This is Not Art

04:00pm - 06:00pm

NYWF Meet and Greet

When you stumble off your plane and into sunny Newcastle, make your first stop Staple Manor. Mingle with the cool kids and maybe make a new friend or two.

07:00pm - 08:00pm

TiNA Launch

Join us at The Edwards for the official launch. This is your chance to mingle with the people who made TiNA happen for 2014 and listen to highlights of the festival, from our Artistic Directors. Grab a program while you're here and get all pumped up to dive ...

08:00pm - 08:15pm

Electric Naga

You're a ghost driving a meat coated skeleton made from stardust, what have you to be scared of? Dance | Dark Circus | Insanity | Beauty. An experimental performance piece combining new technology and ancient moves. A plug and play performance.

08:00pm - 09:00pm

Comic Jam

Grab a beer, sit back and watch some of Australia’s best comic creators draw live, for your viewing pleasure. See masterpieces unfurl before your very eyes.

08:15pm - 08:45pm

Cracking Plates

Start the Festival with a Cracking Good Time!

08:45pm - 09:30pm

Scattershot

A ten scene love story in a random order each performance. From meeting to breaking up to breaking up again.

09:00pm - 11:00pm

Launch Orgy

The crème de la crème of publications have ten minutes or less to win you over. Voiceworks,The Lifted brow Digital, the Grapple Annual and more battle it out to make you buy their merch.

09:00pm - 01:00pm

Madhouse Podcast Party

Join Newcastle's #1 underground party crew on Beaumont St at the "Hamilton Station Hotel" for one of their famous live Hip Hop showcases. Watch some of the countries most well established Hip Hop artists performing along side some of Newcastle's ...

09:30pm - 10:30pm

Icarus Falling

Icarus Falling' is Scott Wings’ story of trying to fly, learning to fall and digging for wax.

11:00pm - 12:00am

What’s Love Got to Do With It? - Romance Late Night Readings

Like your stories lusty, lewd and packed full of love? Late night readings to get you hot under the collar.