After two years of postponements and cancellations, the Hunter Valley events calendar is jam-packed in 2022. Take a look at what's on around Cessnock and beyond and plan your year ahead.
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JANUARY
Saturday, January 15: Grapevine Gathering at Roche Estate, Pokolbin (ft. Peking Duk, The Veronicas, The Jungle Giants, San Cisco, Vera Blue, King Stingray, Rest For The Wicked, CC Disco and The Uninspired Unemployed).
Friday, January 21 and Saturday, January 22: Hunter Drama presents Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre (rescheduled from July 2021).
Saturday, January 22: Red Hot Summer Tour at Roche Estate, Pokolbin (ft. Jimmy Barnes, Hoodoo Gurus, Chris Cheney, Diesel, Vika and Linda Bull and Jon Stevens).
Friday, January 28: Aussie Classics Film Fest at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre featuring The Sapphires, Babe and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Friday, January 28: Dashville Nights ft. Dave Wells and special guests at Dashville, Lower Belford.
Saturday, January 29: SummerSalt ft. at Roche Estate, Pokolbin (ft. The Teskey Brothers, John Butler, The Waifs, Boy & Bear, Holy Holy, Montaigne, Emily Wurramara and Little Quirks).
FEBRUARY
Friday, February 4: Cessnock Performing Arts Centre season launch.
Saturday, February 5: Hope Rocks at Hope Estate, Pokolbin (ft. James Reyne, Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo, Choirboys, Models, Boom Crash Opera and Nick Barker and the Reptiles).
Friday, February 11 and Saturday, February 12: Thrashville - Slightly Heavier at Dashville (ft. The New Christs, Kim Salmon's Smoked Salmon, Cable Ties, Ezekiel Ox and the Evidence, Black Rheno, the Neptune Power Federation, and more).
Saturday, February 19: Wharf Revue: Can of Worms at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Tuesday, February 22: Celtic Illusion: Reimagined at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Thursday, February 24: The Robertson Brothers 1960s Variety TV Show at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Friday, February 25 and Saturday, February 26: Cessnock Show.
Friday, February 25 to Sunday, February 27: Dashville Skyline at Dashville (ft. The Black Sorrows, The Murlocs, William Crighton, Liz Stringer, Jeff Lang, Slim Dusty's Travelling Country Band, Frank Yamma and many more).
To be announced: Mulletfest at the Chelmsford Hotel, Kurri Kurri.
MARCH
Tuesday, March 8: The Tap Pack at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Friday, March 18: Johnny Cash The Concert at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Wednesday, March 23: Mother and Son at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Friday, March 25: Diamond: A musical tribute to Neil Diamond at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, March 26: Rod Stewart at Roche Estate, Pokolbin.
Sunday, March 27: 3 Legends in Concert (Normie Rowe, Dinah Lee and Jade Hurley) at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
March 25-27: Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival, various venues.
Tuesday, March 29: Fiona O'Loughlin at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
APRIL
Saturday, April 2: Bruce Mathiske at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, April 2: Wildflower festival at Roche Estate (ft. Missy Higgins, Kasey Chambers, Sarah Blasko, Kate Miller-Heidke, Vicki Thorn, Deborah Conway and Alice Skye).
Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3: Hunter Valley Gin and Jazz Festival at Hope Estate.
Saturday, April 9: Running in the Shadows (Fleetwood Mac tribute) at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, April 9: Wine Machine at Roche Estate (ft. PNAU, Benee, The Presets, Thundamentals, Babe Rainbow, Art vs Science, Harvey Sutherland, Mell Hall and the Poof Doof Drag Jamboree).
Tuesday, April 19: Guess How Much I Love You at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Friday, April 22 to Sunday, April 24: The Gum Ball at Dashville (ft. Bad//Dreems, Skunkhour, Mia Dyson, Horrorshow, Didirri and many more).
