MARKETS
John Hunter Hospital School Fete Saturday, 10am to 4pm, The Station Newcastle.
Home Grown in Port Stephens Community Market Saturday, noon to 4pm, 742 Lemon Tree Passage Road, Tanilba Bay.
Glendale Farmers & Artisan Market Saturday, 8am to 2pm, Stockland Glendale.
Dora Creek School of Arts Inc Garage Sale Saturday, 9am to 2pm, Dora Creek Hall. Also on Sunday, 9am to noon.
Hunter Wine Country Markets Saturday, 9am to 2pm, De Bortoli Wines, Lovedale.
Handmade in the Hunter Markets Saturday, 9am to 2pm, Sobels Wines, Pokolbin.
Newcastle Alternative Markets 10am to 3.30pm, New Lambton Community Centre.
Adamstown Lions Markets Sunday, 7am to noon, cnr Brunker and Glebe roads, Adamstown.
Hunter Veterans and Families Support Centre Markets Sunday, 7am, Wickham Park, Islington.
Sunday Muster Artisan Market Sunday, 9am to 2pm, 1 Weakleys Drive, Thornton.
Tomaree Markets 9am to 1pm, Neil Carroll Park, Fly Point, Nelson Bay.
Community Market 9am to 2pm, Michael Bird Oval, Bennetts Green.
MUSIC
Prayer - The Bon Jovi Show Saturday, 6pm, Qirkz in the Hunter, Abermain.
Bulls on Parade (Belgium) Saturday, 7pm, King Street, Newcastle.
Hallowqueen Saturday, 7.30pm, The Lass O'Gowrie Hotel, Wickham.
Tijuana Cartel Saturday, 8pm, The Stag & Hunter Hotel, Mayfield (sold out).
Imaginary Things, Herd Immunity, Primal Roxstar Saturday, 8pm, The Criterion Hotel, Weston.
The Years Saturday, 8pm, Toronto Diggers.
Oceans x Mayzie, Soyboy, Me Local Member Of Parliament Saturday, 8pm, Hamilton Station Hotel, Islington.
The Radiators Saturday, 8.30pm, Warners Bay Hotel.
THE DISCO Presents: HalloQUEEN HOUSE Saturday, 9pm, Argyle House, Newcastle.
DARK! A Spooktacular Soiree Halloween Part One Party Saturday, 9pm, Bernie's Bar, Newcastle.
Rock Rhapsody Sunday, 2pm, Valentine Bowling Club.
Love That Hat Sunday, 2pm, Thirsty Messiah Brewery, Broadmeadow.
Last Chance Cafe 4pm, Bartholomew's, Newcastle.
The Tryouts, Darcy Piltz, Good Pash Sunday, 6pm, Royal Oak Hotel, Tighes Hill.
Hard-Ons 40th Anniversary Tour Sunday, 7pm, Hamilton Station Hotel, Islington.
SATURDAY
2024 OzTheatrics Junior Theatre Festival Australia Civic Theatre, Newcastle. Also on Sunday.
Mayfield Day 2024 10am to 3pm, Webb Park, Mayfield. Music, market and food stalls, children's activities.
CheerCon Infinity Champions League 2024 Newcastle Entertainment Centre. Also on Sunday.
Newcastle and Hunter Jigsaw Puzzle Buy, Swap and Sell 9.30am to 12.30pm, Toronto Community Centenary Hub.
Kurri Kurri Community Festival 10am to 2pm, Kurri Kurri Sports Ground. Rides, food trucks, market stalls and more.
Zara's House Refuge for Women and Children - Fundraising Plant Sale 9am to noon, 1A Hill Street, Jesmond.
The Full Circle Collective Grand Opening 10am to 2pm, 437 Hunter Street, Newcastle. A commercial platform for all products and services involving upcycling, repair, reuse, or resource recovery.
ART Play 10am and 11am, SEEN @ Swansea.
Dinosaurs: Surviving Extinction Newcastle Museum. Also on Sunday.
Halloween Costume Making Workshops with Curious Legends 10am and noon, Wallsend Library.
