Good morning, Inner Westies. This weekend, our streets transform into a playground of culture, creativity, and community spirit. From the buzz of Marrickville Music Festival to the bustling atmosphere of Sydney Streets on Glebe Point Road, there's something for everyone this weekend.

In today’s Inner West Guide:

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 and specials can change.

Ready to make the most of your long weekend? Let's dive in!

— Jess Thorning

🛝 Park Picnic @ Pirrama Park: Nestled along the harbor's edge in Pyrmont, it offers waterfront views and lots of green space. There is play equipment for the kids, toilets, a picnic area, and Pirrama Park Kiosk for food and drinks. Kids will love the waterplay area that’s open from 8 AM to 6 PM (except Tuesday). Bring along your bike or scooter. Note: the playground isn’t fenced off along the water’s edge side—something to bear in mind if your kid is a runner. Street parking available, within walking distance of the light rail and bus stops nearby.

🏰 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. Bar open from 2 PM & bistro from 3 PM. Check out the menu here. 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

🚌 Magic Yellow Bus: The Magic Yellow Bus is a mobile playgroup for kids aged 0 to 6 years and their families. Check for daily updates as it occasionally has to be cancelled for unforeseen reasons.

📚 Burwood Library Kids Book Club (ages 5 to 12 years): Hosted by students from Santa Sabina College, K-6 students will be part of small group reading and creative response activities to boost their literacy confidence. Every second Thursday during Term 4 in the Children's area. Book to ensure your spot. | Thursday 17 October | 4 PM to 5:30 PM

🎨 Design a Tote Bag @ Five Dock Library (ages 13 to 18): To celebrate Craft Week (14 to 18 October), Five Dock Library will have a drop-in craft activity for teens aged 13-18. Collect your tote bag and markers from library staff and get drawing! | Monday 14 to Friday 18 October | 9:30 AM to 5 PM

🤠 School Holidays: Boot-Scootin' Basics @ Ashfield Library (ages 5 to 12): This beginner's class will have your children ball-changing and heel toe splitting faster than you can say yeehaw! | Friday 11 October | 1 PM to 2 PM

✏ How to Draw a Story: A Comic Workshop for Youth @ Marrickville Library (ages 14 to 24): Develop your unique comic style in this youth workshop. Local illustrators guide you in creating stories from single panels to graphic novels, exploring drawing and narrative techniques for authentic storytelling. | Saturday 12 October | 11 AM

📚 HSC Study Options
HSC Study More at Five Dock Library: No bookings required | Friday 11 (5 PM to 9:30 PM), Tuesday 15 & Wednesday 16 October 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Midnight Hours on Tuesday @ Burwood Library: Bookings essential | Tuesday 15 October | 7 PM to midnight

👠 Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical: Playing at Petersham Town Hall from 11 to 19 October 2024! As part of the season, Inner West Theatre Company is proud to present two performances translated into Auslan on Saturday October 12 at 2 PM & 7:30 PM - Petersham Town Hall

🛼 Open-air Roller Rink @ Darling Harbour: The Open Air Roller Skating Rink offers exciting themed nights this Spring. Skate to 70's hits, enjoy food trucks and cocktails, and party under dazzling lights. With retro decor and great photo ops, it's a fun-filled throwback experience for skaters and spectators alike. Runs until 13 October. | 10 AM to 9 PM

👩‍🎨 Drummoyne Art Society Exhibition: Don't miss the 60th annual Drummoyne Art Society's Members' Exhibition. Over 200 artworks, including paintings, watercolors, abstracts, drawings, and prints, will be on display and for sale at the Drummoyne Civic Hall. Open daily 10 AM to 5 PM. Runs 4 to 13 October.

🌟 Sydney Craft Week: The 8th annual Sydney Craft Week Festival is on from 11 to 20 October. Ten days of making, stimulating exhibitions and events and inspiring conversations about craft in all its forms for Sydney's designer makers, craft community and craft lovers. At various locations in Sydney including the Inner West. See schedule for details.

❣  Burwood Culture Streets: From 30 September to 13 October 2024, Burwood Road becomes an urban art and performance zone with live music, mural creation, and illuminated sculptures.

👉️ Flour Mill Night Food Market @ Summer Hill: Enjoy a wide variety of delicious food, live music, and a great community vibe!  4 PM to 9 PM -  1 Flour Mill Way, Summer Hill

🗣️Healing Breathwork Workshop @ Newtown: Facilitated by Lee Duncan, an integrative physiotherapist, breathwork facilitator & spinal energetics practitioner, at Papaya Clinic studio in Newtown. This collaborative event with Intuitive Wellness Co. offers a journey of self-discovery and inner transformation, suitable for all levels, to balance your body and mind through guided breathwork techniques. Friday 11 October | 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

🎉 Backyard House Party @ Petersham Bowlo: Relive your childhood dream party with bouncy castles, handball tournaments, and classic party food, all with an adult twist. Enjoy 90s and 00s music, adult pass the parcel, and cocktails for a day of pure nostalgic fun. | 12 PM

👗 Round She Goes Fashion Market: Round She Goes, Sydney's favourite women's preloved fashion market, returns. 75+ stallholders offer vintage, retro, and designer pieces from the 1940s onwards, plus handmade accessories. An affordable, fun day out for fashion lovers! | 10 AM to 3 PM - PCYC Marrickville

❗Hyperlocal: Block Party @ Erskineville: PACT's 60th anniversary Hyperlocal: Block Party is a free community event featuring DJs, dance performances, and a Kids Hip Hop Workshop. Enjoy a free BBQ and street artistry. DJ Arisse, DJ Black President, Riddim Nation, Lucky Lartey, and Demon Derriere will bring the entertainment. RSVP and register for the workshop. | 2 PM to 6 PM

Healthy Edible Gardens: No-Dig Gardening: No Dig enriches the soil without disturbing it and reduces labor and weeds by using compost spread on top of the soil. This workshop will cover best practices for planting into and using compost and helping your plants find their roots! | 10 AM to 1 PM - Inner West Sustainability Hub Summer Hill

🏊 AAC Family Splash Day: Head to Ashfield Aquatic Centre for their annual Family Splash Day with free pool entry and fun activities. There will be a glitter artist, an inflatable obstacle course, a scavenger hunt, and more. 9 AM to 4 PM

📸 Marrickville Music Festival: Music Photography 101 (ages 16 to 24): Learn live music photography techniques at MV Music Festival. Build your portfolio with hands-on practice. All experience levels welcome. Bring any camera device. 3-hour outdoor workshop. | 2 PM to 5 PM - Marrickville Library

🏉 AFLW: GWS Giants v Adelaide Crows: AFLW hits Henson when the GIANTS take on the Crows for a Sunday twilight fixture. General admission tickets are $15 for adults and concession, with free general admission tickets for kids under 18. | 5 PM - Henson Park

🍔 Websters Bar Newtown: $17 Plates - choose from 7 options | 11:30 AM to 3 PM | See venue for details.

🍸 The Cauliflower Hotel Waterloo | Bottomless Brunch. Mexican Set Menu, with free-flowing Margaritas - $89 per person | Saturday & Sunday | 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM - See venue for terms.

🥘 The Bank Hotel Newtown: $35 rotating Sunday Spring grill changing each week and available until sold out. Grill pork neck, grill lamb rump, grill sirloin, served sides. - See venue for details.

Thanks for reading. Please feel free to reply with any feedback.

Reminder: 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 and specials can change.

Have a fun weekend!

Jess