Good morning, Inner Westies.

From a heritage post office brunch and a new Glebe bakery opening to Biennale art at White Bay and the Matildas Asian Cup Final, your Inner West weekend is sorted.

P.S. Happy birthday this Sunday to Inner West Guide reader Nathan Sorensen! 🎂

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

Have a great weekend,
Jess

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.

Post Café sits inside the original Marrickville Post Office on Marrickville Road, a building that opened in 1891 and has been on the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List since 2012. The café occupies the original postal hall and is open seven days from 6:30am to 4pm.

The Shakshuka is the dish to order. The tomato and capsicum sauce is the standout; rich, slightly sweet and genuinely different to others around the Inner West. Topped with baked eggs, Danish feta and focaccia. For kids, the Pancake Stack with strawberries, flambé banana and maple syrup is a solid pick.

Genuinely, just go and order the Shakshuka.

📍 Post Café, Marrickville
👉 Check out their Website or Instagram

Built in 1904 and known as "Westminster", this Federation residence is one of Haberfield's most recognisable homes, sitting on a 929sqm corner block. The Queen Anne-style facade, turret and wraparound verandah are hard to miss. Inside: ornate ceilings, a stained-glass skylight, decorative fireplaces and beautifully preserved timber joinery. A kitchen with walk-in pantry opens to family living and sunlit gardens, all a short walk from Haberfield village. Someone is going to sit in that turret this winter with a coffee and a book and feel absolutely smug about it. Not me, but someone.

📍5 bed / 2 bath / 4 car / Auction guide $4,850,000
👉 Listed with Belle Property

A family in Annandale built a small fairy garden on their nature strip. Fairy figurines, flowers, a tiny watering can, a ladybug. Something for the kids in the street to stop at on their way past.

Recently Inner West Council issued a notice of intent to impound 13 items after a local made a complaint. The garden sits well away from the footpath and intersection.

Fortunately the Inner West Council Mayor stepped in. Council has confirmed the fairy garden can stay. But not before the community was up in arms, followed by it making national news.

🧘 Kids Yoga at Darling Quarter (ages 2–5)
Little ones can enjoy a fun guided yoga session that encourages movement, mindfulness and body awareness, with parents and carers welcome to join.
📆 Fridays / 10:30am – 11am & 11:30am – 12pm
📍 Playground Lawn, Darling Quarter

🎉 Henley Park Official Opening
Celebrate the reopening of Henley Park with a free BBQ and coffee, live music, sports demos, face painting, mini golf and family activities.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 10am – 11:30am
📍 Henley Park, Enfield

🔨 Kids D.I.Y
Kids can enjoy a creative hands-on workshop filled with fun arts and crafts activities.
📆 Sat 21 & Sun 22 Mar / 11am & 12pm
📍 Bunnings, Rozelle

🎨 Minis Craft Workshop: Easter Hats
Kids can design and decorate their own colourful Easter hat in this fun hands-on craft workshop.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 10am, 11am & 12pm
📍 Broadway Sydney, Glebe

🎮 Introduction to Game Development with Unity (ages 16+)
Create a simple playable 2D game while learning the basics of Unity, including game objects, physics and visual scripting without coding.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 10:30am – 1:30pm
📍 Darling Square Library ♿️

📚 Harmony Day Multicultural Storytime (ages 3–8)
Children can enjoy a special bilingual storytime featuring Cantonese, Korean, Nepali, and Tagalog alongside English while discovering cultural traditions and languages.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 11:30am – 1:30pm
📍 Burwood Library and Community Hub

🧸 Toy Swap
Bring along gently used toys, books, and games to swap with other families while learning about sustainability and giving pre-loved items a new home.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 1:30pm – 3:30pm
📍 The Connection, Event Space 1, Rhodes

🖨️ 3D Print Club (ages 10–15)
Learn the basics of 3D design and printing using tools like Tinkercad while creating their own unique project in a guided makerspace session.
📆 Tue 24 Mar / 4pm – 6pm
📍 Darling Square Library ♿️

⚔️ Juniors Fencing Class (ages 14–17)
Teens can learn the core techniques of historical swordplay including sabre, foil and rapier in a supervised class with sparring practice.
📆 Tue 24 Mar / 5pm – 6:30pm
📍 Alexandria Town Hall

🕺 Ultimo Kids Hip Hop Open Day (ages Kindy–Year 6)
Try free street dance classes and experience hip hop culture at this open day.
📆 Wed 25 Mar / 3:30pm – 5pm
📍 Dancekool, Ultimo

🧸 Playgroup Sessions (ages 0–5)
Little ones can enjoy sensory play, craft activities, books, toys and games while making new friends in a relaxed weekly playgroup.
📆 Thu 26 Mar / 10:30am – 12pm
📍 Polish Club Ashfield

