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We've got a variety of Council and community events and activities on the Northern Beaches to suit everyone. Take a look at the calendar or select a category for upcoming events.
Check out other courses & activities at your local Community Centre or our Hello Manly website.
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We encourage local not-for-profit community groups to publicise their events here too (conditions apply). Please note: listing here does not mean Council endorses the event or the organiser's products.
Please note: Our event calendar is not intended to advertise regular programs or classes. If they are held in one of our Community Centres, please submit to include in our Course and Activity Directory.
Tue 2 Dec
8.00 AM - 10.00 AM
Business Sustainability in Action – Summer Coffee meet-up
A free casual networking event for businesses wanting to be sustainable. This December it's over coffee where you can also view the Underwater Photography Exhibition as part of Ocean Festival.
Belgrave Cartel - 6 Belgrave St, Manly
Council Events, Ocean Festival, Sustainability Business Network, Sustainability information session, Business Development, Environment and Sustainability
Tue 2 Dec
Sun 14 Dec
Christmas Art Market
Celebrate the holiday season at Suzy O'Rourke's Gallery.
Mona Vale Creative Space 1 Park St Mona Vale
Christmas, Art and Culture, Mona Vale Pop-up Gallery
Tue 2 Dec
6.00 PM - 9.00 PM
Marine Talks at The Manly Club
Join us to celebrate our love of the oceans. Part of Ocean Festival, the highly popular event ‘Marine Talks' at The Manly Club is on again.
The Manly Club On Gilbert Park 2 West Esplanade Manly
MEC Events, Ocean Festival, Aquatic, Education and Learning, Environment and Sustainability
Wed 3 Dec
1.30 PM - 3.30 PM
Be Fit and Ready for the Road - Free workshop for Seniors
Get up to date knowledge on rules and etiquette for using our roads and paths
North Curl Curl Community Centre - 2 Griffin Rd (corner of Abbott Rd) North Curl Curl
Council Events, Seniors
Thu 4 Dec
9.45 AM - 12.30 PM
Walk & Talk: Aboriginal Heritage & Culture
Join Karen Smith, Educator, Aboriginal Heritage Office, on a Walk & Talk over Long Reef Headland. Karen is from the Buruberongal clan of the Hawkesbury (Derrubin). Learn about Aboriginal Heritage & Culture on this walk from Long Reef SLSC to Fisherman's Beach.
Meet at Long Reef Surf Life Saving Club, off Pittwater Road, Long Reef
MEC Events, Ocean Festival, Aquatic, Children and Families, Education and Learning
Thu 4 Dec
5.00 PM - 8.30 PM
Christmas Choral Concert 2025
Join us for your favourite carols performed by the Northern Beaches Orchestra, our Community Christmas Choir and local artists alongside festive activities for the whole family.
Manly Oval Sydney Road & Belgrave Street Manly
Council Events, Christmas, Live music
Thu 4 Dec
6.30 PM - 8.00 PM
'Respectful Relationships': Men's Webinar
A men's webinar promoting healthy relationships.
16 Days Of Activism
Fri 5 Dec
Sun 7 Dec
The Deep North Festival
The Deep North: Where culture meets coastline.
Avalon Village Centre Avalon
Arts Festival, Live Music, Art and Culture, Children and Families, Music and Dance, Special Events
Fri 5 Dec
9.00 AM - 11.00 AM
Walk Against Violence
The Beaches Says No To Violence Walk is a key community event held annually on Manly Beach to raise awareness and stand against domestic and gender-based violence
16 Days Of Activism, Youth
Fri 5 Dec
Sun 15 Feb
Counterpoint: Jude Rae, Ruth Waller & Toni Warburton
5 December 2025 – 15 February 2026. Counterpoint brings together the work of Jude Rae, Ruth Waller, and Toni Warburton, three artists whose practices resonate through material, form, and process.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
MAG&M future exhibition, Art and Culture
Fri 5 Dec
Sun 15 Feb
Garden Variety
5 December 2025 – 15 February 2026. This exhibition presents the work of five contemporary Australian artists exploring the garden as a theme.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
MAG&M future exhibition, Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design
Fri 5 Dec
10.00 AM - 11.00 AM
Members' & Volunteers’ Preview: Counterpoint and Garden Variety
Join us for the preview of two exhibitions at Manly Art Gallery & Museum.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum 1A West Esplanade Manly
MAG&M Talks and Events, Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design
Fri 5 Dec
6.00 PM - 8.00 PM
Exhibition Launch: Counterpoint and Garden Variety
Join us for the launch of two exhibitions at Manly Art Gallery & Museum.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum 1A West Esplanade Manly
MAG&M Talks and Events, Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design
Fri 5 Dec
6.00 PM - 9.00 PM
GrooveABLE Xmas Disco - Adult with a disability 18+
Come and enjoy a night of music and dancing dressed in your most festive outfit.
PCYC Northern Beaches, 40 Kingsway Dee Why
Christmas, Disability, Music and Dance
Sat 6 Dec
6.45 AM - 10.45 AM
North Curl Curl True 3 Points Challenge and Ocean Swim
North Curl Curl Beach is the host of this unique and famous event featuring both a 2km ocean swim and the epic swim-run-swim-run-swim of the 'True 3 Points Challenge.'
Sat 6 Dec
9.00 AM - 1.00 PM
Festive Fun Workshop
Drop by for a morning filled with sustainable Christmas cheer, creating beautiful sustainable decorations.
Pelican Path Lake Park Road North Narrabeen
Council Events, CEC Events, Christmas, Children and Families, Education and Learning, Environment and Sustainability
Sat 6 Dec
10.00 AM - 11.30 AM
The Paint Escape Workshop
Join us for a guided painting workshop, designed to be easy, enjoyable, and fun! All materials are provided.
Avalon Creative Space, 32 Old Barrenjoey Rd Avalon Beach
Art and Culture, Avalon Creative Space
Sat 6 Dec
Sat 13 Dec
Cultivating Community Creativity: Bringing Eastern Ceramic Techniques to the Northern Beaches
A journey into meditation, expressed through the intricate beauty of traditional Chinese techniques and inspired by the Australian landscape.
LIZI Ceramics 19 North Fort Road Manly
Workshops and Talks, Art and Culture, Exhibitions
Sat 6 Dec
10.30 AM - 1.00 PM
The Fixery
The Fixery is your go-to destination for having your favourite items repaired. Volunteers will try to fix what you can carry in - free of charge!
150 Fisher Road North Cromer
Council Events, Waste Reduction Events, Environment and Sustainability
Sat 6 Dec
4.00 PM - 5.00 PM
Afternoon of Music
A bi-monthly community music event
122 Condamine Street Balgowlah
Music and Dance