Rankin Park, Lake Macquarie

Lake Mac Meet the Makers

Markets

13 Jun 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

Lake Mac Meet the Makers is a popular annual market at the Museum of Art and Culture, yapang (MAC yapang)....

Yorke

Concert or Performance

15 May 2026

Distance from: 8.4 kms | Price from: Not Available

Rising Australian pop artist Yorke brings her vibrant sound to Newcastle this May as part of Great Southern Nights.With more...

Wine N’ Dine – Newcastle

Food and Wine

4 Jul 2026

Distance from: 7.2 kms | Price from: Not Available

Attention, food and wine lovers. Wine N' Dine is making its way to Newcastle and you won't want to miss...

In Memory: Tom Gleghorn

Exhibition and Shows

30 May 2026 to 19 Jul 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

Once described by an Australian art critic as the 'Pahr Lap of Australian Art', for winning many art prizes, Lake...

Studio A – Catherine McGuiness: Night Blossom

Exhibition and Shows

25 Jul 2026 to 19 Sep 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

Night Blossom is the first solo exhibition by Catherine McGuiness, initially presented at Mosman Art Gallery.Catherine's vibrant works glow like...

Pint of Science: The Race to Save Our Species

Community Event

20 May 2026

Distance from: 7.7 kms | Price from: $15.00

Australia is home to some of the world's most unique biodiversity, yet the current systems for tracking and protecting the...

the edge of the world Brontë Naylor et al – exhibition

Exhibition and Shows

5 Jun 2026 to 2 Aug 2026

Distance from: 7.3 kms | Price from: Not Available

The of edge of the world is a collaborative work exploring the landscapes and cultures of Australia and Iceland.Brontë Naylor...

Print Circle: Elements

Exhibition and Shows

13 May 2026 to 19 Jul 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

MAC yapang is delighted to welcome a vibrant collection of artists from the Print Circle, a renowned printmaking collective founded...

Disney On Ice Presents Magic In The Stars – Newcastle

Concert or Performance

9 Jul 2026 to 12 Jul 2026

Distance from: 4.7 kms | Price from: Not Available

The most Disney characters in one show and the on-ice debut of Raya from Raya and the Last Dragon! The...

An introduction to coiled vessels

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

20 Jun 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: $81.00

Join contemporary artist and academic, Melinda Young in this 3-hour workshop. Young will introduce participants to the basketry technique of...

Young Dobell exhibition

Exhibition and Shows

30 May 2026 to 19 Jul 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

Now in its third year, Young Dobell is an annual exhibition featuring artworks from the Young Dobell Art Competition.The exhibition...

Marty Sheargold – The Red Card Tour – Warners Bay

Concert or Performance

22 Aug 2026

Distance from: 5.8 kms | Price from: Not Available

As much as Marty has been trying to embrace early retirement – he's bored so he's going to be the...

Hands-On Pottery Workshop in Newcastle’s Arts Precinct

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

6 Jun 2026

Distance from: 5.9 kms | Price from: Not Available

The Beginner Wheel Throwing Workshop – Islington offers a hands-on introduction to pottery within Newcastle's arts precinct.This small-group experience is...

Young Dobell opening celebration and award announcement

Festivals and Celebrations

31 May 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

Join MAC yapang in celebrating the launch of the Young Dobell 2026 exhibition and discover this year's finalists and category...

Newcastle Fringe Festival

Festivals and Celebrations

6 Mar 2027 to 21 Mar 2027

Distance from: 9.0 kms | Price from: Not Available

Australia's Biggest Little Fringe Festival is back! Widely considered to be the largest and fastest-growing grass-roots regional arts festival in...

Stack: The Artist’s Book Club

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

24 Jun 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

Stack: The Artist's Book Club, a fun, relaxed space to read, discuss and explore art.Created and hosted by MAC yapang...

Trinity

Exhibition and Shows

10 May 2026 to 24 May 2026

Distance from: 8.0 kms | Price from: Not Available

Trinity is an exhibition of paintings by Debra Ansell and ceramics by Heather Campbell and Marian Marcatili that seeks to...

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow – Newcastle

Festivals and Celebrations

6 Jun 2026

Distance from: 8.4 kms | Price from: $65.00

Australia's biggest comedy festival is hitting the road and bringing the laughs to you!Join the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow...

Salote Tawale: The Tide Continues

Exhibition and Shows

13 May 2026 to 19 Jul 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

Australian-Fijian artist Salote Tawale, a lecturer at Sydney College of the Arts, the University of Sydney, presents a new exhibition...

Pours In The Port

Festivals and Celebrations

5 Sep 2026

Distance from: 8.2 kms | Price from: $80.00

Pours In The Port is back this year! Experience this self-guided tasting trail celebrating the best beer, wine and spirits...

Strummingbird Newcastle

Festivals and Celebrations

17 Oct 2026

Distance from: 9.9 kms | Price from: $199.95

Australia's largest touring country festival Strummingbird returns with another crackin' lineup for 2026, including megastar Post Malone, Bailey Zimmerman, Cooper...

The Big Bike Film Night – Newcastle

Festivals and Celebrations

21 Aug 2026

Distance from: 8.7 kms | Price from: $15.00

The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission - bringing the best cycling short films from around the world...

The Curated Sip: Ernest Hill wine tasting in the gallery

Food and Wine

6 Jun 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: $31.50

MAC presents a guided wine tasting with Ernest Hill Wines after hours this June long weekend.Join MAC yapang and special...

KIN Living Shrines

Concert or Performance

1 Apr 2027 to 18 Apr 2027

Distance from: 9.0 kms | Price from: Not Available

KIN: Living Shrines is an immersive cultural event that transforms public space into a series of living, breathing artworks. Audiences...

