Good morning, Inner Westies.

From the Korean Festival and Sydney Streets on Harris Street to kilo vintage sales and Easter holiday fun, 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

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.

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School holidays are almost here, and we've got you sorted. We've pulled together a mix of Easter events and holiday activities across the Inner West, from long weekend outings to creative workshops, last-minute bookings and drop-in options.

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Easter egg prices are up, sizes are down, and shrinkflation is everywhere. So instead of grabbing a last-minute supermarket egg, why not buy your chocolate from a local maker this year?

The Inner West is home to some brilliant chocolatiers and small-batch producers crafting handmade eggs, truffles and Easter treats…the kind that actually taste like proper chocolate.

Here are a few Inner West spots worth visiting for your Easter haul.

🎵 K-Bop (ages 0–5)
A parent-child singing circle for babies, toddlers and preschoolers exploring early music concepts and movement.
📆 Fri 27 Mar / 10 – 10:40am
📍 St John's Glebe

🔨 Kids DIY
Enjoy a fun evening of Easter activities, crafts and festive treats designed for families.
📆 Sat 28 & Sun 29 Mar / 11am – 1pm
📍 Bunnings Ashfield & Rozelle

🐰 Bunnyland Playday
Easter egg hunt, balloon twisting, roaming Easter Bunny and bunny cuddles (11am–1pm) at Innovation Plaza. Note: ticketed soft play is sold out but free activities still running.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 11am – 3pm
📍 South Eveleigh

🖥️ Kids Creative Club: Popsicle Stick Phone Stands (ages 9–12)
Participants design and build their own popsicle stick phone stands in a hands-on creative session at Burwood Library. Bookings required.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 1pm – 2:30pm
📍 Burwood Library and Community Hub

🎨 Saturday Create (ages 5–7)
Hands-on art and making at Canada Bay's creative studio. Bookings required.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 11am – 12:30pm
📍 The Learning Space, Rhodes

🎨 Saturday Create (ages 8–12)
Hands-on art and making for the older crew. Book ahead.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 2pm – 3:30pm
📍 The Learning Space, Rhodes

💃 WhereWeAre Youth Dance Workshops (ages 12-16 years)
Free hip hop and contemporary dance workshops for young people run by Inner West Council.
📆 Sun 29 Mar / 9:30am – 12:30pm
📍 Haberfield

🔢 Ready for Maths: A STEM Family Workshop (ages 3–5)
Hands-on early numeracy workshop for children and parents exploring maths through sorting, patterns, shapes and engineering activities. Bookings via Eventbrite.
📆 Tue 31 Mar / 10:30 – 11:30am
📍 Marrickville Library and Pavilion

🐰 Bunnies and Buns
1,500 free hot cross buns from The Grounds, plus bunny cuddles on Tuesday, roving jugglers and balloon artists across both days at South Eveleigh.
📆 Tue 31 Mar & Wed 1 Apr / 11:30am – 2:30pm
📍 South Eveleigh

🧸 Beanstalks ELC Sensory Playgroups
A free educator-led sensory playgroup where babies, toddlers and preschoolers can explore open-ended play experiences and connect with other families.
📆 Thu 2 Apr / 9:30am – 12pm
📍 Livvi’s Place, Five Dock ♿️

🎭 Broadway Minis Easter Egg Hunt (ages 12 and under)
Kids hunt for Easter eggs and sweet treats at participating retailers. $3 per child, bookings via Broadway Minis.
📆 Thu 2 Apr / Check-in 3pm – 6pm
📍 Broadway Sydney, Glebe

🧵 After School: Puppet Making & Storytelling
Make a puppet then bring it to life in an after-school craft and performance session at Dulwich Hill library.
📆 Thu 2 Apr / 3:45pm – 4:45pm
📍 Emanuel Tsardoulias Community Library, Dulwich Hill ♿️

🎬 Autumn Open-Air Cinema – Big Hero 6
Enjoy a family movie night under the stars with a screening of Big Hero 6 as part of the autumn open-air cinema series.
📆 Thu 2 Apr / 6pm – 8pm
📍 The Home Grounds, Five Dock

🐰 Meet the Easter Bunny
Spot the Easter Bunny roaming the centre with Alice from Wonderland handing out sweet treats and stopping for photos throughout the day.
📆 Fri 3 Apr / 10am – 2pm
📍 Marrickville Metro

