MARCH  

Sydney Flying Squadron    estd. 1891 sailing skiff class 18 footers  Sydney Harbour Sat.  7th – 14th – 21st – 28th   Spectator Ferry available.    sydneyflyingsquadron.com.au

Thurs. 5th   Wildlife photographer of the Year,  Maritime Museum Open extraordinary  images from around the world must  visit

Fri. 6th –  7th    38th Newcastle  National Exhibition  Photography Newcastle  Show. A national exhibition some of Australia’s best images.

Sat. 7th   Thirlmere Festival of Steam  100 market stalls Train rides. TBA.

Check websites    I do make mistakes, just ask my wife she keeps a list. 

Sat. 7th to  Sun. 15th.  Celebrate  18 years Canberra  Balloon Spectacular, on the lawns of Old Parliament House Lots of hot air to enjoy Autumn in the ACT.

Mon.  9th FCC Top Shot OPEN start planning your entries.

Sun.  15th  St. Patrick’s  Day in the Rocks. Watch the Parade at First Fleet Park from 11 am. Wear green.

Tues.  17th ( second chance )  St. Patricks Day, Moore Park Entertainment Quarter.

APRIL

Wed. 1st  Politician’s  Day

Fri.  3rd /  14th  Royal Easter Show estd.  1823. So much to see and do open  8:30am to 9:00pm. Hundreds of images to capture

Sat4th  41st  Highland Gathering at  Bundanoon in the picturesque Southern Highlands. 20,000 visitors attend, street parade at 9:30am, then the games & music

Sun.  5th  End  of daylight saving   clocks go back by 1 hour – relive 2am-3am 

Fri.  10th   Good  Friday  / School holidays   13th / 24th Apr.

Sat 18th – Sun 19th   Steamfest at Maitland  Historic Locomotives,  market stalls, special events, very popular, large crowds. 

Sat  18th /  Sun 19th   Ironfest at Lithgow.  Theme Gothic everything metal, from made-as-you-wait iron to helmets to buy and wear home.

 Remember   FCC Top Shot Competition  entries  

Fri .  24th / Sun 26th    Royal Bathurst Show. The country needs us to come and visit them.    Support Bathurst and country NSW.

1943  Matilda  tank restored

Sat.  25th   Anzac  Day “Come to the City and say Thank You 

Mon.  27th   School  starts   ( thank you )

Tues. 28th  – Sun. 3rd   Caravan  Camping & RV Super Show  Rosehill Gardens.

MAY

Sat.  2nd Singleton  RODEO  32 Bathurst St.  starts 11am  a few hours drive  for an afternoon event,  good action images ( come back &  visit the Army Museum)

Sat . 2nd  / 3rd   Wings over Illawarra   Albion  Park, visit the Museum, enjoy the flying displays, lots of photography, a family day together.

Sat. 2nd  / Mon 4th     Photographic  Society of Queensland Annual Convention  Mackay    QLD. A nice long drive up north. www.psq.org.au

My pick for the best photographic  Convention in Australia. 

Fri. 8th   FCC   Top Shot competition closing

Sat.  16th / 17th   Northern  Zone Convention  Tamworth. All conventions are a great learning experience that helps understand photography.

Sat. 23rd  / 24th   My Lords and Ladies Medieval Fayre.      Jousting knights,  mock combat by lance on horses, sword fighting etc. Nurragingy Park Doonside  It’s free!          Also, check out   19th / 20th Sept.  St. Ives Medieval Faire  – it’s not free. Car parking  $15, cheap entry $55 or more.  Each offers good interesting images 

Fri.  22nd to  June 13th   VIVID  Sydney’s most popular light show. A creative canvas of images.

Sat.  30th   Blacktown City Festival street parade, stalls, music, and dancing.

JUNE

Wed.  1st   SSNEP   Entries  Open —––  closing Sun. 2nd  Aug.         Open colour / mono , Creative, Nature www.ssnep.org.au     ( please enter help keep  Martin busy )

  Sat.  13th   VIVID  closing 

Sun  14th    morning FCC AGM.  Midday  TopShot Exhibition.   Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club   the  FCC  NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO HELP CLUBS

Fri.  26th / 27th Sun. 28th   VAPS 2020 CONVENTION     Good speakers, interesting workshops. All things photography to learn about vaps.org.au

JULY

Mon. 6th  / 17th      School holidays.

AUGUST

Sun.  2nd   SSNEP entries close    Thank you for entering.

Australian  Museum – Australian  Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year. TBA.

SEPTEMBER

Fri.  4th /  Tues. 8th  APSCON  improve your knowledge of photography. Great skills you can pick up at Broken Hill  NSW. A quirky place to visit.

Sun.  6th   Festival of the winds  Bondi Beach. Fantastic kite flying of all sizes.

TBA. Australian Geographic Nature  Exhibition at the Australian Museum in Sydney. Opens about mid-Sept until Jan. 2021    australianmuseum.net.au 

Sat..19th / 20th  St.  Ives Medieval  Faire at the St Ives Showground.

Sun.  27th   Vietnamese Moon Festival   Cabramatta. Unique cultural event everything Asian. Great food, lion dances, fireworks, a photographic event.

Mon.28th  / Oct. 12th  School  Holidays

Tues. 22nd  / Oct. 5th .  Bowral Tulip Time Festival. One of our oldest floral events in Corbett Gardens. Visit the Southern Highlands in Spring.

OCTOBER  

Sutherland Shire National Exhibition of Photography  AVAILABLE TO CLUBS

 Sun4th  Daylight saving begins – clocks go forward 1 hour.  2am to 3am

 FCC NSW  Interclub Exhibition        TBA

 Thurs22nd  / Nov.8th    24th Sculptures by the  Sea  Bondi / Tamarama. Worlds largest free public sculpture exhibition .enjoy spring by the Ocean.

NOVEMBER

TBA.  Festival of Fishers Ghost held since 1956. Campbelltown comes alive even if the Ghost is dead. Enjoy the fun of the show.

Sat.    St. George Leagues  P.S. Annual Awards night.  Top Images. TBA

Thurs.  19th  SSNEP    at Ingleburn Photo Club. You are welcome to attend

DECEMBER

Fri.  4th / 6th.  70th  Young Cherry  Festival.   Pie-eating, cherry pip spitting,  cherry eating, lots of fun in the country, take home a box of cherries.

Fri11th   A great night to go out. The Entrance  Camera Club  Print & Digital Images  2019. Fabulous Display worth the drive.  Stay overnight- it’s Friday the 13th.

Mon.  21st /    start school holidays

Fri.  12th Feb.  2021 SSNEP EXHIBITION  THE ENTRANCE