Exhibitions

The City That Made Surfest

On display until 19 July 2026

Exhibition Community

From its beginnings in 1985 to becoming the Southern Hemisphere’s largest surfing festival, this exhibition traces Newcastle’s rise as a global surfing capital.

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City of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples. We respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and recognise that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession. City of Newcastle reiterates its commitment to addressing disadvantages and attaining justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.