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
Sat. 4th 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.
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
Sun. 4th Daylight saving begins – clocks go forward 1 hour. 2am to 3am
FCC NSW Interclub Exhibition TBA
Thurs. 22nd / 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.
Fri. 11th 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