🎭 After School: Puppet Making and Storytelling (ages 7–10)
Kids create puppets from recycled materials and bring them to life through imaginative storytelling.
📆 Thu 26 Mar / 3:45pm – 4:45pm
📍 Emanuel Tsardoulias Community Library, Dulwich Hill ♿️

🐣 Easter Family Night
Enjoy a fun evening of Easter activities, crafts and festive treats designed for families.
📆 Thu 26 Mar / 5pm – 7pm
📍 Bunnings Alexandria, Ashfield & Rozelle

🎬 Autumn Open-Air Cinema – Beauty And The Beast
Enjoy a family movie night under the stars with a screening of Disney’s Beauty And The Beast as part of the autumn open-air cinema series.
📆 Thu 26 Mar / 6pm – 8pm
📍 The Home Grounds, Five Dock

🐣 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

🧒 Drummoyne Sailing Club | Wednesday | Dinner | Order any main meal ($25+) at the Sailor’s Grill and receive one kids meal free for children 12 and under – see venue for terms & conditions.

🕶️ Luxury Eyewear Warehouse Sale
A three day warehouse sale with up to 70% off select luxury sunglasses from brands including YSL, Bottega, Gucci and Cartier.
📆 Fri 20 Mar, 10am – 4pm / Sat 21 Mar, 9am – 4pm / Sun 22 Mar, 9am – 2pm
📍 Sunshades Eyewear, Alexandria

🍜 Memory Lane Markets
A food market celebrating global cultures with dishes and desserts inspired by memory, heritage and identity as part of the Biennale of Sydney.
📆 Sat & Sun / 10am – 5pm
📍 White Bay Power Station, Rozelle

🧘 MindBodySpirit Festival Sydney
Explore over 150 exhibitors, free seminars and performances, psychic readings, wellness products, gifts and health foods at this popular wellbeing festival.
📆 Thu 19 to Sun 22 Mar / 10am – 6pm
📍 International Convention Centre Sydney

🚌 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

🖼️ Art Tours – White Bay Power Station
Join a guided tour to discover the stories, ideas and connections behind up to ten artworks from the 25th Biennale of Sydney.
📆 Tue to Sun / 11:15am – 12pm & 1:45pm – 2:30pm
📍 White Bay Power Station ♿️

🖼️ Haymarket 2050: Digital Dreaming in Chinatown
An immersive exhibition and augmented reality walking experience that reimagines Haymarket through Cantonese cultural memory and speculative future worlds.
📆 Wed to Sun / 11am – 5pm
📍 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Haymarket

🤠 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

📚 Jane Caro – In Conversation
Hear award-winning author, columnist and social commentator Jane Caro discuss her work and writing in a lively conversation followed by audience questions.
📆 Fri 20 Mar / 6:30pm – 8:30pm
📍 Uncle Bob Webb Chambers, Balmain Library ♿️

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

♻️ Creative Reuse for Educators – Tour, Talks and Shopping
Educators can explore the Reverse Garbage warehouse, join talks on sustainability in learning environments, and take part in a hands-on creative reuse session.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 10am – 12pm
📍 Reverse Garbage, Marrickville

🎨 Perfect Match Community Celebration – St Peters
Celebrate the unveiling of the Perfect Match street artwork Year of the Fire Horse by artist Emily Hatton and hear about the inspiration behind the piece.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 10am – 11am
📍 3 Brown Street, St Peters

📓 Travel Journal Workshop: Cosy Pages & Chill Vibes
Create beautiful travel journal pages in a relaxed workshop with guided ideas, stationery supplies and time to document your travel memories. Note: kids can attend this event with you.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 1pm – 3pm
📍 Talk Shop, Caption by Hyatt Central Sydney

🌱 Crop Swap: Plants, Seeds & Produce
Bring along seeds, plant cuttings or homegrown produce to swap with other local gardeners while exploring the demonstration garden.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 2pm – 4pm
📍 Inner West Sustainability Hub, Summer Hill

🎨 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

🏉 GWS GIANTS v St Kilda
Watch the GWS GIANTS take on St Kilda in an AFL clash at ENGIE Stadium.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 4:15pm
📍 ENGIE Stadium, Olympic Park

🥟 Handmade Dumpling Night: Cook, Fold, Feast in a Sydney Studio
Learn to make dumplings from scratch in a hands-on cooking class where you’ll prepare a three-course meal, discover cultural stories behind the dish, and share dinner with fellow food lovers.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 5pm – 9pm
📍 The Loft, Chippendale ♿️

