Free Art January Saturday & Sunday, 10am to 5pm, Maitland Regional Art Gallery. All activities are free and materials are supplied.

Lunar Electric Music Festival 11.30am to 10pm, Maitland Showground. Australia's biggest homegrown electronic music festival has curated an extensive bill featuring Timmy Trumpet, Will Sparks, Martin Jensen, Riot Ten, Skepsis, Bonka, Joel Fletcher, Lockdown, Sippy, Bombs Away and more.

Summer Sensory Garden Saturday & Sunday, 10am to 5pm, Newcastle Museum. Transport yourself into a bright and colourful world beyond your imagination. Dress up as an insect and creep and crawl your way through fluff ball flowers and glowing rainbow furry delights.

The Inflatable Factory Saturday & Sunday, 5.30pm, Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley. Bounce on in and discover a variety of jumping castles, obstacles courses and inflatables presented by Megamania.

UV Glow Kids Dance Party 5.30pm to 6.30pm, Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, Pokolbin. Get creative with UV body paints and watch as they come alive under the disco lights.

Wedding Open Day 9.30am to 1pm, Tocal Homestead, Paterson.

Central Coast Psychic & Alternative Fair 10am to 5pm, Mingara Recreation Club, Mingara Drive, Tumbi Umbi. Catch a wide selection of market stalls, psychic mediums, healers, stage performance, free seminars and more.

Slime Workshop 12pm to 2pm, Shoal Bay Country Club, Shoal Bay. Bring the kids down for school holiday fun.

Summer Fair 3pm to 9pm, Dixon Park Beach, Merewether. Enjoy the warm summer by the beach with a smorgasbord of international flavours at food stalls and trucks, plus retail shopping, music entertainment, rides and games.

Professional rugby union returns to McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday, February 8, when the NSW Waratahs host Kiwi powerhouse the Auckland Blues. After the Waratahs endured a shock loss against Japan's Sunwolves in the first Super Rugby clash held in Newcastle last year, NSW will be keen to stake their dominance on Novocastrian soil.

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.

48 Watt Street Sunday, Truckfighters (SWE).

Anna Bay Tavern Saturday, Fuelstar. Sunday, Layth Gunn.

Belmont 16s Saturday, The Jungle Kings, Nick Rage. Sunday, Scratch.

Belmont Hotel Saturday, Chad Shuttleworth Duo.

Cambridge Hotel Saturday, Loons, Mango Avenue, Tabou. Sunday, Luen, Pisco, Imy Blinky.

Catho Pub Sunday, The Versions.

Caves Beach Surf Club Sunday, Darren Rolling Keys.

Caves Coastal Bar & Bungalows Saturday, The Gaudrys. Sunday, Beth Gleeson.

Customs House Sunday, Chad Shuttleworth.

Edgeworth Tavern Saturday, Lachlan Edwards, Michael Peter.

Great Northern Hotel Newcastle Saturday, The Gleesons.

Gunyah Hotel Saturday, Misbehave. Sunday, Jason Bone.

Hamilton Station Hotel Saturday, Prawn Logic, Shit Tinnies, Froth Dogs, SpeedBall, I Hate People.

Harrigan's Pokolbin Saturday, Matt McLaren, Pocket Aces. Sunday, Dai Pritchard.

Honeysuckle Hotel Saturday, Mark Wells Trio. Sunday, James Paul.

Kent Hotel Saturday, State FX. Sunday, Crawfish Stew.

Lizotte's Saturday, The Gary Moore Experience. Sunday, The Brother Brothers.

Mavericks On The Bay Saturday, Boney Rivers. Sunday, Greg Bryce.

Mayfield Ex-Services Saturday, Paparazzi.

Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Saturday, Overload. Sunday, Brendan Murphy.

Murray's Brewery Saturday, Aaron Williams. Sunday, Craig Thomson.

Newcastle Hotel Saturday, Seafome, Nana Klumpp, Bonza.

Pippis At The Point Saturday, Kazbah Duo. Sunday, Glen Harrison.

Prince of Merewether Hotel Sunday, Pep C.

Queens Wharf Hotel Saturday, Tim Harding, The Big Bang Band. Sunday, Anthology, Wharf Life.

Seabreeze Hotel Saturday, The Leadbellies. Sunday, Kellie Cain.

Shoal Bay Country Club Saturday, Brendan Watson. Sunday, Murray Byfield.

Stag and Hunter Hotel Sunday, Elephant Sessions (UK).

Swansea Hotel Saturday, Beau Hatch. Sunday, Rose Pepper.

Swansea RSL Club Saturday, Rich and Famous. Sunday, Ryan Hemsworth.

Swansea-Belmont Surf Life Saving Club Sunday, Reggie Sinclair.

Sydney Junction Hotel Saturday, Jump. Sunday, Loko.

Wests Nelson Bay Saturday, Hornet. Sunday, Sammy White.

Wests New Lambton Saturday, Kazzie.

Wickham Park Hotel Saturday, Holly Mae, Powderworks. Sunday, John Larder, Steve Edmonds Band.

Blinded By The Light (PG) In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen. (Lake Cinema)

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) The film chronicles the relationship between visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby and the fearless British-born driver Ken Mile. (Lake Cinema)

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.

Judy (PG) Actress Judy Garland arrives in London in 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts. (Lake Cinema)

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.

Koko: A Red Dog Story (G) An ordinary dog, whose good fortune and ability to connect with people, catapults him to fame. (Lake Cinema)

Little Women (G) Acclaimed actress, writer and director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) brings together a stellar cast in a new adaptation of the beloved novel by Louisa May Alcott.

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

Spies In Disguise (PG) When the world's best spy is turned into a pigeon, he must rely on his nerdy tech officer to save the world.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (M) After Emperor Palpatine mysteriously returns, the Resistance faces the First Order once more in the final chapter of the nine-episode Skywalker saga.

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

The Gentlemen (MA) A British drug lord tries to sell off his highly profitable empire to a dynasty of Oklahoma billionaires.

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