Good morning, Inner Westies.

From school holiday workshops and World Cup watch parties to Winter Cellar Door, Hobbycon and NAIDOC celebrations, there’s heaps on this weekend.

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.

Opposite Hollis Park, this fully rebuilt Filigree terrace is one of just eight of its kind. Architect Daniel Boddam and designer Stacey Kouros led the reimagining, from marble benchtops and custom joinery through to imported wallpaper and a top-floor main suite with its own dressing room. Upstairs, a family room does double duty as a study, library or fourth bedroom. The rooftop terrace delivers 360-degree district and bay views, with a rooftop garden by Wyer & Co and Venation Landscapes. If this was my house, the "library" would last about a week before it's the toy room…this is why we can't have nice things.

📍 4 bed / 2 bath / 2 car
👉 Listed with BresicWhitney East

Darling Glebe is running The Naughty List this July, with secret off-menu winter dishes by Chef Jeff Schroeter. Each booked table receives a sealed invitation revealing one entrée, one main and one dessert, with a new trio each week. Dishes are individually priced, so guests can try one, order all three, or pair them with the regular à la carte menu.

📍 Darling Glebe / Wednesday 1 July – Friday 31 July
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🎲 Youth After Dark: Space Jam (ages 12–17)
Teen night with a DJ, games, food and prizes.
📆 Fri 3 Jul / 5:30pm – 8pm
📍 Five Dock Library

❄️ Winter School Holidays Activities
Kids can make snow-themed crafts, slime and snow globes, dance with DJs and short Dancekool classes, and follow a winter-themed scavenger hunt.
📆 Sat 4 Jul & Sun 5 Jul / 11am – 3pm
📍 Convention Forecourt, Darling Harbour

🚀 Space Play
Interactive 360-degree space play with planets, meteors and stars across large-scale digital walls. Free on weekdays.
📆 Sat 4 Jul – Sat 25 Jul
📍 Carriageworks, Eveleigh

🚌 Sydney Bus Museum Open Day
Heritage bus rides and museum access on the monthly open day.
📆 Sun 5 Jul / 10am – 4pm
📍 Sydney Bus Museum, Leichhardt

🧩 Op Shopping Your Look Sustainably for Youth (14+)
Youth workshop on op shopping, personal style and sustainable fashion.
📆 Sun 5 Jul / 1pm – 2:30pm
📍 St Peters/Sydenham Library ♿️

🛹 Monster Skatepark Winter Camp
School holiday skate camp with coaching for beginners through advanced riders.
📆 Mon 6 Jul – 9 Jul / 8:30am
📍 Monster Skatepark, Sydney Olympic Park

🪃 Minis NAIDOC Craft Workshop: Collaging Chaos
Kids create collage artworks inspired by the Stay Deadly installation with Nungala Creative.
📆 Mon 6 Jul & Thu 9 Jul / 10am – 12pm
📍 Broadway Shopping Centre, Glebe

🎨 Beautiful Brooches School Holiday Workshop
Kids can make handmade brooches using fabric prints, charms, ribbons, buttons and tassels.
📆 Mon 6 Jul / 10:30am – 12:30pm & 2pm – 4pm
📍 Made590, Marrickville

🏺 Kids School Holiday Pottery Classes (ages 7+)
Kids can try pottery wheel or hand-building classes in small groups, with all materials included.
📆 Mon 6 Jul – Fri 17 Jul
📍 Glaze Galleria, Drummoyne

🧩 Kids Fun Lab (ages 2+)
Drop-in kids session with free creative play and activities for children aged 2 and over.
📆 Tue 7 Jul / 10am – 12pm
📍 Ashfield Mall

📚 HSC Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (ages 16–18)
A small-group revision workshop covering language, character, themes, structure and exam technique.
📆 Tue 7 Jul / 1pm – 3pm
📍 The Place, Lewisham

