Good morning, Inner Westies.

From zine workshops and netball clashes to mini farms, markets and Mother’s Day plans, we’ve rounded up the best of the Inner West 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.

Once home to recording studios and offices, this Glebe warehouse has been turned into a live-work home with plenty of its original character still showing. Inside are polished concrete floors, exposed brick, huge skylights, high ceilings and a 4m terrazzo kitchen island, with recycled cabinetry made from the building’s old desks and storage. There’s a light-filled studio on the bedroom level (which could easily be converted into two more bedrooms), a loft retreat with city views, and a spiral staircase that the owners chose to feature. The owner’s video walkthrough is worth a watch for the story behind the reused details.

📍 4 bed / 2 bath / 3 car
👉 Listed with CobdenHayson

👶 Fridays - Parent Groups
Parents and carers are invited to gather for a relaxed weekly catch-up with little ones welcome in a friendly community space.
📆 Fridays / From 12pm
📍 Chuck & Sons Brewing Co., St Peters

🎡 Ferncourt Family Fair 2026
Annual community fair with rides, live music, food stalls and handmade goods.
📆 Sat 9 May / 10am – 4pm
📍 Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville

🔨 Bunnings Mother's Day High Tea + Kids DIY Workshop
In-store session with a kids DIY activity and a pot and plant workshop where families create a small project together, plus light refreshments.
📆 Sat 9 May
📍 Bunnings Alexandria / 10:30am – 12pm & 12:30pm – 2pm
📍 Bunnings Rozelle / 10:30am – 12:30pm

🐑 The Sheep Detectives at The Grounds
Meet a real flock of sheep at The Grounds' weekend mini farm, part of a tie-in with the new Hugh Jackman film. The Grounds laneways have also been transformed in a Van Gogh-inspired display through 21 June.
📆 Sat 9 & Sun 10 May / 10am – 2pm
📍 The Grounds of Alexandria

🚌 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
📍 Queen Victoria Building to White Bay Power Station return

🎻 Animal Adventures with The Metropolitan Orchestra
The Metropolitan Orchestra's Cushion Concerts return to Leichhardt Town Hall for one day only. Join Zookeepers Sarah-Grace and Sam for music from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals and Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee.
📆 Sat 9 May / 9:45am, 11:30am & 1:30pm
📍 Leichhardt Town Hall, Leichhardt

🎭 Whimsical Beauty
A double bill of puppetry, movement, comedy and poetry from Horizon Theatre Company, featuring the slapstick 'Eh!' and the visual theatre piece 'On Beauty', inspired by Khalil Gibran's poem.
📆 Sat 9 May / 7pm – 8:30pm | Sun 10 May / 5pm – 6:30pm
📍 Ashfield Town Hall

🎨 Saturday Create: Engineering (ages 8–12)
Build a simple moving robot using motors, mechanisms and basic circuits in this guided STEM session.
📆 Sat 9 May / 2pm – 3:30pm
📍 The Learning Space, Rhodes

📚 It's Story Time (ages 1–4)
A free monthly storytime session filled with books and fun activities presented in partnership with Paint Inner West REaD.
📆 Mon 11 May / 11am – 12pm
📍 Marrickville Metro

🛼 RollerFit Kids (Learn To Skate) (ages 5–13)
Kids can build confidence on skates while learning safe rolling techniques and fun tricks through games and skill-based activities suitable for all experience levels.
📆 Mon 11 May / 4:15pm – 5:15pm
📍 Robyn Webster Sports Centre, Tempe

👶 Parents Group at Little BIG House
Connect with other local parents in a welcoming drop-in session where little ones can enjoy a casual playdate while adults share conversation, support and community.
📆 Tue 12 May / 9:30am – 11:30am
📍 Little BIG House, Summer Hill

🛠️ Maker and Creator Workshop (ages 8–12)
Use robots, coding kits and simple electronics to build and test projects, from LED circuits to small moving creations.
📆 Tue 12 May / 3:30pm – 4:30pm
📍 Darling Square Library, Haymarket

🎭 Sydney Comedy Festival: Kids & Family Day (ages 5–15)
Enjoy a full day of free family fun at the Sydney Comedy Festival with roving performers, facepainting, craft activities, a scavenger hunt, comedy shows, and the “What’s So Funny!?” Kids Comedy Comp featuring workshops and prizes.
📆 Sat 16 May / 11am
📍 Factory Theatre Festival Hub, Marrickville

