Events
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Iris Toren: OM
Date Date:23 Apr 2026- 20 May 2026TimeTime: -AddressWaverley Library GalleryIris Toren endeavours to honour nature and beauty, and to bring joy through her artwork.
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Broken Glass and Blue Bottles
Date Date:25 Apr 2026- 28 Jun 2026TimeTime: 10am - 5pmAddressBondi PavilionOn the city’s coastal fringes, where the urban and natural worlds collide, the east-side surfers spill towards the Pacific. They descend from unit blocks, gritty streets and the surrounding hills, bare feet slapping bitumen, and dodging broken glass en route to the beach.
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Bondi WAVE 2026
Date Date:4 May 2026- 7 Aug 2026TimeTime: 4:30pm - 6:30pmAddressBondi PavilionBondi WAVE is one of Sydney’s most established and successful contemporary music programs for upper primary and high school students.
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Sydney Comedy Festival 2026
Date Date:6 May 2026- 17 May 2026TimeTime: -AddressBondi PavilionAfter a massive year at Bondi Pavilion, the Sydney Comedy Festival is back in 2026; and it’s going to be even bigger, better, and funnier than ever!
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Pilates - Active Seniors
Date Date:6 May 2026 (Every week on Wednesday, until further notice)- 6 May 2026TimeTime: 9:30am - 10:30amAddressMargaret Whitlam Recreation Centre - Community RoomPilates is a low-impact exercise that aims to strengthen and stretch the whole body with particular emphasis on postural alignment, core conditioning and breathing.
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Sketchflash at Waverley Library
Date Date:6 May 2026 (Every week on Wednesday, until July 1, 2026)- 6 May 2026TimeTime: 2:30pm - 4:30pmAddressWaverley LibraryJoin us for a series of informal drawing sessions based in and around Waverley Library. Practice mindful sketching techniques with other amateur creatives in the community and discover gesture, mark making and observational skills.
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Ask the Dirt Doctor: Compost and Worm Farming Troubleshooting with Kate Flood
Date Date:6 May 2026- 6 May 2026TimeTime: 6pm - 7pmAddressOnline EventGet your system back on track, tackle stinky smells, escaping worms and all other composting and worm farming challenges.
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Strength & Stretch Circuit - Community Fitness
Date Date:6 May 2026 (Every week on Wednesday, until further notice)- 6 May 2026TimeTime: 6pm - 7pmAddressHigh Tide Room, Bondi PavilionWe created Strength and Stretch to support beginners to build strength with confidence, to support the life they want to live.
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Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase
Date Date:6 May 2026- 6 May 2026TimeTime: 6:30pm - 8pmAddressBondi PavilionWe are bringing back the biggest night of laughs straight to The Pav! The Sydney Comedy Festival
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Yoga - Active Seniors
Date Date:7 May 2026 (Every week on Thursday, until further notice)- 7 May 2026TimeTime: 9:15am - 10:15amAddressMargaret Whitlam Recreation Centre - Community RoomYoga has been proven to improve sleeping habits, offset aged weight gain, improve mood and reduce anxiety.
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Thursday Book Babies @ the Library for 0-2 years
Date Date:7 May 2026 (Every week on Thursday, until July 2, 2026)- 7 May 2026TimeTime: 9:30am - 10amAddressWaverley LibraryBook Babies introduces your babes in arms to the magic and joy of stories and rhymes
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Thursday Rocking Rhyme Time @ the Library for 2-4 years
Date Date:7 May 2026 (Every week on Thursday, until July 2, 2026)- 7 May 2026TimeTime: 10:15am - 10:45amAddressWaverley LibraryRocking Rhyme Time is a high energy morning of dancing, music, rhymes and stories.
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Thursday Story Time Fun @ the Library for 3-5 years
Date Date:7 May 2026 (Every week on Thursday, until July 2, 2026)- 7 May 2026TimeTime: 11am - 11:30amAddressWaverley LibraryStory Time Fun will capture the imaginations of toddlers and pre-schoolers with stories, rhymes and craft.
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Collage making at Waverley Library
Date Date:7 May 2026 (Every week on Thursday, until July 2, 2026)- 7 May 2026TimeTime: 2pm - 4pmAddressWaverley LibraryCollage is made up of magazine and newspaper clippings, discarded books, packaging, coloured or handmade papers, portions of other artworks or texts, photographs and found objects.
