2024 Seniors Festival 'Reach Beyond': 11-24 March, 2024 For flagship State Government events including the Premier's Gala Concerts, Expo and Comedy Shows click here. Premier's Gala Concert: 13 & 14 March, 2024 at ICC Aware Super Theatre NSW Seniors Festival Expo: 13 & 14 March at Sydney International Convention Centre NSW Seniors Festival Comedy Show - Sydney & Port Macquarie - dates tbc Inner West Council Program for 2024 - coming soon! If you have questions or require more information please contact the Healthy Ageing team via email seniors@innerwest.nsw.gov.au or phone and leave a message on 9392 5863 and a member of the Healthy Ageing team will contact you as soon as possible.
2023 events 31 January-6 February: Intergenerational creative hub Click to go to 31 January-6 February: Intergenerational creative hub 1 February: Speaker Series: "Smart, Stupid and Sixty" with Nigel Marsh Click to go to 1 February: Speaker Series: "Smart, Stupid and Sixty" with Nigel Marsh 1 February: Eastern Mah-jong at St Peters Library Click to go to 1 February: Eastern Mah-jong at St Peters Library 1 February: Zentangle for Seniors Click to go to 1 February: Zentangle for Seniors 2 February: Singing For All - Seniors Choir Click to go to 2 February: Singing For All - Seniors Choir 2 February: Little BIG Seniors Group Click to go to 2 February: Little BIG Seniors Group 3 February: Social knitting at Balmain Library Click to go to 3 February: Social knitting at Balmain Library 3 February: Joy of Play Click to go to 3 February: Joy of Play 5 February: Terrarium workshop Click to go to 5 February: Terrarium workshop 6 February: Anyone for tennis? Click to go to 6 February: Anyone for tennis? 6 February: Age pension and your choices (English translated into Greek) Click to go to 6 February: Age pension and your choices (English translated into Greek) 6 February: Cryptic Crosswords at Marrickville Library Click to go to 6 February: Cryptic Crosswords at Marrickville Library 6 February: Seniors art group Click to go to 6 February: Seniors art group 6 February: Teen tech tutors at Leichhardt Library Click to go to 6 February: Teen tech tutors at Leichhardt Library 7 February: Scrabble at Marrickville Library Click to go to 7 February: Scrabble at Marrickville Library 7 February: Pickleball at PCYC Marrickville Click to go to 7 February: Pickleball at PCYC Marrickville 7 February: Songs from Next Door - Seniors Choir Click to go to 7 February: Songs from Next Door - Seniors Choir 8 February: Free golf lesson Click to go to 8 February: Free golf lesson 8 February: Wellbeing day at Summer Hill Community Centre Click to go to 8 February: Wellbeing day at Summer Hill Community Centre 8 February: Egyptian dancing workshop Click to go to 8 February: Egyptian dancing workshop 8 February: Virtual reality workshop Click to go to 8 February: Virtual reality workshop 8 February: Pins n' Needles at Leichhardt Library Click to go to 8 February: Pins n' Needles at Leichhardt Library 9 February: Labyrinth experience Click to go to 9 February: Labyrinth experience 9 February: Come and try croquet at Marrickville Click to go to 9 February: Come and try croquet at Marrickville 9 February: Celebrate Together seniors multicultural lunch Click to go to 9 February: Celebrate Together seniors multicultural lunch 9 February: Speaker Series: Alexandre Dumas and ‘The Count of Monte Cristo' with Susannah Fullerton Click to go to 9 February: Speaker Series: Alexandre Dumas and ‘The Count of Monte Cristo' with Susannah Fullerton 9 February: Cryptic Crosswords at Stanmore Library Click to go to 9 February: Cryptic Crosswords at Stanmore Library 9 February: Teen Tech Tutors at Marrickville Library Click to go to 9 February: Teen Tech Tutors at Marrickville Library 10 February: Orienteer the Balmain peninsula Click to go to 10 February: Orienteer the Balmain peninsula 10 February: Newtown Neighbourhood Centre welcome day Click to go to 10 February: Newtown Neighbourhood Centre welcome day 10 February: Aboriginal weaving workshop with Auntie Jo Click to go to 10 February: Aboriginal weaving workshop with Auntie Jo 10 February: Seniors theatre open day Click to go to 10 February: Seniors theatre open day 10 February: Banking on our future Click to go to 10 February: Banking on our future 11 February: Walking football gala day Click to go to 11 February: Walking football gala day 11 February: Make and Create: Block printing - create a soft-carve rubber stamp Click to go to 11 February: Make and Create: Block printing - create a soft-carve rubber stamp 12 February: Over 60s cricket Click to go to 12 February: Over 60s cricket 16 March: Have a crack at croquet Click to go to 16 March: Have a crack at croquet Programs and offers running from 1 to 12 February 2023 Free pool, gym, classes and special lunch events for seniors at aquatic centres Click to go to Free pool, gym, classes and special lunch events for seniors at aquatic centres Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: Social drop-in activities - Badminton Click to go to Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: Social drop-in activities - Badminton Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays: Social drop-in activities - Table tennis Click to go to Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays: Social drop-in activities - Table tennis Tuesdays and Fridays: Social drop-in activities - Gentle exercise Click to go to Tuesdays and Fridays: Social drop-in activities - Gentle exercise Wednesdays: Social drop-in activities - Tai chi Click to go to Wednesdays: Social drop-in activities - Tai chi Fridays: Social drop-in activities - Walking basketball Click to go to Fridays: Social drop-in activities - Walking basketball Community transport in the Inner West For transport please contact: Access Sydney Community Transport Group Connect Inner West Other events For Seniors Festival programs outside of the Inner West Council area you can visit the NSW Seniors Festival website. Visit the activities to seniors page to browse other activities run by Council throughout the year. Visit our What's On page for other events of interest. Planning an event for Seniors Festival? You can promote via our 'What's On - Calendar of Events' any activities, events and programs running during the year. To do so, click here and complete the online form. Note: You will need an event image (JPG file cropped to 540px x 540px). Ensure you tick the 'Seniors' box under Event category. For questions and more information please contact the Healthy Ageing team via email seniors@innerwest.nsw.gov.au or phone 9392 5863. What did the NSW Government sponsor in 2023 Premier's Gala Concerts: Thursday 2 and Friday 3 February 2023 NSW Seniors Festival Expo: Thursday 2 and Friday 3 February 2023 For event updates subscribe to the NSW Seniors Festival eNewsletter - click here
31 January-6 February: Intergenerational creative hub Click to go to 31 January-6 February: Intergenerational creative hub
1 February: Speaker Series: "Smart, Stupid and Sixty" with Nigel Marsh Click to go to 1 February: Speaker Series: "Smart, Stupid and Sixty" with Nigel Marsh
1 February: Eastern Mah-jong at St Peters Library Click to go to 1 February: Eastern Mah-jong at St Peters Library
2 February: Singing For All - Seniors Choir Click to go to 2 February: Singing For All - Seniors Choir
3 February: Social knitting at Balmain Library Click to go to 3 February: Social knitting at Balmain Library
6 February: Age pension and your choices (English translated into Greek) Click to go to 6 February: Age pension and your choices (English translated into Greek)
6 February: Cryptic Crosswords at Marrickville Library Click to go to 6 February: Cryptic Crosswords at Marrickville Library
6 February: Teen tech tutors at Leichhardt Library Click to go to 6 February: Teen tech tutors at Leichhardt Library
7 February: Scrabble at Marrickville Library Click to go to 7 February: Scrabble at Marrickville Library
7 February: Pickleball at PCYC Marrickville Click to go to 7 February: Pickleball at PCYC Marrickville
7 February: Songs from Next Door - Seniors Choir Click to go to 7 February: Songs from Next Door - Seniors Choir
8 February: Wellbeing day at Summer Hill Community Centre Click to go to 8 February: Wellbeing day at Summer Hill Community Centre
8 February: Pins n' Needles at Leichhardt Library Click to go to 8 February: Pins n' Needles at Leichhardt Library
9 February: Come and try croquet at Marrickville Click to go to 9 February: Come and try croquet at Marrickville
9 February: Celebrate Together seniors multicultural lunch Click to go to 9 February: Celebrate Together seniors multicultural lunch
9 February: Speaker Series: Alexandre Dumas and ‘The Count of Monte Cristo' with Susannah Fullerton Click to go to 9 February: Speaker Series: Alexandre Dumas and ‘The Count of Monte Cristo' with Susannah Fullerton
9 February: Cryptic Crosswords at Stanmore Library Click to go to 9 February: Cryptic Crosswords at Stanmore Library
9 February: Teen Tech Tutors at Marrickville Library Click to go to 9 February: Teen Tech Tutors at Marrickville Library
10 February: Orienteer the Balmain peninsula Click to go to 10 February: Orienteer the Balmain peninsula
10 February: Newtown Neighbourhood Centre welcome day Click to go to 10 February: Newtown Neighbourhood Centre welcome day
10 February: Aboriginal weaving workshop with Auntie Jo Click to go to 10 February: Aboriginal weaving workshop with Auntie Jo
11 February: Make and Create: Block printing - create a soft-carve rubber stamp Click to go to 11 February: Make and Create: Block printing - create a soft-carve rubber stamp
Free pool, gym, classes and special lunch events for seniors at aquatic centres Click to go to Free pool, gym, classes and special lunch events for seniors at aquatic centres
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: Social drop-in activities - Badminton Click to go to Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: Social drop-in activities - Badminton
Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays: Social drop-in activities - Table tennis Click to go to Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays: Social drop-in activities - Table tennis
Tuesdays and Fridays: Social drop-in activities - Gentle exercise Click to go to Tuesdays and Fridays: Social drop-in activities - Gentle exercise
Wednesdays: Social drop-in activities - Tai chi Click to go to Wednesdays: Social drop-in activities - Tai chi
Fridays: Social drop-in activities - Walking basketball Click to go to Fridays: Social drop-in activities - Walking basketball
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