35+ spots where kids eat free across the Inner West, filterable by day and suburb. Kids Eat Free Guide →

🎸 Great Southern Nights 2026
The 17-night NSW live music festival continues this weekend with plenty of gigs across the Inner West. Check out their website for the full Inner West lineup.
📆 Fri 1 to Sun 17 May
📍 Various Inner West venues

🖼 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

🚌 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
📍 Queen Victoria Building to White Bay Power Station return

🍜 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

🖼️ The Social Glue of Sydney Exhibition - Opening Night
Celebrate the first group exhibition by The Social Glue of Sydney, featuring collages by Mia Ardianto, Jacqui Biffin, Kathryn Bird, Nicole Buckland, Anne Chestnut, Alice Crawford, Amanda Holt, Bettina Kaiser, Mandy King, Zoe Sadokierski, and other members of the collective.
📆 Fri 8 May / 6pm
📍 Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown

🎲 Games Exchange: Australia x New Zealand
Indie developers from Sydney and Auckland swap games for live playtesting and feedback, hosted by Noble Steed Games. Free to attend.
📆 Fri 8 May / 5:30pm – 8pm
📍 Redfern Community Centre

🗺️ A Time of Reflection in a Changing World
The Twentieth Century Heritage Society of NSW & ACT presents a talk on how landscape architecture shaped the design of three Australian war memorials.
📆 Fri 8 May / 7pm – 9pm
📍 Marrickville Library and Pavilion

🎨 Wildly Human - Creative Workshops
Reconnect with creativity, confidence and genuine connection through playful weekly workshops combining art, drama and movement.
📆 Fri 8 May / 7pm
📍 River Canoe Club of NSW, Marrickville

🛍️ Mother's Day Makers Market
Free market of local artisans and bakers at Market Studio — timed for Mother's Day gift shopping.
📆 Sat 9 May / 9am – 2pm
📍 Market Studio, Annandale

🎶 80 Degrees - The Perfect Temp-o
Settle into a relaxed daytime music experience featuring evolving sounds across the decades alongside unlimited matcha, live portraits, custom tote bags and local creative pop-ups.
📆 Sat 9 May / 10am – 1pm
📍 Substation no.13, Pyrmont

📰 Carnation Zine Workshop with Michelle Tsang
Artist Michelle Tsang leads a zine-making session as part of Burwood Library's Journaling Social. Bookings required.
📆 Sat 9 May / 11am – 12:30pm
📍 Burwood Library and Community Hub

🎨 Mother’s Day: Botanical Watercolour Painting (ages 16+)
A beginner-friendly Mother’s Day workshop exploring botanical watercolour painting with guided instruction, tea and scones, and all materials provided.
📆 Sat 9 May / 11am – 1:30pm
📍 Ultimo Community Centre, Ultimo

🏺 Ceramics: Studio Access Program (Saturdays)
Experienced ceramics students can develop independent projects over six weeks with access to pottery wheels, studio equipment, glazes and kiln firing support.
📆 Starts Sat 9 May / 1pm – 4pm
📍 Pine Street Creative Arts Centre, Chippendale ♿️

🎨 Life Drawing for Sculptors with Simon Harris
Six-week course working from a live model, covering gesture, proportion, anatomy and spatial depth. Casual single-session bookings available.
📆 Starts Sat 9 May / 2:30pm – 5:30pm
📍 Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School, Erskineville

🏈 GWS Giants v Essendon Bombers
GWS Giants host Essendon in Round 9 of the AFL Premiership season.
📆 Sat 9 May / 4:15pm
📍 ENGIE Stadium, Olympic Park

🖼️ Water is a Mirror: Opening Night
The opening night of a group exhibition from Nauti Studios featuring artworks, live music and performance inspired by the mysterious and creative power of water.
📆 Sat 9 May / 5pm – 9pm
📍 Nauti Studios, Forest Lodge

💃 Pollys Dance
Dress to the theme or come as you are for a lively community dance night featuring DJs, raffles, costume prizes, a lucky door prize and an amateur drag show.
📆 Sat 9 May / 7pm – 11:30pm
📍 Marrickville Town Hall

