The Showtime Carnival includes a ninja obstacle course for children aged five to 12, rides such as the cup and saucer, mini-pirate ship and Kanga Bounce, as well as sideshow games, fairy floss, snow cones and more. Running 10am to 3pm daily until Wednesday. Details.

The Illawarra Hawks face the Sydney Kings for a third installment of the Adrian Hurley Cup on Thursday, April 14, tipping off at 7.30pm. It's the last home game of the season, so get out and support our Hawks for their NBL22 finals bid. Details.

The Nan Tien Temple welcomes all families over the long-weekend for a free festival that features children's games, a treasure hunt, creative arts activities, gift stalls and a vegetarian food fair. It runs 9am to 5pm from Friday, April 15 to Monday, April 18. Masks required indoors. Details.

The Easter Show makes its way back to Towradgi Beach Hotel for the first time since the pandemic began, with dodgem cars, a Ferris wheel, giant slide, sideshow games, snow cones, food, entertainment and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Two sessions: 10am to 2pm, and 1pm to 5pm. Details.

Take the kids on a tour of Green Connect Farm in Warrawong. Kids can visit the thriving market gardens, food forests and native rainforest, play in the children's garden and find the free-range goats, sheep, pigs and chickens to give them a pat and a feed. Running 9am to 10.30am. Details.

Spend Easter Sunday at the footy as the two steel city teams - St George Illawarra Dragons and the Newcastle Knights - collide at WIN Stadium for round six of the NRL season. Kick-off at 4.05pm. Details.

Jamberoo is open every day of the Easter school holidays, with the last day of the season on April 25. Rides include Velocity Falls, the Perfect Storm, Funnel Web, the Taipan, Banjo's Billabong and Outback Bay. Details.

Fans of the hit animated movie Encanto can expect dancing games, streamers, limbo and an exploding pinata at Shellharbour Club. Mirabel will be there and kids are encouraged to dress up. From 11am to 12.30pm. Details.

Be mesmerised by every spin of Spinderella's hoops. See amazing acrobatic and circus skills, comedy and maybe even participate in a dance-off. The Shellharbour Club, 11.30am to 12.30pm. Details.

Take the family to support the Wollongong Wolves when they go up against Mt Druitt Town Rangers at WIN Stadium on Friday, April 22. Details.

Kiama's Kiss Arts Festival features street performers, sideshow, circus and variety acts, a raft race, lantern-making workshops plus a lantern parade, a fire sculpture on the harbour, a fire show, musicians a stand-up comedy event, plus stand-up for kids. From April 22 to 24. Details.

Watch Mary Poppins Returns (2018 version) at Thirroul Beach Reserve with the whole family. Movie starting at 6pm. Food and drink vendors on site. Details.

The Wentworth Street all-ages event features more than 20 artists across live music venues, vintage motorcycle stores, laneways and outdoor gardens. From 2pm to 11pm. Details.

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