Crafternoon 1pm to 4pm, Museum of Art and Culture, Booragul. Children six years and older can enjoy simple art activities guided by the gallery team.

Fundraiser for the NSW RFS 9am, The Station, Newcastle. Come down for a bit of pilates exercise all for an important cause.

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Trophy Tour 12pm to 2pm, Bar Beach. Get your photo taken with one of the premier trophies in women's cricket as preparations gear up for the World Cup tournament, which begins on February 21.

Kayak On The Lake 9am to 11am, Dora Creek & 2pm to 4pm, Cockle Creek. Adults and children 10 years and older can enjoy a paddle and see Lake Macquarie from a different perspective.

Pasha Dasha Grand Prix Horseshoe Beach, Newcastle. The Newcastle Outrigger Canoe Club hosts 54 teams from clubs across NSW, Queensland and the ACT as they compete in short and long-course races ranging from 4.5km to 27km.

Swim With The Stars 8am to 4.30pm, Speers Point Swim Centre. The one-day workshop clinic provides young swimmers with the opportunity to receive expert advice from Australian representative swimmers Bradley Woodward, Matt Wilson and Meg Bailey, and national swim team coach and physiotherapist, Adam Kable.

Tastefest On The Manning 10am to 9pm, Queen Elizabeth Park, Taree. Drive up the Pacific Highway and eat your way through the best produce from the Manning Valley including organic beef from Wingham and fresh seafood and oysters.

Waterworld Central Newcastle Saturday & Sunday, 10am to 4pm, The Station, Newcastle. Splash around in giant inflatable pools and slides in Australia's largest mobile water park.

Hunter Wedding Expo 10am to 2pm, Wests NEX, Newcastle.

Sunday Sessions at The Station 1pm to 7.30pm, The Station, Newcastle.

Words Flow - Spoken Word Poetry Open Mic 3pm, Lass O'Gowrie Hotel, Wickham. Host Marty Bright invites performers and audience alike to come and join in the good vibes.

No haircut attracts the attention and colourful characters quite like the mullet. Not surprisingly Kurri Kurri's Mulletfest has become a popular event on the Hunter calendar since launching in 2018 at the Chelmsford Hotel. There's 10 categories this year, including junior divisions, so get growing. Mulletfest returns on February 29.

Timeless Textiles Cosmic Dreaming, until Sunday.

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

Watt Space Gallery Waiting for Equality, until March 4.

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.

SEEN@Swansea Submerged: Australia's shipwreck stories.

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.

Handmade In The Hunter Markets Sunday 9am to 2pm, Kevin Sobels Wines, Pokolbin.

Healing Haven Markets Sunday, 9am to 2pm, Ken Lambkin Reserve, Belmont South.

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

Lake Macquarie City Farmers Market Saturday, 7.30am to 1pm, Speers Point Park.

Newcastle City Farmers Market Sunday, 7am to 1pm, Newcastle Showground, Broadmeadow.

Newcastle Food & Flower Markets Saturday, 8am to 2pm, 1 Rural Drive, Sandgate.

Beach Hotel Saturday, D.Love. Sunday, The Smarts.

Belmont 16s Saturday, Loko, Emily Smith. Sunday, Klassic Blak.

Cambridge Hotel Saturday, Ash Grunwald, The Blues Bombers (main room), Spuz (warehouse). Sunday, Poolroom, Offshore Projects, Drinking In Iceland.

Catho Pub Sunday, Rocket.

Caves Coastal Bar & Bungalows Saturday, Codi Kaye Band. Sunday, Ryan Daley.

Family Hotel Newcastle Saturday, Not Good Not Bad, Stepladder.

Grand Junction Hotel Sunday, The Slowdowns.

Hamilton Station Hotel Saturday, Hack The Mainframe, Trashed Again, Outer Control, Save The Humans. Sunday, The James Edge Project, Hunter Beasley, Jack Rayne.

Harrigan's Pokolbin Saturday, Greg Bryce, The Smarts. Sunday, Komiti Duo.

Hope Estate Saturday & Sunday, Elton John (UK), Tate Sheridan.

Kent Hotel Saturday, The V-Dubs. Sunday, The Feather Chain.

Lizotte's Saturday, The East Pointers (CAN). Sunday, The Whispering Jack Show.

Mayfield Bowling Club Saturday, The Outliers, Syntax Error, Lu Quade.

Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Saturday, Felix Quinn Band. Sunday, Tim Broadway.

Oriental Hotel Sunday, Greatest Hits, Bodie.

Pippis At The Point Saturday, Dos Eager. Sunday, Tyler John.

Queens Wharf Hotel Saturday, Jess Knaus, Adrianna Mac Trio. Sunday, Loko, Wharf Life.

Soldiers Point Bowling Club Saturday, The Rattlesnakes.

Stag and Hunter Hotel Saturday, Tomcat Playground. Sunday, Hanne Kah (GER), Alex Partridge.

Swansea Hotel Saturday, Kazbah Duo. Sunday, C.C.R Souls.

Sydney Junction Hotel Saturday, Sundays Record. Sunday, The V-Dubs.

Warners Bay Hotel Saturday, Dragon, DV8.

Wests Nelson Bay Saturday, The After Party Trio. Sunday, Nick Rage.

Wickham Park Hotel Saturday, Aces High, Morton Choppers, Corn Hole Trio. Sunday, Bad 'N Ugly, Jungle Kings.

1917 Two young British soldiers during the First World War, are given an impossible mission deep in enemy territory that will stop their own men from walking into a deadly trap.

A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (G) When an alien crash-lands, Shaun sees an opportunity for fun and adventure.

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

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 mother is hiding a 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 is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, Detective Benoit Blanc is enlisted to investigate. (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.

My Spy (PG) A CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to watch her family.

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

Spies In Disguise (PG) Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are forced to team up for the ultimate mission that will require transforming Lance into a pigeon.

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

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.

Western Stars (PG) Live concert performance of Bruce Springsteen singing songs from his album Western Stars. (Lake Cinema)