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Your insiders guide to local events and gigs.

Jess Thorning
April 11, 2025

Good morning, Inner Westies. Need last-minute School Holiday or weekend plans? From kids' concerts to a craft beer fest, live gigs to local markets — there’s loads to do this weekend (and next). Let’s go!

Note: Please check to confirm details are accurate with venues, event providers, restaurants and pubs by clicking through to their site. Events are occasionally cancelled at the last minute.

Grab your morning coffee and join us as we explore the Inner West together.

— Jess Thorning

Your Easter Holiday Lifesaver Is Here 😀

Are you looking for things to do over the Easter long weekend? Left your school holiday plans to the last minute?

We’ve pulled together a bunch of Easter events and school holiday activities that still have availability — or don’t need a booking at all.

There are too many great options to list here — click through to see what’s on!

Hit the Inner West Ale Trail 🍺

Sydney’s biggest fresh hop beer festival returns this weekend with 11 Inner West breweries pouring exclusive new beers. Breweries include: Batch, Future, Kicks, Mixtape, Philter, Sauce, The Grifter, Wayward, White Bay, Wildflower and Young Henrys. Entry is free and the event is family/dog-friendly.

📍 Across 11 breweries from Friday 11 to Thursday 17 April
👉️ Check out the Inner West Ale Trail for more info.

🎷 Kids' Proms - It's Playtime (ages 2 to 6)
Join Emily Who and the Inner West Community Band for a fun, hands-on concert with live instruments and kid-friendly tunes like the Bluey Theme and Let It Go.
📍 Leichhardt Town Hall | Sunday 13 April | 9:45am and 11am sessions

🎭️ The 91 Story Treehouse - Live
The team behind the 13-, 26-, 52- and 78-Storey Treehouses Live on Stage return with a fantastical trip through this wild, weird and wonderful world for children 6 to12 and their adults.
📍 Seymour Centre Chippendale | 10 to 13 April 2025

🐰 Bunnings Easter & School Holiday Activities

Easter themed petting zoo - Rabbits, guinea pigs and chicks - Saturday 12 April / 11am - 1pm / Rozelle - book here
Create a DIY Garden Picket - Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April. See times and book here for Alexandria, Ashfield and Rozelle.
Vibrant Pot Painting - Thursday 17 April. See times and book here for Ashfield and Rozelle.
Free School Holiday Workshops - See dates and times here for Ashfield and here for Rozelle.

🐇 Family Easter Day Out at BrewDog
The Easter Bunny will visit BrewDog Brewery hourly from 12pm - 3pm with chocolate eggs, while kids enjoy free face painting and a play area until 4pm, and adults can relax with drinks.
📍 Brewdog South Eveleigh | Saturday 12 April | 12pm – 3pm

🐰 See the Easter Bunny at Paddy’s Haymarket
Head there to grab a selfie with the Easter Bunny and some tasty chocolate eggs.
📍 Paddy’s Haymarket / Friday 11, Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 April 2023 / 12pm – 3pm

🎵 FUTUREPROOF 6 Youth Music Fest
An ultimate celebration of youth music and art featuring 24 bands and soloists over 9 hours of live music, funky art stalls and more!
📍 Petersham Town Hall / Saturday 12 April 2025 / 12:30pm – 11pm

👉️ Youth Week 9 (ages 12 to 24)
A yearly event where young people aged 12 to 24 years come together in their local communities. It’s organised by young people for young people. Each council runs a series of events. See events schedule for each council below. There is everything from clothing swaps, art classes, sports, cooking, dance and more. Events run from 9 to 30 April 2025.

