Good morning, Inner Westies.

From a Vietnamese street-style pop-up in Marrickville and live Vivid music to the Jets being back at Henson Park and a dog game launch party, your 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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A new government authority has been launched to oversee the transformation of Bays West, the huge harbourfront precinct around Glebe Island and White Bay Power Station. Plans for the site include up to 8,500 homes, new parks and waterfront access, plus affordable and essential worker housing, all just minutes from the CBD and Metro West.

The government also confirmed the area will eventually receive a brand-new suburb name, the first major suburb created this close to Sydney’s CBD in decades. An international design competition is now underway to help shape the future look and identity of the precinct.

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🎨 Kids D.I.Y
A weekend of creative arts and crafts designed to inspire imagination and hands-on fun.
📆 Sat 30 May – Sun 31 May
📍 Bunnings Ashfield / 11am – 1pm
📍 Bunnings Rozelle / 11am – 12pm & 12pm –1pm

🧸 Toy Swap with Joy of Giving
Bring clean, working toys, games and books to swap and give pre-loved items a second life.
📆 Sat 30 May / 10am – 1pm
📍 Inner West Sustainability Hub, Summer Hill

✨ Wonderverse (ages 4–10)
This immersive interactive adventure invites children and families to explore glowing worlds of light, sound, play and imagination through theatre and visual spectacle.
📆 Wed 22 May – Sun 13 Jun / See website for times
📍 Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour ♿️

🏴‍☠️ Under the Sea & Pirate Kids Party
Kids can join a themed afternoon with a disco, games and giveaways.
📆 Sun 31 May / 3pm – 5pm
📍 Balmain Bowling Club

🎈 Sea Gathering: Myth & Modernity Family Event
Family event combining Torres Strait stories, light, music and hands-on cultural activities.
📆 Tue 2 Jun / 6pm – 8pm
📍 Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour

🧩 Burwood Brick Builders
Kids build creative brick projects in an after-school session.
📆 Wed 3 Jun / 3:15pm – 4:15pm
📍 Burwood Library and Community Hub

🎨 After School: Anaglyph 3D Drawing (ages 5–8)
Children create 3D artwork and glasses using red and blue drawing techniques.
📆 Wed 3 Jun / 3:45pm – 4:45pm
📍 Stanmore Library ♿️

🚌 Magic Yellow Bus Intergenerational Morning Tea
Children, families and grandparents are invited to come together to celebrate Reconciliation Week.
📆 Thu 4 Jun / 9:30am – 12pm
📍 Gumbramorra Hall, Marrickville

Free kids meals at 35+ Inner West spots, filterable by day and suburb.
Kids Eat Free Guide →

🌟  Vivid Sydney at Darling Harbour
Darling Harbour becomes a Vivid Sydney hub with free light installations, Australia’s biggest free outdoor laser show, drone shows, Tumbalong Nights music and Saturday kids shows.
📆 Fri 22 May – Sat 13 Jun
📍 Darling Harbour & CBD

🖼 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

🛍️ Kilo Sale Sydney
Choose secondhand clothing by the kilo across three days in Marrickville.
📆 Fri 29 May, 4pm – 7pm / Sat 30 & Sun 31 May, 10am – 2pm
📍 Marrickville

🍽️ Flour Mill Night Food Festival
Food trucks, market stalls and live music take over the Flour Mill precinct.
📆 Fri 29 May / 4pm – 9pm
📍 Harvest Park, Summer Hill

🎶 Vivid Music: Tumbalong Nights
Free DJ sets and live music run across the Vivid Sydney program.
📆 Fri 29 May / from 6pm
📍 Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour

🎬 Asian Cinema Collective & Yellowbelly Present: Bunnylovr (ages 18+)
Screening of Bunnylovr (2025) with Berni Jiang’s short film Mango Seed.
📆 Fri 29 May / 6pm – 9pm
📍 Yellowbelly, Chippendale

