Be mesmerised by every spin of Spinderella - the Queen of Disco'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.

It's best suited for children aged five and over. Details are at: www.shellys.com.au

Free Face Painting

Warilla Grove Shopping Centre has setup a free face-painting station for the school holidays.

Just outside Blooms the Chemist, families can get their face painted between 10am to 1pm on Thursday and Friday.

Read more: 8 events you'll want to travel to Sydney for this April

Gus Worland & Karl Stefanovic

Channel 9's Today Show will be in Wollongong on Friday, ending their Mateship Miles roadshow with charity Gotcha4Life - which aims to spark conversations about the importance of meaningful mateship and building social and emotional connections.

Karl Stefanovic and Gus Worland will be be hosting a free BBQ breakfast from 8am at Flagstaff Hill, before speaking at a charity brunch at the Novotel (which is run by Healthier Illawarra Men and Barstool Brothers).

KISS Arts Festival

Across the weekend, Black Beach in Kiama and surrounding venues will host 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.

Other highlights include lantern-making workshops, a lantern parade, a fire sculpture and fire show, musicians, stand-up comedy, including performances by children, nonsense trivia, a performance by Tree Top Circus, featuring aerial acts suspended from a tree and the Lighthouse Project.

There will also be plenty of fantastic food and wine.

The adults-only KISS Kabaret will also be back on April 22.

It's on from Friday to Sunday, with more details at: https://www.kissartsfest.com.au/

Read more: Last chance to enjoy school holiday activities at Bundanon

Soccer

The National Premier League sees Wollongong Wolves take on the Mt Druitt Town Rangers for Round 8 on Friday night - at WIN Stadium.

5:15pm Gates Open; 5:45pm, the Under 20s Kick Off; and at 7:45pm First Grade Kick Off with the main event.

Monster Trucks

Bulli Showground will for the first time host The Monster Trucks and Thrillmasters Extreme show on Saturday.

It's a family-friendly program will include motorcycle stunts, a jet truck, a fireworks and laser light show, plus other "extreme" feats.

The Monster Trucks and Thrillmasters Extreme runs for around 90 minutes at Bulli Showground, on Saturday April 23. The main program runs from 4pm - 5.45pm. Tickets children $35, adults (15+) $45. More details HERE.

Read more: Disney's The Little Mermaid swims into the Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre

Quilters on Show

The ladies from Bulli Corner Quilters are keen to raise money for the local charities they support.

They are having a Giant Quilt Show and Sale (with a devonshire tea) on Saturday at the Northern Illawarra Uniting Church, the corner of Point Street and Princes Highway in Bulli.

Doors Open 10am to 4pm, entry is by a gold coin donation.

Outdoor Cinema at Thirroul

Watch Mary Poppins Returns (2018 version) at Thirroul Beach Reserve with the whole family.

The film stars Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep and Lin-Manuel Miranda. It starts at 6pm. Food and drink vendors will be on site.

Details are at: www.visitwollongong.com.au

Free Music Festival

More than 20 musicians will perform across Port Kembla this Saturday in unique venues, laneways and outdoor gardens for a free festival for all ages.

The event will feature an eclectic range of artists like Harmony Byrne, Joe Mungovan, Stumps and Drink Mums as well as art exhibitions and light installations colouring the streets.

The Port Kembla Festival is an all ages event and kicks off at 2pm on Saturday, April 23. Entry is free but tickets are mandatory, register through Moshtix.com.

Organisers have said tickets do not guarantee entry once venues reach capacity.

Read more: Kids telling you they're bored? These activities might help on a rainy day

The Song Company

Acclaimed vocal ensemble, The Song Company, continues its grand tour of European Polyphony with Antoine Brumel's 12-part "Earthquake" Mass.

The Missa Et ecce terre motus stands at one end of Renaissance polyphony in terms of its 12-part harmonic landscape - which is slow-moving and highly-decorated in the individual singers' melodic lines around the foundational plainchant.

The final pages of the manuscript are lost to the ravages of time, so in their place it seems appropriate to sing a 12-part homage to Brumel's Mass from the Missa Tempore Paschali by Nicolas Gombert - himself believed to be a pupil of Josquin.

Reverberating in-between the movements of Brumel's masterpiece are modern works for six to twelve voices by Alice Chance and Antony Pitts on the themes of loss and resurrection.

Wollongong Art Galley, Sunday, 3pm. https://the.song.company/

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass is a faithful adaptation of the beloved book, crazy chess pieces move around the board and put Alice into a spin as she negotiates their world in order to get to the eight square and be a queen herself. Original music written for Lewis Carroll's poems by one of the professional industries most respected Musical Directors, David Piper.

This production is at Coniston's Phoenix Theatre, from April 22 to May 1.

For tickets, head to www.trybooking.com

It's Anzac Day - for a list of services around the Illawarra CLICK HERE.