🛍️ Marrickville Organic Food Market
Weekly organic farmers market with certified produce, bread, meat, cheese, honey and gourmet foods.
📆 Sun 10 May / 9am – 3pm
📍 142 Addison Road, Marrickville

🍵 Mother's Day Tea Blending Workshop
Blend your own loose-leaf tea from premium teas and botanicals, with Kurtosh cake included.
📆 Sun 10 May / 9am – 9:45am & 10am – 10:45am
📍 Kurtosh, South Eveleigh

🖋️ Media Journal: The Devil Wears Prada Edition
Create collaged journal spreads inspired by The Devil Wears Prada and other favourite films or shows in this cosy crafting workshop with themed stationery, prompts and creative journaling activities.
📆 Sun 10 May / 10:30am – 1pm
📍 Not-So Secret Society HQ, Glebe

🌿 Mother's Day Terrarium Workshop (ages 8+)
Create a small single-plant terrarium in this hands-on Mother’s Day workshop with all materials included, plus a chrysanthemum bouquet to take home.
📆 Sun 10 May / 11am
📍 Wender Plant Studio, Alexandria

🌿 Terrariums and High Tea with Hampton & French
Create your own decorative tabletop terrarium with a selection of plants and miniature ornaments while enjoying a high tea with finger sandwiches, scones, fruit and cakes.
📆 Sun 10 May / 11am
📍 Hampton & French, Summer Hill

🌹 Mother's Day in Little Italy
Norton Street is a great spot to take mum to celebrate Mother's Day with special menus and offers across its restaurants and bars.
📆 Sun 10 May
📍 Norton Street, Leichhardt

🥁 Hour of Power: Japanese Drum Workshop
One-hour taiko drumming workshop for all experience levels.
📆 Sun 10 May / 1:15pm – 2:15pm
📍 Taikoz, Ultimo

🏐 Super Netball – Giants v Mavericks
Giants Netball host the Adelaide Mavericks in a home Super Netball game.
📆 Sun 10 May / 2pm
📍 Ken Rosewall Arena, Olympic Park

📚 Workshop: Make Your Own Altered Book with the Collage Artists of The Social Glue of Sydney
Learn collage techniques and creative strategies for transforming books into ongoing altered art projects in this hands-on workshop led by artists Kathryn Bird and Nicole Buckland.
📆 Sun 10 May / 2:30pm – 4:30pm
📍 Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown

🎭 AFC Australian Fashion Week: Public Access
Ticketed runway shows and AFC Talks at Carriageworks throughout the week.
📆 Mon 11 – Fri 15 May
📍 Carriageworks, Eveleigh

🎨 GAS SYD presents LOUD!
A group exhibition featuring 29 independent artists exploring the relationship between art and sound through colour, rhythm, texture and live creative performances.
📆 Tue 12 May – Mon 18 May
📍 STUDIO 551, Newtown

🐶 Let's Sketch Dogs
Drop-in sketch session using simple techniques to draw dogs. Bring your dog or just a sketchbook.
📆 Tue 12 May / 5:30pm
📍 Little BIG House, Summer Hill

🌿 Bonsai & Brews
Two-hour beginner bonsai workshop with expert Mason. Pot, shape and wire your own tree to take home. Beer, bonsai and plant pot included.
📆 Thu 14 May / 6pm
📍 Chuck & Son's Brewing Co, St Peters

👻 Dark Tales of Glebe Point Road (ages 16+)
Author Heather Jones explores the chilling history, urban legends and notorious figures connected to Glebe Point Road in this gripping talk on the darker side of Glebe’s past.
📆 Sat 16 May / 1:30pm – 3pm
📍 St Helen’s Community Centre, Glebe ♿️

🎨 Inner Child Craft Workshop
Enjoy a playful creative wellbeing workshop where women can make a Joy Board, write a letter to their future self, connect with others, and enjoy prosecco, nibbles, and nostalgic treats.
📆 Sun 17 May / 3:45pm – 6pm
📍 Sydney Street Art Gallery, Marrickville

🎬 La La Land in Concert
Screening of La La Land with a full orchestra and jazz ensemble performing the score live in sync with the film.
📆 Sat 30 May, 7:30pm | Sun 31 May, 2pm & 7:30pm
📍 Darling Harbour Theatre, ICC Sydney

