SATURDAY
Girls Day Out 9am to 1pm, Foreshore Park and Nobbys Beach, Newcastle. Girls aged six to 16 have the opportunity to join elite female athletes at mini clinics. Tickets are $7 per session (limited to two sessions) via Eventbrite. Rugby league: Sydney Roosters and Brisbane Broncos NRLW players. Netball: Western Sydney Giants Players Sam Poolman and Matilda McDonell. Soccer: Newcastle Jets Women's A League team. Surfing: Philippa Anderson, Sarah Baum and Elle Clayton Brown.
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The Society of Artists Newcastle Members Exhibition Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 3pm, 34 Howe Street, Lambton. All paintings are for sale.
Cultural Celebration Day - Body Language 10.30am to 1.30pm, MAC - Museum of Art and Culture, First Street, Booragul. Looks at the diverse practices of First Nations artists. 10.30am: Smoking Ceremony in the sculpture park. All welcome. 11.30am and 12.30pm: Children and their carers can learn the Awabakal language through song and dance. Bookings required.
Christmas Tree Maze Saturday and Sunday, Civic Park, Newcastle.
Newcastle's True Crime Tour - Dark Stories Newcastle 7.30pm, corner Scott and Watt streets, Newcastle. Bookings essential.
Santa's Cinema - Home Alone 10am to 1pm, Hoyts Stockland Green Hills. Tickets $5.
Radical Domesticities - Undergraduate Architecture Exhibition Noon to 4pm, Watt Space Gallery, Newcastle.
Top Dog Film Festival Saturday, 6pm to 8pm, Sunday, 3pm to 5pm. A cinematic celebration honouring the bond between dogs and their people.
Christmas Lights Spectacular Saturday and Sunday, Hunter Valley Gardens, Pokolbin.
42nd Annual CONDA Awards 7.30pm, Civic Theatre Newcastle.
SUNDAY
Newcastle Record and CD Fair 9am to 3pm, Uniting Church Hall, Beaumont Street, Hamilton.
The Bestest Virtual Christmas Carols 6.30pm, Instagram live. Charity event in aid of The Smith Family and Drought Angels. Chris Sebastian, Timomatic, The Fairies, Natalie Bassingthwaighte.
Guided Tunnel Tour at Fort Scratchley Saturday and Sunday, bookings required.
Newcastle Bikers For Kids Toy Run - Toy Drop Off 9am to 1pm, The Wickham Park Hotel carpark, Islington.
Rathmines Theatre and Heritage Centre Tours 10am to 1.30pm, Dorrington Road, Rathmines.
Coal City's Strongest 2020 9am, 15-17 Beresford Avenue, Beresfield.
Newcastle Architecture, History and Street Walk 2pm to 4pm, meet at Market Street Lawn, Newcastle. Cost $40, bookings essential.
MARKETS
Pelican Foreshore Markets Saturday, 9am to 1pm, Lakeview Parade, Pelican.
Christmas Youth Market Saturday, 1pm to 5pm, Hunter Multicultural Communities Inc, Platt Street, Waratah.
Morisset Showground Markets Saturday, 8am to 1pm, Ourimbah Street, Morisset.
Handmade in the Hunter Markets Saturday, 9am to 3pm, Sobels Wines, Pokolbin.
Hunter Wine Country Markets Saturday, 9am to 3pm, De Bortoli Wines, Pokolbin.
Foodies Night Markets Saturday, 4pm to 9pm, Kurri Kurri Sportsground, Kurri Kurri.
Church 4 Life Garage Sale Saturday, 8am to noon, Church 4 Life, 32 Sixth Street, Boolaroo.
Christmas Market Saturday, 1pm to 5pm, Hopetoun Street, Kurri Kurri.
East Maitland Rotary Mega Garage Sale and BBQ Saturday, 8am to 3pm, The Therry Centre, New England Highway, East Maitland.
Christmas Fair 11am to 6.30pm, Toronto Lions Park, Anzac Parade, Toronto.
Kerr Street Markets Sunday, 9am to 3pm, Onyx Espresso Bar's courtyard, Maitland Road, Mayfield.
Hunter Arts Network Art Bazaar Sunday, 10am to 3pm, Lambton Park, Morehead Street, Lambton.
Newcastle City Farmers Market Sunday, 7am to 1pm, Newcastle Showground, Broadmeadow.
Christmas Market Sunday, 10am to 2pm, Speers Point Park, Speers Point.
Feast Fest Twilight Food Market Sunday, 4pm to 8pm, Morisset Showground, 40 Ourimbah Street, Morisset.
MUSIC: TOP PICKS
5 Sawyers Sunday, Midway, Mango Avenue. Adamstown Bowling Club Sunday, Love That Hat. Cambridge Hotel Saturday, Crocodylus, Fungas; Alex James Bowen. Club Charlestown Saturday, Jackson Broadway. Sunday, Komiti Levai Duo. Croatian Wickham Sports Club Saturday and Sunday, Huntress: A Tribute to Women in Music. Goldfish Bar & Restaurant Saturday, Dave Javier, Owen Campbell Trio. Hamilton Station Hotel Saturday, Boysclub, Bitchcraft. Lass O'Gowrie Hotel Saturday, Newdark, Georgie Jones, Red Rocket. Lizotte's Saturday, Diesel. Sunday, Josh Pyke. Merewether Uniting Church Hall Saturday, Newcastle & Hunter Valley Folk Club ft Threepence, Come All Ye Players. Newcastle City Hall Saturday, Love Songs & Lullabies ft Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Jane Rutter. Saddler's Creek Wines Saturday, Lachlan Edwards, Anna Weatherup, Gareth Jay. The Stag & Hunter Hotel Saturday, The Cardiff Spare. Sunday, A Blue Xmas ft Catherine Britt, Nat Henry, Melody Moko. Toronto Hotel Sunday, Live on the Lake ft Thirsty Merc, Run 4 Cover, Pocket Aces. The Wicko Saturday, Freaky Sneakers. Sunday, John Larder.