| 21-22 Dec | Earp Presents, Portside Festival | |
| 31 Dec | New Years Eve celebrations |
Upcoming Events
December 2024
January 2025
| 11-12 Jan | Shaw and Partners Iron Series | |
| 25 Jan | Ngarrama | |
| 25-26 Jan | Beach 5s Australia Day Weekend Festival | |
| 31 Jan - 2 Feb | Island Triathlon Festival |
February 2025
| 15 Feb | Howlin' Country | |
| 28 Feb - 2 March | Newcastle Show |
March 2025
| 7-9 Mar | Quad Crown Black Pearl | |
| 14-15 Mar | HNECC PHN Agents of Change Conference | |
| 16 - 19 Mar | International Conference on Sustainable Cokemaking and Ironmaking | approx 175 delegates |
| 20-30 Mar | Newcastle Fringe | |
| 22-24 Mar | Sailfest |
April 2025
| 1-30 Apr | Newcastle Food Month | |
| 4-6 Apr | Newcastle Writers Festival | |
| 5-6 Apr | Selected Topics in Gastroenterology Conference | |
| 6 Apr | Hill to Harbour | |
| 10 Apr - 4 May | SIX the Musical | |
| 19 Apr | Newcastle Marathon |
May 2025
| 7-8 May | Parks and Leisure NSW Conference | approx 250 delegates |
| 21-22 May | Hunter New Energy Symposium 2025 | approx 220 delegates |
June 2025
| 1-8 June | Surfest | |
| 7 June | Coastal Ascent | |
| 7 Jun- 5 July | Newcastle Comedy Festival | |
| 18-20 June | Airport Round Table series | |
| 22 June | Newcastle Chilli Festival | |
| 27-29 June | 2025 Bowls NSW Open Grade 2 State Pennant Finals | |
| 30 June - 5 July | Annual Conference of the Institute of Australian Geographer Conference | approx 350 delegates |
August 2025
| 14-16 Aug | Childbirth and Parenting Educators National Conference |
September 2025
| TBC | Hockey Australia Men's Masters |
October 2025
| TBC | Economic Development Australia Conference |