🐰 Alice in Easterland at Callan Park
A fun, interactive Alice in Wonderland adventure featuring Easter bonnet decorating and a mini parade at the Summerhouse in Callan Park. Bookings required.
📆 Sat 4 Apr / 10:30am – 12pm
📍 Summerhouse, Callan Park, Lilyfield

🧱 Minis LEGO Easter Workshop (ages 6+)
Kids build their own Easter Bunny and Easter eggs out of LEGO in 30-minute hands-on sessions. Book a time slot via Broadway Minis.
📆 Sat 4 Apr / sessions at 10am, 10:30am & 11am
📍 Broadway Sydney, Glebe

🐰 Meet the Easter Bunny and Fairy
The Easter Bunny and a Fairy hop into Marrickville with the Slide McBride Roving Band performing on the plaza.
📆 Sat 4 Apr / 11am – 2pm
📍 Alex Trevallion Plaza, Marrickville

🥚 Broadway Minis Easter Egg Hunt (ages 12 and under)
A second day of the Broadway egg hunt with morning session times and sweet prizes at participating retailers. $3 per child.
📆 Sat 4 Apr / 10am – 2pm
📍 Broadway Sydney, Glebe

🍪 Cookie Decorating at Market City
Visit the Easter Bunny cookie decorating station at Market City’s across the Easter long weekend.
📆 Fri 3 to Mon 6 Apr / 12pm – 3pm
📍 Market City Shopping Centre, Haymarket

🍺 Easter at BrewDog South Eveleigh
Easter Bunny visits 12–3pm with face painting, egg decorating and an Easter egg hunt kicking off at 12:30pm. Book your seat.
📆 Sun 5 Apr / 12pm – 3pm
📍 BrewDog South Eveleigh, Eveleigh

🥚 Easter Egg Cracking Eggs-travaganza
The Grounds' annual Easter celebration featuring their 1-tonne chocolate Easter egg, kids DJ, Easter Bunny and family entertainment. Tickets required.
📆 Sun 5 Apr / 5pm – 8:30pm
📍 The Grounds of Alexandria

🍕 Pizza Making (Little Chefs)
Kids can create and eat their own pizzas with the chefs in a fun hands-on cooking session.
📆 Tue 7 Apr / 1pm – 3pm
📍 Public House Petersham

🏺 Kids Pottery Classes
Kids can try hand building and pottery wheel techniques using stoneware clay to create pieces they can use at home.
📆 Wed 8 & Thu 9 Apr / 4pm
📍 Glaze Galleria, Drummoyne

🌿 Arts & Crafts: Clay Leaf Pressing
Kids can get creative pressing leaves into clay and making their own nature-inspired artworks.
📆 Thu 9 Apr / 12pm – 3pm
📍 Public House Petersham

🧒 Public House Petersham | Every day during April school holidays | One free kids meal with every adult main meal – see venue for terms & conditions.

🧒 The Royal Hotel, Leichhardt | Every Thursday during April school holidays | Kids receive a free meal with the purchase of an adult main – see venue for terms & conditions.

🤽 2026 Australian Water Polo League Finals
Watch Australia’s top water polo clubs (some from the Inner West!) compete in a high-energy finals series in family-friendly environment.
📆 Fri 27 Mar to Sun 29 Mar / From 10am
📍 Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

👗 Kilo Sale
Pay-per-kilo secondhand fashion sale in the heart of Marrickville. Entry at no cost, all items priced by weight.
📆 Fri 27 Mar, 2pm – 7pm / Sat 28 Mar, 10am – 2pm
📍 29 Smith St, Marrickville

🖼 25th Biennale of Sydney
Major contemporary art exhibition featuring immersive installations, performances, markets, tours and special events celebrating memory, culture and storytelling.
📆 Sat 14 Mar to Sun 14 Jun / 10am – 5pm
📍 White Bay Power Station, Rozelle

🍜 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

🚌 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

🪡 Crafting in Stitches
A relaxed social stitching circle for beginners and advanced stitchers alike — bring your own project or start something new.
📆 Fri 27 Mar / 10:30am – 12:30pm
📍 Pyrmont Community Centre ♿️

