Good morning, Inner Westies. From old-school bus rides to brunch at a local favourite, here’s what’s happening this weekend.

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

A Cosy Corner Full Of Character at Revolver Cafe ☕️ 🥐 

Housed in a former 1890s corner store, Revolver Café serves up great coffee, generous plates of food, and a laid-back vibe that keeps locals coming back. Keep your eye on the specials board, as there is always some thing great on there. The team is warm and welcoming — the kind of place where they’ll remember your name, chat to your kids, and make you feel right at home. With vintage décor and a menu full of brunch favourites, it’s easy to settle in for a slow morning or long lunch.

📍  Revolver Cafe | 291 Annandale St, Annandale / Monday to Sunday / 7am – 4pm
👉️ Check out their instagram for more info.

Step Back In Time At Sydney Bus Museum’s Open Day 🚌 

Kids will love climbing aboard vintage buses, checking out the old-school signage and uniforms, and taking a ride over the Anzac Bridge in a classic double-decker. There’s plenty to explore inside the museum, with friendly volunteers, hands-on displays, and stories from Sydney’s transport past. It’s an easy, low-key day out that the whole family can enjoy.

📍  Old Leichhardt Tramshed / Sunday 18 May 2025 / 10am – 4pm
👉️ Check out their website for more info.

🛝 Camdenville Park Upgrade Opening Event 
Celebrate the official opening of the upgraded Camdenville Park, with free entertainment, face painting and BBQ. Theew playground with picnic facilities and BMX pump track and little kids pump track will keep the kids happy.
📍Camdenville Oval, St Peters / Saturday 17 May 2025 / 10am – 12pm ♿️

🦖 Minis Craft DIY Dinosaur Fossils 
Kids can create their own dinosaur fossil replicas in this hands-on workshop while learning fascinating prehistoric facts. Tickets $3 with proceeds going to Glebe Youth Services. Parent supervision required.
📍Broadway Shopping Centre / Saturday 17 May 2025 / 10am, 11am & 12pm

🤖 Robotics for Kids: Boot Camp with Bolt (ages 8 to 12) 
Code and navigate the Sphero Bolt robot through an obstacle course in this hands-on workshop that builds teamwork, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
📍Ashfield Library / Saturday 17 May 2025 / 1pm – 2:30pm ♿️

🧙 Winni Wizard and The Ditzy Dizzard 
In this third installment of the Winni Wizard chronicles, join Winni and Ditzy for a family-friendly magical adventure filled with songs, dances and jokes as Ditzy learns to be his true self.
📍The Factory Theatre, Marrickville / Saturday 17 May 2025 / 12pm – 1pm

📚 Monthly Story Time @ Marrickville Metro (ages 1 to 4 years) 
Join a free storytime session facilitated in partnership with Paint Inner West REaD every third Monday. Book ahead.
📍 Marrickville Metro / Monday 19 May 2025 / 1pm

👶 Learn and Play Baby Group @ Lilyfield 
Are you eager to support your little one to reach their milestones with confidence? The learn and play baby group is back! Join Physiotherapist, Nikita, as she provides you with advice and activities tailored to your baby's development.
📍 Therapies For Kids, Lilyfield / Tuesday 20 May 2025 / 10am

🔬 Junior STEAM Club (ages 5 to 8) 
Dive into hands-on adventures exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Maths.
📍Burwood Library and Community Hub / Wednesday 21 May 2025 / 3:30pm – 4:45pm

🔭 Kids STEAM Club (ages 9 to 12) 
Create whimsical steampunk self-portraits that explore identity and heritage using drawing, collage and mixed media in this special STEAM Club workshop.
📍Burwood Library and Community Hub / Thursday 22 May 2025 / 3:30pm – 4:45pm

✂️ After School: Cut Up Poetry (ages 6 to 12)
Create unexpected poetry by remixing text using the Dadaist technique popularised by William Burroughs in this creative workshop exploring the art of poetic randomness.
📍St Peters Library / Thursday 22 May 2025 / 4:30pm – 5:30pm ♿️

📆 Book Ahead

🎭 Macbeth for Young Audiences 
Watch the premiere of an all-new production of Macbeth – Suitable for students in years 7 to 11.
📍Seymour Centre, Chippendale / Friday 23 May 2025 / 7pm – 9pm

All Weekend

🤠 Inner West Country Fest
Continuing this weekend, the Inner West Country Fest transforms the Inner West Ale Trail into a free, open-door showcase of music, food and community spirit across three jam-packed weekends (May 10-11, 16-18 and 24-25). What’s on this weekend:

