Good morning, Inner Westies. From markets to music and last-minute gifts — your Mother’s Day weekend plans start here.

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.

Grab your morning coffee and join us as we explore the Inner West together.

— Jess Thorning

Pick up a Succulent and a Snack at Miss Sina’s 🪴 🍰 

Inner West local Orlando from Simple Succulents will host a plant stall at Miss Sina this Saturday. Pick up a perfect Mother's Day gift or treat yourself, then indulge in Miss Sina's delicious vegan pastries, donuts and scrolls while you're there!

📍 Miss Sina, Marrickville / Saturday 10 May / From 9am
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Saddle Up for the Inner West Ale Trail’s Country Fest 🤠 🍺 

Inner West Country transforms the Inner West Ale Trail into a free, open-door showcase of music, food and community spirit across three jam-packed weekends (May 10-11, 16-18 and 24-25). Visitors can enjoy country, rockabilly and rock 'n' roll music alongside laneway dance parties, line-dancing, First Nations storytelling, chilli-eating competitions, Texan BBQ, and cowboy hat crafting at 12 walk-in friendly events.

This Weekend:

• Chilli Eating Comp & Smoked Meat Feast
  📍 Pickled Monkey Brewing Co / Saturday 10 May 2025 / 5pm to late

• Dance Country Party
  📍 Sauce Brewing Co / Sunday 11 May 2025 / 4pm – 8pm

  
  👉️ Check out the Inner West Ale Trail for more info.

🎉 Convene on the Green @ Petersham Bowling Club
Head there on the 2nd Friday of each month and let the kids wear themselves out on the jumping castle.
📍Petersham Bowling Club / Friday 9 May 2025 / 4pm – 6pm

🎤 Burwood Youth Festival 2025 
The Burwood Youth Festival is kicking off, with the emerging talent within the Burwood community taking centre stage. Head to Burwood Park for an afternoon of incredible live music and performances by talented young locals. Enjoy the vibe, and support the next generation of performers.
📍Burwood Park / Saturday 10 May 2025 / 2pm – 5pm

♻️ Mother's Day Card and Bouquet Workshop 
Create heartfelt Mother's Day cards and everlasting flowers from reclaimed materials at Reverse Garbage, a sustainable alternative to store-bought gifts that's suitable for all ages (children under 10 require adult supervision). Tickets $10.
📍Reverse Garbage, Marrickville / Saturday 10 May 2025 / 10am – 1pm ♿️

🍪 Mum & Me: A Magical Cookie Decorating Morning 
Share a fun morning decorating ready-made cookies with your little ones, complete with face painting for kids and take-home gift boxes for your sweet creations. Tickets $38.37 when booking ahead or $48.96 at the door.
📍Tropical Soul Dance Studio, Annandale / Saturday 10 May 2025 / 10:30am – midday

🍽️ Mother's Day: Painting on Vintage Plates with Tea and Scones (ages 14+) 
Learn to paint on upcycled vintage plates in this fun, hands-on intergenerational workshop at Ultimo Community Centre. Cost $50.
📍Ultimo Community Centre / Saturday 10 May 2025 / 10:30am – 1pm

🌱 Seedling Planting Workshops (ages 3+) 
Get kids outdoors with this hands-on Seedling Planting Workshops, teaching basic gardening skills as they plant their own seedlings and learn about responsibility, sustainability and nature. Bookings essential.
📍Innovation Plaza, South Eveleigh / Saturday 10 May 2025 / 10:30am – 1:30pm

📸 Photo Frame Decorating 
Make Mum's heart melt with a handmade keepsake! In this crafty workshop, kids will decorate their very own photo frame using a variety of art supplies. The final touch? A special photo of your little one, printed and framed to take home that day. Plus, free face painting!
📍 Innovation Plaza, South Eveleigh / Sunday 11 May 2025 / 11am – 2pm

⚽ Free Kids Sports Classes @ South Eveleigh (ages 3 to 6) 
Join free weekly Minis sports classes, where kids explore different sports while developing motor skills. Facilitated by Ready Steady Go Kids. Book ahead, limited spots.
📍 South Eveleigh / Every Tuesday / 10am-10:30am, 10:30am-11am, 11am-11:30am

🎈 Sensory Fun Time @ Marrickville Metro (ages 2 to 3)
Head there for a FREE fun filled sensory play session. Activity facilitated in partnership with Paint Inner West read every second Tuesday. Children must be fully supervised throughout the session.
📍 Marrickville Metro / Tuesday 13 May. 2025 / 11am

🧸 Playgroup @ Polish Club Ashfield (ages 0 to 5)
Weekly playgroup sessions offer kids crafts, sensory play and games, while parents can enjoy refreshments from Polka Cafe & Deli.
📍 Polish Club Ashfield / Thursday 15 May 2025 / 10:30am-12pm ♿️

