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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

Fri 19 Sep
Sun 30 Nov
Patrizia Biondi, Political Chaos (detail)

Beyond the Box

19 September 2025 – 30 November 2025. Corrugated cardboard, as an art-making material, only began appearing around the time of Pablo Picasso’s influential sculpture Still Life with Guitar (1913).
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design, MAG&M future exhibition
Fri 19 Sep
Sun 30 Nov
A0116 Dattilo-Rubbo A - The artist and the model c.1940

Maestri: Influences from Italy to Australia

19 September 2025 – 30 November 2025. This exhibition draws on MAG&M’s rich collection, along with loaned works from National Art School Australia and private collections, to explore Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo’s influences as a teacher.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Art and Culture, MAG&M future exhibition
Fri 19 Sep
5.30 PM - 7.00 PM
Open Mic Night performer

Open Mic Night

Come along to perform or support the community's talent.
Manly Library, 1 Market Place Manly
Council Events, Youth Week, Seniors, Youth
Sat 20 Sep
8.00 AM - 4.00 PM
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Polystyrene drop-off collection day - now monthly

Residents are invited to bring rigid pieces of 100% clean, white and dry polystyrene packaging for recycling to Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre.
Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre, Kimbriki Road Ingleside/Terrey Hills
Council Events, Waste Reduction Events, Environment and Sustainability
Sun 19 Oct
8.00 AM - 4.00 PM
polystyrene_istockphoto-842376898-612x612_1.jpg

Polystyrene drop-off collection day - now monthly

Residents are invited to bring rigid pieces of 100% clean, white and dry polystyrene packaging for recycling to Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre.
Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre, Kimbriki Road Ingleside/Terrey Hills
Council Events, Waste Reduction Events, Environment and Sustainability
Fri 24 Oct
5.30 PM - 7.00 PM
Open Mic Night performer

Open Mic Night

Come along to perform or support the community's talent.
Manly Library, 1 Market Place Manly
Council Events, Youth Week, Seniors, Youth
Sun 16 Nov
8.00 AM - 4.00 PM
polystyrene_istockphoto-842376898-612x612_1.jpg

Polystyrene drop-off collection day - now monthly

Residents are invited to bring rigid pieces of 100% clean, white and dry polystyrene packaging for recycling to Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre.
Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre, Kimbriki Road Ingleside/Terrey Hills
Council Events, Waste Reduction Events, Environment and Sustainability
Sun 30 Nov
7.00 AM - 1.00 PM

Narrabeen High Car Boot Sale

Like a giant garage sale of 2nd hand clothes, toys, household items, sporting equipment, plants, etc.
10 Namona Street North Narrabeen
Community Group
Fri 5 Dec
Sun 15 Feb
Lucy Culliton, Bibbenluke Spring Lupins

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
Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design, MAG&M future exhibition
Fri 5 Dec
Sun 15 Feb
Jude Rae, Toni Warburton, Ruth Waller

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
Art and Culture, MAG&M future exhibition
Sat 13 Dec
8.00 AM - 4.00 PM
polystyrene_istockphoto-842376898-612x612_1.jpg

Polystyrene drop-off collection day - now monthly

Residents are invited to bring rigid pieces of 100% clean, white and dry polystyrene packaging for recycling to Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre.
Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre, Kimbriki Road Ingleside/Terrey Hills
Council Events, Waste Reduction Events, Environment and Sustainability
Mon 15 Dec
4.00 PM - 5.00 PM
The Beaches Performing Arts

Musical Theatre Classes

Primary aged weekly Musical theatre classes.
32 Old Barrenjoey road Avalon Beach
Art and Culture, Avalon Creative Space