pm to 4pm.
Field of Honour, Kurri Kurri Cemetery.
Memorial Walk Sunset Service, King Edward Park, Newcastle, 5pm to 6pm.
ANZAC Day Two Up and Pipe Band Display, Queens Wharf Hotel, 12 to 4pm.
ANZAC Day at The Greenroof, 11am to 4pm.
ANZAC Day at the Lucky Hotel, Newcastle, from 6:30am.
ANZAC Day at The Great Northern, Newcastle, 6.30am to 12pm.
ANZAC Day – Two-Up in the Carpark & Live Music Till Late, The Exchange Hotel, from 12pm.
ANZAC Day Carpark Party, Lambton Park Hotel, 11am to 9pm.
Anzac Day at Club Kotara, Club Kotara, from 10am.
Anzac Day at The Beaches, The Beach Hotel, Merewether, from 10am.
Friday 26 April
YPT Presents Disney’s Newsies Jr., Young People’s Theatre Newcastle, 11am to 12.30pm, until Saturday 11 May.
Mediterranean Seafood Dinner, The Signal Box, Newcastle, 6pm to 9pm.
Rhys Nicholson: Huge Big Party Congratulations, Civic Theatre, Newcastle, 8pm.
Icky Sticky High Tea, Ms Mary at Crystalbrook Kingsley, King Street, Newcastle, available Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in April & May.
Saturday 27 April
2024 Singleton Rodeo, Singleton Showground, from 10am.
Autumn Orchid Show, Cessnock Scouts Hall, 9am to 3pm, until Sunday 28 April.
Cruiser Nightclub Presents : Topic, Queens Wharf Terminal, from 8pm.
Newcastle Jets A-League Men v Central Coast Mariners, McDonald Jones Stadium, 5.15pm.
Hunter Wildfires v Eastwood, No.2 Sportsground, Newcastle, 3.05pm.
Zookeeper for a Day, Hunter Valley Wildlife Park, Nulkaba, 9am to 3pm.
International Night at The Shorty, The Shortland Hotel, 6pm to 8pm.
Sunday 28 April
Orchestral Pops with Lake Macquarie Philharmonic, Multi-Arts Pavilion, mima, 4pm to 5.30pm.
Vecina Sunday Sessions, Vecina, Wickham, 12pm to 3pm.
Newcastle Wedding Fair, Newcastle City Hall, 11am to 2pm.
Ravella x Alfie’s Perfect Match, Ravella, Newcastle, 12pm to 3.30pm.
The Prince x Scarborough Degustation, The Prince of Merewether, 12pm to 3pm.
Crimes of the Cross – Book Launch and In-Conversation, The Lock-Up, Newcastle, 5pm to 7pm.
Long Lunch with Archie Rose, Bartholomew’s, Newcastle, 1pm to 3.50pm.
May
Thursday 2 May
The World of Musicals in Concert, Performance Arts Culture Cessnock, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
Friday 3 May
Tocal Field Days, Tocal Agricultural Centre, Paterson, to Sunday 5 May. 9am to 5pm (Friday & Saturday), 9am to 4pm (Sunday).
Knitters Guild of NSW’s Glorious Yarn Fair, Islington Baptist Church, 10am to 4pm, until Saturday 4 May.
Saturday 4 May
2024 Lake Mac Autumn Fair, Speers Point Park, 9am to 4pm.
Mitchell Coombes Psychic Medium, Performance Arts Culture Cessnock, 2pm to 4pm.
Relay for Life, Hunter Sports Centre, Glendale, from 1pm.
Dawn French is a Huge Twat, Civic Theatre, Newcastle, 7.30pm.
Wednesday 8 May
A Taste of Ireland, Performance Arts Culture Cessnock, from 7.30pm.
Saturday 11 May
Hypnotik ‘The Eye’, Cessnock Leagues Club, from 8pm.
Annual FREE Womens Empowerment Clinic, Hunter Valley Martial Arts Centre.
Sunday 12 May
Mother’s Day Classic, Stockton Foreshore, from 8.30am.
Mother’s Day High Tea, Crystalbrook Kingsley, King Street, Newcastle, two packages to choose from, served at either Ms Mary or Romberg’s.
Friday 17 May
Maitland Taste, The Levee, Central Maitland, until Sunday 19 May.
Friday 31 May
Divas on the Green, Merewether Golf Club, 10am.
June
Friday 7 June
GloTopia, Richardson Park, Newcastle, 3.30pm.
Friday 14 June
Maitland Heritage Festival, Church Street Precinct, Maitland, until Saturday 29 June.
Tuesday 18 June
Degustation Dinner featuring Tyrrell’s Wines, Vincent St Kitchen + Bar, Cessnock, 6pm.
Saturday 22 June
PBR Origin II, Newcastle Entertainment Centre, 7pm.
Friday 28 June
Newcastle Comedy Festival Launch, Earp Distilling Co., Carrington, 7pm.
July
Saturday 6 July
Aberdeen Highland Games, Harrison Oval, Jefferson Park, Aberdeen, 8am to 4.30pm.
August
Saturday 3 August
Lisa McGuigan’s Annual Medieval Dinner, Vamp Wine Rooms, Pokolbin, 7pm.
Tuesday 27 August
Degustation Dinner featuring Drayton’s Wines, Vincent St Kitchen + Bar, Cessnock, 6pm.
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