Your guide to what's on in Newcastle and the Hunter this weekend | Weekend Planner

LakeFest 2020 Saturday, Lake Macquarie. LMYC Lakefest Regatta Day 2; Lake Macquarie Classic Boat Association Boatfest; St Ayles Skiff Row from Rathmines to RMYC Toronto.

2020 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships Saturday and Sunday, Blacksmiths Beach. Age championships and open first aid events.

Kurri Kurri Rugby League Football Club Hunter Valley 9's Comp Gates open 8am, Kurri Kurri Sport Ground, Hopetoun Street, Kurri Kurri. Entry $5 adults.

The Rotary Foundation Iron Lung Roadshow Launch 6pm, Club Maitland City, Rutherford. Tickets $45.

Hyundai A-League Round 21 Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory at McDonald Jones Stadium, Broadmeadow. Gates open 4pm; kick-off 5pm.

Street Paws Festival 11am to 3pm, The Station, corner Scott and Watt streets, Newcastle. Pet stalls, food trucks, activities,competitions and prizes.

One Song Sing - It Must Have Been Love 3pm, Babylon, 145 King Street, Newcastle.

Newcastle Permanent's Cinema Under the Stars 5.30pm, Speers Point Park, Speers Point. Family friendly entertainment and activities before The Lion King screens at sundown.

Meniere's Disease Talk 10am to 12.30pm, Jesmond Neighbourhood Centre, 44 Mordue Parade, Jesmond. Guest speaker Emeritus Professor Bill Gibson.

Big Book Giveaway 9.30am to 1.30pm, Wallsend Library. Books, CDs and DVDs in great condition, all free. Donations to Hunter Wildlife Rescue encouraged.

Webers Circus Saturday 3pm to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm; Sunday 11am to 1pm, Quinn Park, Swansea. Wheel of death, silks, miniature horses, dogs and clowns plus exciting circus acts.

Newy Plant Social 11am to 3pm, Wickham Park Hotel, Islington.

Coffee, Cake and Contemporary Women's Stories 2pm to 4pm, Lakeview Cafe, 192 The Esplanade, Speers Point. Enjoy an afternoon with four women authors: Fiona McArthur, Cathryn Hein and Trish Morey in conversation with Jaye Ford. Tickets $20 (eventbrite.com.au)

Maitland Gaol - A Paranormal Investigator Experience 18 John Street, East Maitland. Bookings at maitlandgaol.com.au/events.

Euchre Tournament Saturday and Sunday, Cardiff RSL Club, 45 Macquarie Road, Cardiff.

Awabakal Cultural Festival 10am to 3pm, Jefferson Park, Merewether. Cultural workshops including weaving with Speaking in Colour, artefact making with Alex Nean and art workshops with Saretta Fielding from Malang. Entertainment from Jacob Ridgeway, Sharnee Fenwick, Nu Roads, PJ Gordon & the Band and The Last Kinnection.

Wandiyali ATSI Indigenous Classic Saturday and Sunday, Merewether Beach.

Western Force Global Rapid Rugby Exhibition Game Noon to 6.30pm, No.2 Sportsground, cnr of Smith and Parry streets, Newcastle West. An adaptation of the traditional 15-a-side game with laws designed to speed up the game and reward attacking play.

Open Day - Civic Theatre and City Hall Noon to 4pm, Wheeler Place, Newcastle. Free music and entertainment in Wheeler Place, backstage tours of the Civic Theatre and tours of City Hall.

Clean Up Australia Day 2020 Go to cleanupaustraliaday.org.au for details.

All Italian Day 8.30am to 4.30pm, The Station, corner Scott and Watt streets, Newcastle. Italian motorcycles, cars and food. Bring your bike, scooter, car or truck and park it for all to see and enjoy. Pizza, pasta and coffee available.

Morpeth Motorama 9am to 4pm, The Village Green, Closebourne Retirement Village, Morpeth. A fundriaser organised by The Rotary Club of East Maitland Inc.

Glenmore Country Estate Wedding Open Day 10am to 2pm, 150 Wills Hill Road, Lovedale.

48 Watt St Wedding Open Day 11am to 2pm, 48 Watt Street, Newcastle.

The Hunter Record Fair returns to Kotara High School on Saturday, March 28, 9am to 4pm.

