Good morning, Inner Westies.

From the 25th Biennale of Sydney and the Bairro Português street festival to Animaga cosplay chaos and a packed weekend of markets and gigs. Your Inner West weekend is sorted.

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

Have a great weekend,
Jess

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One of the world’s leading contemporary art events returns this autumn, with the 25th Biennale of Sydney – Rememory running from 14 March to 14 June 2026. Curated by Hoor Al Qasimi, this free city-wide exhibition brings together 83 artists and collectives exploring how memory, history and identity shape our world.

Several venues are close to the Inner West, including White Bay Power Station in Rozelle, where visitors can experience large-scale installations, performances, food markets and the Friday Art After Dark series. Other participating sites include the Art Gallery of NSW, Chau Chak Wing Museum, Campbelltown Arts Centre and Parramatta Artists’ Studio, making it easy to explore art across Sydney over three months. A heritage double-decker bus service will also run between the Queen Victoria Building and White Bay Power Station on weekends and public holidays, making it easy to travel between the city and the Biennale site.

👉 See the event’s full program and schedule

Designed in 1888 by Balmain Town Hall architect Edward Buchanan, Oliveto is a landmark Victorian Italianate residence fronting Birchgrove Park. Reimagined in 2025 by Benn + Penna, with interiors by Cassandra Walker Design, the three-storey home pairs heritage grandeur with an impeccable renovation. A double-height atrium floods the living spaces with light, while herringbone oak floors, marble fireplaces and a Carrara marble kitchen with Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances set the tone inside. A heated pool and landscaped garden round things out. A 2026 Grand Designs Awards finalist. Firmly out of my budget, but a girl can dream.

📍 5 bed / 3.5 bath / 3 car
👉 Listed with CobdenHayson

Petersham will once again transform into a vibrant slice of Portugal when Bairro Português returns on Saturday 14 March. This lively street festival celebrates Portuguese culture with live music, traditional dance, DJs, roving performers and family-friendly workshops throughout the afternoon and evening. Expect plenty of authentic flavours too, with food stalls serving favourites like pastéis de nata, bifanas and churros, alongside Portuguese wine, beer and sangria. With markets, community stalls and a packed performance program, it’s a festive celebration of culture, food and music in the heart of Sydney’s Portuguese community.

📆 Sat 14 Mar / 3pm – 10pm
📍 Audley St & Fisher St, Petersham ♿️
👉 Find out more

The NSW Government has unveiled a state-led rezoning proposal around the future Burwood North Metro stationthat could unlock up to 18,300 new homes and around 3,900 jobs. The draft plan covers a 113-hectare precinct within 800 metres of the new station, which will connect commuters to both the Sydney CBD and Parramatta in about 10 minutes once the Metro opens. Proposed changes include building heights between 8 and 42 storeys, improved open space, better walking and cycling links, and 5–10% affordable housing. The plan is now on public exhibition, with community feedback invited before a final decision.

👉 Find out more and provide feedback

🎬 Climate Action Week - Future Council Screening (ages 8+)
Enjoy a movie night featuring 'Future Council' with complimentary popcorn for kids and their grown-ups.
📆 Fri 13 Mar / 5:30pm – 7:30pm
📍 Inner West Sustainability Hub, Summer Hill ♿️

🐰 Kids D.I.Y. Workshop – Decorate an Easter Bag
Kids can decorate their own colourful Easter bag using craft materials in this fun Easter DIY workshop.
📍 Bunnings Alexandria / Sat 14 Mar / 10:30am – 12pm, 12:30pm – 2pm
📍 Bunnings Ashfield / Sat 14 & Sun 15 Mar / 11am – 1pm
📍 Bunnings Rozelle / Sat 14 & Sun 15 Mar / 11am – 12pm, 12pm – 1pm

🧮 Maths at the Museum
Enjoy family-friendly maths activities, talks, and performances celebrating the International Day of Mathematics.
📆 Sat 14 & Sun 15 Mar / 12pm – 4pm
📍 Chau Chak Wing Museum, Camperdown

