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Nudge Nudge Wink Wink is back in the Shed at the Billinudgel Hotel on Saturday, bringing together quality dance music, a generous dancefloor, and a community that knows how to do a good night properly. Running from late afternoon into night, March’s event is shaped around giving the music time to settle and the crowd space to connect. It is a gathering that values flow over fuss, warmth over hype, and the simple pleasure of dancing together for something that matters. Since 2015, Cunning Stunts has donated more than $450,000 to 42 local organisations, proving that the Northern Rivers knows how to party with purpose.

March’s Nudge Wink features a mix of guest DJs and resident selectors chosen for their ability to read the room and let the night unfold dancetastically. With delectable sets across the afternoon and evening, featuring an incredible mix of returning favourites and first-time Shed guests: DJ Jason Lewis, a respected Australian DJ known for his refined technical ability, deep musical knowledge and intuitive sense of timing, makes his Shed debut with a two-hour set to close the night out at March’s Nudge Wink. DJ SHE J is the DJ alter-ego of Australian artist Sheila Finke, returning to the Shed, she too will bring two-hour set that will move dancers between warm deep grooves, spacious dub textures and driving late-night energy.

Cunning Stunts co-founders and DJs, Lord Sut and Dale Stephen, open the night, setting the musical mood with mixes that tease, tempt and takes their time. Hoodlum Ballet returns with a performance that weaves movement directly into the night, their incredible dancers adding moments of intensity, playfulness and release.

Proceeds from the March and April 2026 events will support Women Up North.

Be at the Nudge Saturday from 4pm.

This event is expected to sell out. You can still support Women Up North by making a donation via the ticket link: bit.ly/Tickets_Nudge_Mar7th.



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