King Street Crawl, Anime Karaoke, Sri Lankan High Tea & More

King Street Crawl comes back for its third year on Sunday 12 July, and this time it’s bigger, with over 250 artists across 45+ venues the length of Newtown's main strip. There’ll be pubs, galleries and independent shops all opening their doors for the day. The last two crawls pulled more than 14,000 people, so expect a proper takeover on King Street.

New for 2026 is a ticketed headline stage at the Enmore Theatre, with Tropical F*ck Storm topping the bill alongside Winston Surfshirt, Human Movement and Miss Kaninna.

Everywhere else stays free with over 100 acts across the crawl's usual haunts, and names like Teenage Joans, RVG and PASH filling out a lineup with so much local talent that you could plan an entire day around it and still miss half the good stuff.

My advice is to pick two or three venues in advance and let the rest be a surprise.

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King Street Crawl: Newtown's King Street opens up across 45+ venues with 250 artists for the annual crawl.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 11am
📍 King St, Newtown
💰 Free

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NAIDOC Week: 50 Years of Deadly at the PBC: Stalls, music, food and beers at the Petersham Bowling Club marking 50 years of NAIDOC.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 4pm
📍 Petersham Bowling Club, Petersham
💰 Free

_NIGHTLIFE
J-Song Karaoke Night: Cosplay-friendly anime karaoke on the terrace at the Dunkirk Hotel.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 6:30pm
📍 Dunkirk Hotel, Pyrmont
💰 Ticketed

_{FOOD & DRINK}
Dilmah x Colombo Social Sri Lankan High Tea: A Sri Lankan high tea in Enmore built around Dilmah Tea and Colombo Social's hospitality.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 12pm
📍 159 Enmore Rd, Enmore
💰 Ticketed

_FAMILY
Rome Around: A Family Fun Workshop: Families travel back to ancient Rome through hands-on history activities at the Chau Chak Wing Museum.
📅 Fri 10 Jul, 2pm
📍 Chau Chak Wing Museum, Camperdown
💰 Ticketed

_{ARTS & CULTURE}
Jackson Aces Magic Show: Beyond Possible: David Blaine-endorsed illusionist Jackson Aces brings grand illusions and card magic to Teatro at the Italian Forum.
📅 All weekend, various times
📍 Teatro, Shop 30a/23 Norton St, Leichhardt
💰 Ticketed

_FAMILY
Mad Hatter's Tea Party: A cheeky circus cabaret riff on Alice in Wonderland for all ages at The Grand Electric.
📅 All weekend, various times
📍 The Grand Electric, 199 Cleveland St, Surry Hills
💰 Ticketed

_CREATIVE
Art Café Creative Workshop: A paint-and-sip style session at Cork & Chroma's Art Café in Surry Hills.
📅 Fri 10 Jul & Sun 12 Jul, various times
📍 Cork & Chroma, 55 Holt St, Surry Hills
💰 Ticketed

_WELLNESS
Guided Massage Exchange: Breathwork, slow intuitive yoga, and a guided massage exchange practised in pairs and trios at a Darlinghurst wellness space.
📅 All weekend, various times
📍 80 Surrey St, Darlinghurst
💰 Ticketed

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Thirty Six: A queer-centred theatre work billed as part party, part elegy, part revolution, staged at Qtopia Sydney.
📅 Fri 10 Jul & Sat 11 Jul, 7pm
📍 Qtopia Sydney, 301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst
💰 Ticketed

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Afterglow: Griffin Theatre Company opens its new season of Afterglow, a musical rom-com running through to 25 July.
📅 Fri 10 & Sat 11 Jul, 7pm
📍 Belvoir St Theatre, 18 Belvoir St, Surry Hills
💰 Ticketed

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Coffee Quiz Night: Slurps Up and Stitch Coffee Marrickville team up for a trivia night built entirely around coffee.
📅 Fri 10 Jul, 6pm
📍 Stitch Coffee, Marrickville
💰 Ticketed

_NIGHTLIFE
Funny Buggers @ Palms On Oxford: A monthly gay stand-up comedy night at Palms On Oxford in Darlinghurst.
📅 Fri 10 Jul, 8pm
📍 124 Oxford St, Darlinghurst
💰 Ticketed

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Glebe: The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful: Sean Burgess's exhibition on the history, lore and legend of Glebe opens this evening. Meet the artist and get a tour of the works with complimentary refreshments and live music.
📅 Fri 10 Jul, 6:30pm
📍 112 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe
💰 Free

_FAMILY
Parents' Group at Chuck & Sons Brewing Co: A weekly no-agenda drop-in for parents and young kids at the St Peters brewery.
📅 Fri 10 Jul, 12pm
📍 Chuck & Sons Brewing Co, St Peters
💰 Free

The Polish Club has quietly become the Inner West's unofficial home ring for Australian Wrestling Superstars, and they're back in Ashfield on Saturday 11 July for another full card of pro wrestling. This isn’t a one-off either; the club has hosted everything from the crew's biggest annual Superslam shows to charity supershows raising money for kids' mobility equipment.