🎶 Art After Dark — Ruhail Qaisar and Marcus Whale
The Biennale of Sydney's late-night series opens with DJ sets and live performance from Ruhail Qaisar and Marcus Whale.
📆 Fri 27 Mar / 6pm – 10pm
📍 Biennale of Sydney venues

🍷 True Crime and Wine Society: The Epstein Files
Join a relaxed discussion-style evening exploring one of the world’s most talked-about cases while sharing wine and conversation with fellow true crime enthusiasts.
📆 Fri 27 Mar / 7pm – 9pm
📍 Not-So Secret Society HQ, Glebe

🕺 Young and Dangerous
A high-energy 1v1 Popping battle for emerging dancers at Carriageworks. Never watched competitive Popping? This is the show.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 10am – 3pm
📍 Carriageworks, Eveleigh

🛍️ Glebe Markets
Running every Saturday, 200+ stalls of vintage finds, handmade goods and street food.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 10am – 4pm
📍 Glebe Public School

🥐 Brunch Society: Glebe Markets + Brunch
Browse the stalls at Glebe Markets before settling in for a relaxed brunch picnic and easy chats with a friendly group. Hope by the Not-So Secret Society HQ.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 10am – 12:30pm
📍 Glebe Markets

📚 Book Swap
Free community book swap presented by the Green Living Centre. Bring a pre-loved read and go home with something new.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 10am – 2pm
📍 Inner West Sustainability Hub, Summer Hill

🌹 Rose, All Day
Wander Chippendale at your own pace with tasting vouchers, a keepsake glass and food credit as local venues host winemakers pouring their finest rosé for an elegant autumn afternoon.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 12pm – 4pm
📍 Various venues, Chippendale

🏟️ Hammond Park Sporting Ground Official Opening
Official opening of the $1.3 million upgrade to Hammond Park with a new playing field, cricket wicket and upgraded facilities.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 12pm – 2pm
📍 Hammond Park, Ashfield

💃 Greek Independence Day — Greek Dancers
Greek dancers from The Aristotelion Academy celebrate Greek culture and independence with traditional music and dance..
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 1pm – 2pm
📍 Alex Trevallion Plaza, Marrickville

📚 Inner West Book Social
Monthly book club social discussing "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 2pm
📍 Mixtape Brewing, Marrickville

🎼 Beatles and ABBA Community Sing Along
A community singalong through Beatles and ABBA classics.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 11am – 12pm
📍 Ashfield Town Hall

🏉 NRL Round 4: Bulldogs v Knights
Watch the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs take on the Newcastle Knights in an exciting Round 4 NRL Telstra Premiership clash.
📆 Sat 28 Mar / 3pm
📍 Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park

🤼 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

🌿 Easter Markets @ Polish Club Ashfield
A community Easter market with cultural festivities, food, crafts and stalls, with the Easter Bunny making an appearance.
📆 Sun 29 Mar / 10am – 4pm
📍 Polish Club Ashfield ♿️

🧘 Yeah The Girls Indoor Climbing Day
A beginner-friendly indoor bouldering session for women designed for confidence, connection and good vibes.
📆 Sun 29 Mar / 9:30am – 12:30pm
📍 9 Degrees Bouldering Gym, Waterloo

🎬 Create a Memoir Film — Capture your Family History
A practical 2-hour intergenerational storytelling workshop teaching how to capture family history on film.
📆 Sun 29 Mar / 10am – 12pm
📍 Haberfield Library

🛍️ Made By Her Makers Market
Browse a community market showcasing female-led businesses across wine, food, florals, books, fashion and small-batch goods.
📆 Sun 29 Mar / 11am – 2pm
📍 Famelia, Enmore

🌱 Rainforest Terrarium Workshop
Create your own miniature rainforest terrarium in a plant warehouse makerspace surrounded by 350+ indoor plants.
📆 Sun 29 Mar / 2pm – 3:30pm
📍 Nauti Studios, Forest Lodge

🌿 Kokedama Moss Balls Workshop
Learn the history of kokedama and create your own moss ball in a hands-on workshop at an inner-city plant warehouse.
📆 Sun 29 Mar / 2pm – 3:30pm
📍 Nauti Studios, Forest Lodge