🎭 Drama School Holiday Taster (ages 8–12)
A one-off drama session with theatre games, improvisation, storytelling, movement and voice work.
📆 Tue 7 Jul / 3:30pm – 4:30pm
📍 The Place, Lewisham

🍕 Kids Pizza Cooking Class
Kids make their own wood-fired pizza, with a drink and gelato included.
📆 Fri 10 Jul / 11:30am – 2:30pm
📍 La Botte D’Oro, Leichhardt

✂️ Play Together: School Holiday Parent/Child Craft Workshop (ages 8–14)
Parent-child craft workshop making a connection journal and personalised keyring, hosted by Susan from Inner Child Joy.
📆 Fri 10 Jul / 10am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm
📍 Made590, Marrickville

📓 Journal Time School Holiday Workshop
A kid-friendly journalling session with a journal, papers, stickers, fabrics and craft materials provided.
📆 Tue 14 Jul / 10:30am – 12:30pm
📍 Made590, Marrickville

School holidays are officially here. We could only fit in a few activities above, the rest of the school holiday events are in the full guide.

👉 View the Winter School Holiday Guide

🧒 Camelia Grove Hotel Alexandria | Mon 6 Jul – Sun 19 Jul | Kids Eat Free during the winter school holidays – see venue for terms & conditions.

🧒 The Royal Leichhardt⁠ | Thursday during school holidays | Kids eat free with the purchase of an adult main meal – see venue for terms & conditions.

Don’t forget we have our Kids Eat Free Guide Get the Guide →

CUSS has opened on King Street, bringing made-to-order frozen custard to Newtown after founder Adem Isik spent years researching the dessert across the US. Made fresh daily with real eggs, Jersey milk and cream from Australian farms, the menu includes original, chocolate and vegan coconut-based custard, plus rotating mix-ins like bubblegum sauce, marshmallow sauce and cookie dough.

🕛 Open Sun–Thu 12pm–10:30pm & Fri–Sat 12pm–11pm
📍 CUSS, 307 King Street, Newtown
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❄️ Winterfest at Hay St
Winter festival with ice skating, snowfall shows, food specials and live entertainment.
📆 Wed 1 Jul – Sun 2 Aug
📍 Hay St Market, Haymarket

⛸️ Darling Harbour Ice Rink
Pop-up ice rink with ticketed skating sessions during the winter school holidays.
📆 Fri 27 Jun – Sun 19 Jul / 10am – 9pm
📍 Palm Grove Forecourt, Darling Harbour

🖼 Incognito Art Show
Thousands of original A5 artworks are on show and sold for $100, with each artist revealed after purchase.
📆 Sat 27 Jun – Sun 5 Jul
📍 Bay 21, Carriageworks, Eveleigh

🔥 A Rekindled Winter
The Rekindled Lounge invites you to settle in, rediscover and share simple moments of togetherness.
📆 Fri 3 & Sat 4 Jul / 9am – 5pm
📍 South Eveleigh

📚 Open Doors, Open Books, Open Minds: Welcome to Burwood Library!
Month-long library program with activities, displays and events celebrating Burwood Library.
📆 Wed 1 Jul – Thu 30 Jul / 9am – 5pm
📍 Burwood Library and Community Hub

💬 Death Curious Conversations
Conversation series exploring death, grief and end-of-life topics.
📆 Fri 3 Jul / 9:30am – 11am
📍 Little Big House, Summer Hill

🎉 Australian Gymnastics Championships
National gymnastics championships with elite athletes across multiple disciplines.
📆 Sun 28 Jun – Mon 20 Jul
📍 Quaycentre, Olympic Park

🎨 Nudenight Life Drawing at Doodler
Life drawing session with music, a model and open-stage poses.
📆 Fri 3 Jul / 7pm – 9pm
📍 Doodler, Marrickville ♿️

🛍️ Made By Me Garage & Bake Sale
Craft supplies, tools, furniture, handmade pieces and baked goods all on offer to raise funds for the founder’s treatment and recovery.
📆 Sat 4 Jul / 10am – 5pm
📍 Made By Me Workshop, St Peters