• Rockin’ Rodeo Concert | Mixtape | Friday 16 May | 7pm – late

• Mindjiigari Ngurru | From Sky To Country – First Nations Showcase | Young Henrys | Saturday 17 May | 12pm – 8pm

• Texan BBQ + Live Music | Wildflower | Sunday 18 May | 2pm – late

• Hip Hop & Hops | Philter | Sunday 18 May | 2pm – late

• Awesome ’80s Party | Hawke’s Beer & Leisure Centre | Sunday 18 May | 12pm – 6pm

• Sunday Dub Club Reggae Takeover | Batch Brewing | Sunday 18 May | 2pm – 8pm

• Saddle Up Sunday | Chuck and Son’s | Sunday 18 May | 12pm – 9pm

• Rockabilly Picnic Concert | Willie The Boatman | Sunday 18 May | 1pm – 6pm

• Vinyl Revival with Record Store DJs | The Grifter | Sunday 18 May | 12pm – 6pm

Friday & Saturday

🎸 MoshPit Bar 8th Birthday Party 
Celebrate eight years of The MoshPit Bar with free gigs featuring 18 bands across two days. Enjoy drink specials and join the owners in thanking the community for their support.
📍MoshPit Bar / Friday 16 & Saturday 17 May 2025 / 1pm – 11:55pm ♿️

Friday

🎨 Live Painting - Perfect Match in Sydenham 
Watch artist Damien Mitchell create "Twilight Play Under the Flight Path," a mural depicting Sydenham's history when one cottage remained standing as 152 homes were demolished for airport expansion.
📍260 Unwins Bridge Rd, Sydenham / Friday 16th May 2025 / 9am – 4pm ♿️

🧶 Social Knitting @ Balmain Library 
Join a friendly group of social knitters. Everyone is welcome. First and third Friday of the month. Runs during school term. No bookings are required.
📍 Balmain Town Hall / Friday 16 May 2025 / 10am – 12pm

🇮🇹 Italian Bingo @ Five Dock Library 
Join for fun bingo and enjoy morning tea. Bingo calls will be made in both Italian and English, so everyone's welcome!
📍 Five Dock Library / Friday 16 May 2025/ 10am –12pm

Saturday

🧵 Textile Upcycling Workshop 
Turn scraps into style by block-printing with veggie and fruit off-cuts! Bring an old garment and transform it into wearable art.
📍South Eveleigh / Saturday 17 May 2025 / 11am – 2pm

🏐 All Abilities Netball Program 
Free 4-week netball program for high school students to adults with intellectual disabilities, welcoming all skill levels with registration required.
📍Inner West Netball Association, Concord / Saturday 17 May 2025 / 11am – 12:30pm

 💃 Pollys Dance @ Marrickville 
The Pollys Club offers an inclusive LGBTIQA+ dance space featuring themed events with costume prizes and a DJ set. The evening includes an amateur drag show at 9:30pm.
📍 Marrickville Town Hall / Saturday 17 May 2025 / 7pm-12am ♿️

🎮 Burwood Game Club 
Join the launch of Cat Spotting and play some more new games by local Sydney game creators!
📍Burwood Library and Community Hub / Saturday 17 May 2025 / 12pm – 4pm

🚶 Heritage Festival: Heritage Walk 
Unearth the rich history of Conder Street, Burwood, led by local heritage experts. Meet at the front of Burwood library, followed by morning tea.
📍Burwood Library and Community Hub / Saturday 17 May 2025 / 10:30am – 11:30am

🌱 Crop Swap: Plants, Seeds & Produce 
Bring labeled seeds, cuttings or harvested food plants to exchange with fellow gardeners while exploring the demonstration garden, exclusive to Inner West Council residents.
📍Inner West Sustainability Hub, Summer Hill / Saturday 17 May 2025 / 10am – 2pm ♿️

🌿 Heritage Festival: First Landscapes 
Join community change-makers, Indigenous representatives and environmental advocates to celebrate the Balmain Association's 60th anniversary and launch a reconciliation-focused placemaking initiative.
📍Balmain Watch House / Saturday 17 May 2025 / 6pm – 8pm

Sunday

🚌 Vintage Bus Rides @ The Sydney Bus Museum 
Opens on the first and third Sunday of each month, offering visitors all-day access to vintage bus collections, a World War II exhibition, and experience a ride aboard a vintage double-decker bus across the ANZAC Bridge to the CBD and return. See website for ticket costs.
📍 Leichhardt / Sunday 18 May 2025 / 10am – 4pm

