What's on across the Mid North Coast in March

The Mid North Coaster’s list of events happening in March 2026 have been sent in by our readers.

This monthly edition includes a trivia night and walk for a cause, an annual art exhibition, a new film club launch, an Autumn plant fair, and International Women’s Day and Seniors Festival celebrations.

Check out what’s on in our patch.

Do you know of an upcoming event on the Mid North Coast?
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🟡 One Walk Port Macquarie 

One Walk raises funds for type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and this year’s target is $1.1 million. 

Leading up to the event, participants fundraise for those affected by T1D and then come together to celebrate their efforts at in-person events around Australia.

Breakthrough T1D, a global organisation funding type 1 diabetes (T1D)

Research and host of One Walk, says the lifelong autoimmune condition impacts over 145,000 Australians.

🗓️ Sunday 8 March, 9am
 📍 Westport Park, Port Macquarie
🎟️ Free event. Register online

🟡 Dorrigo Easter Art Exhibition

This annual event has been showcasing local artists from the Dorrigo Plateau since 1990.

This year’s show includes paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures, ceramics, and textiles. Artists are aged 16 to 90s – with some exhibitors involved with the exhibition since the beginning.

Hosted by Arts Council of the Dorrigo, this year’s opening will be held on Tuesday, March 31, from 6pm, with the exhibition running through until April 8.

🗓️ Opening night Tuesday 31, 6pm. Exhibition April 1 - 8, 10am to 3pm
📍Dorrigo Community Hall
🎟️ Free event

🟡 Make-A-Wish Trivia Night 

The Make-A-Wish Australia Port Macquarie Branch is hosting a fundraising trivia night to help make wishes come true for local, critically-ill children in need of hope and joy.

There will also be a raffle with prizes throughout the evening and a silent auction.

🗓️ Saturday 14 March, 6pm
📍 Settlers Inn Hotel, Port Macquarie
🎟️  $20/ person. Register a table at Humanitix

🟡 International Women’s Day

• There are celebrations and events in honour of the annual International Women's Day (March 8)  happening across the region – check your local council’s website for information on things happening near you.

Taree Event: Taree Quota Club is hosting an event on March 7, with guest speaker Andrea Roswell, owner of the local ballet school Andrea Roswell Academy of Dance.

Roswell will share her journey of turning her love of ballet into an international career and business ownership, all while being a wife and mother, caring for her daughter born with complex needs.

There will be a raffle and lucky door prizes on the day.

🗓️ Saturday 7 March, 3pm-5pm
📍Club Taree
🎟️ $27.78 at eventbrite, or $25 cash at Ashlea Road Fashions in Wingham and Maragret’s Underfashions in Taree.

🟡 Bellingen Plant Fair

The Bellingen Plant Fair is a bi-annual event. With 99 stalls and vendors set for the Autumn event, visitors can peruse all things good and green while enjoying hot food and coffee.

The non-profit event supports local plant growers and is hosted by the Bellingen Environment Centre with a mission to “get more plants in the earth”.

🗓️Saturday 14 March, 7.30am - 1pm
📍Bellingen Park
🎟️Free

🟡 Cult Cinema Club

A new film club is launching in Port Macquarie with a special screening of The Castle.

The Cult Cinema Club, hosted by local ABC film critic and broadcaster Giles Hardie, will hold its first event at Majestic Cinemas on March 1.

The regular film club will bring local movie lovers together to enjoy cult classics the way they were meant to be seen: with a crowd.

Each club session will include a live introduction from Hardie with behind-the-scenes stories, fun trivia and a look at why the film has become such a lasting favourite.

Audience members will also have the opportunity to suggest future films and help shape upcoming screenings.

🗓️Sunday 1 March, 4pm
📍Majestic Cinemas, Port Macquarie
🎟️Movie ticket fees apply. Tickets from $16 on Majestic Cinemas website.

🟡 Seniors Festival creative workshop

The 2026 NSW Seniors Festival will see events being held across the state from March 2 - 15.

• Check out your local council website to find an event happening near you.

Port Macquarie Event: Hastings Art Trail and Port Macquarie Museum are working together to create a series of free creative workshops to celebrate. 

 The "Blooming Portraits” sessions will have seniors turning local historical photos into contemporary collage art. 

Seniors can attend a single session or multiple workshops. Artworks will be exhibited on March 14 at the museum.

No art experience necessary, bookings essential, and wear clothes you can paint in.

Workshop 1: Monday 2 March 1pm - 3.30pm 

Workshop 2: Tuesday 3 March 11am - 1.30pm 

Workshop 3: Sunday 8 March 11am - 1.30pm 

Exhibition: Saturday 14 March 2pm - 3.30pm

🗓️ 2 - 14 March
📍Port Macquarie Museum
🎟️ Free, booking essential via trybooking

We hope you enjoyed our rolling list of events happening across the region.

If you know of an upcoming event you’d like to see included, email the details to [email protected]

Thumbnail: Bellingen Plant Fair, Facebook.