At a glance
- What
- Six things with official dates on the Maitland City Council event calendar for the weekend of 13 to 15 November 2026
- When
- Fri 13 Nov: Street Eats 5pm to 8pm. Sat 14 Nov: True Crime Tour 5pm, Morpeth river cruise 2pm. Fri 13 to Sun 15 Nov: Art Chat studio sale. Fri 13 and Sun 15 Nov: The Candle Experience, 11am to 4:30pm
- Where
- East Maitland (Stockade Hill), Maitland Railway Station, and Morpeth (Swan Street and Queens Wharf Road)
- Cost
- Street Eats and the Art Chat sale are listed as free or with no ticket price; the tour is from $34 for adults; the cruise is from $120 for adults; the candle session is from $49.95 (as of 8 November 2026)
- Who it’s for
- Maitland and Hunter locals planning a low-cost weekend, plus couples and families looking for something to book
- What to do now
- Book the True Crime Tour (bookings are essential, spaces are limited) and the cruise; Street Eats and the studio sale need no booking according to the listings
- Last checked
- Sunday 8 November 2026, against the My Maitland event listings run by Maitland City Council
- Not yet confirmed
- Which food trucks come to Street Eats, whether the 14 November cruise still has seats, and the Art Chat sale’s real opening hours (the listing shows “8.30 am – 4.00 am”, which looks like a typing slip)
The weekend of 13 to 15 November 2026 has a free food night at Stockade Hill, a three-day art sale in Morpeth, a Saturday evening true crime walk from Maitland station and a river cruise from Morpeth to Newcastle. All six events below come from Maitland City Council’s My Maitland calendar and were read on Sunday 8 November 2026.
The council’s calendar is at mymaitland.com.au/whats-on. Times are New South Wales local time (AEDT, UTC+11).
What is on, day by day?
| Day | Event | Time | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 13 Nov | Street Eats – East Maitland | 5pm to 8pm | Stockade Hill, 15 Adams St, East Maitland |
| Fri 13 Nov | The Candle Experience | 11am to 4:30pm | UAINE studio, 162 Swan St, Morpeth |
| Fri 13 to Sun 15 Nov | Art Chat Pop-Up Studio Sale | Listed 8:30am to “4:00am” | 160 Swan St, Morpeth |
| Sat 14 Nov | Morpeth to Newcastle Cruise with Coach Return | 2pm to 5:45pm | Bay Connections 1, Queens Wharf Rd, Morpeth |
| Sat 14 Nov | Maitland’s True Crime Tour | 5pm to 6:30pm | Maitland Railway Station, Station St side |
| Sat 14 Nov | Dance With Me Darling opens | 9am to 4pm | Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 230 High St |
| Sun 15 Nov | The Candle Experience | 11am to 4:30pm | UAINE studio, 162 Swan St, Morpeth |
What is Street Eats at Stockade Hill?
Street Eats is a council-run program that brings mobile food vendors into public spaces around Maitland. The East Maitland night is on Friday 13 November from 5pm to 8pm at Stockade Hill, 15 Adams Street, East Maitland NSW 2323.
The listing says to bring your own disc to try disc golf, buy food from the food trucks, settle in on a picnic rug and listen to a DJ. It calls the night “the perfect way to kick off the weekend”. It does not name the food trucks, and it says locations, times and food trucks vary from month to month and are subject to change. The council’s advice is to follow the My Maitland Facebook page for updates, so check there on the day.
Is there anything to book for Saturday night?
Yes. Maitland’s True Crime Tour runs on Saturday 14 November from 5pm to 6:30pm, and again on 21 and 28 November. It meets in the seated area in front of Maitland Railway Station, on the Station Street side. The listing describes a walk to the scenes of the crimes of Maitland’s “most infamous”, and says limited spaces are available and bookings are essential.
| Ticket | Price (as of 8 November 2026) |
|---|---|
| Adult | From $34 |
| Child | From $25 |
| Family | From $100 |
The operator’s email address on the listing is info@darkstories.com.au. The listing also links to the operator’s website for booking.