👉️ Flour Mill Markets @ Summer Hill
Fresh artisan baked goods, fresh produce, hot food and artisan products from local makers and creators. 
📍 1 Flour Mill Way, Summer Hill / Sunday 18 May 2025 / 9am – 1pm

🚲 Intermediate Bike Skills and Confidence 
Learn road rules, positioning techniques and route planning through theory and a short on-street ride, with opportunity to join a TfNSW Bike Bus for additional practice (bring your own bike, helmet and refreshments).
📍Rozelle Parklands / Sunday 18 May 2025 / 9am – 11am

🧘 Yoga Fundamentals Six-week Course 
Explore yoga's background, postures, breathing techniques and safe modifications in workshop-style sessions suitable for both newcomers and those wanting to deepen their practice. Bookings essential.
📍Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre / Sunday 18 May 2025 / 5:30pm – 6:30pm ♿️

🧵 Intro to Rug Weaving on a Floor Loom 
Weave a rug in a day using upcycled materials. Cost: $175.
📍ExMateria, Haymarket / Sunday 18 May 2025 / 9am – 5pm ♿️

📆 Book Ahead

💭 Death Curious Conversations 
Join Bec, a local Funeral Director, for an open, supportive discussion about death and dying. Share stories, ask questions and dispel myths in this safe online space, co-hosted with Kelly and Angela. Limited spots available.
📍Online / Monday 26 May 2025 / 9:30am – 11am

🎨 Beers & Brushes - Art Workshop with Jess Bracey 
Unleash your creativity at this no-experience-needed art workshop where you can paint, sip craft drinks and socialise at Chuck and Son's Brewing Co (all materials provided, just dress casually as no aprons). Tickets $60.
📍Chuck & Son's Brewing Co, St Peters / Friday 23 May 2025 / 7pm – 9:30pm

Restaurants & Cafes to Try

🍽️ Fanoos Persian Restaurant Haberfield | Authentic Persian restaurant specialising in charcoal-grilled kebabs and traditional stews, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner in a warm, inviting atmosphere with cultural artwork.

🍤 Mister Grotto, Newtown | Intimate seafood restaurant in Newtown featuring fresh Australian seafood, playful cocktails and a curated wine list.

🍷 Percy, Pyrmont | Spanish tapas bar in the historic Woolstore 1888 featuring shareable small plates and natural wines.

Kids Eat Free

Chuck & Son’s Brewing Co, St Peters | Thursday | Kids Eat Free (See venue for terms) + From 5pm every Thursday, the Dining Room will turn into a cinema playing a rotating collection of family classics.

Batch Brewing Co Marrickville | Monday to Friday | 4pm – 6pm - see venue for terms.

The Charlie Glebe | Every Day | 4pm – 6pm & 9pm – 10pm | $15 select Cocktails, $10 Pints & $12 House Wines - see venue for terms.

The General Gordon Sydenham | Every Day | 4pm – 6pm | Selected tap beers & house wines only - see venue for terms.

The Mitch Hotel Alexandria | Every Day | Between 12pm – 1pm, 4pm – 6pm, 10pm – 11pm | Aperitivo Happy Hour - $12 Spritzes with a free selection of yummies | See venue for terms.

• A Good Idea Exhibition | Tin Sheds Gallery Darlington

• All Roads Lead Home – Paul Pinga Matareke | Ochredfern Alexandria

• Anne Kwasner – More Than an Object | Tiliqua Tiliqua Enmore

• Basia Zielinska "Sydney Heart Beats" Art Exhibition | Polish Club Ashfield

• Berlin Sydney Art Show | Local Edition Gallery Glebe

• Consuelo Cavaniglia: seeing through you | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• David Manks: Divergence | Artsite Contemporary Camperdown

• DJ and Jim Sagurit | We Three Bar Marrickville

• Gilli Gurung | Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative Leichhardt

• GUTS(2025) | Pride Square Newtown

• Hannaford Byrne Camera Annual Exhibition | Leichhardt Library

• Instrumental: Collections from Science | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• Kerameikos the Potters' Quarter | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• Micro:Macro – models of insight and inspiration | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• Mungari: Fishing, Resistance, Return | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• Never Truly Naked by Guy James Whitworth | Miss Wolf Marrickville

