Creative Open
Art, design & music
25 - 28 July
Featured Events
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Creative Open Live!
Creative Open Live! takes over the corso all weekend long with a live stage offering the best local and international live music.
![Tote Print Making Class](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-07/Stencil%20Workshop.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=f3IOLDsK)
Tote Printmaking Class with Sarah Campbell
In our engaging workshop, you'll craft your own masterpiece on a stylish calico tote bag using lino cut stamps, paints, and boundless imagination.
![the Newport .jpg](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-05/the%20Newport%20.jpg?h=a1e1a043&itok=oWCYSzO_)
Live Sessions at The Newport
Cozy up by the alfresco fire and warm up with winter cocktails, live music, and DJs on the deck.
AVA Fun Time
An all-star cast of Aussie comedy legends: Marty Bright, Elliot McClaren, Jasper Jones, Nick Bartlett, Christina Van Look, Gary Eck and Andrew Barnett.
![Hayley Mary](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Hayley%20Mary.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=Pq5HhckE)
Hayley Mary supported by Thunder Fox, Echowave, and Great Job!
ARIA Award-winning Hayley Mary (The Jezabels) performs alongside the razor-sharp madness of Thunder Fox, pop-psych-rockers Echowave, and Great Job!
![Skunkhour](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/skunkhour.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=zTzF9DX2)
Skunkhour
90s Triple J legends SKUNKHOUR will bring you forward and take you back with their timeless sound, conquering rhythms, and iconic songs.
![The Darkroom Social](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/The%20Darkroom%20Social.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=5oArS9iH)
The Darkroom Social: 35mm Camera Photo Walk & Eco Processing Workshop
Analogue photography with experimental film processing for the environmentally conscious.
![Jazz at Bar Veinte](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-05/Bar%20Veinte.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=LC13ImRb)
Sunday Jazz & Blues at Bar Veinte
A Manly Jazz favorite, Cope St Parade are finishing their epic Sunday with a sesh at Bar Veinte. Enjoy Mexican cuisine while listening to a melting pot of irresistible parlor music created in a style that sounds both new and old, yet always uniquely Australian.
![Northern Beaches Woodturners](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-05/NB%20Woodturners.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=Qc2IKoqT)
Learn to Turn: Creative Woodturning
Turn your dreams into reality in a modern workshop where you can create unique wooden articles for display, presents or sale.
![Imaginer Gallery](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-05/Imaginer%20Gallery.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=7I1oYomS)
Community Action for Climate Change Workshops
Connecting beach to bush at Imaginer Gallery
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pod & pod Open Studio
Julie Hickson's artist studio open with work on show.
![Olirag Studios - James Cowden 4 Copy.jpg](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Olirag%20Studios%20-%20James%20Cowden%204%20Copy.jpg?h=3c9825cd&itok=gZXWPv7G)
Oily Rag Studio Creative Lighting
Discover raw aluminum sculptural lighting and handmade glass from the creative mind of James Cowden.
A Journey Through Sound
Recalibrate the body, mind, and spirit in this blissful alchemy of sound.
![Collage of letter and images](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-05/Zine%20Fair%20%282%29.png?h=ca24a31c&itok=_FVXztIg)
Zine Fair at Manly
Browse zines, comics and artist books by artists and zine-makers at the annual Northern Beaches Zine Fair at Manly Library.
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Character Design Workshop with Franki Furnell
Design an original character with Franki Furnell, a Sydney-based artist and animator during the Zine Fair. Ages 10 - 15 years.
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Zumba Dance Party at Meriton Square
Life is a dance party, do it at Dee Why!
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Pop-up at Le Corail
A fusion of music, art & retail: French Fashion, Music and Handmade goods.
![Artist Estee Sarsfield creating zines](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Zine%20Fair%20%284%29.png?h=22e2062b&itok=dRgr-J1j)
Drop-in Zine Making with Estee Sarsfield
Join artist Estee Sarsfield as she shows you the basics of zine making during the Zine Fair.