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

When the festive season arrives, there's something undeniably special about wandering through the historic streets of Morpeth. This charming village transforms into a Christmas shopping haven where every purchase feels personal, meaningful, and delightfully unique.

Step into a world where the tiniest details tell the biggest stories. Model Newcastle: Big Stories, Little Things is Newcastle Museum’s headline exhibition for 2025/26, bringing the city’s history, imagination, and creativity to life in miniature.

Newcastle's stunning 11-metre Christmas tree returns this year, with three weekends of festive celebrations, Santa photos, a festive DJ, live performances, children's craft activities, and food trucks.

Chookas Entertainment is bringing the Tony Award®-winning musical Kinky Boots to the Civic Theatre this summer!

Experience enchanting displays of millions of sparkling lights across five hectares of gardens.

After selling out their 2025 Australian tour, Dawnbreak is bringing their unique sunrise silent disco experience to Newcastle for the first time ever, transforming Nobbys Beach into an early morning dance floor.

Carols by the Lake 2025 is set to be a magical night of Christmas cheer by the beautiful shores of Lake Macquarie.

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Crystalbrook Kingsley has elevated its renowned High Tea experience to new heights.

For nine years, artist and educator Chris Deards has guided hundreds of people into the joy of creativity through her business, Allettare Dezigns. Now, 2026 marks her most ambitious venture yet.

One of Australia's most captivating performers, Darren Coggan, brings his critically acclaimed show ‘Fire & Rain’ to The Playhouse stage at Civic Theatre Newcastle, celebrating the timeless songs of one of modern music’s most magnetic and beloved artists, James Taylor.

As the festive season approaches, locals are discovering that the region's farmers' markets offer the perfect solution for both Christmas feast preparations and those last-minute gift dilemmas. With fresh, locally sourced produce and unique artisan products, Newcastle City Farmers Market and Lake Macquarie Farmers Market are becoming go-to destinations for Christmas shoppers.

The Hunter Valley's rural and vineyard property market is experiencing a quiet revolution. With Australian wine exports surging 13% in value to $2.48 billion and volume lifting 3% to 639 million litres, according to Wine Australia, the region's prestige agricultural properties are attracting serious attention from buyers both locally and internationally.