What’s On This Weekend: June 9 – 11

Friday

Merriwa Festival of the Fleeces – Opening Night

• Live music from Everyday People and local poet Tim McLoughlin
• When: 6pm
• Where: Merriwa RSL, Bettington Street, Merriwa.
• Cost: $15 adults, $10 pensioner, $5 children.

Saturday

Merriwa Festival of the Fleeces – Bettington Street and the Showground.

• 8am – 3pm – Street stalls, kids corner, CWA morning tea and lunch, team penning
• 8:30am – Wool spinning,
• 9:30am – Modern day shearing display, hanging of the quilts, vintage vehicle display
• 10am – damper and billy tea,
• 11am – Maitland Pipes and Drums band
• 12 noon – Running of the sheep
• 1pm – dog high jump
• 2pm – working sheep dog display
• 3pm – entertainment moves to the showground – gum boot throwing competition, sheep poo throwing competition
• 4pm – children’s hobby sheep races, lolly scramble, tug-of-war,
• 5:45pm – festival presentation
• 6pm – Ka-Boom fireworks

Murrurundi Art Prize Exhibition

• What: Murrurundi Art Prize
• When: 10am – 4pm
• Where: RSL Hall, New England Highway, Murrurundi.
• Cost: Gold coin donation.
• Related Story:Murrurundi Ready to Hang.

Sunday

Merriwa Festival of the Fleeces

• 8am – Team Penning, Bush Poets Breakfast at the CWA hall
• 9am – Anglican Parish blessing of the fleece

Murrurundi Art Prize Exhibition

• What: Murrurundi Art Prize
• When: 10am – 4pm
• Where: RSL Hall, New England Highway, Murrurundi.
• Cost: Gold coin donation.
• Related Story:Murrurundi Ready to Hang.