Good morning, Inner Westies.

BayRun is back around Iron Cove, Sana is opening in Rozelle, and MoshPit has announced its final run in Erskineville. There’s a lot of local news, from The Impy’s next chapter to transport, planning and road updates across the Inner West.

Grab your morning coffee and let’s 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.

This one's for the hardcore fixer-upper crowd. This Darlington terrace is a 150sqm project block with rear lane access, partial demolition already underway and DA approval in place. The existing shell is a wide-fronted Victorian terrace, previously configured as 3 bed, 1 bath, 1 car, with the approval giving the next owner a starting point plus scope to seek amendments STCA. It's close to cafes, universities, parkland, rail and the CBD. Bonus feature: a toilet with a view.

📍 150sqm block / 3 bed, 1 bath, 1 car / DA approved
👉 Listed with Montano Real Estate

BayRun is back around Iron Cove this Sunday, with a 7km run or walk, a dog race and a 2km kids challenge starting from Leichhardt Oval 3. Race day registrations close at 8am, with the main event starting at 8am, the dog race at 8:15am and the kids challenge at 8:45am. Prams and wheelchairs are welcome on the course.

📆 Sun 2 Aug / from 6:45am
📍 Leichhardt Oval 3, Maliyawul Street, Lilyfield
👉 Register or find out more

Cheek Media co-founder and CEO Hannah Ferguson says she will run as an independent in Grayndler at the next federal election, against Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Albanese has represented Grayndler since 1996, so this will be a closely watched local campaign. Ferguson is asking Grayndler locals to get in touch with the issues they want represented.

👉 Read more

MoshPit Bar will permanently close on 28 November, wrapping up more than nine years as a live music venue in Erskineville. The team says rising operating costs and declining revenue made the business no longer viable, despite exploring every option to keep it open. Until it closes, MoshPit is inviting the community back for one last run of shows and drinks. Now's the time to drop in and support a venue that's given so much to Inner West music.

👉 Find out more

🧘 Kids Yoga at Darling Quarter (ages 2–5)
Weekly kids yoga sessions focused on movement, breath and body awareness.
📆 Fri 31 Jul / 10:30am – 11am & 11:30am – 12pm
📍 Playground Lawn, Darling Quarter

🛼 Y2K Roller Disco (All ages)
Inner West Roller Derby League's Y2K themed skate session, BYO skates only.
📆 Sat 1 Aug / 5pm – 7:30pm
📍 Robyn Webster Sports Centre, Tempe

🚌 Sydney Bus Museum Open Day
Explore vintage buses and unlimited rides between the museum and Town Hall on these special open days.
📆 Sun 2 Aug / 10am
📍 Sydney Bus Museum, Leichhardt

✂️ Tonal Still Life Collages (13+)
Build layered, textured still life collages using everyday materials, cardboard, craft paper, drawing media, even repurposed book pages.
📆 Sun 2 Aug / 12pm – 3pm
📍 Emanuel Tsardoulias Community Library, Dulwich Hill ♿️

🧩 Kids Fun Lab
Monthly kids session with science-style activities, puzzles and hands-on experiments.
📆 Tue 4 Aug / 10am
📍 Ashfield Mall

🎲 French Classes for Your Kids and You
French language classes for babies, toddlers and preschoolers using songs, games and stories.
📆 Wed 5 Aug / 9:20am – 11:45am
📍 Bonjour Babies, Rozelle

🎶 Music Together: Free Playgroup
Weekly playgroup where children learn through songs, movement and rhythm activities.
📆 Wed 5 Aug / 10am – 10:45am
📍 Plumtree Children's Services, Marrickville

💡 After School: Lightbulb Moments with Tim Harris
Author Tim Harris leads a writing workshop for young people developing story ideas and characters.
📆 Thu 6 Aug / 4pm – 5pm
📍 Marrickville Library and Pavilion ♿️

📚 HSC Study More at Concord Library
Library study session for HSC students with quiet space and exam preparation support.
📆 Thu 6 Aug / 7:30pm – 9:30pm
📍 Concord Library

🎨 Tiny Forests: A Whimsical Drawing Youth Workshop ages (ages 14–25)
Drawing workshop using tiny forests and botanical forms as the starting point for imaginative illustration.
📆 Sun 9 Aug / 1pm – 2:30pm
📍 Stanmore Library ♿️

Don’t forget we have our Kids Eat Free Guide. 35+ places across the Inner West where kids eat free.
Get the Guide →

🛍️ Sydney Artisans Makers Market
Support creative small businesses selling handmade ceramics, jewellery, textiles, homewares, art and design pieces across the weekend.
📆 Sat 1 Aug – Sun 2 Aug / 10am – 3pm
📍 Sydney Portugal Community Club, Marrickville

🛥 Sydney Boat Show
Hundreds of boats on display alongside marine gear and live demos from fishing and watersports brands.
📆 Fri 31 Jul - Sun 2 Aug / 10am – 5pm
📍 Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park

🌱 The Garden Immersive Art Shop
Hands-on Marrickville warehouse installation with a garden-themed art shop.
📆 Fri 31 Jul – Sun 2 Aug / 10am – 4pm
📍 Voluptuary Ceramics, Marrickville ♿️

