Brickman Experience - An Interactive Spectacular In LEGO Bricks Saturday and Sunday, Newcastle Entertainment Centre, daily until April 30. A collection of individual works by Ryan McNaught, the only LEGO certified professional in the Southern Hemisphere and one of only 14 in the world. The exhibition includes a two-metre-long LEGO Star Wars X-wing, a model Airbus A380, a quarter scale LEGO Ferrari and the world's largest LEGO flower. 

Easter Blues, Brews & BBQs Saturday and Sunday, Murray’s Brewery, Bob’s Farm. A family friendly festival with music from Tom Blake and The Lamplighters, chocolate Easter egg and hot cross bun beers, BBQ food and cider and Easter Sunday kids funday activities.

Easter Fun Day Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. Kids will love a day out at the wetlands. Activities for all the family with Easter craft, face painting, jumping castle, children’s playground, dip-netting and reptile encounter. And of course meet the Easter Bunny at 10.30am or 11.30am.

Great Lakes Food Trail Edible Garden Tour 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm, Garden to Table Permaculture, Charlotte Bay, Pacific Palms. The tour teaches people what can be done at home to live a more sustainable life and grow some of your own food.

Gresford Billy Cart Derby 9am, Park Street, East Gresford. A fun filled day for the family to watch some crazy and fantastic billy cart designs all racing down the main street of East Gresford.

Greyhound Racing The Gardens, Birmingham Gardens. The program includes the 515-metre maiden final.

Harness Racing 5.45pm to 9.30pm, Maitland Harness Racing Track. The eight-race Easter program is headlined by the $10,000 Club Menangle Series Heat. 

Hungerford Hill Winery Easter Weekend Celebrations Saturday and Sunday, Hungerford Hill Winery, Pokolbin. Grab a bite to eat on-the-go from Sydney’s finest food trucks featuring Spanish tapas, seafood paella, gourmet banh mi and Vietnamese street eats.

Lakemac Heritage Festival 2017 Saturday and Sunday, Victory Parade, Toronto. Classic boats from all over Australia are on display, including steam, sail, motor and oared craft. Boats must be of a design prior to 1975 but may have been built at anytime from any material.

Breakfast with the Birds 8am, Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland. When you book breakfast at Spoonbill Cafe, it will include entry and a guided birdlife tour of the wetlands. Starting at 8am for a stroll and feeding of the birds, before returning to enjoy breakfast with a view of the Wetlands. Adults $40, children $15.

Easter Duck Races 11.30am, District Park, Gloucester. The Gloucester Rotary Duck Races feature lots of races climaxing with the final race – The Duck Grand National. Ducks are auctioned for the top race. Adults $2, kids $1, family $5. 

Easter Laneway Party 6pm, King Street Hotel, Newcastle. Melbourne’s Tyron Hapi and local Jayteehazard spin tunes until 10pm, before the silent disco takes over. Plus the Easter Bunny will swing and there’s free snags on the BBQ.

Family Truck Show Hotel Tudor, Woodberry. Raising money for Beyond Blue and The Luke Batty Foundation for domestic violence. There will be jumping castles, face painting, live music and raffles. To enter your truck contact the Hotel Tudor on 4966 3211. Entry is $20 per truck, with prizes to be won.

Lachlan Valley Railway Easter Steam 8am to 5pm, Sunday and Monday, Muswellbrook Train Station. Join the Lachlan Valley Railway for your last chance to ride behind locomotive 5917 for some time. Tickets sales will help raise funds for the upcoming restoration of 5917. Trips include Muswellbrook to Scone or Ravensworth or Sandy Hollow.

Cessnock Stomp Festival 10am to 4pm, Sunday April 23, Vincent Street Cessnock. It’s the juiciest and messiest way to enjoy the Hunter Valley wine region. The public is invited to the main street of Cessnock to take off their shoes, roll up their pants and jump into a barrel to stomp the Drayton’s grapes. There are individual timed stompers ($25), selfie stompers ($5), plus a Cessnock pub challenge to find which hotel has the best stompers. For a more refined experience there’s Mad Hatter’s High Tea and a celebration of bubbly at Peterson House. 

Adamstown Lions Markets Sunday, 8am to 12pm, Corner Glebe and Brunker Roads, Adamstown.

