The award-winning La Ronde is set to take over the Spiegeltent, blending elegance, acrobatics, and outrageous cabaret in one unforgettable show.

NEW ANNUAL is back in 2025! From 26 September to 5 October, experience 10 days of art, music, and ideas with over 30 events transforming Newcastle’s streets, stages, and coastal icons.

Held on the traditional lands of the Awabakal People, the Living Smart Festival returns to Speers Point Park on Saturday, 20 September 2025, celebrating sustainability with one of Australia’s largest free community events.

The D’Vine Festival is a vibrant weekend in the Hunter Valley featuring wine tastings, gourmet food, live music, luxury experiences, and family-friendly fun, and it’s back and better than ever.

Fresh off a sold-out AU/NZ tour and a breakthrough North American debut, Rum Jungle are returning home to Newcastle to celebrate their ARIA-chart-topping deluxe album Recency Bias (New, For Now) with a one-night-only mini-festival!

The historical town of Dungog invites everyone to the Dungog Tea Party as a fabulous, fun and free way to celebrate the return of Spring.

This ‘Cosmic Country Weekender’ is unlike any other, commonly known as a country music festival, featuring an extensive list of both local and international talent.

City of Newcastle's flagship arts festival, New Annual Festival, now in its fifth year, will take over the streets, stages and iconic landmarks of our city for ten days of art, music and ideas from 26 September to 5 October. It will showcase local people, places and performances alongside some of the best theatre, art and music from Australia and overseas.

It’s been a beautiful sonic stroll for the Hunter Valley’s Dashville Skyline, which celebrated a huge 10th birthday last year and now returns over the October Long Weekend (NSW) 3-5 October 2025, for what is arguably the biggest line up in its enduring 11-year history.

Your complete guide to what's on in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and the Hunter Valley...

After earning 14 five-star reviews at Adelaide Fringe, the breathtaking circus production La Ronde is set to dazzle Newcastle audiences at Spiegeltent Newcastle from 5 September to 5 October.

Your guide to local farmers & artisan markets in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter.

Get ready for theatrical mayhem as the world's most beloved comedy disaster lands at Newcastle's Civic Theatre this month. The Play That Goes Wrong, fresh from a decade-long triumph in London's West End, brings its award-winning chaos to Hunter Street from 19-30 August.

Support live music this August with our local gig guide for Newcastle, the Hunter and Lake Macquarie.

Curious minds, families, and future innovators— get ready! The Hunter Science Festival 2025 is back, transforming the Newcastle Museum into a powerhouse of discovery and imagination on Sunday, 17 August from 10am to 2pm.