Each week we pick a theme or style of contemporary collage. The classes are informal and relaxed, and no experience is necessary. Just bring you creativity. The class is lead by an experienced collagist.
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Speak Up: How to be a successful presenter and media spokesperson
Date Date:7 May 2026- 7 May 2026TimeTime: 6:30pm - 7:30pmAddressWaverley LibraryTheresa Miller has spent decades working as a journalist and now media trainer, coaching people across all industries – from CEOs and academics to climate campaigners, entrepreneurs and artists – to communicate confidently, clearly and concisely. In Speak Up, she shows you how to successfully share your expertise and experience with an audience – whether it’s creating an inspiring work presentation or media release, blitzing a job interview or nailing your message on a podcast, panel, TV or radio interview.
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Yoga - Active Seniors
Date Date:8 May 2026 (Every week on Friday, until further notice)- 8 May 2026TimeTime: 9:15am - 10:15amAddressMargaret Whitlam Recreation Centre - Community RoomYoga has been proven to improve sleeping habits, offset aged weight gain, improve mood and reduce anxiety.
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Film Screening: About Elly
Date Date:8 May 2026- 8 May 2026TimeTime: 10am - 12:10pmAddressWaverley LibraryMAY FILM SCREENING
About Elly (2009) Rated PG CC
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Starring: Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidoosti and Shahab Hosseini
Please note: Running time 120 minutes
One weekend, a group of middle-class friends from Tehran travel to the Caspian Sea, bringing along a quiet and shy kindergarten teacher named Elly to meet a recently divorced friend. The vacation takes a dark turn when Elly mysteriously disappears while watching the children, forcing the group to confront their own lies and societal pressures. As the mystery of her disappearance deepens, the film exposes cracks in the friends' relationships and questions the ethics of their decisions.
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Waverley Cemetery Tour
Date Date:9 May 2026 (Every week on Saturday, until further notice)- 9 May 2026TimeTime: 9am - 10:30amAddressAttendees are to meet at the Cemetery Office. Entry Porch, via Trafalgar Street, BronteThe physical location of the Cemetery on the cliffs above Bronte is a magnificent background and setting. Unfortunately the topography is not suitable for people with mobility difficulties. The tours which last 90 minutes are conducted by volunteers who are members of the Friends of Waverley Cemeteries.
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Saturday at the Park 2026
Date Date:9 May 2026- 9 May 2026TimeTime: 10am - 12pmAddressVarna Park, Clovelly -
Scraps to Soil: A beginner session to setting up your compost and worm farming system
Date Date:9 May 2026- 9 May 2026TimeTime: 2:30pm - 3:30pmAddressRandwick Sustainable Classroom, Randwick NSW, AustraliaCurious about composting or worm farming but unsure where to start? Join Ella Cottee for a beginner friendly in person workshop.
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Weekend Story Time Fun (For 3-5 Years)
Date Date:10 May 2026 (Every week on Sunday, until Dec 14, 2026)- 10 May 2026TimeTime: 11am - 11:30amAddressWaverley LibraryStory Time Fun will capture the imaginations of toddlers and pre-schoolers with stories, rhymes, and craft.
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Pilates - Active Seniors
Date Date:11 May 2026 (Every week on Monday, until further notice)- 11 May 2026TimeTime: 9:30am - 10:30amAddressMargaret Whitlam Recreation Centre - Community RoomPilates is a low-impact exercise that aims to strengthen and stretch the whole body with particular emphasis on postural alignment, core conditioning and breathing.
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Barre Basics - Community Fitness
Date Date:11 May 2026 (Every week on Monday, until further notice)- 11 May 2026TimeTime: 9:30am - 10:30amAddressSchool of Arts HallWaverley Council is partnering with Body by Berner to bring you an exciting new barre fitness class that's fun, energising and open to all levels.
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Monday Book Babies @ the Library for 0-2 years
Date Date:11 May 2026 (Every week on Monday, until June 29, 2026)- 11 May 2026TimeTime: 9:30am - 10amAddressWaverley LibraryBook Babies introduces your babes in arms to the magic and joy of stories and rhymes.
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Monday Rocking Rhyme Time @ the Library for 2-4 years
Date Date:11 May 2026 (Every week on Monday, until June 29, 2026)- 11 May 2026TimeTime: 10:15am - 10:45amAddressWaverley LibraryRocking Rhyme Time is a high energy morning of dancing, music, rhymes and stories.
School Holiday Programs

Waverley Council offers a diverse program with the aim of catering for an array of interests, and ages.
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