🏀 NBL Sydney Kings v Adelaide 36ers
Watch the Sydney Kings take on the Adelaide 36ers in Game 1 of the NBL Grand Final Championship Series.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 6:45pm
📍 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park

⚽ AFC Women’s Asian Cup Final Live Site
Cheer on the Matildas as they face Japan in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 final live on the big screen at a free public viewing.
📆 Sat 21 Mar / 8pm
📍 Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour

❤  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

🧵 Upcycle & Mending Sewing Session
Learn hands-on sewing skills to mend, alter or upcycle clothing while giving pre-loved items a new life in a relaxed creative session.
📆 Sun 22 Mar / 10am – 2pm
📍 The Wriggle Room, Marrickville

💃 Burlyflexx – 8 Week Intermediate Course
An intermediate burlesque dance course led by Lou P Scarlett teaching classic moves, stage presence and performance skills across an eight-week program. Note this class is also running in Haymarket.
📆 Sun 22 Mar – Sun 10 May / 10:30am – 11:45am
📍 Elements Studio, One Playground Marrickville

🕯️ Provider Store x Famelia Wines: Candle Making & Wine Tasting
Create your own candle in a guided workshop exploring scent and wax crafting while enjoying a wine tasting and grazing spread featuring women-made wines.
📆 Sun 22 Mar / 11am – 1pm
📍 Famelia Wines, Newtown

🏐 SSN Double Header: Giants v Vixens | Swifts v Mavericks
Watch two Suncorp Super Netball clashes as the Giants face the Melbourne Vixens followed by the NSW Swifts taking on the Melbourne Mavericks.
📆 Sun 22 Mar / 3pm
📍 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park

👞 Learn to dance: Tap
Learn tap dancing with Charles Cameron in this open-level class where beginners are welcome and leather-soled shoes can be worn if you do not have tap shoes.
📆 Mon 23 Mar / 6pm – 7pm
📍 The Wriggle Room, Marrickville

🎶 NSW Seniors Festival Italian Concert 2026 - Canada Bay Club
Italian-Australian entertainment plus a catered morning tea and lunch.
📆 Wed 25 Mar / 10:30am – 1:30pm
📍 Canada Bay Club, Five Dock

🖼️ Biennale of Sydney Student Led Art Tours
Join University of Sydney art and art history students for a guided tour exploring artworks and ideas from the 2026 Biennale of Sydney.
📆 Wed 25 Mar / 12:30pm – 1:30pm
📍 Chau Chak Wing Museum, Camperdown

🤝 B Corp Month Sydney: Closing the Gap Takes All of Us
Connect with B Corps and community members for an evening of conversation, a new advocacy video launch and fundraising supporting health equity for First Nations communities.
📆 Wed 25 Mar / 5:30pm – 8pm
📍 Heaps Normal Health Club, Marrickville

💧 Rainwater Harvesting Workshop
Learn how to set up and maintain a rainwater tank at home, explore installation options and discover how to maximise rainwater use with expert guidance.
📆 Thu 26 Mar / 5pm – 7:30pm
📍 Green Living Centre Inner West, Summer Hill

🎉 Sydney Streets on Harris Street
Harris Street will turn into a street festival with live music, entertainers, kids’ activities, pop-ups and alfresco dining.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 11am – 8pm
📍 Harris Street, Pyrmont

🤼 AWS Summer Series Night 2: Live Pro Wrestling
Watch an action-packed night of live pro wrestling featuring Australian Wrestling Superstars with high-energy matches and family-friendly entertainment.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 7:15pm – 9pm
📍 Polish Club Ashfield

🇰🇷 Korean Festival
Celebrate Korean culture with K-Pop dance competitions, live performances, traditional games and a wide range of Korean street food.
📆 Sat 28 Mar, 11am – 9pm / Sun 29 Mar, 11am – 7pm
📍 Tumbalong Park

🎨 Inner Woman Life Drawing Experience
Run by Susan Schwager, join this guided life drawing session with a live nude male model, including art materials, prosecco and nibbles in a creative setting for women.
📆 Sun 29 Mar / 4pm – 6pm
📍 Sydney Street Gallery, Marrickville

Four Inner West venues are among 39 across NSW receiving funding through the NSW Government’s Live Performance Venue Program, aimed at boosting live entertainment across the state.

Local recipients include Blackwattle Bar & Brewery in Alexandria, Elliott’s in Balmain, Leichhardt Bowling & Recreation Club, and The Mitch Hotel in Alexandria. The grants will help venues improve sound and staging equipment, support performers, and strengthen their live music programs.

The statewide program has allocated $2.89 million in funding, helping hospitality venues expand their live performance offerings and create more opportunities for artists, crews, and audiences.