♠️ Poker Society: Beginners Workshop
Learn poker hands, terminology and bluffing in a beginner-friendly workshop. Followed by a playing and pizza night at 7pm.
📆 Fri 29 May / 6pm – 7pm
📍 Not-So Secret Society HQ, Glebe

🎨 Advanced Anatomy for Artists with Onnie O’Leary
Drawing class focused on hands, feet and body structure for artists.
📆 Fri 29 May / 6:30pm – 8:30pm
📍 Tiliqua Tiliqua, Enmore

🎲 Bring a Board Game & Pizza Night
Bring a board or card game for a casual games night with pizza.
📆 Fri 29 May / 7:30pm – 10pm
📍 Not-So Secret Society HQ, Glebe

🏉 Round 8 Sydney Uni vs Easts
Sydney Uni take on Easts in a Shute Shield rugby match.
📆 Sat 30 May / 8am
📍 Sydney University Football Ground, Camperdown

🥕 Earlwood Foodies & Farmers Market
Browse fresh produce, handcrafted goods and local treats at this fortnightly community farmers market.
📆 Sat 30 May / 8am – 2pm
📍 Gough Whitlam Park, Earlwood

🐶 Dog Spotting Kickstarter Launch Party
Celebrate the launch of the Dog Spotting card game with dog portraits, game previews, an indoor dog park, mini market stalls, and treats and drinks giveaways.
📆 Sat 30 May / 9am – 3:30pm
📍 Sleepy Bloc, Marrickville

🛍️ Artisans in the Park Market
Handmade art, design and homewares market with local makers at Tramsheds.
📆 Sat 30 May / 10am – 3pm
📍 Tramsheds, Forest Lodge ♿️

🗺️ Chippendale Walk
Guided architecture walk through Chippendale, including Mortuary Station, Spice Alley, White Rabbit Gallery and Indigo Slam.
📆 Sat 30 May / 10am – 11:30am
📍 Chippendale Green

🎨 Balmain Town Hall Artisan and Crafts Showcase
Discover Inner West artists, makers, live acoustic performances, creative workshops and Balmain Town Hall history tours at this artisan and crafts market.
📆 Sat 30 May / 11am – 3pm
📍 Balmain Town Hall

🔮 Cosmic Society: Tarot for Beginners Workshop
Workshop covering tarot basics, card meanings and group practice with provided decks. Plus, they have an intermediate class at 2:30pm.
📆 Sat 30 May / 11am – 1:30pm
📍 Not-So Secret Society HQ, Glebe

🎨 Map Art with Jean Kropper
Explore creative map making techniques in a hands-on art workshop.
📆 Sat 30 May / 12pm – 3:30pm
📍 Burwood Library and Community Hub

🎨 Gestural Art Tours
Deaf artists lead a non-verbal tour using gesture and movement to respond to Biennale artworks.
📆 Sat 30 May / 12:15pm – 1:15pm
📍 White Bay Power Station, Rozelle ♿️

🍜 Cà-phê Bệt Pop-Up
Four friends recreate a corner of a Vietnamese street with street food, Viet coffee and red plastic stools.
📆 Sat 30 May / 4:30pm – 9:30pm
📍 Sleepy Bloc, Marrickville

🕵️ True Crime and Wine Society
Discuss a true crime case over wine with guided prompts and group theories.
📆 Sat 30 May / 7pm – 9:30pm
📍 Not-So Secret Society HQ, Glebe

🖼 Art in the Park: Blackwattle Bay
Join local artists and creatives for a day of sketching, painting and drawing on the Glebe foreshore.
📆 Sun 31 May / 10am – 4pm
📍 Glebe Foreshore, Glebe

🗺️ First Nations History Tours, The Block
Guided First Nations history tour of The Block in Redfern.
📆 Sun 31 May / 10am – 11am
📍 National Centre of Indigenous Excellence, Redfern

❤ Redfern Walk
Guided walk through Redfern’s architecture, history and changing streetscapes.
📆 Sun 31 May / 10am – 12pm
📍 Old Redfern Post Office, Redfern