🪄 A Magic Show by Tadashi Tokieda (all ages)
Enjoy a mind-bending magic show by Stanford mathematician Tadashi Tokieda as part of International Day of Mathematics, with interactive tricks. Free, tickets going fast.
📆 Sat 14 & Sun 15 Mar / 12:30pm & 2pm
📍 Chau Chak Wing Museum, Camperdown

📚 Auslan and English Storytime at Glebe Library (ages 3+)
Enjoy a fun, inclusive storytime session in Auslan and English for preschoolers aged 3 to 5 years.
📆 Sat 14 Mar / 11:30am – 12pm
📍 Glebe Library ♿️

✏️ Manga Club workshop (ages 13–17)
Learn classic manga techniques like pencilling, inking, world-building and character design while creating your own stories with guidance from an experienced tutor.
📆 Mon 16 Mar / 4pm – 5:30pm
📍 Darling Square Library, Haymarket

🤖 Junior STEAM Club (ages 5–8)
Kids can explore science, technology, engineering, art and maths through fun hands-on activities like coding, robotics and creative play.
📆 Thu 19 Mar / 3:30pm – 4:45pm
📍 Burwood Library and Community Hub

🐣 Kids Night Out Leichhardt – Easter (ages 4–9)
A fun Easter evening with games, crafts, an Easter movie and dinner while parents have a night out.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 5:30pm – 8:30pm
📍 Martin Hall, Leichhardt

🎶 Kids' Proms: A Musical Adventure (ages 2–6)
An interactive concert where kids can clap, dance, march and sing along while discovering woodwind, brass and percussion instruments with entertainer Emily Who.
📆 Sun 19 Apr / 9:45am
📍 Leichhardt Town Hall

🧒 Public House Petersham | Sunday | All day | Kids eat free with any purchase of a main meal – see venue for terms & conditions.

🗣 Biennale of Sydney Artist Spotlight Talk: Daar
Discover Daar’s artistic research blending architecture, art, and politics for justice and equality.
📆 Fri 13 Mar / 12pm – 1pm
📍 Chau Chak Wing Museum, Camperdown

🚌 Biennale of Sydney Heritage Bus Service
Ride historic double-decker buses between the Queen Victoria Building and White Bay Power Station as part of the Biennale of Sydney art event.
📆 Sat 14 Mar to Sun 14 June / Running Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.
📍 Queen Victoria Building to White Bay Power Station return

💦 DFB Family Splash Day
Enjoy a free family day at the pool with inflatables, kids’ games, a BBQ and a special meet and greet with Terry the Turtle.
📆 Sat 14 Mar / 9am – 4pm
📍 Dawn Fraser Baths, Balmain

🛍️ Artisans in the Park Market
Browse handmade goods from local artists and makers including ceramics, jewellery, woodwork, art and homewares, with live music throughout the day.
📆 Sat 14 Mar / 10am – 3pm
📍 Tramsheds, Forest Lodge

💍 Carve a Silver Ring: Wax Carving and Casting
Learn lost wax casting and create your own silver ring in this two-day jewellery workshop.
📅 Sat 14 Mar / 10am – 4pm
📍 Marrickville

📖 Moments and Makers - March Scrap Session
Enjoy a relaxed journaling and scrapbooking session with materials, snacks and drinks provided in a cosy creative space.
📆 Sat 14 Mar / 10am & 1:30pm
📍 Made590, Marrickville

🇺🇦 UkiFest Sydney
Celebrate Ukrainian culture with traditional music and dance, food stalls, art displays, handicrafts, and family-friendly activities.
📆 Sat 14 Mar / From 11am
📍 Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour

🪴 Aroid Society of Australia March Meetup
Connect with fellow aroid enthusiasts for a fun community gathering with plants and prizes.
📆 Sat 14 Mar / 11am – 1pm
📍 Burwood Library and Community Hub

🧵 2026 Yumi Olgeta Cultural Exchange Quilt Project
Join a hands-on workshop to complete motifs for a community quilt celebrating inclusion and healing.
📆 Sat 14 Mar / 12pm – 3pm
📍 Chau Chak Wing, Museum

📓 Burwood Journaling Social
A social session for journaling, calligraphy, zine making, collaging and other creative writing arts with shared materials provided.
📆 Sat 14 Mar / 12pm – 4pm
📍 Burwood Library