Clocktower Markets Saturday, 8am to 2pm, James Street Plaza, Hamilton.

Handmade In The Hunter Markets Saturday, 9am to 3pm, Kevin Sobels Wines, Pokolbin.

Hunter Street Organic Food Markets Saturday, 8am to 3pm, Hunter Street Mall, Newcastle.

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

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

Sacred Tree Market Saturday, 10am to 3pm, Nelson Bay Foreshore.

Wollombi Village Market Monday, 9am to 2pm, corner of Wollombi Road and Great North Road, Wollombi.

Back to Back Gallery Ole-A Spanish Interlude, exhibition featuring works by Anne Gazzard and paintings by Frances Fussell. Opens Saturday.

Cessnock Regional Art Gallery Lezlie Tilley: A Survey 1994 to 2016.

CStudios Art Gallery Space & Dimension, Ros Elkin. 

Gallery 139 Last Words, Simone Paterson.

John Earle Gallery, Merewether New paintings of Newcastle. Old Fire Shed Gallery, Wollombi Paintings and drawings by Valley New Art Group. Until December 18. 

Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery First Class 16; Fiona Hall: A Case Study. Until April 30. 

Newcastle Art Gallery Alex Seton: The Island. Until April 30. Magic Mike. Until May 28. 

Newcastle City Library Emblem of a City Exhibition - Local History Lounge. Until April 29. 

Newcastle Museum Perseverance, featuring Japanese tattoos. Also, A Ticket to Paradise? Shadows Of Sacrifice, Emporium and The Great War in Broad Outlines. This is a free exhibition honouring the World War I sacrifice of Australian soldiers on the Western Front in Belgium and will be on display until April 28. 

Maitland Regional Art Gallery David Capra: Teena's Bathtime; Vanessa Turton: Welcome to WOOF WOOF. Until May 28. Wendy Stokes: Walking Through The Space Of Landscape; Catherine Rogers: Pictures For Waiting Rooms. Until April 30. Jim Anderson: Lampoon, an historical art trajectory 1970-2017. Frank Murri: The Prime Ingredient in a Big Piece of Pi. Locust Jones: Back to the Dark Ages. Fine to the Fabulous | Maitland Embroiderers Group.

Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre 44th Muswellbrook Open Art Prize; Heth: Norman Hetherington - Artist at war. Until May 7. 

Port Stephens Community Art Centre Culture. Until May 2. 

The Lock Up Know Your Neighbour. Until April 23. 

Watt Space Gallery at University of Newcastle Facets, Momo Hatley-Cooper; A Brush with Eggs, Vanessa Lewis; New Heights, Amy Nash; Lest We Forget, Margaret Kummer. 

One Blood Poignant telling of the story of Good Friday by Newcastle playwright Theo Rule. Grainery Theatre Company, at St Philip’s Christian College Theatre, Waratah. Sunday, at 8.30am, 10am and 6pm.

Snugglepot and Cuddlepie The gumnut babies head through the bush on a journey and meet Mr Lizard, Mrs Snake, the big, bad Banksia Men and others; lively musical from May Gibbs’ book. Young People’s Theatre, at its Hamilton theatre. Saturday at 11am and 5pm.

5 Sawyers Saturday, AK Morris. Sunday, Ryan Daley, Matt Semmens.

Anna Bay Tavern Saturday, The Brown Bull. Sunday, Kelly Hope.

Argyle House Saturday, DJ Nino Brown.

Australia Hotel Saturday, Maryanne Rex Duo.

Bar Petite Saturday, Gerda +1.

Beach Hotel Sunday, The V Dubs.

Belmont 16s Saturday, The Years, Bobby C. Sunday, Bloom.

Belmore Hotel Saturday, Rocket.

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

Blackbutt Hotel Saturday, Hornet.

The Bradford Saturday, Duplexity. Sunday, Hendo.

Burwood Inn Saturday, Bucko.

Cambridge Hotel Saturday, Army Of Bones, The Soorleys, Janey. Sunday, The Preatures.

Cardiff RSL Club Saturday, Purple Rain.

Catho Pub Saturday, Jacinta. Sunday, Hellrad.

Central Charlestown Leagues Club Saturday, Matt Gaudry.

Central Hotel Stroud Saturday & Sunday, Darren Rolling Keys.