🎨 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

🍷 Upcycling Craft and Sip
Bring your leftover craft materials and turn them into something new in a no-pressure, experimental craft for all.
📆 Sun 29 Mar / 6 – 8pm
📍852 Hong Kong Restaurant, Newtown

🍷 Good Vibes Clinic x Famelia: Guided Sensory Tasting with Christine Rafe
Enjoy a guided evening of sensory wine tasting and discussion exploring pleasure, sexuality, autonomy and identity with psychotherapist Christine Rafe.
📆 Tue 31 Mar / 6:30pm – 9:30pm
📍 Famelia, Enmore

🎮 Games Night at BrewDog South Eveleigh (ages 30–45)
A social games night designed for solo attendees to settle in to fast rounds of games and real conversations. Hosted by Conscious Connection.
📆 Thu 2 Apr / 6:30pm – 9pm
📍 BrewDog, South Eveleigh

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An eight-week Scottish country dancing course for beginners, kicking off with jigs and reels and finishing with a Chaotic Ceilidh.
📆 Tue 7 Apr (8 weeks) / 7pm – 8:30pm
📍 Glebe Town Hall

🎭 Opera in the Pub: Keys to Opera
Opera Bites brings best-loved opera hits to a relaxed pub setting, with a fully costumed 90-minute show.
📆 Tue 7 Apr / 7:30pm – 9:30pm
📍 The Harold, Glebe

🎶 Art After Dark — Liquid Architecture presents Allara and Liam Keenan
Gomeroi guitarist Liam Keenan and Yorta Yorta double bassist Allara transform White Bay Power Station in the Biennale's late-night series. Free, under 18s with adult.
📆 Fri 3 Apr / 6pm – 9:30pm
📍 White Bay Power Station, Rozelle

🎭 Easter Talent Show for Seniors
A free Easter competition community showcase where seniors share their talents with family and friends.
📆 Sat 4 Apr / 10:30am – 2:30pm
📍 Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, Annandale

💃 Girls Club
A new dance party at the Red Rattler celebrating women, music and dancefloor energy. Tickets via Red Rattler.
📆 Sat 4 Apr / 9pm – 1am
📍 Red Rattler Theatre, Marrickville

🍝 Bar Demo Chef Takeover
Owen Okada of Marrickville's 20chapel takes over Bar Demo for snacks, magnum wines and a DJ set. Walk-ins welcome.
📆 Sun 29 Mar / from 5pm
📍 Bar Demo, Enmore

🌙 Garden Dinner Under the Stars @ The Cottage Balmain
Dine beneath fairy lights in the leafy courtyard at The Cottage Balmain for an intimate small-group dinner designed to bring locals together. Guests enjoy a curated two-course set menu with Mediterranean-inspired dishes like calamari fritti, rigatoni alla vodka, barramundi and lamb rump, plus shared sides for the table. Fueled by the Amicii platform.
📆 Tue 31 March / 7pm – 9:30pm
📍 The Cottage Balmain

🇮🇹 Vivere Italian Opens in Haberfield
A new neighbourhood Italian restaurant has opened on Ramsay Street, bringing classic flavours and ocean-fresh seafood to Haberfield. Vivere Italian founders bring more than 40 years of hospitality experience. They are serving up seasonal Italian dishes crafted with traditional techniques, premium ingredients, and seafood sourced fresh from the market.
📍 Vivere Italian, 78 Ramsay St, Haberfield
👉 See their Website for more information

🌯 Tajla Bangladeshi Grill Opens in Enmore
Newly opened on Enmore Road, Tajla Bangladeshi Grill brings bold Bangladeshi flavours to a fast, modern format. Expect traditional spice blends and marinades served up in wraps, bowls and street-style favourites — combining the soul of slow Bangladeshi cooking with quick, everyday convenience.
📍 Tajla, 165 Enmore Road
👉 See their Website and Instagram for more info

🍽️ Sunday Family Buffet @ Chuck & Son’s
Bring the whole crew for a relaxed Sunday feast at Chuck & Son’s, with a buffet of approx. 30 dishes. There will be smoked ribs, roasted wings, fresh salads, hearty sides and sweet treats. It’s $45 per person, with kids eating free.
📆 Sun 29 Mar
📍 Chuck & Son’s Brewing Co, St Peters