How does the Morpeth to Newcastle cruise work?
The cruise is a half-day trip. You start in Morpeth with free time to wander the heritage streets, boutique shops and cafés, then board Bay Connections 1 at Queens Wharf Road for a cruise down the Hunter River to Newcastle. After a short stop at Newcastle Harbour, an included coach takes you back to Morpeth.
The listing gives the time as 2pm to 5:45pm. The dates listed are 12 and 14 November and 10 and 11 December 2026. Adult tickets start at $120 and concession tickets at $115. Children start from $0. The listing has a Book Now link and does not say how many seats are left.
What is the Art Chat studio sale in Morpeth?
Art Chat is a Hunter arts collective. From Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November, five of its artists take over a space at 160 Swan Street, Morpeth, for a pop-up sale of original work, from small pieces and works on paper to larger paintings. The listed artists are Deb Van Heekeren (figurative work), Fiona Johnson (drawings and prints of animals, birds and insects), Katrina Holden (abstract landscape), Malcolm Sands (Hunter landscape painting) and Rebecca Rath (Australian landscape painting).
Rebecca Rath is based in Pokolbin and paints oil landscapes outdoors and in the studio. The listing says the five artists together show the range of creative practice in the Hunter, from landscapes and abstraction to figurative work in one shared space. Art Chat describes itself as a Hunter-based artists’ collective that gives artists a place to connect and share ideas, and the sale is meant to make original art more accessible and let visitors meet the artists. The listing encourages people to drop in and browse for the home, a gift or a collection.
The calendar shows the sale as free entry. The listed hours of “8.30 am – 4.00 am” are clearly a slip, so treat the opening time as unconfirmed and check on the day.
What is The Candle Experience?
The Candle Experience is a guided fragrance session at the UAINE Candles studio, 162 Swan Street, Morpeth. Over the session you work out your fragrance preferences, get a personalised evaluation and take home a goody bag with candles chosen for you. The listing says the session covers the core ingredients of fragrance, the differences between candle waxes and the effect candles and fragrance can have on your environment, health and emotions, and you can browse the UAINE Candle Cellar Door afterwards. Tickets start at $49.95 and the session is listed from 11am to 4:30pm. The listed dates include Friday 13 and Sunday 15 November, plus later dates up to Sunday 20 December. Contact details on the listing are 02 4934 4935 and emily@uainecandles.com.
What about the gallery and the markets?
Maitland Regional Art Gallery opens its sixth new exhibition, Dance With Me Darling, on Saturday 14 November. Five other shows opened on 8 November. We list all six, with dates and free entry details, in our guide to the gallery’s new exhibitions.
The Homegrown Markets at Harold Gregson Park run on the second Sunday of the month from 9am to 1pm, according to the calendar. In November that was 8 November and in December it will be 13 December, so there are no Homegrown Markets this weekend.
Sources
- My Maitland — Street Eats – East Maitland (read 8 November 2026)
- My Maitland — Maitland’s True Crime Tour (read 8 November 2026)
- My Maitland — Morpeth to Newcastle Cruise with Coach Return (read 8 November 2026)
- My Maitland — Art Chat Studio Sale (read 8 November 2026)
- My Maitland — The Candle Experience (read 8 November 2026)
- My Maitland — Dance With Me Darling (read 8 November 2026)
- My Maitland — Homegrown Markets Maitland (read 8 November 2026)
Photos: Stockade Hill, Maitland Railway Station and Morpeth Bridge by Bidgee, and Ray Lawler Reserve by JulieMay54, all on Wikimedia Commons. The featured image is Morpeth Bridge (text added).
OZ Local Updates is an independent local guide and is not affiliated with Maitland City Council or the event organisers. Dates and details can change; check with the organiser before you go.