Cessnock Hotel Saturday Steve Boyd.

Charlestown Bowling Club Saturday, Karen O’Shea.

Club Kotara Saturday, Ryan Daley.

Club Lemon Tree Saturday, Pistol Pete.

Commercial Hotel Morpeth Saturday, Soulplay.

Country Club Hotel Shoal Bay Saturday, DJ Skoob.

Criterion Hotel Carrington Saturday, Roxy. Sunday, Zane Penn.

Criterion Hotel Weston Saturday, Oversteer.

Customs House Saturday, Glen. Sunday, Matt McLaren.

Cypress Lakes Saturday, Marissa.

D'Albora Marina Sunday, Max Jackson. Monday, Howard Shearman.

Denman Hotel Sunday, Georgina Grimshaw.

Duke Of Wellington Saturday, Greg Bryce.

East Maitland Bowling Club Saturday, Big Night Out. Sunday, Boney Rivers.

The Edwards Sunday, Tim Rossington.

Finnegans Saturday, Neworld Sound.

FogHorn Brewhouse Saturday, Emily Smith.

George Tavern Saturday, Dos Eager.

Grain Store Saturday, Tom Buckley. Sunday, Anyerin.

Great Northern Hotel Saturday, Bonny Rai.

Greenroof Hotel Saturday, Jerome. Sunday, Todd Schmoo.

Gunyah Hotel Saturday, Gen-R-8. Sunday, The Smarts.

​Hamilton Station Hotel Sunday, Mark Wood.

Harrigan’s Pokolbin Saturday, Sarah De Bono. Sunday, Tom Rossington.

Hexham Bowling Club Saturday, Max Jackson.

Honeysuckle Hotel Saturday, Tre Soul. Sunday, Tim Harding, Marissa +2. Monday, Anyerin.

Horizons Golf Resort Sunday, Cathy Cannon.

Hotel Delany Saturday, Overload. Sunday, Sean Andrews.

Iron Horse Inn Saturday, Anyerin.

Jewells Tavern Saturday, Dr. Zoom Duo.

Kent Hotel Saturday, Purple Rain. Sunday, Blues Bombers.

King Street Hotel Sunday, Tyron Hapi.

Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Sunday, Tiali.

Lakeside Village Tavern Saturday, Loose Bazooka.

The Landing Saturday, Anyerin.

Lass O’Gowrie Saturday, Jen Buxton & The Slaughterhouse Five, Run Squirrel, Adeline Pines, Jamie Hay, Spencer Scott, Bofolk Ballico.

Lucky Hotel Saturday, Howie & Alex. Sunday, Matt McLaren.

Maitland Leagues Club Saturday, Trataka. 

Mark Hotel Saturday, Mick Jones. Sunday, Loko.

Mary Ellen Saturday, Phase III. Sunday, Jason Bone.

Maryland Tavern Saturday, The Levymen. 

Mavericks On The Bay Saturday, Jon Matthews. Sunday, Mick Jones.

Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Saturday, The Big Bang Quartet. Sunday, Shivoo.

Murray’s Brewery Saturday, Tom Blake. Sunday, The Lamplighters.

Nag’s Head Hotel Saturday, The DuoTones.

Nelson Bay Diggers Saturday, Phonic. Sunday, Hayden Johns.

Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Sunday, Emily Smith.

Newcastle Diggers Saturday, The Way.

Northern Star Hotel Saturday, John Larder.

Pedens Cessnock Saturday, Junior & Luana.

Pelican RSL Club Saturday, Sami.

Pippis At The Point Saturday, The New Cool. Sunday, Chad Shuttleworth.

The Pourhouse Saturday, Andrew G.

Premier Hotel Saturday, Austin Mackay. Sunday, The Years.

Queens Wharf Hotel Saturday, Jerome, Banddits. Sunday, Phonic.

Raymond Terrace Bowling Club Sunday, Steve Boyd.

Redhead Surf Life Saving Club Sunday, The Milestones.

River Royal Inn Morpeth Saturday, Shawn Lidster.

Royal Federal Hotel Branxton Saturday, Loko.

Royal Hotel Singleton Sunday, Crawfish Stew Band.

Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto Sunday, Jackson Broadway.

Salamander Shores Sunday, Roxy.

