SATURDAY
Artisan Markets 8am to noon, Anglican Parish Telarah Rutherford, cnr Capp and South streets, Telarah.
Pelican Foreshore Markets 9am to 1pm, Lakeview Parade, Pelican.
Glendale Farmers & Artisan Market 7am to 1.30pm, Stockland Glendale.
Morisset Showground Markets 7.30am to 1pm, Ourimbah Street, Morisset.
Handmade in the Hunter Markets 9am to 2pm, Sobels Wines, Pokolbin.
Hunter Wine Country Markets 9am to 2pm, De Bortoli Wines, Lovedale.
Homegrown Markets 4pm to 8pm, Nelson Bay Foreshore.
Williams River Summer Festival 4pm to 8pm, Reg Ford Oval, Clarence Town. Live music plus dodgem cars, super slides, obstacle courses, markets, food vans, facepainting. Entry by gold coin donation.
Newcastle Museum Fascinating Funghi; Sea Monsters: Prehistoric ocean predators (and Sunday).
Newcastle Caravan Camping Lifestyle Expo 9am to 4pm, Newcastle Entertainment Centre and Showground (and on Sunday). Tickets must be purchased online at caravanexpo.com. Parking free on site.
Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle 7am to 5pm, Newcastle Beach. National finals (also on Sunday).
Gun Firing at Fort Scratchley 1pm and 6pm to celebrate the cruise ship Silver Muse's arrival.
Sailing on Lake Macquarie 2023 Speers Point Amateur Sailing Club's annual marathon/Pulbah Island race; Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto's Heaven Can Wait Regatta (also on Sunday).
Ryan Ansell Investment Solutions Race Day Noon to 5pm, Newcastle Racecourse.
Saturday Night Showcase 7.30pm, Newcastle Comedy Club, 1a Darby Street, Newcastle.
Newcastle Theatre Company presents Merrily We Roll Along 8pm, Newcastle Theatre Company, 90 De Vitre Street, Lambton (plus 2pm on Sunday).
Multicultural Comedy Gala 8pm, Civic Theatre, Newcastle. Featuring Dilruk Jayasinha, Ivan Aristeguieta, Tahir, Fiona O'Loughlin and Steph Tisdell. Hosted by John Safran.
SUNDAY
Homegrown Markets 10am to 2pm, Speers Point Park.
Adamstown Lions Markets 7am to noon, cnr Brunker and Glebe roads, Adamstown.
Maitland Community Markets 9am to 1pm, Maitland Showground.
Nelson Bay Legacy Markets 9am to 2pm, Neil Carol Park, Nelson Bay.
City of Newcastle Oceania Para Triathlon 9am to 11am, Griffith Park Stockton. A 750m swim, 20km cycle/handcycle and 5km run (race chair). Competitors will earn points toward World Cup selection events.
World Wetlands Day Breakfast with the Birds Tour, a reptile encounter at 11am, dipnetting, fun activities for the kids and more. Hunter Wetlands Centre, 1 Wetlands Place, Shortland. Details at wetlands.org.au.
Maitland Rail Museum Open Day 10am to 3pm, cnr Junction Street and Mt Dee Road, Telarah. Admission by gold coin donation.
16ft Skiff Australian Sprint Championships Lake Macquarie.
A-League Women Newcastle Jets vs Canberra United 4pm, Number Two Sportsground, Newcastle.
ART
Skogen och Stranden: nature and nurture on Sweden's west coast by Lily Ray. Exhibition launch on Saturday, 3pm to 5pm, St Mary's Star of the Sea, Perkins Street, Newcastle.
VILLA X CRUZ by Jamie Bastoli. Opening night on Saturday, 6pm to 8pm, The Creator Incubator, Hamilton North.
In Conversation with Alex Seaton He discusses his exhibition Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt. Saturday, 3pm to 4.30pm, The Lock-Up, Newcastle. RSVP required due to limited seating.
MUSIC
Lass Bash XV Saturday, Lass O'Gowrie Hotel, line-up includes Christopher Coe, Tone, Ricky Bonomini, Gruc, Higher Ground DJs, Claire O'Brien.
Sundogs Saturday, 7pm, The Wickham Park Hotel.
Rhys Tranter Saturday, 7pm, The Stag & Hunter Hotel. EP launch Isolation Flow. With The Bad Time Boys.
Sunnyboys Saturday, 6pm, at NEX, Newcastle.
Daniel Champagne Sunday at Lizotte's.
Tay Oskee Sunday at The Cambridge Hotel.
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