Expect the full theatre of it with championship clashes, feuds playing out in real time, and wrestlers who lean hard into the theatrics. Doors open at 6:30pm with the action kicking off at 7:15pm sharp, and it’s pitched as a genuine family night out rather than an adults-only affair.

If you’re looking to make a proper night of it, I’d recommend booking a table for dinner at Sto Lat, a Polish restaurant within the same building.

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NAIDOC Week: Cultural Walk and Planting Activity: A guided walk on Aboriginal connection to Country followed by planting a pollinator garden at Sydney City Farm.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 12pm
📍 Sydney City Farm, St Peters
💰 Free

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Saturday Acoustic Music Jam: Bring your own instrument for an informal, no-lessons jam session at The Place Lewisham.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 2pm
📍 12 Victoria St, Lewisham
💰 Ticketed

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Iranian Classical Music with Mahya Panahi & Sohrab Kolahdooz: An intimate evening of traditional Persian music at Glebe Town Hall.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 5pm
📍 Glebe Town Hall, 160 St Johns Rd, Glebe
💰 Ticketed

_{TALKS & WORKSHOPS}
Intro to Bricklaying: DIY Series: A one-day fundamentals course in bricklaying, jointing and rendering for the practically curious.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 9am
📍 Sustainability Hub, Summer Hill
💰 Ticketed

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Open Maker Workshop: Digital Cutting – Vinyl Labels: Learn digital cutting equipment while making your own vinyl label projects at The Learning Space.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 2pm
📍 The Learning Space, 30 Shoreline Dr, Rhodes
💰 Ticketed

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Forged in Steel: Heritage Walking Tour of South Eveleigh: A free guided walk through South Eveleigh's Innovation Precinct, digging into its railway and industrial past.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 11am
📍 Locomotive 1083, Innovation Plaza, Locomotive St, Eveleigh
💰 Free

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Authentic Relating Lab: The Courage To Connect: A structured workshop for anyone who finds small talk unsatisfying, built around exercises for genuine connection.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 5:30pm
📍 FlourMill Space, 3 Gladstone St, Newtown
💰 Ticketed

_FESTIVAL
Other Worlds Zine Fair: Over 100 zine makers, artists and independent publishers return to Glebe for comics, art zines and experimental print.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 11am
📍 Peter Forsyth Auditorium, Glebe
💰 Free

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Introduction to Bicycle Maintenance: A three-hour hands-on workshop from Bower Bikes covering the essentials of keeping your bike running.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 9am
📍 Sustainability Hub, 7 Prospect Rd, Summer Hill
💰 Ticketed

_CREATIVE
July Scrap Session – Morning: A slow, cosy junk journaling and scrapbooking session at Made590 in Marrickville.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 10:30am
📍 Made590, 244 Victoria Rd, Marrickville
💰 Ticketed

_CREATIVE
July Scrap Session – Afternoon: A later-start repeat of Made590's junk journaling session, same format, same cosy energy.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 1:30pm
📍 Made590, 244 Victoria Rd, Marrickville
💰 Ticketed

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TheatreSports: Embracing Chaos: An improv session at Little BIG House built around loosening up and ditching the pursuit of perfection.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 4pm
📍 Little BIG House, 16 Flour Mill Way, Summer Hill
💰 Ticketed

_CREATIVE
Dice Making Workshop: Make Your Own Resin D&D Dice: Craft your own tabletop dice from scratch at Studio Inner West, no experience required.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 7pm
📍 Studio Inner West, 324 Norton St, Leichhardt
💰 Ticketed

_{ARTS & CULTURE}
FRAMES Film Festival: A curated screening of emerging art and independent film at a Surry Hills venue.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 5pm
📍 342 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills
💰 Ticketed

_{COMMUNITY & SOCIAL}
Stride & Seek: Singles Walk & Talk: A relaxed outdoor walk-and-talk for singles aged 30-45 at the Bay Run.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 9:45am
📍 Timbrell Park, Five Dock
💰 Ticketed

_NIGHTLIFE
Ever After: A Saddle Club (Medieval) Winter Prom: Line dancing, DJs and performers at a medieval-themed queer winter prom night at Marrickville Bowling Club.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 7:30pm
📍 Marrickville Bowling Club, 91 Sydenham Rd, Marrickville
💰 Ticketed

