NEWCASTLE NEW YEARS EVE 2024
Canvas Events collaborated with local creatives Fingers Crossed to deliver the New Year’s Eve Celebration on Newcastle’s Foreshore. The event attracted over 50,000 and transformed the foreshore to a vibrant and colourful family fun atmosphere with Bike Parades, Inflatables, an immersive Wish Walk, Food Trucks, DJ Zones, Live Musicians and a Quiet Zone.
QUAD CROWN MOUNTAIN BIKE STAGE RACE
Four Mini MTB Stage Races in four stunning locations built for the Weekend Warrior!
Riders will enjoy a weekend away, racing each day on some of Australia’s best trails, but once the riding stops, you will have just as much fun off the bike with friends and family to enjoy these beautiful tourism destinations.
THE NEWCASTLE GIN EVENT
The Gin Event is an event where Australia’s best gin is showcased, delicious food is served, and local music is on display… Think Garden party meets gin festival! The event was held on the 10th February 2024 at the Newcastle Museum and was an amazing day filled with amazing local and interstate distillers.
Watch this space for the 2026 date to be announced.
NEWCASTLE AIR SHOW 2023
In November of 2023 the Newcastle Foreshore attracted 100,000 people to this fabulous free community event. City of Newcastle (CN) together with the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) entertained a RAAF aircraft flying display at 10am to 12.30pm and again at 1.30pm to 4pm. Canvas Events was the engaged event manager overseeing all aspects of the on the ground delivery.
NEW ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL
Canvas Events has produced the Civic Park Stage and the Museum Park Global Gathering from 2022 to 2024 respectively. Overseeing all operations, theming, production, and licensing for the New Annual Arts Festival, Canvas partners with Equip Multimedia to be a turnkey solution for the event. Canvas works closely with the festival Artistic Director and the team at council to produce this brilliant arts festival for Newcastle. 2024 also saw Canvas Events stage the Event Opening on King Street creating a stage on the iconic steps of Newcastle’s Town Hall
P!NK PARTY TRAIL
To celebrate P!NK’s Summer Carnival Tour, Canvas Events collaborated with Newcastle Tourism Industry Group, City of Newcastle and Venues NSW to create a P!NK Party Trail that ensured economic impact back to local business for the event week.
Canvas Events worked together with Equip Multi Media and Fingers Crossed Creative to produce a Hero Activation in Wheeler Place featuring a giant disco ball and a business incentive program within the Newcastle SBR precinct.
The activation took place from the 8th – 13th February 2024
MAJOR EVENTS
- Newcastle NYE 2024
- Illuminate, Raymond Terrace 2024
- Coates Hire Newcastle 500 – 2017 – 2023
- 19th Australian Deaf Games – 13-20 Jan 2024
- The Newcastle Show Operations Manager
- Port to Port and Cape to Cape MTB Stage Races 2013 – 2019 Event Director
- Opening of the Town Hall, City of Newcastle 2022
- NRL, Grand Final
- Raymond Terrace Festival 2023
- Karuah By Night 2023
- Matilda’s LIVESITES 2023
- Newcastle Naidoc Festival 2021-2024
- No Limit Boxing Events, 2021
- The Fraser Coast Gran Fondo, 2021
- The Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games 2013
- The Special Olympics Junior National Games 2012
CORPORATE EVENTS
- City of Newcastle Gallery Foundation Stone Lunch 2024
- City of Newcastle Park Openings 2022- Current
- Awabakal Staff Awards 2021-2023
- Hunter Water Anniversary Event 2022
- University of Newcastle Excellence awards, 2019
- Network 21 Regional Conferences 2017 – 2020
- Hunter Water Night of Innovation, 2018
- Second City Symposium, 2018
COMMUNITY EVENTS
- Opening of Newcastle Baths & Newcastle Skate Park 2024
- Count Us In, Inclusion Festival 2022-2023 – 2024
- Tastes Like Summer – Port Stephens 2022/2023
- Christmas in the City – City of Newcastle 2021-2024
- Naidoc Newcastle Festival 2021-2023
- Night at the Beach – Birubi 2023
- Awabakal Baby Blessings 2022-2023
- Jenny’s Place Walk 2022-2024
- Run for the Voice 2023
- Camp Quality
- Light up Newcastle 2016,2018
- Winter Heat, 2017
- The Long Walk Home, 2018
- China Week, 2019
MARKETING & ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
- Australia Day Harbour Swim 2021
- NSW Forestry Tourism 2017-2018
- 2024 Australian Deaf Games
- 2026 Australian Deaf Games