Seabreeze Hotel Saturday, Phase III. Sunday, Bonny Rai.

Shortland Hotel Saturday, Damien.

Soldiers Point Bowling Club Saturday, Snape Trilogy.

Souths Leagues Club Saturday, Grace Ellen.

Stag and Hunter Hotel Saturday, The Blues Bombers.

Star Hotel Sunday, Steve Cowley & Friends.

Stockton Bowling Club Saturday, DJ Symon. Sunday, Alternate Grooves.

Stockton RSL Club Saturday, Andy & The Cruisers.

Sunnyside Tavern Saturday, The Cruzers.

Swansea Hotel Saturday, Tim Harding. Sunday, Layth Gunn.

Swansea RSL Club Saturday, Venus 2.

Tea Gardens Hotel Saturday, Chad Shuttleworth.

Tilligerry RSL Saturday, The V Dubs.

Toronto Workers Saturday, Boney Rivers. Sunday, Pistol Pete.

Town Hall Hotel Saturday, The Harbourmaster. Sunday, Kevin O'Hara.

Victoria Hotel Hinton Saturday, Reg Sinclair. Sunday, Damien.

Wangi Hotel Sunday, Sarah Christine.

Wangi Wangi RSL Club Sunday, Sami.

Warners At The Bay Saturday, The Remedy.

Westfield Kotara Saturday, The Andy Show.

Wests Cardiff Saturday, Anthology.

Wests New Lambton Saturday, Rubber Bullet. 

Wickham Park Hotel Saturday, Kristy Coote, The Crawford Brothers. Sunday, Greg Bryce, Fishfry, Pow Wow.

Windsor Castle Hotel Saturday, Just Jade.

A Silent Voice (CTC) Shoya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shoko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shoya for his lack of compassion.

A Street Cat Named Bob (PG) Based on the international best selling book. The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat. 

Beauty and the Beast (PG) An adaptation of the classic fairy-tale about a monstrous prince and a young woman who fall in love.

Denial (M) Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.

ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (PG) Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi family classic about a suburban boy’s journey to help his new extraterrestrial friend return to his home planet.

Fences (PG) A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.

Dance Academy: The Movie (PG) This 2017 movie follows the original dance academy TV show and tracks where the characters are in their lives now.

Doctor Who: The Pilot (CTC) Peter Capaldi embark on his thrilling final chapter as the Twelfth Doctor as well as the introduction of brand new companion Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts and the return of Matt Lucas as Nardole. (Event, Kotara)

Ghost In The Shell (M) Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid leads the elite task force Section 9. Devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, Section 9 is faced with an enemy whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka Robotic’s advancements in cyber technology.

Jasper Jones (M) On the night that Jasper Jones, the town's mixed race outcast shows him the dead body of young Laura Wishart, Charlie's life is changed forever. Entrusted with this secret and believing Jasper to be innocent, Charlie embarks on a dangerous journey to find the true killer. (Lake Cinema)

Life (MA) Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As members of the crew conduct their research, the rapidly evolving life-form proves far more intelligent and terrifying than anyone could have imagined.

Logan (MA) In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.

Loving (PG) Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, are sentenced to prison in Virginia in 1958 for getting married.

Moonlight (M) The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience (G) On this exclusive four-part adventure see Peppa visit the outback for a barbecue, learn to surf, throw a boomerang and see the Great Barrier Reef in a submarine.

Power Rangers (M) A group of high-school kids, who are infused with unique superpowers, harness their abilities in order to save the world.

Smurfs: The Lost Village (G) A mysterious map sets Smurfette and her best friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting and thrilling race through the Forbidden Forest filled with magical creatures to find a mysterious lost village before the evil wizard Gargamel does.

The Boss Baby (G) A suit-wearing briefcase-carrying baby pairs up with his seven-year old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co.

The Eagle Huntress (G) Thirteen-year-old Aisholpan trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle huntress.

The Fate of the Furious (M) The crew has been exonerated and the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman seduces Dom back into a world of crime, the crew will face trials that will test them as never before.

The LEGO Batman Movie (PG) Bruce Wayne must not only deal with the criminals of Gotham City, but also the responsibility of raising a boy he adopted.

Their Finest (M) A British film crew attempts to boost morale during World War II by making a propaganda film after the Blitzkrieg.