• On the Road to Justice: Remembering the Freedom Ride | Glebe Library

• Paintings by Marita Brahe and Ross Coady | Harrington St Gallery Chippendale

• The Pintupi Nine | Kate Owen Gallery Rozelle

• Saving Scapes Art Exhibition | Sydney Street Gallery & Studios Marrickville

• Still Life: Image and Object | Gallery LNL Newtown

• Soft Hurts | Chrissie Cotter Gallery Camperdown

• Student Life: Max Dupain at the University of Sydney | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• Susanne Zapatero | 371 Gallery Enmore

• The Trace is Not a Presence ... | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• Union Made: Art from the University of Sydney Union | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• XSWL: xiào sǐ wǒle | White Rabbit Gallery

Friday

• The Chippo Hotel Chippendale | Ally George + Alibii, Boyfriend Material | 7pm

• Church St Studios Camperdown | Annaliesa Rose & the Buds | 7pm

• Crowbar Leichhardt | Valhalore + Evocatus, Artifact, Carmeria | 6pm

• Gifts of Mercy Emporium Petersham | Carmon + The Narms, Olympia Rosalina, Carla, Sirena Youngfields | 6pm

• Goodspace @ The Lord Gladstone Chippendale | Banana Farm | 6:30pm

• The Lansdowne Chippendale | Tape/Off + Raised As Wolves, Shakamoto, Vermanic | 7pm

• The Lansdowne Chippendale | Hatchling + Oniera, Safford, Sunstalkersss | 7pm

• Lazy Thinking Dulwich Hill | Tesse + Kiri, Harnit | 6pm

• Manning Bar Camperdown | Dear Seattle + Heart Attack Man (Usa), Towns, Lucky | 7pm

• Marrickville Bowling Club | Svntax Error + Le'Vage, Primo Mofo | 7pm

• The Merton Hotel Rozelle | The Lazy Crows | 8pm

• Miss Celie's Ashfield | The Specialties | 7pm

• MoshPit Bar Erskineville | MoshPit's 8th Birthday (Day One) + Aria Nova, Jupiter 5, Pocketwatch, Blurter, Jacques Levy's Desire | 5pm

• Petersham Bowlo | The Unknowns + Tee Vee Repairmann, Cammy Cautious & The Wrestlers | 7pm

• Prop Records Ashfield | Habitual Nourishment (Deu) + Neis | 7pm

• Pyrmont Bridge Hotel | Simon Kinny-Lewis | 9pm

• Sappho Books, Cafe & Bar Glebe | Peter Miller-Robinson | 7:30pm

• Trocadero Room Enmore | dogworld + Sevilles, Thom Bastick | 7pm

• The Vanguard Newtown | Marina Allen (Usa) + Jack Davies, Hot Apple Band | 7pm

• Yulli's Brews Alexandria | Canned Heat + The Engine, Euterpe, Bodywire | 8pm

Saturday

• The Abercrombie Chippendale | Harvey Sutherland + Ari Kiko | 9pm

• Bald Rock Hotel Rozelle | The Grateful Dads | 7:30pm-10:30pm

• Balmain Bowling Club | Mark n The Blues | 5pm-8pm

• Botany View Hotel Newtown | Desert Runner + Modus Fire, Hokkaido | 7pm

• Camelot Lounge Marrickville | Moussa Diakite (Mli) + Wassado | 7pm

• The Chippo Hotel Chippendale | Adorn + Day Release, Santé Atash, Gusher | 7:30pm

• Chuck Trailer's - CBD | Big Red Fire Truck + No Bull | 7pm

• The Eveleigh Hotel | Ray Beadle Jump Blues Band | 8pm

• Gasoline Pony Marrickville | Salty | 3pm

• Gasoline Pony Marrickville | Sxy Xms + The Smoking Ruins | 7pm

• Gifts of Mercy Emporium Petersham | Necrosis + Pipoltr, Exit Seraphim, Spin | 2:30pm

• Lazy Thinking Dulwich Hill | Plan A + Terrificus, Rubber Necker, S.Miles, Myxi Bun, Josh Shipton, Usta, Facemeat, Swine | 2pm

• LazyBones Marrickville | The Reflection + Lunar Module, Action Ant, Miss Kate | 7pm

• The Lord Gladstone Chippendale | Dirt Fest 3 + Blokbstr, Maverick, Ah Honey, Paste, Sonnet and The Breadboys, Pizzaboys, Maybe In May, Bifter, Rem & The Starshine, Scatter Light, Birch Place, Carlos Serone, Bede Benny, Indi The Giant, Fromhereon, Timbo, Twila, Corrupted Mutex, Kid Fiction, Santpoort, N-Trip & Ritmu, Wicked Bandit, Andres, Mikkapedia, Postponez, Reenie, Mike Kon, Padula, Wavyrager, Wuntun, Jungist | 2pm