All Weekend

🎪 Disney's Snow White at The Grounds of Alexandria 
Step into an immersive enchanted forest experience inspired by Disney's Snow White, where every detail brings the timeless fairytale to life. Enjoy specially crafted menu items that match the story's charm, but note that the installation is exclusively reserved for dining guests.
📍The Grounds of Alexandria / 7:30am – 9pm daily

Friday

👕Vintage Kilo Sale @ Marrickville
Kilo Sale is Australia's first and biggest clothing event where you purchase your items by the kilo. All racks are replenished with new stock throughout the event - you will always have the chance to get a first look at fresh items. Get tickets here 
📍29 Smith St, Marrickville / Friday 9 May 2025 / 5:30pm – 8:30pm

🎉 Convene on the Green @ Petersham Bowling Club
Head there on the 2nd Friday of each month and let the kids wear themselves out on the jumping castle.
📍Petersham Bowling Club / Friday 9 May 2025 / 4pm – 6pm

🍽️ Community Dinner @ Pyrmont 
Friends of Pyrmont Community Centre invites all community members from Pyrmont, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Annandale and their friends and families to an informal get together for dinner. The dinner is provided free by volunteers, however a donation is requested if you are able to. Please bring your own drinks.
📍 Pyrmont Community Centre / Friday 9 May 2025 / 6pm – 8pm

🧩 World Collage Day Workshop @ Newtown 
Celebrate World Collage Day at Newtown Collage Collective's guided workshop in the heritage-listed St Georges Gallery, perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike. All materials and light refreshments will be supplied at this zen creative experience, whether you come alone or with friends. Tickets $55.
📍 St Georges Gallery, Newtown / Friday 9 May 2025 / 6:30pm – 9pm

🤣 Tinyprov: A Two-Person Improv Comedy Showcase 
Duos of talented newcomers and seasoned performers take the stage with a unique twist – the final pair don't know who they're performing with until their set begins! Tickets $20.
📍 Improv Theatre Sydney, Redfern / Friday 9 May 2025 / 8:15pm – 9:15pm

Saturday

🖼️ The Annual Barangaroo Artisan Markets 
The streets will come alive with 70+ stalls boasting carefully curated artisanal wares. Explore aisles of ceramic, prints, homewares, jewellery and support local businesses, while enjoying free live music and delicious eats.
📍 Barangaroo / Saturday 10 May 2025 / 10am – 3pm

🛍️ Mother's Day Market 
Spoil mum at this community market featuring unique local crafts, Polish folk performances, and delicious European food including kielbasa BBQ and pączki desserts. Browse stalls offering handmade jewellery, ceramics and clothing while the kids enjoy arts and crafts with Liverpool Polish Saturday School educators.
📍Polish Club, Ashfield / Saturday 10 May 2025 / 10am – 4pm

🧩 Compost and Worm Farming Workshop 
Learn how to set up and maintain compost bins and worm farms at this free International Composting Awareness Week demonstration, perfect for beginners and those looking to revive existing systems.
📍Inner West Sustainability Hub, Summer Hill / Saturday 10 May 2025 / 10am – 12pm

Sunday

🧘 Pilates & Pastries @ Marrickville
An energising morning pilates class followed by homemade pastries and coffee.
📍 Above ONA Coffee Sydney Cafe, Marrickville / Sunday 11 May / 8am

🥖 Tramsheds Growers & Artisan Market 
Wake up and take a stroll down Artisan Lane where you will be delighted by local artisan and delicious foodies and bespoke wares. 
📍Tramsheds, Glebe / Sunday 11 May 2025 / 9am – 3pm

🍎 Marrickville Organic Food Market 
Do your weekly grocery shopping and pick up some lunch from some of Sydneys best street food vendors.
📍 Addison Road Centre, Marrickville / Sundays / 9am – 3pm

📆 Book Ahead

🎨 Auslan Ceramics Art Club @ Glebe 
Have fun with clay and develop new techniques at the Auslan Ceramics Art Club, facilitated by Deaf ceramic artist Kirsty Collins. Open to all skill levels, this club welcomes Deaf and HOH community members to craft unique pieces while making new connections.
📍 Kil.n.it Experimental Ceramics Studio, Glebe / Friday 16 May 2025 / 6pm – 8pm

Cauliflower Hotel Waterloo | Sunday 11 May | Enjoy a complimentary glass of wine with a Sunday roast purchase on Mother’s Day - see venue for terms.