🫖 Manuela Serje Clay Workshops
A series of unique clay handbuilding workshops, with upcoming sessions for making a ceramic mirror frame, teapot, cups, planters and sculptural pieces.
📆 Fri 31 Jul / 6pm
📍 Rikota Studios, Marrickville

🎨 Overthrow the Algorithm
Tortuga Studios presents an exhibition exploring resistance, creativity and algorithmic control.
📆 Fri 31 Jul / 6pm – 9pm
📍 Tortuga Studios, St Peters

🎨 Nudenight Life Drawing at Doodler
Life drawing session with a model, drawing exercises and a creative studio setting.
📆 Fri 31 Jul / 7pm – 9pm
📍 Doodler, Marrickville ♿️

💃 Salsa And Bachata Dance Classes
Salsa and bachata dance classes hosted by La Fiesta Dance Factory.
📆 Fri 31 Jul / 7pm – 9pm
📍 La Fiesta Dance Factory, Annandale

🔥 Newtown Fire and Flow Jam
Community fire and LED flow jam with music and space for performers and spectators.
📆 Fri 31 Jul / 8:30pm – 11:30pm
📍 Camperdown Park

🚲 Guided Ride: Two Bridges & the Fish Markets
Guided bike loop crossing two bridges and passing Rozelle Parklands and Sydney Fish Market.
📆 Sat 1 Aug / 9am – 11am
📍 Glebe to Ultimo Cycleway entrance

🎉 Intro to Rug Weaving on a Floor Loom
Floor-loom workshop using repurposed textiles to make a small rug.
📆 Sat 1 Aug / 9am – 5pm
📍 Ex Materia, Ultimo ♿️

👗 Thrift Be Told: Preloved Fashion Pop-Up
Preloved clothing, shoes and accessories market with sellers offering high-street and designer pieces.
📆 Sun 2 Aug / 10am – 2pm
📍 Leichhardt Town Hall

🤡 Fool's First Step: A One-Day Beginner Clown Workshop
Beginner clown workshop in play, presence and creative expression.
📆 Sat 1 Aug / 10am – 4pm
📍 The Clown Institute, Ultimo

📚 Inner West Writers Group
Writing group for sharing work, feedback and motivation across fiction, nonfiction, poetry and scripts.
📆 Sat 1 Aug / 10am – 12pm
📍 Marrickville Library and Pavilion ♿️

🚲 Repair Day - August
Repair services include clothing mending, bike tune-ups, cushion making and sustainability hub tours.
📆 Sat 1 Aug / 10am – 3pm
📍 Inner West Sustainability Hub, Summer Hill ♿️

🍝 Ferragosto Launch Party
Italian music, food stalls and family activities open the celebration.
📆 Sat 1 Aug / 11am – 3pm
📍 Fred Kelly Place, Five Dock

📷 Digital Photography Club
Photography club session covering camera skills, composition and practical image-making.
📆 Sat 1 Aug / 2pm – 4pm
📍 Burwood Park Community Centre

💃 Petersham Bowling Club 130th Anniversary Ball
Anniversary ball with live music, dancing and celebrations for the club's 130th year.
📆 Sat 1 Aug / 6pm – 11:55pm
📍 Petersham Bowling Club

🪕 Sydney Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Get-together
Monthly bluegrass and old-time music get-together with a workshop, acoustic concert and jamming.
📆 Sat 1 Aug / 6:30pm – 11pm
📍 Annandale Community Centre

🛼 Y2K Roller Disco (Adults only, 18+)
Late session of Inner West Roller Derby League's Y2K themed skate night, BYO skates only.
📆 Sat 1 Aug / 7:30pm – 9:30pm
📍 Robyn Webster Sports Centre, Tempe

🧘 Sunday Yoga for Adults
Morning yoga class with movement, breathing and meditation.
📆 Sun 2 Aug / 8am
📍 Ironbark Room, Strathfield

🛍️ Flour Mill Markets
Fresh artisan-baked goods, fresh produce, hot food and artisan products from local makers and creators.
📆 Sun 2 Aug / 9am – 1pm
📍 Harvest Park, Summer Hill

🎨 Life Drawing Class with Tutor
Tutor-led life drawing workshop covering figure drawing basics with a live model.
📆 Sun 2 Aug / 1pm – 3:30pm
📍 Peach Black Gallery, Darlington

🎨 Introduction to Painting Techniques
Painting class covering colour mixing, acrylic techniques, paint mediums and composition basics.
📆 Sun 2 Aug / 1pm – 3:30pm
📍 Ultimo Community Centre

🏳️‍🌈 Crafty Queers
DIY craft social group for creatives.
📆 Sun 2 Aug / 2pm – 5pm
📍 Reverse Garbage, Marrickville

📓 Zine Making
Collage workshop at Little BIG House using drawing and self-publishing techniques.
📆 Sun 2 Aug / 4pm – 5:30pm
📍 Ground Floor, Summer Hill