🏉 Wests Tigers v Cowboys
NRL Round 2 match between the Wests Tigers and North Queensland Cowboys.
📆 Sat 14 Mar / 3pm
📍 Leichhardt Oval

💄 FACE DATE with Rowi Singh x Not-So Secret Society
Join beauty editorialist Rowi Singh for a floral-inspired eye makeup masterclass with drinks, canapés and a take-home beauty kit.
📆 Sat 14 Mar / 4:30pm – 7pm
📍 The Blue Room, One Dining Teahouse & Restaurants, Haymarket

🎹 Beyond the Score: Navigating New Paths (Lecture-Concert)
Enjoy an intimate lecture-concert with ARIA-nominated pianist Van-Anh Nguyen featuring live performance, career insights and interactive demonstrations.
📆 Sat 14 Mar / 4:30pm – 5:30pm
📍 Master Music Studio, Glebe

⚽ AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 – Quarter Final Korea Republic v Uzbekistan
Quarter final match of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 between Korea Republic and Uzbekistan.
📆 Sat 14 Mar / 8pm
📍 Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park

👉️ Flour Mill Markets @ Summer Hill
Fresh artisan-baked goods, fresh produce, hot food and artisan products from local makers and creators. 
📆 Sun 15 Mar / 9am – 1pm
📍Flour Mill Markets, Summer Hill

🎾 Amazon Women's Tennis Open Day 2026
A morning of social tennis, beginner coaching, cardio tennis, games and a sausage sizzle in a welcoming community event.
📆 Sun 15 Mar / 9:30am – 12:30pm
📍 Cintra Park Tennis Club, Concord

🎸 Live & Loud All Age Music – Annual Band Showcase
A full-day showcase, by All Age Music, featuring kids, teen, and adult bands performing a mix of covers and original music.
📆 Sun 15 Mar / 9:30am
📍 Lazybones Lounge Restaurant & Bar, Marrickville

🎉 Latin Makers Market – Autumn Edition
Celebrate Latin American culture with handmade goods, food, music, dance at this makers market.
📆 Sun 15 Mar / 10am – 5pm
📍 Marrickville Town Hall

🏛️ Redfern Walk
Join a guided two-hour architecture walk exploring Redfern’s changing built environment, from historic industry and housing to contemporary design and creative spaces.
📆 Sun 15 Mar / 10am – 12pm
📍Redfern Post Office, Redfern

🌿 Habitat-Friendly Gardening
Learn how to create a wildlife-friendly garden that supports birds, insects and native species in this practical workshop set within bushland.
📆 Sun 15 Mar / 11am – 12:30pm
📍 Kokoda Education Centre, Concord West

🧶 Weaving Play with Ema Shin & ATW
Join Biennale of Sydney artist Ema Shin for a hands-on workshop exploring basic weaving using colourful materials like wool, recycled fabric and paper.
📆 Sun 15 Mar / 12pm – 4pm
📍 Chau Chak Wing Museum, Camperdown

☺  Embodied Confidence
A 2-hour somatic workshop to build grounded confidence through movement and self-awareness.
📆 Sun 15 Mar / 12pm – 2pm
📍 Summer, Hill

🎶 Freekin Weekends x Our Own Festival
A multicultural festival celebrating music, art, fashion and food with live performances, visual art, streetwear pop-ups and global cuisine.
📆 Sun 15 Mar / 1pm – 7pm
📍 The Factory Theatre, Marrickville

⚽ AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 – Semi Finals Game 2
Semi final match of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026.
📆 Wed 18 Mar / 8pm
📍 Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park

🤠 Maple Social Club: Line Dancing Hoedown!
Put on your cowboy boots and join a fun night of guided line dancing under a giant disco ball with drinks available at the bar.
📆 Fri 20 Mar / 7pm
📍 Heaps Normal Health Club, Marrickville

🎨 Art After Dark – Tujiko Noriko and Mara
An evening of experimental music and art in the unique setting of White Bay Power Station. Part of the 25th Biennale.
📅 Fri 20 Mar / 6pm – 10pm
📍 White Bay Power, Station

