Looking for things to do on the Mid North Coast in November? 

Read on for the Mid North Coaster’s top picks, including chances to try archery and haggis.

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A day of all things Scottish, including pipe bands, Highland dancing and haggis.

🗓️ Saturday November 7 
📍 Wauchope Showground, Wauchope
🎟️General admission $5, under 10s free
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Christmas ornament, wreath and gingerbread house workshops at Mount George.

🗓️ Workshops on November 22, 29 and December 13
📍 Avodah Gardens, Mount George
🎟️$75
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Around 30 studios, galleries and shared creative spaces will showcase the work of local artists and craftspeople in the Bellingen Shire.

🗓️ November 7-8
📍 Various locations
🎟️Free
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An afternoon of live entertainment, markets and family activities in the Kempsey CBD.

🗓️ Saturday November 28 
📍 Smith Street, Kempsey 
🎟️Free
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Drag performers Terry Daktyl and Becky present an evening of trivia from decades gone by at Frederickton.

🗓️ Saturday November 7 
📍 The Old Cheese Factory, Frederickton
🎟️ $53.19 
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Create your own Christmas wreath using fresh, locally-grown native foliage and seasonal blooms.

🗓️ November 7, 8, 21, 22, 28, 29
📍 Studio Verde, Port Macquarie
🎟️$120
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A masquerade ball in support of people living with disabilities in the Nambucca Valley.

🗓️ Sunday November 22
📍 Nambucca Heads RSL Club, Nambucca Heads 
🎟️$55
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Households across the Mid North Coast open their garages for coordinated sales over two weekends.

🗓️ November 7–8 and 14–15 
📍 Search for sales
🎟️Free
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Try your luck with a bow and arrow at the Hastings Valley Archery Club open day.

🗓️ Sunday November 8
📍 Hastings Valley Archery Club, Lake Innes 
🎟️$30
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Some of Australia’s top professional wrestlers appear in Coffs Harbour.

🗓️ Saturday November 7
📍 C.ex Coffs Harbour 
🎟️$35 - $45 
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Learn about the bees, butterflies, beetles, moths and other pollinators that help keep Australian ecosystems thriving.

🗓️ Saturday November 7
📍 Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary
🎟️Day entry: Adult $52, child $34
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Celebrate the music, food and culture of India in the Port Macquarie CBD.

🗓️ Saturday November 7
📍 Town Green, Port Macquarie
🎟️Free
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A community march calling for an end to gendered violence will be held in Kempsey on Friday, October 30. The march will begin from in front of Kempsey Library at 4:30pm and travel to the Bandbox Theatre, where the film How to Train Your Dragon will be screened from 5:30pm.

🗓️ Friday October 30
📍 Kempsey Library, West Kempsey
🎟️Free
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The annual festival features touring folk and bluegrass acts from Australia and abroad, kid’s activities, workshops and market stalls. An Old Time Music School is held in the days before the festival.

🗓️ October 23-25
📍 Dorrigo Showgrounds, Dorrigo
🎟️Full adult weekend ticket $240 (single day tickets available)
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Et Tu Theatre brings Orphans by playwright and screenwriter Dennis Kelly to the Bellingen Memorial Hall - Studio stage.

🗓️ October 1-11
📍 Bellingen Memorial Hall - Studio, Bellingen
🎟️General Admission $35
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The Rotary Club of Taree market returns on Saturday, October 17, with around 50 stallholders in attendance.

🗓️ October 17
📍 Taree Showground, Taree
🎟️Free
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An after-dark adventure by torchlight through ancient Gondwana rainforest. Visitors should keep an eye out for nocturnal creatures including possums, pademelons, microbats and glow worms.

🗓️ Friday October 2
📍 Dorrigo National Park, Dorrigo
🎟️ Adult $25, Concession $21 Child $18 
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An annual celebration of live music and vintage Volkswagens by the beach. 

🗓️ October 2-4
📍 Old Bar Beach, Old Bar
🎟️ $2 
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Join a ranger for a guided tour of the Sea Acres rainforest in Port Macquarie. 

🗓️ October 1, 6, 7, 8 
📍 Sea Acres Rainforest boardwalk, Sea Acres National Park 
🎟️ Adult $10, Concession $9, Child $7 
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A biannual display of art and photography in the picturesque Nambucca Valley.

🗓️ Saturday October 17
📍 Argents Hill Hall, Argents Hill 
🎟️ Free
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A guided tour of some of the oldest surviving brick structures in northern NSW, featuring stories of convict labour and colonial life in the 1800s. 

🗓️ October 7 and 10
📍 Innes Ruins Historic Site, Port Macquarie
🎟️ Adult $25, Concession $21, Child $18  
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An opportunity to explore the highest lighthouse in NSW and learn about the region’s maritime history.

🗓️ October 3 and 7 
📍 Smoky Cape Lighthouse, Arakoon
🎟️ Adult $20, Concession $17, Child $14
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The Bellbrook Yowie Festival returns to Bellbrook for a weekend of music, entertainment, country fun and yowie folklore. 

🗓️ October 2-4
📍  Bellbrook Hotel, Bellbrook
🎟️ Adult $10, kids under 14 free
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Veteran crime reporter Mark Morri and Kings Cross piano player Geoff B Good bring their true crime show to Port Macquarie and Kempsey.

🗓️ Port Macquarie October 2-3, Kempsey October 10-11
📍 Bandbox Theatre in Kempsey and Glasshouse Studio in Port Macquarie
🎟️ From $27.50
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A two-day youth festival held in the laneways of the Port Macquarie CBD, featuring live music, a clothes swap and skating. 

🗓️ October 3-4
📍 Phillips Lane and Barracks Lane, Port Macquarie
🎟️ Free
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