It's on again: Dominick Lesenko at last year's Billy Cart Derby at Mount George. Photo: Scott Calvin.
What's on in the Manning, Great Lakes and Gloucester
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All weekend
- The Naked and Nude Exhibition at the Manning Regional Art Gallery, Macquarie Street, Taree. Gallery hours 10am to 4pm Wednesday to Saturday and 1pm to 4pm Sunday.
- Gloucester Art Society Spring Exhibition at Gloucester Gallery, Denison Street, Gloucester. Gallery hours 10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday and Sunday 10am to 1pm.
- Craven Creek Music Festival, Saturday and Sunday, at Craven Creek. A significant number of musicians performing are from the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Tickets at https://www.trybooking.com/BCZOB.
Friday
- The annual Hospitality Cup, 9am to 6pm at Forster Tuncurry Golf Club. A fundraiser for breast cancer research.
- Rudi's Farmers Market, 8am to 2pm, corner of Kanangra and Bushland Drives, Taree.
- Tucker Patch Farmgate Stall, 9am to 11am at Tucker Patch, 62 Cemetery Road, Gloucester.
- Preschool Storytime, 10.30am to 11.30am at Stroud Library.
- Preschool Storytime, 10.30am to 11.30am at Hallidays Point Library.
- NSW Gateball Championship at Taree Croquet Club.
Saturday
- Manning hockey grand finals at Taree Recreation Centre. First game is under 15 mixed at 9am. Senior matches begin with the division three and four women and division two men at 1.15. Men's division three and women's division two start at 3pm, with the men's division one at 4.30 and women's division one at 6.30.
- The Hub Market, 8am to noon at Taree Showground.
- Taree parkrun, starts 8am from Endeavour Place, Taree.
- Forster parkrun, starts 8am, Bicentennial Walk in the Pebbly Beach parkland off Head Street, Forster.
- Forster Farmers Market, 8am to noon at the Forster Visitor Information Centre.
- Tea Gardens Village Market, 8am to noon at Myall Quays Shopping Centre, Tea Gardens.
- Severed Slam Car Show, 9am to 3pm at John Wright Park, Tuncurry.
- Jay Scott Berry's show of music and magic, Incantations, 7pm at the Manning Entertainment Centre.
- Marlee Hall Family Dance - 'Dreaming of the Greening', 7pm to 11.55pm at Marlee Hall.
- Paddling Film Festival, 6.30pm to 9.30pm at Hawks Nest Golf Club, showcasing this year's best paddling films. Proceeds to Marine Rescue. Bookings essential, tickets $20, children under 16 free.
- Myall Lake Classic (Paddle NSW) ultra marathon, 6am to 3pm, on the Myall River at Tea Gardens Anzac Park. Distances offered are 12km, 27km and 47km. Various starting times, presentation at 2.15pm.
- Gloucester Spring Fair, 9am to 2pm at St Paul's Anglican Church Hall, Hume Street, Gloucester. Market stalls, floral art, white elephant furniture sale, laser tag, live music and more.
- Last round of the Taree Golf Club Championships, seeded draw for leading contenders, hitting off at noon.
Sunday
- Back to Mount George Festival and Billy Cart Derby. Markets start 8am. Billy cart registration from 9am to noon with racing to start shortly after.
- Old Bar Markets, 7am to 1pm at Old Bar Reserve.
- Forster Running Festival, competitors can choose from the kids 4km or 2km fun run, 5km run, 10km run and a Half Marathon, or the ultimate challenge: the "Treble Bridge Buster". Program starts 7am, presentation at 11.30am. Prior registration required.
- Mondrook Market, 9am to 2pm at Mondrook Hall.
- Great Lakes Band fundraiser, 2pm to 5pm at Club Forster. Concert band and swing style music, entry is a $2 donation.
- Copeland Hidden Treasures Tours Mountain Maid Heritage Tours, 10am to noon at Heritage Precinct, Copeland Tops State Conservation Area. Tickets are adult $12, child $8, family (2A+2C) $28. Bookings are essential, from Gloucester Visitor Information Centre.
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