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Friday 26th April
Knitted Name Workshop
Shop Number Four
Warners Bay, 10am-11am
Barbie Holiday Fun Day
Belmont Dance Centre
Belmont, 10am-12pm
Kids Dreamcatcher Workshop
Shop Number Four
Warners Bay, 11:15am-12:15pm
Free Sports Activities
Lake Macquarie City Council
Cameron Park, 1pm-4pm
Speers Point Neon Nights
Aussie NightMarkets
Speers Point, 5pm-10pm
Friday Night Skate
Hunter Valley Ice Skating Stadium
Warners Bay, 7:30pm-10pm
Seafood Raffle
Club Catalina
Rathmines, 6pm-8pm
Friday Late Nights- Djs, Unlimited Bowling + More
Dullboys Social Co.
Warners Bay, 8:30pm-10:30pm
Friday Night Foodies at MAP mima
Lake Macquarie City Council
Speers Point, 5pm-8pm
Daniel O’Toole: Voices from The Void
MAC: Museum of Art and Culture
Booragul, 9am-3pm
Chinese Dragon Year
Lake Mac Libraries
Belmont, 9am-5pm
Lina Buck: It Isn’t Always Always
MAP mima
Speers Point, 9am-2pm
Curious Minds Exhibition
Lake Mac Libraries
Swansea, 10am-2pm
Mazie Karen Turner: Absolute Colour- Things The Mind Already Knows
MAC: Museum of Art and Culutre
Booragul, 9am-3pm
Lake Mac Inspirations
Lake Mac Libraries
Toronto, 9am – 6pm
Screenscapes
MAP mima
Speers Point, 9am-2pm
Absolute Colour
MAC: Museum of Art and Culture
Booragul, 9am-3pm
Amy Janes Cully: Colour Scores
MAC: Museum of Art and Culture
Booragul: 9am-3pm
April Live Music
Argenton Hotel
Argenton, 7pm-10pm
Aaron Lenard
Club Charlestown
Charlestown, 5:30pm
Saturday 27th April
Kokedama Workshop
Shop Number Four
Warners Bay, 10am
Art Play for The Whole Family!
Lake Mac Libraries
Swansea, 10am-10:45am
Aquatic Challenger Public Sessions
Lake Macquarie City Council
West Wallsend, 12pm – 2pm
Speers Point Neon Nights
Aussie NightMarkets
Speers Point, 4pm-10pm
Curious Minds Exhibition
Lake Mac Libraries
Swansea, 9am-12pm
Farmers Markets
Glendale Shopping Centre
Glendale, 8am – 2pm
Daniel O’Toole: Voices from The Void
MAC: Museum of Art and Culture
Booragul, 9am-3pm
Amy Janes Cully: Colour Scores
MAC: Museum of Art and Culture
Booragul: 9am-3pm
Screenscapes
MAP mima
Speers Point, 9am-2pm
Absolute Colour
MAC: Museum of Art and Culture
Booragul, 9am-3pm
Lina Buck: It Isn’t Always Always
MAP mima
Speers Point, 9am-2pm
Lake Mac Inspirations
Lake Mac Libraries
Toronto, 9am – 6pm
Mazie Karen Turner: Absolute Colour- Things The Mind Already Knows
MAC: Museum of Art and Culutre
Booragul, 9am-3pm
Chinese Dragon Year
Lake Mac Libraries
Belmont, 9am-12pm
Newcastle Boat & Jetski Licence
Boating Licence Course NSW
Charlestown, 9am
Abbie Ferris
Swansea Workers Club
Swansea, 5pm-8pm
Elisa Kate
Swansea Workers Club
Swansea, 7:30pm-10:30pm
The Years at Toronto Diggers
Toronto Diggers
Toronto, 8pm
Bad 80’s at Cardiff RSL Club
Cardiff RSL Club
Cardiff, 8pm
Smokin Rosie
Hotel Wangi
Wangi Wangi, 8pm-11pm
Rock Rhapsody Gettin Loud at Harrigan’s
Harrigan’s Cameron Park
Cameron Park, 8pm
KICK- INXS Tribute Show @ Jewells Tavern
Jewells Taven
Jewells, 8pm
The Viper Creek Band Live
Edgeworth Bowling Club
Edgeworth, 8pm
Liam Kennedy-Clark Trio
Club Charlestown
Charlestown, 8:30pm
Sunday 28th April
Kids Disco- Book Your Party
Kahibah Sports Club
Kahibah, 3pm-5pm
Stone And Wood X Caves Coastal Presents: Clean Up The Coast
Caves Coastal Bar & Bungalows
Caves Beach, 10am-7pm
Sunday Sessions at MAC
MAC: Museum of Art and Culture
Booragul, 1pm-3pm
Cars and Coffee by NSCC at Village Coffee Hub
Newcastle Sporting Car Club
Cameron Park, 8am
Newcastle Alternative Markets
Bernie’s Bar
Newcastle, 4pm-11pm
ARTSPACE: Free Family Artmaking
MAC: Museum of Art and Culture
Booragul, 10am-10:45am
Free Surfers Rescue 24/7 Course
Lake Macquarie City Council
Redhead, 9am-12:30pm
Transform Your Lawn Workshop
Sustainable Neighbourhoods Lake Macquarie
Valentine, 10am-11:30am
Screenscapes
MAP mima
Speers Point, 9am-2pm
Lina Buck: It Isn’t Always Always
MAP mima
Speers Point, 9am-2pm
Absolute Colour
MAC: Museum of Art and Culture
Booragul, 9am-3pm
Amy Janes Cully: Colour Scores
MAC: Museum of Art and Culture
Booragul: 9am-3pm
Daniel O’Toole: Voices from The Void
MAC: Museum of Art and Culture
Booragul, 9am-3pm
Mazie Karen Turner: Absolute Colour- Things The Mind Already Knows
MAC: Museum of Art and Culutre
Booragul, 9am-3pm
Sunday Sessions @ Hotel Wangi Barracuda
Hotel Wangi
Wangi Wangi, 4pm
Orchestral Pops with the Lake Macquarie Philharmonic
Lake Mac Arts
Speers Point, 4pm-5:30pm
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Out & About
Looking for family walks and places to explore? Check out our latest articles here:
Oct
25
Had a swim at Belmont baths? Find out why you should.
Belmont pool (baths) For many years, Belmont pool (baths) was a popular bathing area, nestled on the shores of Lake Macquarie at Belmont. With a shoreline where you could erect a shade umbrella and a grassy area to put down a rug, this was a family hot spot for swimming on warm summer days. In […]
Oct
23
Lake Macquarie, from the Watagans state forest viewpoint
Even though the Watagans state forest is technically in Cessnock council area, you won’t get a better aerial view of Lake Macquarie. Well, unless you jump out of a plane that is. Might be good for some of us, but I’m more of a nature lover than skydiver these days. I hadn’t been to the […]
Oct
23
The grass really is greener at the point!
‘Green Point’ as it’s referred to by the locals, connects the suburbs of Belmont and Valentine through Green Point Reserve. From Belmont, you can make your way along a flat path to the picturesque Green Point Foreshore at Cardiff Point. Entering via Valentine is a walk of discovery, as the natural stairs and trail wraps […]