🥐 Brune Bakery Opens in Glebe
A new neighbourhood bakery has opened its doors in Glebe this month. Brune Bakery serves up French pastries, croissants, sourdough breads, sandwiches and coffee, with the ownersl inviting locals to stop by and celebrate the launch.
📆 Grand Opening Sat 21 Mar
📍 Brune Bakery, Glebe

🍽️ Goode Manors to Open in Glebe
A new chapter is coming for one of Glebe’s most recognisable cafés. Long-running vegetarian institution Badde Manors is set to reopen as Goode Manors, with brothers Andrew and Nectar Malanos (ex-Bar Coluzzi) taking over the site. The refreshed menu will keep plenty of vegetarian favourites like spinach pie and vegetable lasagne, while adding some meat dishes such as lamb shanks and pies. The team is also preserving much of the café’s original interior, including the booths, fireplaces and vintage tiles.

🔥 Heaps Normal Grill #1 @ Heaps Normal Health Club
Heaps Normal is firing up the grill this Sunday with Hot Luck Club bringing the flavour. There will be smoky bites and big energy as the condiment crew take over the tools, turning out bold, punchy dishes while half-priced Heaps Normal beers flow all day. There’s also a full bar on standby if you’re after something stronger, and entry is free.
📆 Sun 22 Mar/ From 12pm
📍 Heaps Normal Health Club, Marrickville

🍖 Blues & BBQ Sundays @ The Duke
The Duke of Enmore leans into a classic neighbourhood Sunday with slow-smoked BBQ, live blues and cold drinks. The smokers fire from midday and bands play from the afternoon.
📆 Sunday / From 12pm
📍 The Duke of Enmore

🍻 White Bay Wander: 10 Balmain Pubs, One Beer Adventure

White Bay Brewery is celebrating its sixth birthday with the White Bay Wander, a month-long pub passport adventure across Balmain and surrounding suburbs.

From 13 March to 12 April, locals can pick up a White Bay Passport, order a White Bay beer at participating venues, and collect stamps along the way. Hit eight stamps (maximum two per venue) and you’ll score a limited-edition White Bay Wander T-shirt.

Participating venues include The London Hotel, Cat & Fiddle, Riverview Hotel, Forest Lodge Hotel, Welcome Hotel, Royal Oak, East Village Hotel (EVH), Bald Rock Hotel, The Sackville, and Crowbar — giving locals plenty of stops to explore.

👉 Find out more

🍸 Earl’s Juke Joint Newtown | Tuesday to Sunday | 5pm – 7pm | $15 cocktails, $10 wines, $8 tap beers – see venue for terms and conditions.

🍻 The Salisbury Hotel Stanmore | Monday to Friday | 4pm – 6pm | House wines $8, house spirits $7.50, schooners from $6.50 – see venue for terms and conditions.

🍻 Sydney Brewery Rozelle | Wednesday to Friday | 5pm – 7pm | Pints for schooner prices on core range beers – see venue for terms and conditions.

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

McDonald’s is challenging the rejection of its proposed 24-hour restaurant at the corner of Regent and Redfern Streets, taking the matter to the NSW Land and Environment Court.

The proposal was previously knocked back by the City of Sydney’s Local Independent Planning Panel, following 269 objections, just 17 submissions in support, and two petitions with more than 1,120 signatures opposing the development.

Residents will have another opportunity to have their say, with a site inspection hearing scheduled for 28 April at 9:30am at 153 Redfern Street. Members of the public can attend, with six spots available for residents to register to speak.

👉 Find out more

Inner West residents are being asked to share their views on the future of the Parramatta Road Corridor, with plans underway to deliver up to 8,000 new homes across the Inner West precinct.

Inner West Council is working with the NSW Government on a state-led rezoning proposal, which will consider housing, affordable housing, open space, transport, retail opportunities and improved public spaces along the corridor.

Community feedback will help inform the NSW Government’s planning before a draft proposal is released in late 2026. Early consultation is open until 25 March 2026.

👉 Have your say

Inner West Council is inviting community feedback on a draft 10-year Master Plan for Tempe Lands, a section of Tempe Reserve recently returned to Council after construction of the Airport Gateway road link.

The proposal outlines a range of potential features including 5-a-side soccer fields, two fenced dog off-leash areas, a new amenities building, a native nursery and education space, a wildlife rehabilitation facility, and a container café.

Residents can also attend a drop-in session at Tempe Lands on Monday 23 March (4:30–6pm). Community feedback is open until 7 April 2026.

👉 Have your say

Inner West Council is offering grants of up to $5,000 through the Business Facade Improvement Program, helping local businesses give their shopfronts a fresh new look. Applications close 20 March.

👉 Find out more