I always love having something planned of a weekend to either do or see. After being stuck in the classroom all week I enjoy getting out and about in my free time.

If you like to plan ahead, take a look at the list below as there are already a tonne of things planned that you can check out in 2022.

• Tamworth Country Music Festival - A ten-day event with a whole range of musicians. They will be celebrating their 50th anniversary. It runs from 14 January - 23 January

• Sydney Festival with various events from 6 January - 30 January

• Sydney Good Food Month is held over the month of January also

• Flickerfest is a short film festival on Bondi Beach and runs from 21 January to 30 January

• Lighthouse Festival in Norah Head is on 29 January featuring Missy Higgins and others

• Sydney Symphony In The Park on 12 February at Nurragingy Reserve, Doonside

• Sydney Symphony In The Park on 19 February at Paul Keating Park, Bankstown

• Le Diner en Blanc in a mystery location in Sydney on 26 February - an all-white dinner outdoors

• Enlighten Festival - an outdoor annual art and cultural festival held in Canberra, featuring illuminating light installations and projections, performances from local and interstate musicians, dining and film events from 4 March to 20 March

• Wine and Food Festival is on for the weekend of the 18 March to 20 March - Wine Island will transform Clark Island into a wine lovers paradise on the Sydney Harbour

• Long Lunch - in Eden Gardens, Macquarie Park in Autumn under the trees on 20 March 12pm - 3pm

• Ironfest in Lithgow will be on for the long weekend in April. An Arts Festival with a metal edge will be from the 23 to the 25 April

• Parkes Elvis Festival will be from 20 April - 24 April. An annual musical festival

• LithGlow Festival is in May. See the Blast Furnace Park lit up, food trucks and entertainment

• Vivid Sydney. Check out the lights all over Sydney from 27 May - 18 June

• Hunter Valley Wine and Food Festival is held at the Crowne Plaza on 18 June

• Tulip Time Festival held in Bowral from 16 September - 3 October

• Head On Photo Festival is outdoors during November

• Tropfest will be in its 30th year. Date yet to be confirmed.

• Garage Sale Trail is over two weekends in November. Either host your own garage sale or go along and buy some goodies from others

What other events do you know of that I need to add to the list? We would love it if you joined the conversation and left a comment below.