Hunter Wine Country Markets Saturday, 9am to 3pm, De Bortoli Wines, 532 Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin.

Handmade in the Hunter Markets Saturday, 9am to 2pm, Kevin Sobels Wines, 5 Halls Road, Pokolbin.

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

Upper Hunter Farmers Market Saturday, 8am to noon, Maitland Street, Muswellbrook.

Clarence Town Lions Club Market Saturday, 8am onwards, Durham Street, Clarence Town.

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

Adamstown Markets Sunday, 7am to 1pm, corner Glebe and Brunker roads, Adamstown.

Five Senses Twilight Market Sunday, 4pm to 8pm, Lambton Park, Lambton.

Maitland Markets Sunday, 8am to 2pm, Maitland Showground.

Newcastle Art Gallery Stopping Time: Material Prints 3000 BCE to Now, until May 10. On Being There, by George Gittoes, until April 26.

Newcastle ArtSpace Retrospective, until March 8.

Wallsend Library Imagining Peace A Portrait of Modern Afghanistan, until March 15.

CStudios Art Gallery Paintings on Water - photography by Ralph Kerle, until March 7.

Cooks Hill Galleries Chi-Raq, by George Gittoes, until March 9.

Art Systems Wickham Memories, by Roberta Wiseman and Sandra Minter, until March 1.

The Lock Up Living with Uncertainty, by Lucas Davidson; Natural Causes, Gavin Vitullo, until March 29.

Hunter Wetlands Centre A Place In Mind, by Lyn Fabian and Shelagh Lummis, until March 27.

Watt Space Gallery Waiting for Equality, until March 4.

University of Newcastle Gallery Commonplace, until March 21.

Timeless Textiles Wild Atlantic Coast, by Nicola Henley, until March 8.

MAC Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie First Class 19; Guan Wei: A Case Study, curated by Carol Carter, until April 5. Mervyn Bishop, until April 12.

The Old Fireshed Gallery Wollombi Our Life - Works across two generations, by Salamah Stewart and Hadijah Munting, until March 15.

SEEN@Swansea Then and Now, until March 29.

Port Stephens Community Arts Centre Australian Flora & Fauna, by Norman Littlefair. Feature Potter Theresa Kutcha, until March 24.

Maitland Regional Art Gallery Remnants Before The Tasman, until May 31. Let All The Birds Fly: The Hybrid Print, curated by Patricia Wilson-Adams, Therese Kenyon; How Can It Be Recovered?, by Kei Takemura; Maitland International Salon of Photography, until May 3. Masters & Apprentices, by Lakeview Collection of Old Masters; Unravelling to Recognition, by Jaime Pritchard, until May 10. Free Art Sunday. All weekend: Visual Busking by Artastique.

Newcastle Museum Microsculpture: The Insect Photography of Levon Biss, until March 1. Capturing Nature, until March 8.

Bennelong Bangarra Dance Theatre explores the life of an iconic Aboriginal man who ensured that his community survived a clash of cultures when white men settled in Sydney Cove. Civic Theatre, Newcastle. Saturday at 7.30pm. 4929 1977.

Picnic at Hanging Rock Four students and a teacher vanish while on a Valentine's Day picnic in 1900; adapted from Joan Lindsay's novel. Lindsay Street Players and Young People's Theatre Newcastle, at the YPT Theatre, Hamilton. Saturday at 2pm and 7pm (final shows). 4961 4895.

She Loves Me Musical about two shop employees unaware that each is the other's secret lonely-hearts ads penpal. Book by Joe Masteroff, music and lyrics by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. Opera Hunter, at Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre, Warners Bay. Saturday at 1.30pm and 7.30pm, Sunday at 1.30pm. 4943 1672.

The 39 Steps Parody by Patrick Barlow of the classic Alfred Hitchcock film about a male fugitive and a female music performer trying to save Britain from spies. Metropolitan Players, at the Civic Playhouse, Newcastle. Saturday at 1.30pm and 7.30pm. 4929 1977.

5 Sawyers Sunday, Love That Hat.

Albion Hotel Sunday, NAPODs.

Anna Bay Tavern Sunday, Pete McCredie.

Argenton Hotel Sunday, Sari Jade and Spike.

Argyle House Saturday, DJs.

