Good morning, Inner Westies.

From Afrobeat under the lights and Newtown Jets footy to family fun days and free donuts, we’ve got your weekend 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.

Construction on the outdoor pool upgrade at Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre kicks off 29 June. FDC Construction, who delivered the Ashfield Aquatic Centre redevelopment, will build a new heated 50m Olympic pool and a 25m multi-use pool with a moveable floor, supporting everything from learn-to-swim and rehab to water polo. The centre draws more than 760,000 visitors a year. Outdoor pools will be closed from 29 June and for all of 2027. Indoor pools, hydrotherapy, swim lessons, the gym and the splash pad in summer remain open.

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First offered in nearly 40 years, Gayton is a landmark c1885 Victorian estate and sits on more than 3,000sqm. Soaring 4m ornate ceilings, restored cedar joinery, a grand staircase with stained glass, and formal rooms including a billiard room with its original full-size championship table. Outside: parklike grounds, 14m pool, spa, poolside cabana with cathedral ceiling, elevated tennis court and a six-car garage. The garage alone might be bigger than my home.

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🛝 J F Laxton Reserve Playground Opening
Celebrate the official opening of the upgraded playground with a free BBQ, drinks, face painting, and new play features for all ages.
📆 Sat 6 Jun / 10am – 12pm
📍 J F Laxton Reserve, Dulwich 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 ♿️

🛹 Skate! (ages 6+)
Free workshops, skate sessions and pro skater demos for beginners and regular riders.
📆 Sat 6 Jun / 10am – 1:30pm
📍 Carriageworks, Eveleigh

🎨 Sketching Starter: Drawing from Life in Urban Settings
Learn drawing from life in nearby urban settings with realist painter Alice Xu.
📆 Sat 6 Jun / 10am – 12pm
📍 Leichhardt Library

🛠️ Maker Time for Families (ages 8–12)
Laser cut a rubber stamp in a family makerspace session.
📆 Sat 6 Jun / 10:30am – 12:30pm
📍 Darling Square Library, Haymarket

🧶 Pride Month: Knitting Workshop for Youth
Learn to knit a short word in a creative Pride Month workshop for youth.
📆 Sun 7 Jun / 11am – 1pm
📍 Emanuel Tsardoulias Community Library, Dulwich Hill

🐢 Shell Yeah! LEGO® Creator Turtle Workshop
Kids build a LEGO® Creator turtle in a hands-on Broadway Minis workshop.
📆 Mon 8 Jun / 10am, 11am & midday
📍 Broadway Sydney, Glebe

📚 Bilingual Storytime at Darling Square Library (ages 3–5)
Stories and songs in English and Mandarin for preschoolers and carers.
📆 Wed 10 Jun / 11:30am – 12pm
📍 Darling Square Library, Haymarket

🎶 Melody Mamas at Burwood Library
Stories and music come together in a preschool library session.
📆 Thu 11 Jun / 10am – 10:30am
📍 Burwood Library and Community Hub

🛠️ Creative Space Workshop (ages 13–18)
Design and make a sensory toy in a hands-on youth workshop.
📆 Thu 11 Jun / 3pm – 5:30pm
📍 Cliff Noble Community Centre, Alexandria

🧩 After School: Doodle Bot (ages 5–12)
Build a simple drawing machine and test what it can make.
📆 Thu 11 Jun / 4pm – 5pm
📍 St Peters/Sydenham Library

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

🎨 Architecture of the Inner West
Freehand illustrator Sorrel Trevarthen presents a solo exhibition of Inner West architecture.
📆 Thu 4 Jun – Tue 9 Jun / 10am – 2pm
📍 The Corner Gallery, Stanmore

🌻 Sunflowers & Swirls
Van Gogh-inspired floral installations and golden displays are on show across the venue.
📆 Fri 5 Jun – Sun 7 Jun / All day
📍 The Grounds of 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

🌟  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

🧵 Crafting in Stitches
Bring a stitching project or start a new one at this social craft circle.
📆 Fri 5 Jun / 10:30am – 12:30pm
📍 Pyrmont Community Centre

🤝 National Servicemen Commemorative Service
Annual service and wreath-laying honouring national servicemen at Burwood Park.
📆 Fri 5 Jun / 11am – 11:45am
📍 National Servicemen’s Memorial, Burwood Park

🎶 Ella Mai
Grammy-winning R&B artist performs as part of Vivid Sydney.
📆 Fri 5 Jun / 5pm – 11pm
📍 Carriageworks, Eveleigh

🎵 Moonlight Opera | Tumbalong Nights
Opera Australia rising stars perform arias and duets with special guest Diego Torre, plus DJ Dan Murphy between sets.
📆 Fri 5 Jun / 6pm – 10:30pm
📍 Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour ♿️

🎨 Nudenight Life Drawing at Doodler
Life drawing session with professional models at an independent arts hub.
📆 Fri 5 Jun / 7pm – 9pm
📍 Doodler, Marrickville

💃 Club de Tango: La Milonga
Social tango night with traditional milonga dancing.
📆 Fri 5 Jun / 7:30pm – 11:45pm
📍 Glebe Town Hall

🎨 Family Day @ Biennale with FLENK Collective
Family workshops, performances and hands-on activities exploring artworks and themes from the 25th Biennale of Sydney.
📆 Sat 6 Jun / 10am – 4pm
📍 White Bay Power Station, Rozelle

😺  Sunday Social Market
A rescue-focused market day with adoptable cats, local vendors, live music and sweet treats.
📆 Sun 7 Jun / 10am – 2pm
📍 Cha & Zacks Clubhouse & Sleepy Bloc, Marrickville