All Weekend

🎦 The Inner West Film Fest
The Inner West Film Fest is an annual celebration of local and international cinema, showcasing diverse films and events across Sydney’s Inner West to highlight its creative spirit and multicultural community.
📍 Various locations across the Inner West | 9 to 17 April 2025

Friday & Saturday

🕯️ Sydney Artisans Market @ Marrickville
Discover and support creators across a range of categories including jewellery, candles, ceramics, art, beauty, crystals mediumship and more. Plus food trucks, coffee and desserts.
📍Sydney Portugal Community Club, Marrickville / Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April / 10am – 3pm

Friday

🥟 Chinatown Night Markets
Head there for your dose of delicious street food and Asian culture.
📍 Dixon St, Haymarket / Fridays / 4pm – 11pm

🎉 Convene on the Green @ Petersham Bowling Club
Head there on the 2nd Friday of each month and let the kids wear themselves out on the jumping castle.
📍Petersham Bowling Club / Friday 11 April 2025 / 4:30pm – 6:30pm

Saturday

🛍️ Balmain Village Markets
After a 5-year hiatus, the beloved Balmain Village Markets are returning with local artisans, fresh produce, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities in the heart of Balmain.
📍St Andrews Congregational Church, Balmain / Saturday 12 April 2025 / 10am – 3pm

🎈 Samples & Seconds Sale | Imperfectly Perfect @ Marrickville
The Imperfectly Perfect samples and seconds sale returns for its 4th year, offering discounted ceramics, art, and jewelry from local Inner West makers at this exclusive one-day event.
📍 Marrickville Library / Saturday 12 April 2025 / 10am – 3pm

🪡 U.F.O Sewing Session
Bring $10, your sewing machine, projects, questions, snacks, and closed-toe shoes to this workshop where professionals will help guide you to complete your unfinished outfits.
📍 The Wriggle Room, Marrickville / Saturday 12 April 2025 / 10am – 4pm

🎷 Jazz in the Graveyard
Heather Prowse and Friends return to provide a relaxed evening of live music in the beautiful surrounds of the St. John's Ashfield graveyard.
📍 St John’s Ashfield / Saturday 12 April 2025 / 5:30pm

Sunday

🎉 Marrickville Sunday Session
Don't miss this vibrant community celebration. Enjoy karaoke by CLIPPED, sample local craft drinks, and explore nearby restaurants.
📍 Calvert St Carpark, Marrickville / Sunday 13 April / 5pm – 9pm

🏏 Meet Merv Hughes with DIGGERS ^TM @ Bunnings
Cricket legend Merv Hughes will appear at the DIGGERS™ Autocare range launch. This is your chance to meet Merv and grab a photo and autograph.
📍 Bunnings Warehouse, Alexandria / Sunday 13 April 2025 / 9am – 12pm

🛍️ Backyard $10 Fashion Blowout at Lydian
Refresh your wardrobe with trendy finds at unbeatable prices - where everything is just $10!
📍 47 Enmore Road, Newtown / Sunday 13 April 2025 / 10am – 2pm

🏺 Wentworth Park Antique & Collectables Fair
Australia's largest Antique and Collectables fair, The Collectors Mark features 130+ traders bi-monthly in an air-conditioned venue with items from antiquity to 1980s, including antiques, vintage pieces, fine china, and jewellery.
📍 Wentworth Park Greyhounds Function Centre, Glebe / Sunday 13 April 2025 / 9am –2pm

Kids Eat Free

The Picnic, Burwood | Saturday | Enjoy a FREE kid’s meal with every adult meal purchased. Choose from Kid’s Cheeseburger, Chicken Nuggets & Chips, or Pancakes | See venue for terms.

Public House, Petersham | Kids Eat Free this school holidays (kids under 12 with every main meal purchased) | See venue for T&C’s

Bald Rock Hotel, Balmain | Kids Eat Free every Wednesday for lunch and dinner (kids 12 years and under with any adult meal purchased) | See venue for T&C’s

Bank Hotel, Newtown | Monday to Friday | 4pm – 6pm | $2 Oysters $8 Snacks $12 Tap Cocktails $6.50 House Beers $7.50 House Wines

Briars Sports, Concord | Monday to Friday | 4pm – 6pm | Enjoy a drink with friends & family during our Happiest Hour, when we serve schooner of beer from $5.20 & wine from $5.70 per glass.

The Stinking Bishops, Newtown | Tuesday to Friday | 5pm – 6pm | Cheese O’clock - dine on a selection of curated cheeses paired with matching wines for only $40pp | See venue for terms.

Vic on the Park, Marrickville | Monday to Friday | 5pm – 7pm | $7 schooners of select beers, house spirits, house wine, $14 Aperol spritz & $18 Tommy's Margarita.