Beerhaus Kotara Saturday, Kaylah Anne.

Belmont 16s Saturday, The Snape Trilogy, Jess Knaus. Sunday, The Moon Dogs Duo.

Belmont Hotel Saturday, Jayde Corner. Sunday, Ashley Knight.

Belmore Hotel Saturday, Bad Paris.

Ben Ean Winery Saturday, Elvis In The Vines.

The Bennett Hotel Sunday, Sunday Sounds.

Beresfield Bowling Club Saturday, Code Red. Sunday, Red Dirt Country Band.

Bimbadgen Winery Saturday, A Day On The Green feat. a-ha, Rick Astley, Pseudo Echo, I Know Leopard.

Blackbutt Hotel Saturday, The 3 Live.

Burwood Inn Friday, Emily Smith. Saturday, Jess Cain.

Cambridge Hotel Saturday, Saymyname, Eclipse, Daniel Hallett, FitzPatrick, Skarlett Elektra, Ben Suthern, Harry Blake, Gamble, Staxx, Ben Roberts, Staxx, Zakary, Z4klnd, TranSendIt, Selfdelusional, Robuzt, Co$ta, FadRz, Skoob, Arbisquad, Brody Lynch, Junior, Kearney, Jaydo, Aardes, Barstaff, Tim Walker, Yvng Noise, Tom Kempe. Sunday, Apache, India and the Journey to the East, Hazel Dazel.

Catho Pub Sunday, Under Scrutiny.

Caves Coastal Bar Sunday, Shooting Molly.

Cessnock Leagues Club Saturday, Solid Gold Party Night with Dave Cochrane.

Clarendon Hotel Saturday, Dean Kyrwood Duo.

Club Charlestown Saturday, Big Night Out.

Club Maitland City Saturday, Anthony Lee.

Colliery Inn Wallsend Saturday, Kempy.

Croatian Wickham Sports Club Sunday, Irish Session.

Crown & Anchor Hotel Saturday, Peaky Blinders Ball.

Customs House Sunday, Greg Bryce.

D'Albora Marina Sunday, Kazzie.

Duke Of Wellington Saturday, Two Piece Feed.

Dullboy's Social Co Sunday, Tyler Chapman.

East Maitland Bowling Club Saturday, Rubber Bullet. Sunday, Howard Ward.

Easts Leisure and Golf Club Sunday, Emilie.

Edgeworth Bowling Club Sunday, Bernie.

Family Hotel Newcastle Saturday, Mardi Gras, Saturday Knights.

Finnegans Saturday, G-Wizard, Justeez, Sonic, Hooey, E-Low, Gillecks.

George Tavern Saturday, Gen-X.

Grand Junction Hotel Sunday, James Thomson.

Great Northern Hotel Newcastle Saturday, Iguana. Sunday, Lachlan Edwards.

Gunyah Hotel Saturday, Phonic Trio.

Hamilton Station Hotel Saturday, Warrior Within, Evocatus, Thrash Bandicoot, Punctured. Sunday, Regulate, Broken, Krust, Downside, Speed.

Harrigan's Pokolbin Saturday, Boney Rivers.

Hexham Bowling Club Saturday, Paparazzi.

Honeysuckle Hotel Saturday, The Search Party. Sunday, Bobby C, Tim Harding.

Honeysuckle Social Sunday, Brendan Murphy.

Hotel Delany Saturday, Misbehave, DJs.

Iron Horse Inn Saturday, TK Vibes.

Jewells Tavern Saturday, Hurricane Fall.

The Junction Hotel Saturday, Nano.

Kent Hotel Saturday, Dos Eager.

King Street Hotel Saturday, DJs.

Lake Macquarie Tavern Sunday, Duncan Woods.

Lambton Park Hotel Saturday, Jake Hunt.

Lass O'Gowrie Saturday, Doing It For the Dogs ft Dog, Froth Dogs, The Hounds (The Grounds), Basshound Traitor (Bass Traitor), Dank Hank and the Hot Dogs, Mundog (Mundi).

Lizotte's Saturday, Karise Eden. Sunday, Eugene Hideaway Bridges.

Lucky Hotel Saturday, Bobby C.

Mary Ellen Saturday, Brien McVernon and The Rockets.

Mattara Hotel Saturday, Jarred Taylor.

