Festivals galore: our picks for this weekend in the Shoalhaven

Open Field Festival

Berry is for art lovers this winter, at the first Open Field Festival. The largely free event will showcase contemporary art in and around town, at unique places including halls, community spaces and natural reserves. The festival will also include talks, live music and a pop-up cinema. June 22-25. Full program: www.openfield.org.au

Canoe Adventure

The FOCK

The Festival of Canoe and Kayak is back in Kangaroo Valley! The three-day program is jam-packed. Take a paddling tour, or enjoy the paddling lifestyle expo. Stick around for the black tie sunset paddle, Gadhungal Murring Gangurang Corroboree, and the official world record attempt. June 23-25. www.thefock.com.au

BBQ Day

Beer and BBQ Festival

Huskisson's Beer and BBQ Festival is back. Take a delicious journey through the very best beer and mouth-watering barbecued meats, from the south coast and beyond. There's plenty of family fun to be had for all ages, and you can even bring your furry friend - this one's a dog friendly event. Visit White Sands Park in Huskisson on June 24, 12pm-8pm.

Market Fare

Shop this weekend

Whether you're after farm fresh veg, plants for the garden, or a great gift, your local market is bound to have it. This week, there's the Berry Farmers Market Nowra CBD Fresh Food Markets (Thursday, 2-6pm), Berry Farmers Market (Thursday, 3-6pm), CWA Nowra Branch Market Day (Saturday, 8am-1pm), Kangaroo Valley Makers Market (Saturday, 9am-1pm), and the Pyree Art and Handmade Market (Sunday, 9am-1.30pm).

Climb and Glow

A unique fundraiser

Indoor rock climbing is already fun - but what if it was also a glow-in-the-dark party? Indoor Climb South Coast is hosting Glow By Night, as a fundraiser for the Nowra-Culburra Surf Life Saving Club. Grab your glow sticks, strap in, and have a crack at rock climbing. Saturday (June 24), 5.30pm-8.30pm. Book with Indoor Climb South Coast.

Coming Up

Arty Farty Party

Celebrate the school holidays at the Arty Farty Party, for kiddos aged 3-12. Mem Fox's classic, Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge will be brought to life, and The Listies present Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark. Happening at Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, July 1. There's heaps of free activities, though you'll need tickets for the plays.

Coming Up

Film for Freedom

Rural Australians for Refugees Shoalhaven is raising vital funds for asylum seekers stuck in Papua New Guinea. The group will host a charity screening of Lucky Miles - an Australian-made drama based on the true stories of refugees abandoned in remote Western Australia. Screening at Berry Uniting Church Hall, July 1, 1pm. Tickets are $35 and can be booked online - includes light lunch and refreshments.

You're the Voice

Our own Katandra Women's Choir and Shoalhaven City Pipe Band are teaming up with Sydney Male Choir for a show like no other. Presenting: You're the Voice. They'll take on the classics - John Farnham, Queen, Credence Clear Rival, Broadway musicals, spirituals, opera and more. Berry School of Arts, July 1. Tickets from Sydney Male Choir.