Hungerford Hill kick-starts a fun-filled Australia Day weekend this Saturday, January 25, with a special Aussie-themed wine tasting and mini degustation.
Award-winning winemaker Bryan Currie will host a tasting of Hungerford Hill wines matched to five bite-sized Australian-inspired snacks from Muse Restaurant. Think Sydney rock oysters with finger lime and Hungerford Hill verjuice; Murray cod with macadamia, salt bush and paperbark; and kangaroo with wattleseed yoghurt, native pepperberry and radish. It's all happening from 11am to 1.30pm and tickets cost $60 at stickytickets.com.au. Tickets are strictly limited.
Other events happening include:
The Station Newcastle Sunday, noon to 7.30pm. Open bar, Aussie anthems, food trucks and family activities.
Murray's Brewery Saturday to Monday. Lamington beer; lamb-themed food specials; thong-throwing competitions; hermit crab races; live music and more.
The Newcastle Hotel Sunday, 2pm onwards. Australia Day Fire Fundraiser Courtyard Party.
Speers Point Park Sunday, noon onwards. Live music; food trucks; entertainment; vintage car display; outdoor cinema and more.
Newcastle CBD and Foreshore Sunday. Food trucks; Stockton Surf Lifesaving Club's cross-harbour challenge; ;parkour, skateboarding; inflatables; live entertainment and more.
Marks Point Sports Club Sunday, 9am to 10pm. Free barefoot bowls; live entertainment from 4pm; bistro serving Aussie favourites; a pie, lamington and vegemite eating competition at 5pm; thong-throwing competition; best-dressed prizes.
Mayfield Bowlo Sunday, noon to 10.30pm. Lamb and gravy rolls; a water slide; jumping castles; Tug-o-War; raffles; thong throwing and live music (featuring Spy v Spy).
Royal Crown Hotel, Dudley Sunday. Live music from 1pm; kitchen specials (chiko rolls, meat pies, works burger).
The Shaft Sunday, 10am to 10pm. Live music plus children's activities.
Nobbys SLSC Sunday, 11am to 5pm. The Groper Bar will be open to the public from 11am; drinks specials; sausage sandwiches; Big Bash cricket on the big screen.
The Landing Bar & Kitchen Sunday, noon to 5pm. Aussie tunes; $25 beer buckets; Aussie-inspired food.
The Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle Sunday, noon onwards. Live music; DJs; $20 cocktail jugs; $16 beer jugs; Aussie food.
Sydney Junction Hotel Sunday, 11am onwards. Family Fun Day until 4pm featuring face painting and a jumping castle; Aussie food; live music.
Iron Horse Inn, Cardiff Sunday, noon to 2pm, free BBQ.
The Prince of Merewether Saturday: Triple J Hottest 100 countdown; Aussie food, wine and cocktail specials; live music. Sunday: Triple J's all-Aussie music; sausage sizzle on the balcony with proceeds going to Vinnies Bushfire Appeal; specials.
Mex Club Mayfield Sunday. Seafood raffle in support of Cameron Park Rural Fire Brigade.
Hotel Wangi Sunday, 11am onwards. Yabby races; fundraiser for Rural Fire Service and St Vincent De Paul bushfire appeals.
The Boat Shed Bar, Belmont 16s Friday, 4pm onwards. $12 Australian-inspired cocktails for one night only: Golden Gaytime, Pavlova, Zooper Dooper, Dark & Stormy, Frosty Fruit.
The Argenton Hotel Sunday, noon to 10pm. Thong-throwing and pie-eating contest; face painting; new menu; live music.
Club Macquarie, Argenton Sunday, 2pm to 6pm, live music on the green; food truck.
Wangi RSL Sunday, 11am to 8pm. Aussie BBQ; jumping castle; face painting.
Rosa's Rooftop Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4pm. Mega Steak Sanga; live music.
Toronto Workers Club Saturday to Monday. Aussie burgers; raffles; live music.
The Lovedale Bar, Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley Sunday, 11am to 10pm. Food and drinks specials; lawn games; Outdoor Moonlight Cinema (Kangaroo Jack at 5pm, The Man from Snowy River 7pm).
Shoal Bay Country Club Sunday, 2pm onwards. Live music; crab races; thong throwing; pie-eating competition; a sausage sizzle.
Pork Ewe Deli, Mayfield Saturday, 10am to 2pm. Meet the Makers (Australian Edition) featuring Boydells Wines, Hungerford Meat Co.
Bellbird Hotel Sunday, noon to 9.30pm. Live music; $5 Zooper Dooper vodkas, pie-eating competition; a jumping castle; best-dressed Aussie competition.
Croudace Bay Saturday, 7.30am to noon. Free family breakfast; canoe race; live music; activities and more.
Swansea Workers Club Sunday, 1pm to 5pm. Jumping castle; games; outdoor bar; live music; open for lunch and dinner. A fundraiser for WIRES.
Lake Mac Festival - Rathmines, Pelican Foreshore Saturday, 4pm onwards. Carnival rides and activities; food vendors; live music; pop-up bar.
Australia Day Market, 1 Rural Drive, Sandgate Saturday, 8am to 2pm. Baby animals; face painting; entertainment; plants; flowers; food producers; wine tasting and more.
Club Charlestown Sunday, 2pm to 5pm. Drinks specials; live music.
The Beach Hotel, Merewether Sunday, noon to 5pm. Live music; raffles; a silent auction. A fundraiser for Hunter Wildlife Rescue and NATF Inc.
Goldfish Bar & Kitchen, Pokolbin Sunday. Beer; buckets of prawns; Aussie pizza; live music.
The Greenroof Saturday, 11am onwards. Triple J Hottest 100 countdown; drinks specials.
Lake Mac Festival - Wangi Saturday, 5pm to 9pm. Inflatables; face painting; hula hoop workshops; live music; BBQ.
The Lucky Hotel Saturday and Sunday, noon onwards. Triple J Hottest 100 countdown; $15 Hottest 100 Burger and Fries; live music; drinks specials.
Lake Mac Festival - Swansea Beach Saturday, 4pm to 10.30pm. Food trucks; rides; activities; live music; fireworks and more.
Smokin Hot 'N Saucy, Islington Sunday, 11am to 3pm. All You Can Eat BBQ, tickets $65 at smokinhotnsaucy.com.au. Children 13 and under eat free with a paying adult.
Minmi Hotel Sunday, 11am to 6pm. Gumboot tossing competition; live music; Aussie spit roast rolls; tinnies on ice; Australia Day themed desserts; pre-order cheese and seafood platters. A fundraiser for Bushfire Appeal.
The Kent Hotel, Hamilton Sunday, 10am onwards. Aussie sausage sizzle with all proceeds going to the Rural Fire Service; live music and DJs; dress up as an Aussie icon.
Grain Store Saturday and Sunday, from 11am. Triple J Hottest 100 countdown; live music; Map of Australia vegemite and cheese pizzas; Aussie-owned beers.
Cheeky Dog Bar Saturday and Sunday. Triple J Hottest 100; Karma Kegs, lamingtons; Green and Gold pizza; live music. A fundraiser for Greening Australia.
Customs House Sunday and Monday. Live music; new menu.
Chateau Elan Sunday, noon onwards. Aussie-themed food stalls; garden games.
Tea Gardens Hotel Sunday. Live music; a magic show; crab races.
- If we've missed your event, feel free to add it in the comments
