Beginners Ukulele Workshop 3pm to 5pm, The Edwards, Newcastle. Cost $27, book at thesumoftheparts.com.au

Family Fun By The Sea 1pm to 5pm, Swansea Workers Club. Music, kids jumping castle and games for all ages.

Lunar Electric Music Festival 11.30am to 10pm, Maitland Showground.

UV Glow Kids Party 5.30pm to 6.30pm, Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, Lovedale. The kids can watch UV body paints come alive under the disco lights. Tickets $15 per person.

Christmas Lights Spectacular 2019 Saturday and Sunday, 5.30pm to 10.30pm, Hunter Valley Gardens, Pokolbin. Daily until January 26.

Magic Circus Magic Show 5.30pm top 6.30pm, Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, Lovedale. Award-winning magician Joel Howlett from JD's World of Magic presents an hour of magic, illusion and juggling.

Beginners Linocut Printmaking Saturday and Sunday, Newcastle Printmakers Workshop, Adamstown. Learn to cut and print beautiful designs using traditional linocut techniques. Tickets $180 at eventbrite.com.au

The Inflatable Factory Saturday and Sunday, Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, Lovedale. Discover a variety of jumping castles, obstacles courses and inflatables presented by Megamania.

Sunday Sessions at The Station 1pm to 7.30pm, corner Watt and King streets, Newcastle. Live music, food and wine, entertainment.

Escapes Guided Tour at Maitland Gaol 11am, Maitland Gaol, 6-18 John Street, Maitland. Cost $23 per person. This 90-minute tour explores the various stories and exact locations of some of the documented escapes from the gaol.

Smokin' Summer Sundays 11.30am to 5pm, FogHorn Brewhouse, Newcastle. Specials from our smoker, music, $5 schooners of Summer Ale.

Reptile Show 12pm to 2pm, Shoal Bay Country Club, Shoal Bay. The summer school holiday program features some scaly critters plus a kids disco and projector games.

Women's DJ Workshop 6pm to 7pm, The Edwards, Newcastle. Free, but register via Eventbrite.

Newcastle Permanent's Cinema Under The Stars returns to Speers Point Park on January 17. The event kicks off at 5.30pm with a line-up of family-friendly entertainment and activities before movie Aladdin (2019) screens at sundown.

Handmade In The Hunter Saturday & Sunday 9am to 3pm. Kevin Sobels Wine, Pokolbin.

Hunter Wine Country Markets Saturday, 9am to 3pm, De Bortoli Wines, Pokolbin.

Timeless Textiles Cosmic Dreaming, until January 12.

The Lock Up All Things Are Water, until January 26.

Watt Space Gallery Waiting for Equality, until March 4.

Finite Gallery Patchwork 3, until January 27.

Belmont Library Nature's Beauty: See the World Through the Eyes of an Artist, until February 20.

Newcastle Art Gallery Between Two Worlds, until February 16.

MAC Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie Us, We and Be Us.

Newcastle Library Local History Lounge Newcastle In Print, until February 22.

SEEN@Swansea Submerged: Australia's shipwreck stories.

Port Stephens Community Arts Centre Christmas Display; Summer Holidays, until January 14.

Maitland Regional Art Gallery Snakeabout, Teresa Purnell, until February 2. Unfolding Time, Penelope Seidler's Gift to Maitland, until February 16. Remnants Before The Tasman, by Brett Piva, until May 31. Legacy: Reflections on Mabo, until January 26. Warlock, by Dale Forward; Learning to Speak, by Edward Milan; Kalliope Calliope, by Nicola Hensel and John Turier, until February 16. Sunday: Free Art Sunday.

Beach Hotel Saturday, Guerrilla Radio. Sunday, The Smarts.

Belmont 16s Saturday, The Years, Tim Harding. Sunday, Norm Bakker.

Belmore Hotel Saturday, Alias. Sunday, Tim Usher.

Cambridge Hotel Saturday, Afro Vibez. Sunday, Cooks & Bakers, Roxferry, Molly Millington, Paul Blart & The Blart Blarts.

Catho Pub Sunday, The Tantrums.

Caves Coastal Bar & Bungalows Saturday, Tim Rossington Duo. Sunday, Tim Harding.

Customs House Sunday, Max Jackson, Felix Quinn Band.

Great Northern Hotel Newcastle Saturday, Paparazzi.

Gunyah Hotel Saturday, Big Night Out. Tuesday, Sundays Record.

Hamilton Station Hotel Saturday, The Porkers, Conation, Hot Girls, Cannons Mouth, Run Squirrel, Horror Business, Idle Threat, Rort Menace, Operation Ibis, Crucial Times NCHC. Sunday, The Shadow Cast Residency, Dani El-Rassi.

Harrigan's Pokolbin Saturday, Brendan Murphy, Dos Eager. Sunday, Pistol Pete.

Honeysuckle Hotel Saturday, Jump. Sunday, Ryan Daley.

Kent Hotel Saturday, Project X. Sunday, Greg Bryce Blues Band.

King Street Hotel Saturday, Owen Webber, Justin Gillies, Deejay Mathmatics, Carson Dodd, Dj Fuel, Justin Gillies, Johnny Trypas, Esqué.

Mavericks On The Bay Saturday, Darren. Sunday, Reg Sinclair.

Mezz Bar Saturday, Love That Hat, Sunday, Tyler John.

Murray's Brewery Saturday, Jake Hunt. Sunday, Prahlad Little.

Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Sunday, Kazzie Duo.

Northern Star Hotel Saturday, Elisa Kate.

Pippis At The Point Saturday, Komiti Levai Duo. Sunday, Ashley Knight.

Queens Wharf Hotel Saturday, James Paul, Kazzie Band. Sunday, Tre Soul Band, Wharf Life.

Seabreeze Hotel Saturday, The Core.

Shoal Bay Country Club Saturday, Mick Jones, Matt McLaren. Sunday, Cotton Sax & Strings.

Soldiers Point Bowling Club Saturday, Pat Vs Cat.

Stag and Hunter Hotel Saturday, Den Hanrahan.

Stockton RSL Club Saturday, David McMaster.

Swansea Hotel Saturday, Jackson Broadway. Sunday, Paula & Owen.

Swansea RSL Club Saturday, Kristo & King. Sunday, Darren Rolling Keys.

Swansea Workers Club Sunday, Maryanne Rex.

Sydney Junction Hotel Saturday, Soundabout. Sunday, Anthology.

Wangi Hotel Sunday, Tim Broadway.

Wests Nelson Bay Saturday, Phonic Trio. Sunday, Mark Wells.

Wests New Lambton Saturday, Snape Trilogy.

Wickham Park Hotel Saturday, Madelyn. Sunday, Aaron Hood.

Cats (PG) A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

Ford V Ferrari (M) US car designer Carroll Shelby and British driver Ken Mile together battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company.

Frozen II (PG) Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land.

Jojo Rabbit (M) A lonely German boy's world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic.

Jumanji: The Next Level (PG) The gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect.

Knives Out (M) When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead after his 85th birthday, detective Benoit Blanc is enlisted to investigate.

Playing With Fire (PG) A crew of rugged fighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.

Playmobil: The Movie (G) When her brother Charlie unexpectedly disappears into the magical, animated universe of Playmobil, Marla must go on a quest to bring him home.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (M) The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron's journey continues.

The Addams Family (PG) You may think your family is weird but the outlandish, bizarre, and completely iconic Addams Family, will have you thinking again.