_{TALKS & WORKSHOPS}
Lime: First Ride Academy: A free beginner e-bike session at Prince Alfred Park with coaches on hand.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 9am
📍 Prince Alfred Park, Surry Hills
💰 Free

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Adult Improv and Drama Workshop: A new Sunday workshop series building confidence through improvisation, no experience needed.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 2pm
📍 The Place, 12 Victoria St, Lewisham
💰 Ticketed

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Public Speaking and Presence Workshop: A low-pressure small-group class for practical public speaking confidence.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 5:30pm
📍 The Place, 12 Victoria St, Lewisham
💰 Ticketed

_FAMILY
Circus in Full Colour: Sydney Trapeze School Open Day: Try a full-sized flying trapeze and other circus arts at this family-friendly open day.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 10am
📍 Sydney Trapeze School, 100 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville
💰 Free

_{ARTS & CULTURE}
Café Riche Recital 2026: Live Arabic music and dance for what's billed as the final show at the beloved Amera's Palace.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 6:15pm
📍 Amera's Palace, 314–316 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville
💰 Ticketed

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We Are (Not) (Y)our Words: An experimental performance using text and movement to explore how words placed on us shape identity.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 2pm
📍 AIRspace Projects, 10 Junction St, Marrickville
💰 Ticketed

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Sound Business: King Street Crawl: A networking pop-up for music and creative industry professionals, as part of King Street Crawl.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 11am
📍 The Coopers Hotel, Newtown
💰 Free

_{TALKS & WORKSHOPS}
DIY Basic Plumbing Workshop: Learn the theory and practical basics of household plumbing at the Sustainability Hub.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 10am
📍 Sustainability Hub, Summer Hill
💰 Ticketed

_{ARTS & CULTURE}
Singing Stones: An immersive deep-listening evening of meditative sound at the Petersham Bowling Club.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 6pm
📍 Petersham Bowling Club, Petersham
💰 Ticketed

_{COMMUNITY & SOCIAL}
She Pickles: A women's pickleball social session at Perry Park Recreation Centre in Alexandria.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 10am
📍 Perry Park Recreation Centre, Alexandria
💰 Ticketed

_{ARTS & CULTURE}
Surry Hills Street Style with Natarsha: A guided walk through Surry Hills' street style and editorial portrait spots, led by model Natarsha.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 10am
📍 Surry Hills Light Rail Station, Surry Hills
💰 Ticketed

_{TALKS & WORKSHOPS}
Bike Tune-Up at Marrickville Organic Market: Get your bike checked over while you browse the Sunday market stalls.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 8:30am
📍 Marrickville Organic Food Market, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville
💰 Free

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Beer Footy & Food Festival: The tenth birthday blowout returns to its spiritual home at Henson Park, with Pro Wrestling Australia and the legendary Streaker Bullrush back for the occasion.
📅 Sat 18 Jul, 12pm
📍 Henson Park, 32 Centennial St, Marrickville
💰 Ticketed

_FESTIVAL
Inner West Jazz Festival 2026: Three nights of jazz at a venue to be confirmed in Marrickville, with artists from Melbourne, Adelaide and the Inner West set to play.
📅 Thu 27 Aug – Sat 29 Aug, 7pm
📍 Venue TBC
💰 Ticketed

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_KIDS
Mug Painting: Kids' Workshop: Kids 7+ paint their own mug to take home at Centro Cultural Latinoamericano.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 11am
📍 Centro Cultural Latinoamericano, Marrickville
💰 Ticketed

_KIDS
Space Play: Box of Birds' immersive play experience blasts young kids off into outer space at Carriageworks.
📅 Sat 11 & Sun 12 Jul, 10am
📍 Carriageworks, Eveleigh
💰 Ticketed

_KIDS
Balance Bike Clinics: City of Sydney's balance bike sessions build riding confidence in kids aged 3 to 8.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 9am
📍 Sydney Park Cycling Centre, Alexandria
💰 Ticketed

_KIDS
Burrbirra Drumming Workshop: NAIDOC Week: Dyagula and Yilinhi lead a mums-and-kids possum skin drum workshop at South Eveleigh.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, various times
📍 South Eveleigh, Eveleigh
💰 Ticketed

_KIDS
Family Heritage Tours: A kid-focused version of South Eveleigh's industrial heritage tour, built for young explorers.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 10am
📍 South Eveleigh, Eveleigh
💰 Ticketed

_KIDS
Writing and Exploring Place for Page and Screen: Youth Workshop: Writer and filmmaker Ira Friedberg shows young people how to turn their surroundings into material for writing or screen.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 11am
📍 Haberfield Library, Haberfield
💰 Free