🥚 Easter Egg Hunt @ Eat Ozzo
Eat Ozzo is turning the Inner West into a neighbourhood Easter hunt, hiding 1000 QR code “Easter eggs” across streets, poles and laneways. Find a sticker, scan the code and redeem it in the app for the chance to win a free Ozzo, with one rare Golden Egg unlocking a free Ozzo every week for the rest of 2026. It’s a race though: only the first person to redeem each code wins. See venue for terms and conditions.
📆 Tue 1 April to Mon 7 April 2026
📍 Eat Ozzo, Marrickville & Pyrmont
👉 See their Instagram for more info

🍽️ Family Meal @ Rude Boy Doughnuts
Rude Boy Doughnuts is hosting intimate “Family Meal” dinners in The Yaad, their backyard space in Newtown. There will be a rotating spread of Caribbean-Latin comfort food — think roti, chana, coconut rice, maduros, yuca fries and more. All served shared-style with no menus, just a proper feed. The evening wraps with a kitchen walk-through and something sweet to finish.
📆 Fri 10 April, Sat 11 April, Fri 17 April & Sat 18 April / 7pm – 9pm
📍 Rude Boy Doughnuts, Newtown

🐰 Easter Sunday @ The Royal
Celebrate Easter with face painting, glitter tattoos and a fun Easter egg hunt for the kids.
📆 Sun 5 Apr / 1pm – 4pm
📍 The Royal Hotel, Leichhardt

🐣 Easter Egg Hunt & Face Painting
Bring the family for a fun Easter Sunday with a kids’ egg hunt and colourful face painting.
📆 Sun 5 Apr / 3pm – 4pm
📍 Public House Petersham

🐰 Easter Sunday @ Chuck & Son’s
Celebrate Easter Sunday with a relaxed gathering featuring Easter eggs for the kids and a few chocolate surprises along the way.
📆 Sun 5 Apr
📍 Chuck & Son’s Brewing Co, St Peters

🍻 White Bay Wander: 10 Balmain Pubs, One Beer Adventure
Pick up a pub passport and collect stamps at participating venues while enjoying White Bay beers for a chance to score a limited-edition T-shirt.
📆 Thu 13 Mar – Sun 12 Apr
📍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

🍸 Bar Demo Sydney | Tuesday | From 5pm | $15 Negronis all night – see venue for terms and conditions.

🍻 Chuck & Son’s Brewing Co St Peters | Wednesday to Friday | 3pm – 6pm | $5 midis & $7 schooners of Mid-Strength Pale, $7 midis & $9 schooners of Amber Ale and Old-World Lager, $12 spritzes and $14 spicy mango margaritas – see venue for terms and conditions.

🍷 Public House Petersham | Weekdays | 4pm – 6pm | $7 house wines and $7 house beers – see venue for terms and conditions.

🍺 The Royal Hotel Leichhardt | Monday to Friday | 4pm – 6pm | $6 house beers, wines and spirits – see venue for terms and conditions.

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

More than 5,000 businesses across 20+ areas could benefit under new City of Sydney proposals to expand Special Entertainment Precincts, designed to boost nightlife and support hospitality venues. The plan would allow businesses in designated precincts to trade later, access liquor licence fee discounts, and host live music or performances with fewer planning barriers.

New or expanded precincts include Harris Street in Ultimo, parts of Chippendale and Oxford Street, along with tier upgrades that could unlock even later trading hours in areas like The Rocks, Redfern and Surry Hills. The proposal will now move to the NSW Government before community consultation begins.

👉 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.

Notably, the investigation area now extends beyond Parramatta Road itself into nearby residential streets, including parts of Leichhardt, Lewisham, Petersham, Stanmore, Annandale and Camperdown, raising concerns among some residents about potential impacts on local neighbourhoods and heritage areas.

Community feedback closes 1 April 2026.

👉 Have your say

Inner West Council is seeking community feedback on a draft 10-year Plan of Management and Master Plan for Camperdown Park. Proposed improvements include an all-abilities playground, a cultural hub for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, restoration of the war memorial, and better park access from Australia Street.

Feedback is open until 7 May 2026, with an in-person drop-in session on 18 April at the park.

👉Have your say