🚶‍♀ Chippendale Walk
Discover how this very old inner Sydney suburb has changed.
📆 Sat 4 Jul / 10am – 11:30am
📍 Chippendale Green

📱 Phone Photography – Exploring Balmain (Birrabirragal)
Guided outdoor workshop teaching phone photography techniques on Country.
📆 Sat 4 Jul / 10am – 1pm
📍 The old Exchange Hotel, Balmain

🎨 Origami Zine Workshop
Drop in with artist Aimee Meng to fold origami zines, with materials provided and beginners welcome.
📆 Sat 4 Jul / 10:30am – 3:30pm
📍 Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown

🚶 Co-Op Housing Walking Tour
Guided walking tour exploring co-operative housing communities in Stanmore, Newtown and Annandale.
📆 Sat 4 Jul / 11am – 3pm
📍 Stanmore Station

✂️ Creative Journal Workshop: Groodle's Cafe Edition
Creative journaling workshop with collage, prompts and decorative page-making.
📆 Sat 4 Jul / 1pm – 3pm
📍 Hyatt Central Sydney, Haymarket

📸 Digital Photography Club
Photography club meetup for camera tips, photo walks and sharing images.
📆 Sat 4 Jul / 2pm – 4pm
📍 Burwood Park Community Centre

🏀 Harlem Globetrotters
The Harlem Globetrotters bring their 100 Year Tour to Sydney.
📆 Sat 4 Jul / 7pm
📍 Qudos Bank Arena, Olympic Park

🫖 Deep Tea: Momentum
Tea appreciation day with ceremonies, tastings, meditation and drop-in lounge sessions.
📆 Sun 5 Jul / 8:30am – 5pm
📍 Kaolin, Alexandria

🛍️ Summer Hill Flour Mill Markets
A mix of market stalls featuring fresh flowers, produce, baked goods, food, homewares, clothing and it's dog-friendly.
📆 Sun 5 Jul / 9am – 1pm
📍 Harvest Park, Summer Hill

🎉 Hobbycon Sydney
Collectables fair with sneakers, anime, toys, comics, cards and pop culture stalls.
📆 Sun 5 Jul / 9am – 4pm
📍 Wentworth Park Sporting Complex, Glebe

🪃 Free Open Day - Celebrate NAIDOC
NAIDOC Week open day with cultural activities, live performances, tours and storytelling.
📆 Sun 5 Jul / 10am – 4pm
📍 Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour

🍷 Winter Cellar Door
NSW wine tasting event with local food, music and winemakers.
📆 Sun 5 Jul / 11am – 6pm
📍 Carriageworks, Eveleigh

🎨 How We Move in the Dry Opening
Molly Hunt brings works from the East Kimberley to Sydney for a new solo exhibition.
📆 Sun 5 Jul / 1pm
📍 Black Canoe Gallery, Redfern

✂️ Community Crafternoon
Drop-in craft afternoon with hands-on making and community connection.
📆 Sun 5 Jul / 1pm – 3pm
📍 Little Big House, Summer Hill

🏳️‍🌈 Crafty Queers
Queer craft social with shared materials, sewing support and creative projects.
📆 Sun 5 Jul / 2pm – 5pm
📍 Reverse Garbage, Marrickville ♿️

🎬 Race Around the World - TV Studio Audience
Studio audience session for a global solo filmmaker competition.
📆 Sun 5 Jul / 2:15pm – 6pm
📍 Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Ultimo ♿️

✂️ Zine Making
Hands-on zine workshop making a small folded publication.
📆 Sun 5 Jul / 4pm – 5:30pm
📍 Little Big House, Summer Hill

🗳️ Politics in the Pub Pyrmont
Alex Greenwich and Jess Miller discuss housing, transport, education, data centres, Parliament and Council updates.
📆 Tue 7 Jul / From 6pm
📍 Quarrymans Hotel, Pyrmont

