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EVENT · ENDS 1 NOVManly

Manly This Weekend 2026: Free Sounds of Manly Music 9am to 5pm and Free Surf + Sound Boardriders Surfing, Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, Plus Ferry Times and Parking (Manly, NSW)

Manly Beach (photo: Hardlinerr, text added)

Manly has three separate things on the same weekend: free live music across the town centre, a free surf teams competition on the beach, and a pink beach fitness morning on Saturday. Sounds of Manly runs from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, and the Surf + Sound Boardriders Competition runs on Manly Beach on both days. The quickest way in without a car is the Manly Fast Ferry, which takes 20 minutes from Circular Quay. Sydney is on daylight saving time, so every time below is local Sydney time.

TRANSPORT GUIDESurfers Paradise · Southport

Hopo Ferry on the Gold Coast: Hourly Timetable, Fares and Stops from Surfers Paradise to Sea World (QLD)

Southport Pier, Southport, Queensland

The Hopo ferry runs a hop-on hop-off service on the Broadwater, leaving Surfers Paradise every hour from 9:15am to 4:15pm and calling at HOTA, Marina Mirage, Broadwater Parklands in Southport and Sea World. A single fare starts at $6 for a child, and a one-way adult fare between the two nearest stops costs $10 as of October 2026.

FARESNewcastle CBD

Newcastle Fares and How to Pay: Tap On With a Card or Opal, Light Rail and Buses From $3.30 (Newcastle, NSW)

Newcastle Beach light rail stop

To travel on Newcastle Transport light rail, buses and the Stockton ferry you tap on and tap off with an Opal card, or with a Visa, Mastercard or American Express credit or debit card or a linked device, and the adult fare for 0 to 3 km is $3.30 at peak and $2.31 off-peak, as of October 2026. Opal single tickets are the back-up option and cost more.