🎨 The Art of Resin Workshop: Marrickville
Introductory resin art workshop creating a finished piece to take home.
📆 Sun 31 May / 10am – 12pm
📍 Monster Mouse Studios, Marrickville

👀 Life by Design Series – Resilience with Ease
Workshop on resilience skills, stress patterns and practical mindset tools.
📆 Sun 31 May / 10am – 11:30am
📍 Little Big House, Summer Hill

🖼️ Hidden Stories: Faces of Our Community
Portraits, performances, speakers and Spanish favourites celebrating multicultural stories from across NSW.
📆 Sun 31 May / 12pm – 5pm
📍 Ashfield Town Hall ♿️

🏐 NSW Swifts v Queensland Firebirds
Catch the NSW Swifts take on the Queensland Firebirds in an exciting Super Netball clash.
📆 Sun 31 May / 2pm
📍 Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney Olympic Park

🎶 Awesome Black Block Party
Live performances, DJs, dance battles and the Awesome Black House Band.
📆 Sun 31 May / 4:30pm – 10pm
📍 Carriageworks, Eveleigh

🤝 So What Humans
Mums and young adults meet over shared plates, conversation and guided connection activities.
📆 Wed 3 Jun / 5pm – 7pm
📍 Camperdown Commons

🤝 Speed-Friending for Queer Men & Women
Rotating five-minute conversations for queer Asian men and women looking to meet new people.
📆 Sun 31 May / 6:30pm – 8:30pm
📍 852 Hong Kong Restaurant, Newtown

📚 Late Night Tales
Literary club blending live readings and ambient music inside Casablanca Vintage Store.
📆 Sun 31 May / 6pm – 8pm
📍 Casablanca Vintage Store, Marrickville

✨ Vivid Sydney: Star-Bound Drone Show
Drone formations turn the harbour skyline into a star-filled Vivid Sydney story.
📆 Sun 30 May – Wed 3 Jun / 7:30pm & 9:30pm
📍 Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour

🎨 Cut X Paste: Annandale
Collage workshop using paper, texture and found materials.
📆 Mon 1 Jun / 6:30pm – 8:30pm
📍 The Empire Hotel, Annandale

🎨 Reconciliation Week: Traces of Country Through Watercolour with Akala Newman
Watercolour workshop inspired by Country and led by artist Akala Newman.
📆 Tue 2 Jun / 10am – 11:30am
📍 Richard Murden Reserve, Haberfield

☕ cà-phê bệt Pop-Up Comes to Marrickville 🇻🇳

This Saturday, four friends are turning Sleepy Bloc into a Vietnamese street-style pop-up inspired by cà-phê bệt culture. There will be authentic Vietnamese coffee, street food, red plastic stools, in a setting that recreates the feeling of sitting curbside in Việt Nam with friends. It’s a one-night-only event celebrating the food, memories, and social traditions many Vietnamese Australians grew up with.
📆 Sat 30 May / 4:30pm – 9:30pm
📍 Sleepy Bloc, Marrickville

🍺 Dark Beer & Fire Nights
Petersham Bowling Club kicks off its winter fire nights with dark beers on tap, pork off the spit, mulled wine, winter cocktails and a fire pit from 5pm.
📆 Fri 29 May / From 5pm
📍 Petersham Bowling Club

🍔 Tony Eats Final Service at Chuck & Son’s
Tony Eats wraps up at Chuck & Son’s Brewing Co. this Sunday after a year in the Tap Room kitchen.
📆 Sun 31 May
📍 Chuck & Son’s Brewing Co., St Peters

🍺 Carlisle Castle Last Day Schooner Special
The Carlisle Castle marks its final day under current management with $3 schooners on selected beers and $4 schooners on anything else left pouring. See venue for terms & conditions.
📆 Sun 31 May
📍 Carlisle Castle Hotel, Newtown

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