Noi Petersham | Sunday 11 May | Mother’s Day Lunch 3 course set menu $95 per adult / $55 per child 12 years and under | Book ahead - see venue for terms.

Public House Petersham | Sunday 11 May | Complimentary cocktail on arrival for mum + Kids eat free with any main meal purchase - see venue for terms.

Kids Eat Free

The Redfern | Saturday & Sunday | All day | Order yourself a main meal during the weekend and your kid gets their own complimentary dish | Excludes Public Holiday weekends - see venue for terms.

The Balmain | Monday to Friday | 4pm – 6pm | House Wine, Beer & Spirits

The Golden Barley Enmore | Friday | $16 Jugs of Phliter XPA ‘till 10 PM

The Midnight Special Newtown | Tuesdays to Friday 5pm – 7pm & Saturdays 3pm – 5pm | $15 Classic Cocktails - see venue for details.

Corridor Newtown | Friday | 4pm – 7pm | $7 Pints of Young Henry’s & $14 Cocktails

The Townie Newtown | Everyday | 5pm – 7pm | $6 Beers, Wines, Spirits & $12 Cocktails

📆 Coming Up

Exhibitions This Week

• A Good Idea Exhibition | Tin Sheds Gallery Darlington

• All Roads Lead Home – Paul Pinga Matareke | Ochredfern Alexandria

• Anne Kwasner – More Than an Object | Tiliqua Tiliqua Enmore

• Artefacts: Chaos Collective x New Resource | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• Basia Zielinska "Sydney Heart Beats" Art Exhibition | Polish Club Ashfield

• Berlin Sydney Art Show | Local Edition Gallery Glebe

• Consuelo Cavaniglia: seeing through you | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• David Manks: Divergence | Artsite Contemporary Camperdown

• Gilli Gurung | Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative, Leichhardt

• Hannaford Byrne Camera Annual Exhibition | Leichhardt Library

• Instrumental: Collections from Science | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• Kerameikos the Potters' Quarter | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• Never Truly Naked by Guy James Whitworth | Miss Wolf Marrickville

• On Ageing | Chrissie Cotter Gallery Camperdown

• On the Road to Justice: Remembering the Freedom Ride | Glebe Library

• Paintings by Marita Brahe and Ross Coady | Harrington St Gallery Chippendale

• The Pintupi Nine | Kate Owen Gallery Rozelle

• Political Matter | Upspace Gallery + Studios Marrickville

• Sense of Place Group Show | The Shop Gallery Glebe

• Still Life: Image and Object | Gallery LNL Newtown

• Student Life: Max Dupain at the University of Sydney | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• The trace is not a presence ... | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• Union Made: Art from the University of Sydney Union | Chau Chak Wing Museum Camperdown

• XSWL: xiào sǐ wǒle | White Rabbit Gallery

Friday

• The Bridge Hotel Rozelle | Pseudo Echo | 7:30pm

• Butchers Brew Bar Dulwich Hill | Gervais Koffi & The African Diaspora | 8pm

• Camelot Lounge Marrickville | Lolo Lovina | 7pm

• The Chippo Hotel Chippendale | Fergus Bailey and The Teeth | 6:30pm

• Django Bar @ Camelot Lounge Marrickville | Lolo Lovina | 6pm

• Gasoline Pony Marrickville | Lamplighters + Rhode Eyes | 6pm

• The Lansdowne Chippendale | Edgecliff + In Good Hands, Bangalley, Acid Amora | 6pm

• The Lansdowne Chippendale | Chaperone + Dink | 6pm

• Lazy Thinking Dulwich Hill | heartholder [ft. Zeroing] + Heart Armour, Galiba | 6pm

• The Lord Gladstone Chippendale | Morris + The Blue Reds, Scoot the Loot | 5pm

• Marrickville Bowling Club | Terza Madre + The Wednesday Night, Shrapnel, Black Turtles | 6:30pm

• The Merton Hotel Rozelle | The Stray Dogs | 8pm

• Miss Celie's Ashfield | Marvellous Hearts | 7pm

• MoshPit Bar Erskineville | Ryan Thomas + Ventura, Sacreblues | 8pm

• Pyrmont Bridge Hotel | Scott Day | 9pm

• Sappho Books, Cafe & Bar Glebe | Joazzsh | 7:30pm

• Trocadero Room Enmore | Freddy Crabs | 7pm

• Union Hotel Newtown | Tilly Vickers Willis + Kate Moth, Tamara & the Dreams | 7:30pm

