Big Band Blast: Launch at Glasshouse forecourt, from 5pm, free

iChoonz: Port City Bowling Club, 7.30pm, free

Besty & Andy's Funhouse: Paws Lounge, Port Macquarie Panthers, 7.30pm, free

Camp Rock: The Players Theatre, 8pm, $18 - $30

Big Band Blast Jam: Panthers Port Macquarie, 8pm, $15

Andrew Blackmore or Matt Goodwin : Alternate weeks, Spinnakers Restaurant & Bar, Sails Resort, 5.30pm until 8.30pm, free

Funk Thieves: Finnian's Irish Tavern, 8.30pm, free

Feel Good Friday: Elk, Matt Brooker & Friends, Zebu Bar + Grill, 5pm, $19 cocktail carafes, $4 local tap beer

Memories are made of this: Creative Connections art exhibit, Haven Fine Arts, Ocean Drive, North Haven, Thursday to Sunday, 10am until 4pm, until May 30

Line & Brush Exhibit: Artists Kim Staples, Roberta Sandeman-Allen and Colleen Palmer, Long Point Vineyard and Gallery, until June 2, daily except Monday, 10am until 5pm, free

Glasshouse Regional Gallery: Operation Art - by 50 students from kindergarten to secondary across NSW, until June 26. Andrew Snelgar: Coorawah - woods, natural ochre and resin works reflecting his ancestry; Bright & Bold - abstract works from the council's collection; both until July 5. Weekdays 10am until 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am until 4pm, free

Bandemonium - Big Band Blast: Four stages - Sundowner Grass House, Town Green, Glasshouse forecourt, wharf, from 9.30am until 5pm, free

NSW Fire & Rescue Open Day: Port Macquarie Fire Station, Central Road, 10am until 2pm

WPMPA Mid-Year Showcase: Glasshouse, 2pm, $27.50 adult, $22 child, limited seats available

High Tea on the Hastings: Rydges Port Macquarie, 2pm until 6pm, $39 - sold out

African Children's Choir: With St Joseph's Primary School Laurieton, North Haven Bowling & Recreation Club, 7pm, adult $15, child $10

Camp Rock: The Players Theatre, 8pm, $18 - $30

Party Mambo: Blast Orchestra and Mucho Mambo Band, Panthers Port Macquarie, 8pm, $25

Modern History: Finnian's Irish Tavern, 8.30pm, free

Jordan Jive: Paws Lounge, Panthers Port Macquarie, DJ from 7.30pm, free

Dazed: Port City Bowling Club, 7.30pm, free

History of House: With guest DJs on rotation, Zebu Bar+Grill, 6pm until 11pm, free

Hastings Auto Restorers Society Swap Meet: Port Macquarie Racecourse, 7am until 2pm, $3

New Orleans Riverside Parade: From Sundowner Grass House to Town Green, 9am, everyone welcome

Wendy Matthews: Panthers Port Macquarie, 2.30pm, guest $10, booking essential, limited seating

Camp Rock: The Players Theatre, 2pm, $18 - $30

Sunday Sessions: Live Music, Pier One Panthers Port Macquarie, 2pm, free

Port Macquarie Art Society Market Bazaar: Hamilton House, 198 Hastings River Drive, 8am until 1pm