Newcastle Tuna Fest

Festivals and Celebrations

1 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2026

Distance from: 9.0 kms | Price from: Not Available

Newcastle Tuna & Seafood Festival will come to life across the full month of July as a city-wide celebration of...

Collector Con – Newcastle

Markets

23 Aug 2026

Distance from: 5.1 kms | Price from: $0.00

Get excited and head to Newcastle for Collector Con! There will be over 180 trading tables at the Newcastle Entertainment...

Hunter Innovation Festival

Business Event

13 Oct 2026

Distance from: 7.8 kms | Price from: $0.00

The Hunter Innovation Festival is a premier event showcasing the brightest ideas and technologies emerging from the region. The festival...

Lakeside Sounds

Festivals and Celebrations

16 Apr 2027 to 24 Apr 2027

Distance from: 6.1 kms | Price from: Not Available

Small gigs. Big vibes. Beautiful places.Lakeside Sounds is an augural feel‑good music festival that will be popping up in some...

Lisa Simone – A Daughter’s Tribute to Nina Simone

Concert or Performance

15 May 2026

Distance from: 8.4 kms | Price from: Not Available

Experience an unforgettable evening of music and soul as acclaimed vocalist Lisa Simone returns to Newcastle this May as part...

Marty Sheargold – The Red Card Tour, Warners Bay

Concert or Performance

22 Aug 2026

Distance from: 6.2 kms | Price from: Not Available

Marty Sheargold is a renowned Australian stand-up comedian and media personality, known for his razor-sharp wit, candid observational humour, and...

Naidoc Cup

Festivals and Celebrations

29 Sep 2026 to 1 Oct 2026

Distance from: 6.9 kms | Price from: Free

The NAIDOC Cup is a unique football event showcasing emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players aged 13–16 from Northern...

Wallsend Frights

Community Event

31 Oct 2026

Distance from: 3.4 kms | Price from: Free

Wallsend Frights returns this year with another free community Halloween event.Ghosts, witches, pumpkins and zombies alike, be summoned to the...

Pint of Science: The Good, the Drought, and the Ugly

Community Event

19 May 2026

Distance from: 7.7 kms | Price from: $15.00

Could the secret to surviving a changing planet lie in a blend of ancient wisdom, genetic engineering, and agricultural science?...

MAC yapang Up Late

Exhibition and Shows

6 Jun 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

Looking for something a little out of the ordinary this June long weekend?MAC yapang Up Late offers extended hours and...

Kids Art Workshop: Collaged Critters with Gemma Kirschner

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

6 Jun 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: $22.50

MAC presents a creative collage workshop with Gemma Kirschner, where kids create their own playful animal artworks.Come and get creative...

Pint of Science: Small Things, Big Applications

Community Event

20 May 2026

Distance from: 3.8 kms | Price from: $15.00

Ever wondered if a gym ball could explain the universe or if your own breath is hiding a microscopic drama?...

Exhibition launch – In Memory: Tom Gleghorn

Exhibition and Shows

6 Jun 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

Join MAC yapang for the exhibition launch of In Memory: Tom Gleghorn, celebrating the life and work of the late...

Pint of Science: Power to the People

Community Event

18 May 2026

Distance from: 7.7 kms | Price from: $15.00

What happens when the fires of the industrial age begin to cool? By blending anthropology, chemistry, and engineering, they'll dive...

Crown and Corset: A Regency Masquerade Newcastle

Community Event

6 Jun 2026

Distance from: 8.3 kms | Price from: $265.00

Crown and Corset invites you to Newcastle's most anticipated social evening of the year. This immersive, ticketed experience transports you...

Paint the Lake: Landscape workshop with Adele Merdjanic

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

27 Jun 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: $59.00

MAC presents a 3-hour lakescape painting workshop with Lake Macquarie artist Adele Merdjanic.Working from photographs and the beautiful surrounds of...

Richard Tipping: 30 Years of Hear The Art

Exhibition and Shows

13 May 2026 to 24 May 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

This exhibition explores Richard Tipping's long-standing creative career, which is deeply entwined to MAC yapang through works in the MAC...

New Annual Festival

Exhibition and Shows

25 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026

Distance from: 9.0 kms | Price from: $0.00

Newcastle's festival of art, music and ideas returns this year! New Annual festival is a 10-day celebration inviting audiences and...

Richard Tipping Author and Artist Talk

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

16 May 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

Join Richard Tipping for a floor talk, sculpture walk and book signing celebrating 'Hear the Art: Visual Poetry as Sculpture'.Presented...

Current Connections

Exhibition and Shows

25 Jul 2026 to 20 Sep 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

In Current Connections, artists David Collins, Sally Stokes, Belinda Street, Leah Thiessen and Ana Young share their ongoing interpretation and...

Newcastle Hunter Jazz Club June Concert – Doug Saxon Memorial Concert

Concert or Performance

28 Jun 2026

Distance from: 3.2 kms | Price from: $40.00

New Orleans foot-tapping jazz.Traditional, Modern songs with a vintage twist and originals by Zackerbilks.Swingtime Jazz by the Hunter School Performing...

The Poems, Prayers & Promises of John Denver

Concert or Performance

14 Aug 2026

Distance from: 6.2 kms | Price from: Not Available

Multi award winning performer, Darren Coggan, returns to his country roots with "The Poems, Prayers & Promises of John Denver",...

Great Southern Nights – Newcastle

Concert or Performance

13 May 2026 to 17 May 2026

Distance from: 9.0 kms | Price from: Not Available

Newcastle is set to ignite for Great Southern Nights 2026, bringing a powerhouse line-up of Australian talent to the city's...

Family workshop: Create Pet Portraits

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

20 Jun 2026

Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free

Draw your favourite furred, feathered, or scaled friends in this workshop for young creators and their families guided by their...