_KIDS
Little Chefs: A hands-on kids' cooking session at Marrickville Metro.
📅 All weekend, various times
📍 Marrickville Metro, Marrickville
💰 Ticketed

_YOUTH
CODA Presents: Legally Blonde Jr: A youth musical production at the Hellenic Art Theatre inside Addison Road Community Centre.
📅 Sat 11 Jul, 1pm
📍 Hellenic Art Theatre, Addison Rd, Marrickville
💰 Ticketed

_KIDS
Bunnings Kids Workshop: Free DIY craft for kids every Saturday and Sunday at the Rozelle and Ashfield stores.
📅 Sun 12 Jul, 11am
📍 Bunnings Rozelle & Bunnings Ashfield
💰 Free

_{NEW OPENING}
Joy Korean Fried Chicken: Kay Hwang's cult Chippendale fried chicken is back after more than a year off the map, this time in a new Enmore home. The in-house yangnyeom sauce and thin, long-lasting crunch are the same ones that made RecipeTin Eats call it some of the best fried chicken in the country. It's walk-ins only, so get there early if you don't want to queue for your wings.
📅 Open Tue – Sun, 5:30pm–9pm (walk-ins only, no bookings)
📍 212 Enmore Rd, Enmore

_{COMING SOON}
Sandwhich: Siblings Nikki and Charles quit their chef jobs and gave themselves 28 days to open a cafe, landing on a menu built around sandwiches. Matcha’s confirmed for the drinks list, and the rest of what’s on offer will only be clear once the doors actually open. Worth following their Instagram for the opening date.
📅 Opening next week, hours TBC
📍 St Peters

Polish Club: Anna Weaving Collective, 6pm.
📍 182 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield
💰 Free

Church St Studios: Ensemble Offspring, NAIDOC Week concert and panel, 6:30pm.
📍 62–68 Church St, Camperdown
💰 Ticketed

The Riverview Hotel: Dianne Cripps & Friends, 6:30pm.
📍 29 Birchgrove Rd, Balmain
💰 Free

Camelot Lounge: The Reflection, 80's New Wave Anthems, two sets, 7pm.
📍 19 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville
💰 Ticketed

The Merton Hotel: The Stray Dogs, 8pm.
📍 38 Victoria Rd, Rozelle
💰 Free

Miss Celie's Music Lounge: The Lazy Crows Blues Band, 8pm.
📍 17 Hercules St, Ashfield
💰 Ticketed

Butchers Brew Bar: The Articulate Mutes, 8pm.
📍 499 Marrickville Rd, Dulwich Hill
💰 Ticketed

The Duke of Enmore: Rick Dangerous & The Silkie Bantams, 7pm.
📍 148 Enmore Rd, Enmore
💰 Free

Polish Club: Paul Mitchell Brown Trio, 7pm.
📍 182 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield
💰 Free

Camelot Lounge: Ground Control: The Music of David Bowie, seven-piece tribute, 7pm.
📍 19 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville
💰 Ticketed

The Chippo Hotel: Transcendence Goth Alternative Club, 7:30pm.
📍 87–91 Abercrombie St, Chippendale
💰 Ticketed

The Merton Hotel: Django Blackheart, 8pm.
📍 38 Victoria Rd, Rozelle
💰 Free

Butchers Brew Bar: Ray Beadle & Friends, 8pm.
📍 499 Marrickville Rd, Dulwich Hill
💰 Ticketed

Miss Celie's Music Lounge: Funk Engine Quartet, 8pm.
📍 17 Hercules St, Ashfield
💰 Ticketed

Ashfield Bowling Club: Big Mama & The Charm Offensive, 1pm.
📍 81 Orpington St, Ashfield
💰 Ticketed

Kiss My Brass Music Lounge: Evan Lohning & James Ryan, 3:30pm.
📍 59 Sydenham Rd, Marrickville
💰 Ticketed

Botany View Hotel: Geoff Bull & The Finer Cuts, 4pm.
📍 597 King St, Newtown
💰 Free

Petersham Bowling Club: Niki Johnson, 6pm.
📍 77 Brighton St, Petersham
💰 Ticketed

The Merton Hotel: Kylie and Stuart, 6pm.
📍 38 Victoria Rd, Rozelle
💰 Free

Butchers Brew Bar: Luison & The Cuban Groove, 7pm.
📍 499 Marrickville Rd, Dulwich Hill
💰 Ticketed

Public transport disruptions are constantly changing. Below is a guide based on available information at the time of publishing and specifically for impacted transport in the Inner West. Stay up to date at Transport NSW.