Mavericks On The Bay Saturday, Mick Jones. Sunday, Matt Bowles.

Mayfield Hotel Saturday, Sarah Christine.

MEX Club Saturday, Trancemission.

Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Saturday, Love That Hat.

Moonshadow Cruises Nelson Bay Saturday, Karen O'Shea.

Murray's Brewery Saturday, Mick Jones. Sunday, Matt McLaren.

Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Sunday, The Years.

Newcastle Hotel Saturday, Clueless.

Newcastle Jockey Club Saturday, Max Jackson, Ashley Knight.

Northern Star Hotel Saturday, Prahlad, John Larder.

Oriental Hotel Saturday, Fly You Fools, Hey Jan.

Paxton Bowling Club Saturday, Daniel Arvidson.

Pippis At The Point Saturday, Sounds of Sunday. Sunday, Kaylah Anne.

The Pourhouse Saturday, Club Congo, The Piranha Tamers.

Premier Hotel Saturday, Sari Jade and Spike.

Queens Wharf Hotel Saturday, Kazzie Band, Oran Vir. Sunday, Anthology, Wharf Life.

Raymond Terrace Bowling Club Sunday, Darren.

Royal Exchange Sunday, Max Jackson album launch.

Shaft Tavern Saturday, Duncan Woods.

Shoal Bay Country Club Saturday, New Black Shades.

Shortland Hotel Saturday, Robbie T.

Sisters of Mercy Chapel Singleton Saturday, Sacred Spaces ft the music of Mozart, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Paganini and the Chamber Philharmonia of Cologne.

Stag and Hunter Hotel Saturday, Boots Porter, Cobweb, India.

Stockton Bowling Club Sunday, Amigos.

Stockton RSL Saturday, Nite Train.

Stonehurst Cedar Creek Saturday, Music 4 Mental Health.

Studio One Maryville Saturday, Firesticks Fundraiser Show (all ages).

Swansea Hotel Sunday, Komiti Levai Duo.

Sydney Junction Hotel Saturday, MAK.

Tea Gardens Hotel Motel Saturday, Darren.

Tilligerry RSL Saturday, Tyler Chapman.

Toronto Hotel Sunday, Boney Rivers.

Toronto Workers Club Saturday, The Years.

Victoria Hotel Hinton Saturday, Emily Smith. Sunday, Mick Jones.

Vincent Street Kitchen and Bar Saturday, Chad Shuttleworth Duo.

Wallsend Diggers Sunday, Chad Shuttleworth.

Warners At The Bay Saturday, Dream Catchers.

Warners Bay Hotel Saturday, Kempy.

Wests Cardiff Saturday, Cruzers.

Wests City Saturday, Hey Poncho.

Wests Nelson Bay Saturday, DJ Sonic. Sunday, Hayden Johns.

Wests New Lambton Saturday, The Smarts.

Wickham Park Hotel Sunday, Firebanned Bushfire Relief Concert feat. Greg Bryce, Piper Butcher, Rose Carleo Band, Viagro, Brien McVernon and the Rockets, Knight Moves, The Riff Raff, The Perpetrators, Kellie Cain, Glam Slam, Pow Wow, Tim Usher, Catfish Soup, Little Cents Band, Half Nelson, Bounty Hunters, Double Denim, Bob Corbett and the Roo Grass Band, The Rev Jim Gordon Experience.

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

A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood (PG) Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. (Lake Cinema)

A Guide to Second Date Sex (MA15+) How bad can a second date really go and what is there to lose? Ryan and Laura are about to find out.

A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (G) When an impish and adorable alien called LU-LA crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun soon sees an opportunity for alien-powered fun and adventure and sets off on a mission to shepherd LU-LA home.

Bad Boys For Life (M) Marcus Burnett is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, promises them an important bonus.

Best of Top Dog Film Festival (CTC) Celebrate the canine connection through this carefully curated collection of heartwarming stories about dogs and their people.

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (MA15+) It's open season on Harley Quinn when her explosive breakup with the Joker puts a big fat target on her back.

Blinded By The Light (PG) A Pakistani teen living in England is inspired by the words and music of Bruce Springsteen.

Bombshell (M) Based on the real scandal, the film is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.