Rathmines Youth Hub and Playground Opening and Demo Day 10.30 am to 12.30pm, 3 Stilling Street, Rathmines.
Oktober Family Fest Noon onwards, Caves Coastal Bar & Bungalow, Caves Beach.
Pride Youth Formal 1.30pm to 6.30pm, Bernie's Bar, Newcastle.
Composting and Wormfarming Workshop 10.30am to noon, Hunter Multicultural Communities, 2A Platt Street, Waratah. Australian Native Bee Workshop, 2pm to 7pm.
Rainbow Storytime with Timberlina 11am, Newcastle Library. Bookings essential.
#1 Ride Along - Frenchie x Alfie's x Newy Rides 11.15am to 4pm, Camp Shortland to Alfie's Italian (New Lambton). A progressive long lunch, by bike (sold out).
Grandparents Day: Digital Fun Noon to 1pm, Wallsend Library.
Free Cultural Dance Encounter - Africa 3pm, Multi-Arts Pavilion (MAP mima) Lake Macquarie, Speers Point.
West Walk 4pm, Newcastle West.
Community Masquerade Ball 6.30pm, Club Lemon Tree. A fundraiser for Canteen Australia.
Suicide Awareness Charity Ball 6pm, Belmont 16s.
Game of Tiaras 7.30pm, Maitland Repertory Theatre. Also on Sunday at 2pm.
SUNDAY
Harbour2Vine Cycle Classic
2024 Australian Postie Bike Grand Prix 9am onwards, Darwin Street, Cessnock.
Dachstober Longdog Festival 10am to 3pm, Tocal Homestead, Paterson.
Family Friendly Air Dry Clay Workshop 9.30am to 11.30am, and 12.30pm to 2.30pm, Museum of Art and Culture yapang, Lake Macquarie, Booragul.
Spring Fair and Orchid Show 10am to 2pm, Hunter Region Botanic Gardens.
HomeWorld Thornton Expo 10am to 4pm, 1 Barnstable Street, Thornton.
2024 Newcastle Toy Run Launch and Bike Show 11am to 2.30pm, The Station Newcastle.
Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr 1pm and 5pm, Young People's Theatre, Hamilton.
Valentine Bowling Club 60th Anniversary Celebration 2pm, Valentine Bowling Club. Live music, inflatables on the green and more.
John Edward - Psychic Medium 3pm, Civic Theatre, Newcastle.
Macquarie College Drama Showcase 6pm, The Playhouse, Newcastle.
ART
Onwards Gallery Everyday Seens. Until November 1.
Lighthouse Arts Blooming. Until December 1.
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Art Society Exhibition Belmont Shopping Centre. Until November 3.
Pseudonym Gallery All Roads Lead Home, by Eira Chidgey.
Playstate on Fern Gallery Future Fragments, by Sean Thomas Bell. Final weekend.
LEDA Gallery Leda Art Prize: Connectedness. Until October 30.
Back to Back Galleries Eclectica2 Paintings & Ceramics Exhibition. Until November 3.
Windale Hub Curious Minds Exhibition. Saturday, 9am to noon.
Museum of Art and Culture MAC yapang Barray Story Country, by Uncle Jim Ridgeway. Sand Chronicles, by Yuan Liu. Like New. Until December 8.
Singleton Arts and Cultural Centre Song of the Fish, by St Catherine's Catholic College year 7 students, until November 3.
The Lock-Up Khaled Sabsabi; peacefender x TUNZ, until November 24.
Straitjacket In the Quiet Life with you, by Raphe Coombes. Hither & Thither, by Graham Wilson. Until November 3.
Multi-Arts Pavilion (MAP mima) Endless Sunbeams in Another Time, by Julia Flanagan and Miguel Felipe Valenzuela, until December 1.
Sugar Valley Library Museum Coal Communities, until December 1.
Maitland Regional Art Gallery GAJAYARRA. The Foundations Are Shifting Beneath. Twitcher. Memory Collective (Part One). Lineage: A Visual Continuum. Pregnant Woman.
Newcastle Museum A Place Called Hollywood, until February 2.