• The Vanguard Newtown | Bread Club | 6pm

• Vic on the Park Marrickville | Young Henrys' Rock & Roll Circus + Ruby Fields, Harry O'Brien (Pacific Avenue), Jacob Finch (The Terrys), Patience Hodgeson (The Grates), Gold Fang, Sophie McComish (Body Type), Al Grigg (Palms, Straight Arrows), Mia Hewitt (Father's Favourite), Vanda (Liquid Zoo), Sammy + Lucy (The Beefs), Julian Hamilton (The Presets), Pan-Pacific Grand Prix | 7pm

• Yulli's Brews Alexandria | Ultracrush + Safford, Sadie | 8pm

Saturday

• Bald Rock Hotel Rozelle | Dan Mullins | 7:30pm-10:30pm

• Balmain Bowling Club | 12 Bar Dudes | 5pm-8pm

• Botany View Hotel Newtown | The Kindness + Vermanic | 7pm

• The Bridge Hotel Rozelle | Pseudo Echo | 7:30pm

• Butchers Brew Bar Dulwich Hill | Tice & King | 3pm

• Butchers Brew Bar Dulwich Hill | PJ O'Brien Band | 8pm

• The Chippo Hotel Chippendale | Soma + Brazen Barbie | 7pm

• Crowbar Leichhardt | The Southern River Band | 6:30pm

• Darling Nikki's St Peters | Chinwag + In Good Hands, Cruise Baby | 6pm

• The Eveleigh Hotel | Pat Powell + Father's Favourite | 3pm

• Gasoline Pony Marrickville | Dylan Hartas + Shapanski, Mixed Business | 6pm

• Hopsters Brewery Enmore | Saturday Night Mixup + Lost in The Woods | 7pm

• The Lansdowne Chippendale | Krisp + Heterochromia, Toy Saints, Herd Immunity | 8pm

• Lazy Thinking Dulwich Hill | Kierann + Casual Fan, Sourflour | 2:30pm

• The Merton Hotel Rozelle | Bonnie Kay & the Sweet Patooties | 8pm

• The Midnight Special Newtown | Hellebores + Whopping Big Naughty | 2pm

• Miss Celie's Ashfield | Blues Collective | 4pm

• Miss Celie's Ashfield | Frank Sultana Band + Berretta & Sullivan | 7:30pm

• Mixtape Brewing & Bar Marrickville | The Nature Strip | 7:30pm

• MoshPit Bar Erskineville | Budd + Spitting Chips, Drill | 1:30pm

• MoshPit Bar Erskineville | Budd + Hekate, Spitting Chips | 6:30pm

• Pyrmont Bridge Hotel | Ca$hed Up | 5pm

• Pyrmont Bridge Hotel | Bourbon River | 9pm

• Sappho Books, Cafe & Bar Glebe | Pekkly Mammoth | 7:30pm

• Trocadero Room Enmore | Gena Stone + Sundress, Chiara Kovac | 6pm

• The Vanguard Newtown | Dr. Reknaw + Jasper Gubbay | 7pm

• Vic on the Park Marrickville | Jasper & the Jokers + Good Hounds | 9pm

• Waywards @ The Bank Hotel Newtown | SlayQuest: 2Slay2Quest + myxibun, Sarah Wolfe, Porcelain Boy, Mayke, Mphilly, DJ Stinky | 8pm

Sunday

• Bald Rock Hotel Rozelle | Blackwater Irish Band | 5pm-8pm

• Balmain Bowling Club | Shane Flew Trio | 3pm-6pm

• Crowbar Leichhardt | Awaken The Hate | 4pm

• The Dock Redfern | Rotations + rat girl, Cupholder DJs | 8pm

• Enmore Hotel | Meow Meow and the Smackouts + Bugg Music | 6pm

• Lazy Thinking Dulwich Hill | Eeyore + Monstahouse, SAFFORD | 7pm

• LazyBones Marrickville | The Wild Onion | 4pm

• LVL 1 @ LazyBones Lounge | The Wild Onion | 5pm

• The Merton Hotel Rozelle | Blanchie's Blues Ensemble | 6pm

• Miss Celie's Ashfield | Steve Brien Trio | 4pm

• Miss Celie's Ashfield | Paul Sun Duo | 7:30pm

• MoshPit Bar Erskineville | Bondi Skins + Snow Leopard, Swept Mids | 3pm

• Palomino Lounge Enmore | Huckleberry | 7:30pm

• Pyrmont Bridge Hotel | 12 Bar Dudes | 3pm

• Pyrmont Bridge Hotel | Liza Ohlback & Nathan Beretta | 7pm

• Salisbury Hotel | The Safety of Life at Sea + The Whiskey Sessions | 3pm

• Yulli's Brews Alexandria | Dusty Sundays + The Surf Eaters | 5pm

Thank You!

Thanks for reading. Please feel free to reply with any feedback.

Reminder: 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 and specials can change.

Have a fun weekend!

Jess