Berkelouw Books Leichhardt has announced it will stay open for an extra week following strong community support over the past few weeks. The bookstore’s final day of trade is now set for Sunday, 17 May 2026, giving you a little more time to browse the shelves and say goodbye to the long-running Leichhardt institution.
📆 Final day of trade: Sun 17 May 2026
📍 Berkelouw Books, Leichhardt

🍒 Cherry & Cheese Fritta @ Frittas Marrickville
Frittas Marrickville is launching a new weekend special series, starting with the Cherry & Cheese Fritta. The pan-fried fritta is topped with whipped Italian ricotta, sweet cherries, and a touch of salt and pepper for a sweet-meets-savoury combo. The first 20 customers to order the Cherry & Cheese Fritta will score a free coffee - see Frittas for terms & conditions.
📆 From Sat 9 May 2025
📍 Frittas, Marrickville

🌮 Cinco de Mayo @ Hay St Market
Hay St Market is throwing a two-day Cinco de Mayo celebration in the heart of Haymarket, with Taco Nixtamal leading the festivities. Expect birria tacos, margaritas, Jarritos and live mariachi music from Victor Valdes and trio across both days. From street food to cocktails, there’s plenty happening under one roof — and entry is free.
📆 at 9 to Sun 10 May 2026 / Sat 11am – 10pm, Sun 11am – 6pm
📍 Hay St Market, Haymarket

🍰 Mother’s Day Bottomless High Tea @ Delhi ‘O’ Delhi
Delhi ‘O’ Delhi is putting an Indian-inspired spin on Mother’s Day high tea with a generous spread of sweet and savoury favourites made for sharing. Expect pulled chicken tikka sandwiches, paneer skewers, bhaji sliders, kanda bhajiya, gulab jamun and mango shrikhand, alongside chai and coffee throughout. Adults are $75 including a welcome G&T, with the option to add a 1.5-hour bottomless drinks package featuring Prosecco, Riesling and Shiraz for $15pp. Kids high tea is also available for $35.
📆 Sun 10 May 2026 / 11:30am – 2:30pm
📍 Delhi ‘O’ Delhi, Newtown

🍰 Cake & Cuvées @ Famelia x Elenti
Famelia and Elenti team up for a Mother’s Day high tea with a twist — no tea, just cake and cuvées. Expect a three-course mix of savoury and sweet bites (think gourmet sandwiches, tarts and scones) paired with a three-wine flight curated by Famelia. You can also add a slice of “that” cake and a glass of bubbles for an extra treat. 💰 Starting from $99.
📆 Sun 10 May / 12:30pm & 3:30pm
📍 Famelia, Marrickville

🍷 Mother’s Day at Bistro Grenier
Bistro Grenier is celebrating Mother’s Day with its full à la carte French menu available from lunch through to late evening. Every booking includes a complimentary glass of sparkling for Mum, with classic French dishes, generous hospitality and a kids menu available throughout the day.
📆 Sun 10 May 2026 / 12pm – 11pm
📍 Bistro Grenier, Newtown

💐 Mother’s Day at Petersham Bowlo
Petersham Bowling Club is celebrating Mother’s Day with a few extra perks for Mum. Every mum will receive a complimentary glass of bubbles on arrival, plus a free dessert from Grange Gully Bistro, while kids ’ meals will be half price all day. See venue for terms & conditions. Whilst there, help them raise the remaining funds needed for their accessibility ramp!
📆 Sun 10 May 2026
📍 Petersham Bowling Club

🎶 Mother’s Day at the Bald Rock Hotel
The Bald Rock Hotel is putting on a full day of Mother’s Day celebrations with lunch, dinner, drinks, live music and a classic Sunday roast. The Black Water Irish Band will be playing live, and every mum will receive a complimentary glass of bubbles on the day.
📆 Sun 10 May 2026
📍 Bald Rock Hotel, Rozelle

🥂 Mother’s Day at Leichhardt Bowlo
Leichhardt Bowling Club is celebrating Mother’s Day with a complimentary glass of bubbles for all mums. Round up the family!
📆 Sun 10 May 2026
📍 Leichhardt Bowling Club

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