🎭 A Special Locals Performance at the Genesian Theatre
The Complete Works of Jane Austen brings Austen’s novels to the stage in a fast-paced performance.
📆 Sun 2 Aug / 5pm – 6:30pm
📍 Genesian Theatre, Rozelle

🎤 Remembering Whitney
Whitney Houston tribute show led by musical director Sam McNally, with vocals from Bec Caruana, Sheena Wilbow and Aaliyah Duchesne.
📆 Sun 2 Aug / 6:30pm
📍 Lazybones Lounge Restaurant & Bar, Marrickville

A former Leichhardt industrial site tied to Cyclops toy-making could become 203 apartments under a new State Significant Development application. The proposal for 40-76 William Street includes part demolition, adaptive reuse of existing buildings and five buildings up to 11 storeys, with 15 affordable dwellings included in the plans. Public exhibition has now closed and submissions are being collated. An earlier, smaller proposal for the same site was refused in the Land and Environment Court in 2023.

👉 View the application

Works commenced this week on the Callan Park Tidal Baths, giving the area its first new harbour swimming spot in over 100 years. The free, family-friendly baths will include an accessible ramp, play pontoon, seating, showers and a shark net barrier, joining the Bay Run as a drawcard for locals and visitors. NSW Government and Council funding worth $3.8 million is behind the build, part of the wider revitalisation of Callan Park. The Tidal Baths are expected to open in summer 2026/27.

👉 Find out more

Lewisham Station’s long-promised upgrade is getting closer, with Transport for NSW awarding the construction contract to Degnan. The upgrade includes four lifts, accessibility upgrades, lighting and CCTV improvements, platform resurfacing and work to reduce flooding in the underpass. Construction is expected to start in late 2026 and take 18 to 24 months.

👉 Read more

Transport for NSW is adding a second right-turn lane from Parramatta Road onto Liverpool Road in Ashfield, by reallocating one eastbound through lane. The night works are scheduled through to 30 September 2026 and may mean temporary lane closures, delays and some parking changes while work is underway.

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Mitchell Road will stay partly closed after last week’s construction wall collapse at Coronation Property’s 155 Mitchell Road site. City of Sydney says its engineers found part of the road is no longer safe, so the northbound lane between Maddox and Coulson streets is closed to all traffic. The southbound lane is also closed to vehicles over 4 tonnes, including buses. There’s no reopening date yet, and SafeWork NSW has ordered the developer to stop work and investigate what happened.

👉 Read the City of Sydney update

Sana Mediterranean opens its newest store on Darling St this Saturday, with $10 signature bowls from 11am to 8pm. The launch also includes a limited LoDe collab cookie made with tahini, date molasses and white chocolate, free for the first 200 customers through the door. Beat Kitchen Records will be playing old-school hip hop, with local art also part of the day. See venue for terms and conditions.
📆 Sat 1 Aug / 11am – 8pm
📍 Sana Mediterranean, 623 Darling St, Rozelle
👉 Find out more

🥪 ELENTI Sandwich Bar Pop-Up
Two-day pop-up at Elenti's HQ selling sandwiches, sweet treats and drinks made with local, seasonal ingredients.
📆 Fri 31 Jul – Sat 1 Aug / 10am – 2:30pm
📍 ELENTI, Camperdown

🍶 LUA x Kinoene Sake Dinner
LUA by Luke Nguyen is hosting a four-course sake dinner with Kinoene pairings, hosted by sake specialists and limited to 30 guests.
📆 Wed 5 Aug / 6pm – 9pm
📍 LUA by Luke Nguyen, Sydney Fish Market

☕ Stitch Coffee Fish Market Cupping
A beginner-friendly tasting of single origin coffees, followed by pizza and chats.
📆 Thu 6 Aug / 5pm – 6pm
📍 Stitch Coffee, Sydney Fish Market

🥪 Lamia Super Deli Is Closing
After decades in Marrickville, Lamia Super Deli will close its doors on 3 August. The family has thanked locals for years of support.
📍 Lamia Super Deli, Marrickville

Odd Culture Is Taking Over The Impy
Big news for Erskineville: Odd Culture Group is taking over day-to-day operations at The Imperial Hotel from 1 September 2026, in a new partnership with owner Universal Hotels. The Impy will keep trading for now, but a larger reset is planned for early 2027, including a $5 million redevelopment, more ground-floor space, a bigger beer garden and a 24-hour club, alongside updates to dining and entertainment. More details are still to come.
👉 Read more

🍺 Echo Park Takes Over Sydney Brewery Rozelle
To mark the final season of Colin From Accounts, Sydney Brewery Rozelle has been transformed into Echo Park Brewery until 2 August. Registered 18+ guests can claim one complimentary Ashy’s Hazy Ale, subject to availability. See link and venue for terms and conditions.
📆 Thu 30 Jul – Sun 2 Aug
📍 Sydney Brewery Rozelle

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🎭 People Inside Me
Katie Pollock's black comedy follows Lauren, a crematorium worker whose life is disrupted when she discovers the unclaimed ashes of children and babies and decides to return them to their families.
📆 Wed 5 Aug – Sat 15 Aug / 7pm
📍 Flight Path Theatre, Marrickville