⚽ A-Leagues: Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix
A-League Women match between Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix.
📆 Fri 20 Mar / 7pm
📍 Leichhardt Oval

🎨 Glaze Galleria Clay & Bubbles Hand Building Pottery Class
Relax with a creative hand-building pottery class, with a complimentary glass of bubbles and a grazing platter, and step-by-step guidance to craft your own ceramic homewares.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 4pm
📍 Tramsheds, Forest Lodge

❤  First Nations History Tours: The Block
Join a guided tour exploring the rich Aboriginal history and community stories of Redfern’s ‘The Block’.
📅 Sun 22 Mar / 10am – 11am
📍 Redfern

🎨 Art in the Park: Blackwattle Bay with the Glebe Art Society
Join a day of sketching and painting by the water’s edge in Glebe.
📅 Sun 22 Mar / 10am – 4pm
📍 Glebe Foreshore

😂 Comedy Crawl: Rozelle - Balmain Precinct
Enjoy four comedy shows across four bars as a comedian guide leads your group through craft breweries, distilleries and heritage pubs around Rozelle.
📆 Sat 16 May / 1:30pm
📍 Rozelle

🎉 Seniors Festival Across the Inner West

Seniors Festival is running until 15 March, with councils across the Inner West and surrounding areas hosting free and low-cost activities. There is everything from fitness sessions and workshops to music, social events and community gatherings, with many councils also offering free pool entry during the festival.

See the full line-up of what’s on for Seniors Festival at:
👉 Inner West Council
👉 City of Sydney
👉 City of Canada Bay
👉 Burwood Council
👉 Strathfield Council

🍢 Kyiv Laneway Live Fire Series @ Kyiv Social
Kyiv Social teams up with Young Henrys for the Kyiv Laneway Live Fire Series, with chef Toby Wilson (Rico’s Tacos, Ghostboy Cantina) taking over the grill for a one-day-only menu. Expect charcoal-fired tacos and specials including Bo La Lot tacos with flame-grilled beef, pork neck al pastor from the upright spit, enoki mushroom tacos, kokonda tostadas and churros with pandan ice cream. Cold beers flowing and food served until sold out.
📆 Sun 15 Mar / Midday, until sold out
📍 Kyiv Social, Chippendale

🍔 Prego Grand Opening in Glebe
Prego Chicken is celebrating the opening of its new Glebe shop with a launch-day special this Saturday.$5 burgers or $5 quarter chicken with chips, plus freebies and a Wheel of Fortune with cash prizes to mark the occasion. Pull up with friends, grab a feed and check out the new spot as the team kicks things off from 11am.
📆 Sat 14 Mar / From 11am
📍 Prego, 339 Glebe Point Road, Glebe

🍜 Kim’s Bop Opens in Glebe
A new Korean eatery has landed on Glebe Point Road, with chef Kim serving up comforting noodle bowls, bibimbap and rice sets. The menu features saucy kalguksu noodles, sesame soy soup noodles, gochujang pork bibimbap and dakbokkeum (spicy chicken with rice cakes), alongside sides like homemade kimchi and japchae. Vegan options are available, with lunch and dinner service running Wednesday to Sunday.
📍 Kim’s Bop, 325 Glebe Point Road, Glebe

🍸 Stonewall Newtown Opens
Stonewall Newtown has officially opened its doors, with the downstairs bar and deck now welcoming guests seven days a week from midday. Drop in for drinks and soak up the energy as Stonewall begins its next chapter in the heart of Newtown.
📍 Stonewall Hotel, 157 King St, Newtown

Our deadline is the close of business on Wednesday for each Friday edition.

Inner West Council is inviting feedback on a concept design for upgrades to Lilyfield Road, including a proposed two-way bike path connecting Iron Cove to Rozelle Parklands. The plan features a separated bidirectional cycleway, additional angled parking for parkland visitors, and traffic-calming measures such as speed cushions and a roundabout at Denison Street. The route is identified in Council’s Cycling Strategy as a key link between the Bay Run, Rozelle Parklands and the Greenway. Residents can review the concept plans online or speak with the project team at a community pop-up this month.

📆 Feedback open until 6 April 2026
👉 View the concept plans and share feedback