Sea Stories | New Annual

Start your day differently with SEA STORIES, a moving sunrise listening experience by acclaimed theatre maker Roslyn Oades, created especially for New Annual 2026.

Settle in at Dixon Park Beach before dawn, put on a headset and be immersed in an uplifting audio journey featuring the voices and stories of water-loving Novocastrians. Blending storytelling, soundscape and the ocean itself, SEA STORIES is a beautiful celebration of connection, ritual and place.

📍 Dixon Park Beach
📅 26 September – 4 October
🌅 From 5:10am – 6:05am (varies by date & dependant on timing of sunrise) – Check dates and times on website.
🎟 Tickets $10

Bring a chair or picnic blanket, claim your headset and experience the magic of sunrise like never before. 🌊🎧☀️

Check out the dates and times below:
☀️ Sat 26 Sep | 5:15am

☀️ Sun 27 Sep | 5:15am

☀️ Mon 28 Sep | 5:15am

☀️ Tue 29 Sep |5:15am

☀️ Wed 30 Sep |5:15am

☀️ Thu 1 Oct | 5:10am

☀️ Fri 2 Oct | 5:10am

☀️ Sat 3 Oct | 5:10am

☀️ Sun 4 Oct | 6.05am