• Manning Bar Camperdown | Trophy Eyes + Secret World, Amends | 7pm

• Marrickville Bowling Club | Elm St + Thraxas, Plague Dweller | 7:30pm

• The Merton Hotel Rozelle | Django Blackheart | 8pm

• Miss Celie's Ashfield | Ca$hed Up | 4pm

• Miss Celie's Ashfield | Christina Crofts Band | 7:30pm

• MoshPit Bar Erskineville | MoshPit's 8th Birthday (Day Two) + Asaiah Riley, Bernie Lomax 5, Josh Shipton & The Blue Eyed Ravens, The Dirty Mack, Victa, Whateva, Operation Ibis, Toy Saints, Garry David, The Stallers, The Strike-Outs | 1pm

• Petersham Town Hall | Ant Gallery + Banana Farm, The After Thoughts | 6:30pm

• Pyrmont Bridge Hotel | Stephanie Marchant & the Ugly Truth | 5pm

• Pyrmont Bridge Hotel | Jordan Thomas Four | 9pm

• Sappho Books, Cafe & Bar Glebe | Mark Lucas | 7:30pm

• The Townie Newtown | Mambo Brown Trio | 9:30pm

• Trocadero Room Enmore | Trocadero Wine Mixer + Telopia, Safford, Astrovan, Selene and the Strange | 7pm

• The Vanguard Newtown | Park Rd + Rageflower | 7pm

• Vic on the Park Marrickville | Des Cortez + Alice Ruby | 9pm

• Warren View Hotel Enmore | Luke Saunders Trio | 9pm

• Waywards @ The Bank Hotel Newtown | Antenna + Meow Meow & The Smackouts, Gift Giver, Tiger, Gutter Pig | 7pm

Sunday

• Alcatraz Annandale | PhatPhusions: Phase One + Domengo, Anieszka, Manfredo Lament, Maz, Cherry Rype, Scruffs | 9pm

• Bald Rock Hotel Rozelle | Mojo Rising | 3pm-6pm

• Balmain Bowling Club | Matt Ross Band | 3pm-6pm

• Blackwattle Bar and Brewery | Bare Necessities Autumn Dance + Sylent Nqo (Zwe), Bare Necessities Collective, Nicole Tania, Sam Z, Lory, Rachell Dade | 2pm

• Butchers Brew Bar Dulwich Hill | Loud Women + Eva Diana, Martha Chess Phelps, Leila, Tali Maree | 6pm

• The Dock Redfern | Bilby + Library Siesta, Cupholder DJs | 8pm

• Enmore Hotel | The Unknowns + The OKs | 6pm

• The Eveleigh Hotel | Leah Berry Quartet | 2pm

• Greenhouse Studios Petersham | Evergreen: An Ode to Greenhouse Studios + Issa Tejima, saie, Domengo, Kissing Cars, tino, justina | 5:30pm

• Hopsters Brewery Enmore | Sunday Sessions + Mark Moldre, Harvey Russell | 3pm

• Lazy Thinking Dulwich Hill | Jensen Dahl + Chonzu, Gooseball | 7pm

• LazyBones Marrickville | Palumbo + Sabine Tapia Trio, Hello Grimbo | 4pm

• LVL 1 @ LazyBones Lounge | Palumbo + Sabine Tapia Trio, Hello Grimbo | 5pm

• The Merton Hotel Rozelle | Kylie and Stuart | 6pm

• The Midnight Special Newtown | Tim Derricourt [Dappled Cities] + Singing Skies | 4pm

• Miss Celie's Ashfield | King Brothers + Grame Druce | 4pm

• Miss Celie's Ashfield | Natalie Oliver & John Revai | 7:30pm

• MoshPit Bar Erskineville | Shadow Talk + Aozora, Hokkaido | 3pm

• Palomino Lounge Enmore | Allan Parmenter | 7:30pm

• Pyrmont Bridge Hotel | Groove Depot feat. 'Continental' Robert Susz | 3pm

• Pyrmont Bridge Hotel | Marvellous Hearts | 7pm

• Salisbury Hotel | Rory O'Keeffe | 3pm

• Union Hotel Newtown | Ant Gallery + Mima and the Band | 4pm

• Vic on the Park Marrickville | Loud Bark Minifest Vol. 2 + Hounds Haul, Club Halifax, Half Request, The Engine, Lily B, Boyfriend Material, Bakura | 1pm

• Yulli's Brews Alexandria | Outback Traitors | 5pm

Thank You!

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