What's On

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Canterbury

parkrun

Every Saturday at 8am

Canterbury

Planting and Bushcare Day

A morning of planting trees and pulling out weeds at one of our most pleasant, tucked away parks on Cup and Saucer Creek.

Saturday 23 May, 9-11am

Welcome to The Grove Academy Children’s safety and wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do at The Grove Academy.

Belfield

Free First Aid Training

Saturday 23 May, 10am-noon

Chester Hill

Knitting group Chester Hill

Join one of our popular knitting groups and enjoy the company of like-minded craft-lovers

Mondays, 10am-noon, and Saturdays, 10:30am-12:30pm

Learn the fundamentals of figurative sculpture in this 4-week introductory ceramics course!

Short Course: Introduction to Ceramic Sculpture

Next Short Course: Saturdays, 9-30 May, 4-6:30pm

Sold Out

Georges Hall

Yoga by the river – Georges River

A restorative and meditative yoga session

Sunday 24 May, 9:30-10:45am

Birrong

Bankstown Men’s Shed Inc

A place where men can meet up, share and learn new skills and enjoy each other’s company

Every Monday to Wednesday, 8am-2pm

Discover all things kids play at MIISC! From our fun-filled soft playroom to our brand-new Indoor Play Centre, there's something for every little explorer.

Kids Play

Monday to Thursday, 9am-7pm

Fridays, 9am-4pm

You can Book-a-librarian for 30-minute one-on-one sessions to help you with your computer and information needs.

Book a librarian Bankstown

Bookings required.

Padstow

Knitting group Padstow

Join one of our popular knitting groups and enjoy the company of like-minded craft-lovers.

Mondays, 9:30-11:30am

Group open for all female community members. Exercise class, dancing and outings scheduled

Older Women’s Network Greek Group

Weekly on a Monday, 10-noon

Give your child a head start to kindergarten.

Get ready for big school Riverwood

Mondays, 10-11am (during school term)

Make new friends, while learning to speak more English

English conversation groups Riverwood

Mondays and Tuesdays, 10am-noon

JP services are available at Lakemba Library on Mondays. Please call the branch library to confirm.

Justice of the Peace service Lakemba

Mondays, 10-11:30am

Practise your reading and speaking skills in this reading group for English language learners.

Let's read Campsie

Monday, 1:30-3:30pm (during school terms)

Learn folk dances from all around the world from a professional teacher

Folk dancing

Every Monday, 10am-noon

Looking for inspiration or would like to have company while working on your craft project?

Happy crafting Earlwood

First Monday of every month, 10:30-11:30am

Mahjong is a social game that keeps your brain active, improves memory and stimulates your mind.

Mahjong club Campsie

Mondays and Thursdays, 10:30am-12:30pm and 1:30-3:30pm

Mahjong is a fun game that helps keep your brain active and improves your memory and stimulates your mind.

Mahjong club Earlwood

Second, third and fourth Monday of every month, 10:30am-12:30pm

Share-Stronger Together

Monday 11am-noon (Term 2 only)

Would you like to participate in yoga but have challenges getting up and down from the floor?

Chair yoga Lakemba

Mondays, 11:30am-12:30pm (during school term)

Discover the centuries-old secrets of Chinese calligraphy and develop your own unique piece with ink and a brush.

Chinese calligraphy - Mandarin

Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-3pm | 日期: 每周一,每周三, 时间: 下午1点30分至3点

Bookings required for a 30-minute, one-on-one session with our library staff to help you with your computer and information needs.

Book a librarian Riverwood

Monday and Thursday, 2-3pm (from 5 Feb 2026)

Take your game to the next level with our new pickleball sessions!

Pickleball coaching sessions

Every second Monday from 2-4pm

Come along to meet and hang out with other local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people while connecting to culture

First Nations Youth Group

Mondays, 3.30-5.30pm, during school term (closed public holidays), for 8 weeks of each term.

Term 2: Monday 4 May to Monday, 29 June 2026.
Term 3: Monday 3 August to Monday 21 September 2026.
Term 4: Monday 26 October to Monday 14 December 2026.

Chester Hill

After school fun Chester Hill

Our libraries have a great range of after school activities, events and services available to benefit everyone

Mondays, 3:30-4:30pm (during school term)

Make new friends, while learning to speak more English

English Conversation Groups Bankstown | Pre-beginners

Mondays, 4-5:30pm (during school term)

Greenacre

Help with reading Greenacre

Help with reading is designed to help students in Years 1 to 6 improve their reading skills and their confidence, by reading aloud to volunteers.

Mondays and Thursdays, 4-6pm (during school term)

We have professional tutors available to help students from Years 2-10 for FREE with homework and assignments

Homework help Lakemba

Mondays, 4-7pm (during school term)

JP services are available at Riverwood Library on Monday and Friday every week. Please call the library to confirm.

Justice of the Peace service Riverwood

Mondays 5-7pm and Fridays 1-3pm

Panania

The crochet lab Panania

Learn the art of crochet at Panania Library.

Mondays, 5-7pm (during school terms)

Fun interactive session for toddlers 18 months to 3 years old.

Toddler time Earlwood

Tuesdays, 9:30-10am (during school terms)

Babies can have fun and develop language with songs, rhymes and stories and meet other babies!

Baby rhyme time Lakemba

Tuesdays, 10am (during school term)

Face-to-face service is strictly by appointment only

Smart devices support and form filling service Campsie

Tuesday, 10am-noon