Saturday, April 23: Sunset Sounds at Roche Estate, Pokolbin (ft. Xavier Rudd, Pete Murray, The Whitlams, Josh Pyke, The Beautiful Girls, Busby Marou, Kyle Lionhart, Charlie Collins and Amber Rose).
Saturday, April 30: The Australian Bee Gees Show at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
MAY
Saturday, May 7: Black Cockatoo at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Friday, May 13: Victorian State Ballet presents Cinderella at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, May 14: The Big '90s Party at Hope Estate.
Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15: Lovedale Long Lunch (various venues).
Saturday, May 21: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, May 28: The Boy from New Jersey at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29: Big Ram Beer and BBQ Festival at Hope Estate.
JUNE
Thursday, June 9: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, June 11: John Paul Young at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, June 18: Hunter Valley Wine and Beer Festival at Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley.
Friday, June 24: Jason Owen sings John Denver: The Acoustic Sessions at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
JULY
Saturday, July 2: Pigsty in July at Dashville (lineup to be announced).
Sunday, July 17: Winery Run Hunter Valley at Wandin Estate, Lovedale.
Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23: Menopause the Musical at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
AUGUST
Saturday, August 6: The World of Musicals at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, August 6: Lez Zeppelin (international all-female Led Zeppelin tribute) at Huntlee Tavern.
Saturday, August 14: Mirusia at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Friday, August 19: I Want to Know What Love Is: Power Ballads of the '70s, '80s and '90s (ft. John Kater and Natalie Gauci) at at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Friday, August 19: Reece Mastin at Huntlee Tavern.
Friday, August 26: An Evening with Oscar at at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
SEPTEMBER
Saturday, September 3: 1927 at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, September 3: Cessnock City Sleepout at Baddeley Park sportsground. A fundraiser for Hunter Food Relief Centre.
Sunday, September 4: Thirsty Merc at Huntlee Tavern.
September 10-25: Sculpture in the Vineyards: The Wollombi Valley Sculpture Festival.
September 10-11: Our Bushland Festival at Poppethead Park, Kitchener.
September 10-11: Hunter Valley Gin and Jazz Festival at Hope Estate, Pokolbin.
September 16-17: Thrashville at Dashville, Lower Belford.
Saturday, September 17: End2End Festival at Pokolbin (held across four venues: Cypress Lakes Resort, Drayton's Family Wines, Ben Ean and Blaxland Inn).
Friday, September 23: Mitchell Coombes psychic medium at at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre (sold out).
Saturday, September 24: The Beatles: 50 Years On at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
September 30-October 2: Dashville Skyline at Dashville, Lower Belford.
OCTOBER
Saturday, October 1: Erth's Prehistoric World at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, October 15: Grapevine Gathering at Hope Estate, Pokolbin.
Saturday, October 15: Creedence Clearwater Collective at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Friday, October 21: Bjorn Again at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, October 29: The Tina Turner Story at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, October 29: Andrea Bocelli at Hope Estate.
Sunday, October 30: Cessnock Stomp Festival. 600 metres of food, wine and fun for the whole family in the heart of the Cessnock CBD.
NOVEMBER
Saturday, November 5: Higher Sounds (ft. Guy Sebastian, Vika & Linda; Jarryd James and Busby Marou) at Roche Estate, Pokolbin.
Sunday, November 6: Australian Postie Bike Grand Prix at the Cessnock TAFE grounds.
Tuesday, November 8: Finucane and Smith's Travelling Dance Hall at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Friday, November 11: Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Saturday, November 12: A Day on the Green at Bimbadgen ft. Crowded House, Courtney Barnett and The Waifs.
Tuesday, November 15: Pevan and Sarah at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Friday, November 18: A Taste of Ireland's A Celtic Christmas at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
Sunday, November 20: Music of the Night: a tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber at Cessnock Performing Arts Centre.
DECEMBER
December 9-11: Dashville's Christmas Weekender at Dashville, Lower Belford.
Saturday, December 17: The Killers at Hope Estate.