Brahms: The Boy II (M) Unaware of the terrifying history of Heelshire Mansion, a young family moves into a guest house on the estate where their young son soon makes an unsettling new friend, an eerily life-like doll he calls Brahms. (Event)

Call of the Wild (PG) The story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s.

Cinema Paradiso (PG)Young Salvatore Di Vita (Salvatore Cascio) discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) instills in the boy a deep love of films.

Colour Out of Space (MA15+) A family moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century when a meteorite crashes into their front yard.

Dolittle (PG) After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria's England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. (Heddon Greta Drive-In)

Emma (PG) Jane Austen's beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending is reimagined in this new film adaptation.

Fantasy Island (M) the enigmatic Mr Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island's mystery in order to escape with their lives.

Fisherman's Friends (M) Ten fisherman from Cornwall achieve a Top 10 hit after they are signed to Universal Records by a cynical London music executive.

Ford Vs Ferrari (M) American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to 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. They set out to find the origin of Elsa's powers in order to save their kingdom.

Go! (PG) When Jack and his single mother move to a small town in Western Australia, he soon gets involved in the competitive world of go-kart racing. Jack's got natural talent but must learn to control his recklessness.

Guns Akimbo (CTC) Nerdy video game developer (Daniel Radcliffe) is a little too fond of stirring things up on the internet. One night, he makes the mistake of drunkenly dropping an inflammatory barb on a broadcast of Skizm, an illegal death-match fight club streamed live to the public.

H is for Happiness (PG) A 12-year-old girl with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world, is inspired by the strange new boy at school and sets out to mend her broken family - whatever it takes.

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. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

Judy (M) Thirty years after starring in The Wizard of Oz, actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. Starring Oscar-winner Renée Zellweger.

Just Mercy (M) The film shadows world-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson as he recounts his experiences and details the case of a condemned death row prisoner whom he fought to free. (Lake Cinema)

Like A Boss (M) Best friends Mia and Mel are living their best lives running their own cosmetics company they've built from the ground up. Unfortunately, they're in over their heads financially, with the prospect of a big buyout offer from a notorious titan of the cosmetics industry.

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.

Midway (M) The Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in WWII.

Miss Fisher And The Crypt of Tears (M) Join detective-extraordinaire Miss Phryne Fisher as she embarks on a globe-trotting romp of mystery and mayhem.

Mr. Jones (MA15+) A Welsh journalist breaks the news in the western media of the famine in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.

Mrs Lowry & Son (PG) A portrait of the artist LS Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion.

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

Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (MA15+) Actor Rick Dalton gained fame and fortune by starring in a 1950s television Western, but is now struggling to find meaningful work in a Hollywood that he doesn't recognise anymore.

Parasite (MA15+) A student, carrying the expectations of all his family, heads to the wealthy Park family home for an interview. An unstoppable string of mishaps lies in wait in this Academy Award-winning film from South Korea.

Pavarotti (M) Featuring never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron Howard examines the life and career of famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

Richard Jewell (M) American security guard, Richard Jewell, heroically saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is unjustly vilified by journalists and the press who falsely report that he was a terrorist.

Rory's Way (M) Rory, a rugged Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment.

Sonic the Hedgehog (PG) Sonic and his new best friend Tom (James Marsden) team up to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) and his plans for world domination. (Heddon Greta Drive-In)

Spies In Disguise (PG) Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is ... not. But when events take an unexpected turn, this unlikely duo are forced to team up for the ultimate mission that will require an almost impossible disguise - transforming Lance into the brave, fierce, majestic pigeon.

The Gentlemen (MA) American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he's looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain.

The Good Liar (MA15+) An ageing con artist cannot believe his luck when he meets a wealthy widow and marks her as his next target. But she hides a secret of her own.

The Grudge (MA15+) A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death.

The Invisible Man (CTC) Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass escapes in the dead of night.

The Professor and the Madman (M) Based on the best-selling novel by Simon Winchester, this is a true tale of madness, genius and obsession about two remarkable men who created history with the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary. Stars Mel Gibson and Sean Penn.

The Wishmas Tree (PG) A young possum's misguided wish for a white Wishmas not only freezes her entire hometown of Sanctuary City, but also threatens the lives of all who live there.

Underwater (M) Seven miles below the ocean surface something has awakened. A crew of underwater researchers must scramble to safety after an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory.