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Lake Mac Festival 2025

Next date: Friday, 14 March 2025 | 07:00 PM to Sunday, 20 April 2025 | 05:00 PM

On the shores of Lake Macquarie, NSW

The Lake Mac Festival is back, and it's bigger, brighter, and better than ever! From January 7th through to Easter, join us in celebrating everything Lake Mac has to offer, with a vibrant lineup of events and activities for locals and visitors alike. Relax at lively festivals, catch the excitement of sailing regattas on the lake, enjoy live entertainment under the stars or by the shore, and discover outdoor adventures at our stunning beaches and nature reserves.

Don’t miss the Australia Day Long Weekend celebrations, featuring bustling markets, community festivals, and live music throughout the city.

It’s an unmissable season of fun and festivities!

Lookout Festival

LOOKOUT is turning up the energy for 2025, bringing a lineup of iconic festivals with Australian rock legends JET, Grinspoon, The Veronicas, Spiderbait, Jebediah, Magic Dirt, and Youth Group in one electrifying event.

Quad Crown - The Black Pearl

Australia’s newest mountain bike events! “The Black Pearl” will launch the 2025 Quad Crown series in March, and is sure to start things off with a bang in Lake Macquarie.

Lake Macquarie Sailing Calendar

14 March 2025

The Lake Macquarie Sailing Calendar is a series of sailing events held across Lake Macquarie.

Catchment: Helen Earl + Belinda Piggott

14 March 2025

This exhibition explores the intricate tapestry of habitation and ecosystems, weaving narratives of interconnectedness, accumulation, and memory; traversing deep time to envision sustainable futures

Museum of Art and Culture (MAC), 1A First Street, Booragul 2284, Booragul 2284

First Class 24

14 March 2025

First Class 24 celebrates the exceptional works of local HSC Visual Arts Students.

Museum of Art and Culture (MAC), 1A First Street, Booragul 2284, Booragul 2284

Women in Sport Festival

14 March 2025

Join us for the Women in Sport Festival. This inclusive event offers something for everyone, from curious sporting newcomers to aspiring professional athletes.

Kultura Collectiva: Theatre of Memories

14 March 2025

Theatre of Memories is an immersive art installation that harmonises the tactile art of Batik painting with modern digital technology, creating a narrative that explores the local history of the Lake Macquarie region.

Multi-Arts Pavilion, mima, 96 Creek Reserve Road, Speers Point 2284

17 more dates

Miya Kaneko: Four Prefaces to Recalling Lost Memories

14 March 2025

'Four Prefaces to Recalling Lost Memories' transforms the foyer into an intimate space of quiet discovery, offering visitors the opportunity to encounter miniature worlds.

Multi-Arts Pavilion, mima, 96 Creek Reserve Road, Speers Point 2284

17 more dates

Lake Macquarie Triathlon Festival

14 March 2025

The Lake Macquarie Triathlon is the hottest new Multi-Sport Festival in Australia. Set against the vista of the largest salt-water Lake in Australia, the event features a flat and fast cycle and run course, with the swim just 100m from the Event Compound in beautiful Speers Point Park.

Twilight Fridays at MAP mima

14 March 2025

Twilight Fridays at MAP mima features a lively lineup up curated events with Beats and Eats, Cinema in the Cube and Art After Hours.

Multi-Arts Pavilion, mima, Multi-Arts Pavilion, mima, Speers Point 2284

4 more dates

Music in the Podium

14 March 2025

Unwind on a Friday evening as you enjoy listening to a mix of popular covers, rock, jazz and blues on the Warners Bay foreshore.

Warners Bay Foreshore, The Esplanade, Warners Bay 2282

2 more dates

Catapult: Duel

14 March 2025

Enter an intimate space of movement and meaning with “Duel”, an original contemporary dance and dance theatre performance.

Multi-Arts Pavilion (MAP mima) Lake Macquarie, 96 Creek Reserve Road, Speers Point 2284

4 more dates

Max Dupain: Art and War

15 March 2025

Max Dupain recorded Australian wartime experiences with his photographs. He captured day to day life at military bases including RAAF Rathmines and Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea.

Rathmines Heritage Centre, Stilling St, Rathmines, Rathmines 2283

7 more dates

Lake Mac Creatives: Free workshops and networking event

15 March 2025

Lake Macquarie City Council is offering artists, musicians and creatives a unique opportunity to improve their branding and networking skills.

Warners Bay Theatre, baramayiba, Lake Street, Warners Bay 2281

Virtual Museum Tour – Diverse Perspectives in Art History

22 March 2025

Join us for an immersive virtual museum tour representing the perspectives that have largely been left out of art historical narratives.

Multi-Arts Pavilion (MAP mima) Lake Macquarie, 96 Creek Reserve Road, Speers Point 2284

Lake Macquarie Music Society presents The Great Romantics

23 March 2025

Lake Macquarie Philharmonic Orchestra will showcase some of the great Romantic works at Warners Bay Theatre.

Warners Bay Theatre, baramayiba, Corner of Lake and Johns Streets, Speers Point 2284

Eishan Ensemble

23 March 2025

A unique fusion of Persian chamber jazz, featuring original compositions and diverse improvisations performed by world-class musicians.

Rathmines Theatre, nawayiba, Stilling Street & Dorrington Road Intersection, Rathmines 2283

Abstract Human Radio - Hearing Now

28 March 2025

‘Hearing Now’ is a project by artist Finley Wegener that brings experimental music performance into collaboration with natural sounds

Multi-Arts Pavilion (MAP mima) Lake Macquarie, 96 Creek Reserve Road, Speers Point 2284

A Place to Chat - Official launch

29 March 2025

You are invited to join us for the official launch our newest artwork within the Museum of Art and Culture, yapang Sculpture Park.

Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie, 1A First Street, Booragul 2284

Unfurl

29 March 2025

Celebrate LGBTQIA+ art, culture, and community at UNFURL, a vibrant event that brings together music, creativity, and pride at MAP mima.

Multi-Arts Pavilion (MAP mima) Lake Macquarie, 96 Creek Reserve Road, Speers Point 2284

NGAIIRE

29 March 2025

Great Southern Nights presents NGAIIRE. Hailing from the Eastern Highlands and New Ireland provinces of Papua New Guinea, Ngaiire’s sound melds electronic neo-soul, gospel, and big pop sounds, strained through the lens of a First Nations Papua New Guinean songwriter.

Warners Bay Theatre, baramayiba, Corner of Lake and Johns Streets, Warners Bay 2284