🏗️ Stanmore Road Project Community Consultation
Community consultation covers early works for the Cyprus Club site redevelopment.
📆 Tue 7 Jul / 5:30pm – 6:30pm
📍 Cyprus Community Club, Stanmore

🇮🇹 Ciao Bottomless Brunch @ Camelia Grove Hotel
Weekend brunch, Italian-style. Enjoy spritzes, selected prosecco, wine and beer, plus focaccia, burrata, arancini, wagyu ragu, pizza and tiramisu. $85pp with 90 minutes of bottomless drinks and a 2-hour sitting – see venue for terms & conditions.
📆 Saturday & Sunday / 12pm – 6pm
📍 Camelia Grove Hotel, Alexandria

🇺🇸 4th of July at John’s Diner
John’s Diner is celebrating the Fourth of July with food, live music and BYO. Drop by for an all-day diner session in Leichhardt – see venue for terms & conditions.
📆 Saturday 4 July / 10am – 9pm
📍 John’s Diner, Leichhardt

🍽️ Blue Ribbon Bistro Opens at Leichhardt Bowlo
Blue Ribbon Bistro has quietly opened at Leichhardt Bowling Club, led by chef Graeme Hunt with pub classics on the menu.
📍 Blue Ribbon Bistro, Leichhardt Bowling Club

🐯 Pantry Story opening a new store in Stanmore

The Pantry Story team is opening Sangcuary this July, a new sister shop located next door. Inspired by the owners’ childhood nicknames, Sangcu and Ary, the new spot will serve sandwiches, gelato sandwiches and Southeast Asian-inspired flavours, along with a few personal favourites. We’ll keep you posted on an opening date.

🍻 Dark Arts @ Future Brewing
Dark Arts returns to Future Brewing for a day of dark and malty beers from 16 Australian breweries. The tap list spans Imperial Stouts, Pastry Stouts, Barrel Aged Stouts, Barrel Aged Barleywines and more, with Il Barbuto serving pizza on site. Tickets include entry, a branded Rastal Teku taster glass and your first pour – see venue for terms & conditions.
📆 Saturday 4 July 2026 / 12pm – 4pm or 5pm – 9pm
📍 Future Brewing, St Peters

🍷 Tyrrell’s Wine Dinner at The Kurrajong
The Kurrajong Hotel is hosting a five-course wine dinner with Tyrrell’s, featuring a menu curated by George Calombaris and wines poured by the makers.
📆 Tue 7 July 2026 / 6pm arrival, 6:30pm dinner
📍 The Kurrajong Hotel, Erskineville

🍻 Bar Broadway Chippendale⁠ | Mon to Sat | 4pm – 6pm | $6.50 house beer and wine – see venue for terms and conditions.

🍻 The Royal Leichhardt | Mon to Fri | 4pm – 6pm | $6 house beer, house wine and house spirits – see venue for terms & conditions.

🍸 The Sackville Hotel Rozelle | Mon to Fri | 4pm – 6pm | $7 house beer and wine, $8 spirits, $12 margs and spritz, plus $9 prawn sandwiches – see venue for terms & conditions.

City of Sydney has declared the World Cup a special event, unlocking extended trading for licensed and non-licensed businesses.

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Inner West Council, Wesley Mission and NCOSS will host a Sydney Summit on Poker Machine Harm this July, bringing civil society groups, local leaders and experts together to discuss reform options and ways to reduce harm across NSW communities. The summit will also look at how Sydney nightlife can diversify, including how clubs and pubs may transition to business models less reliant on poker machine revenue.

📍 Marrickville Town Hall / Thursday 16 July / 6:30pm
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The Inner West’s first Pride Walk has opened, celebrating local LGBTQIA+ history across 17 key sites. The interactive walk features plaques, an online map and storytelling that highlights significant people, places and moments, from early activism to contemporary spaces of inclusion, including Pride Square in Newtown.

👉 Find out more

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