🎭 Inner West Play Reading Club: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler
Read through Summer of the Seventeenth Doll with other local theatre readers.
📆 Sat 6 Jun / 11am – 1:30pm
📍 Leichhardt Library

🎨 Finissage Family Art Workshops
Family art workshops mark the closing weekend of the Biennale.
📆 Sat 6 Jun / 12pm – 4pm
📍 Chau Chak Wing Museum, Camperdown

🧵 Wear Your Identity: Patchwork T-Shirts
Design a patchwork T-shirt in a queer, neurodiverse-led creative workshop.
📆 Sat 6 Jun / 1pm – 4pm
📍 Ultimo Community Centre

📷 Digital Photography Club
Learn practical photography skills in a community camera club session.
📆 Sat 6 Jun / 2pm – 4pm
📍 Burwood Park Community Centre

🐶 Bad Pet Portraiture at Golden Barley Hotel
Bring a pet or a photo for a custom portrait session in the beer garden.
📆 Sat 6 Jun / 4:30pm – 7:30pm
📍 Golden Barley Hotel, Enmore

🎶 Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 + Tjaka | Tumbalong Nights
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 headline with Afrobeat, joined by Indigenous-led trio Tjaka and DJ sets from MEEM.
📆 Sat 6 Jun / 5pm – 10:30pm
📍 Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour ♿️

🎧 Alison Wonderland Presents: Wonderland Warehouse Project
Warehouse-style electronic music line-up with dance sets across the night.
📆 Sat 6 Jun / doors 5pm
📍 Carriageworks, Eveleigh

Super Netball: Swifts v Thunderbirds
The Swifts take on the Thunderbirds in Super Netball.
📆 Sat 6 Jun / 5pm
📍 Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney Olympic Park

🛍️ 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 7 Jun / 9am – 1pm
📍 Harvest Park, Summer Hill

🎪 Community Fun Day
Food stalls, rides, live performances, pony rides, face painting and fireworks from 5:30pm. Hosted by Communities for Communities and proudly sponsored by the City of Canada Bay.
📆 Sun 7 Jun / 12pm – 6pm
📍 Drummoyne Oval

🛠️ Crafty Queers
Bring a creative project, share skills and use sewing machines at this queer-friendly craft session.
📆 Sun 7 Jun / 2pm – 5pm
📍 Reverse Garbage, Marrickville

🌸 Olfactophone 2: Sydney Workshop
Create a perfume through scent dialogue with artists Nadia Vitlin and Naoko Kusunoki.
📆 Sun 7 Jun / 2:30pm – 3:30pm
📍 St Peters Town Hall, Sydenham ♿️

🎻 Echoes Bohemian: Excelsia Chamber Orchestra
Excelsia Chamber Orchestra performs Bartók, Janáček and Brahms in a Central European folk-inspired program.
📆 Sun 7 Jun / 2:30pm – 3:30pm
📍 Balmain Town Hall ♿️

🏐 Super Netball: Giants v Fever
The Giants take on the Fever in Super Netball.
📆 Sun 7 Jun / 4pm
📍 Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney Olympic Park

🖋️ Zine Making
Hands-on workshop covering simple folding, layout and DIY publishing techniques.
📆 Sun 7 Jun / 4pm – 5:30pm
📍 Little Big House, Summer Hill

🎶 The Congos + Keanu Nelson | Tumbalong Nights
Jamaican roots reggae group The Congos perform with Luritja singer-songwriter Keanu Nelson and Jack’s Hit House DJ sets.
📆 Sun 7 Jun / 6pm – 10:30pm
📍 Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour ♿️

🎨 Scrap and Yap Drop-In Session
A relaxed craft club drop-in for making, chatting and taking a break from the week.
📆 Tue 9 Jun / 5pm – 8pm
📍 Mountain Goat, Newtown

🎨 The Rose Read Bookshop Launch Party
Summer Hill’s new bookshop celebrates its launch with drinks, nibbles and community.
📆 Fri 19 Jun / 5pm – 8pm
📍 The Rose Read Bookshop, Summer Hill

🛍️ The Makers and Shakers Market
Browse 140 Australian-made stalls, food, kids activities, workshops and a free photo booth.
📆 Sat 13 Jun – Sun 14 Jun / 10am – 4pm
📍 White Bay Cruise Terminal, Rozelle

🍩 Free Cinnamon Donuts at Donut Garage
Celebrate National Donut Day with free hot cinni donuts, limited to two per person while stocks last. See store for terms and conditions.
📆 Fri 5 Jun
📍 Donut Garage, Marrickville

🍩 Free Original Glaze at Brooklyn Donuts
App users can claim one free Original Glaze doughnut for National Donut Day. See store for terms and conditions.
📆 Fri 5 Jun / 8am – 8pm
📍 Brooklyn Donuts Broadway, Glebe

Inner West Council is installing up to 100 Return and Earn baskets alongside existing public bins in high-use locations across the area. The dedicated drop-off points make it easier to recycle eligible bottles and cans on the go, with baskets rolling out over the next few months.

Inner West Council is developing an E-bike Strategy and wants community input before 24 June. The strategy will cover designated bike parking, go-slow zones in busy areas and no-go zones where shared e-bikes are prohibited entirely. If you've ever had a shared bike dumped outside your front door, this is your chance to weigh in.

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City of Canada Bay Council is upgrading outdoor dining shelters along Majors Bay Road in Concord as part of a multimillion dollar investment in the village precinct. The new structures will include business signboards, lighting and heating for year-round outdoor dining, and are designed to overlap with existing awnings for continuous footpath shade. Construction starts later this year.

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