# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Patrick White Oration
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 am
- **Event Description**: The Scone Literary Festival’s flagship event, the Patrick White Oration, will return in March 2026, bringing a powerful evening of divine storytelling, rich conversations and ideas to the Upper Hunter.

? We hope you can join us! ?

Held on Saturday 7 March 2026, the Patrick White Oration will unfold in the evening amid the quiet grandeur and striking surrounds of the Scone Race Club. Starting at 5:30pm, the evening will feature a keynote address by a Guest Speaker, followed by a Q&A, with time after to enjoy nibbles and linger in conversation with fellow word lovers.

The Oration honours the legacy of Patrick White, Australia’s only Nobel Prize–winning author, and welcomes a nationally recognised voice to the Upper Hunter to explore literature, culture and the ideas shaping contemporary Australia.

See you there! ?
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cessnock/patrick-white-oration/200029596317453
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports, festivals, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 36

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://events.humanitix.com/patrick-white-oration-2026?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=cessnock-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Cessnock
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Scone Race Club
- **lat**: -32.02685295591
- **long**: 150.83320025909
- **full address**: Scone Race Club, Scone Race Club, Scone NSW 2337, Australia, Cessnock

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Scone Literary Festival (https://allevents.in/org/scone-literary-festival/23587421)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Scone Race Club, Scone Race Club, Scone NSW 2337, Australia, Cessnock
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Scone Literary Festival
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, sports, festivals, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Patrick White Oration ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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