The Balmain Rozelle Food and Art Festival is back!

Food and art bring people together, spark creativity and inspire us in many different ways. Here in Balmain Rozelle, it sits deep in our culture with a pub at every corner, our love of weekend brunches, a drink with mates, craft with kids and art appreciation.

The Balmain Rozelle Food and Art Festival will return 22-30 April, and is designed to explore your interest in food and art. The festival is filled with workshops, offers and events. Explore the schedule and show your support for local businesses. There’s no better time to visit a local venue, try a new restaurant taste a local brew or buy some art. The possibilities are endless, so we encourage you to explore your passions and have fun along the way.

on Saturday 29 April, from 2pm to 5pm. This year’s line-up is sure to please both jazz lovers and lovers of fine music in general.

Purchase a picnic hamper from a Darling Street business, take advantage of the local offers, and bring the family along to experience an afternoon in the park with the very best of Inner West jazz. This year’s event will include EK and the Extraordinaires, combining jazz with music from around the world such as Balkan, Ethiopian and Latin American. Greasy Chicken Orchestra will bring their repertoire of swinging 20’s and 30’s jazz, while multi-award-winning jazz pianist Matt McMahon is set to deliver a memorable collaboration as the Matt McMahon Trio.

Visit balmainrozelle.org.au for all the details

All that jazz

After a two-year break, Inner West Council will once again present the ever-popular Jazz in the Park at Gladstone Park, Balmain. This free outdoor event will feature as part of the Balmain Rozelle Food and Art Festival. Balmain will come alive to the sounds of jazz

JAZZ IN THE PARK

Gladstone Park, Balmain

Saturday 29 April, from 2–5pm

For the full line up visit innerwest.nsw.gov.au/jazzinthepark

APRIL 22–30

ARTY PARTY

22 April, 2-4pm

FAMILY SEWING WORKSHOP

29 April, 1-4pm

Make your Hot Air Balloon & Weaving Basket.

FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT

20 April, 6-9pm

Join us for the opening night of Balmain Rozelle Food and Art Festival. Meet and mingle with local business owners and residents and get into the festival spirit over a beer or two.

WHITE BAY BEER CO

26 Mansfield St, Rozelle

Celebrate the opening of a unique collective exhibition of female artists’ work featuring Tara Eales, Elizabeth Langreiter, Dilara Niriella, Marisabel Gonzalez, Joi Murugavell and Lara Scolari.

LARA SCOLARI

ART GALLERY

46 Beattie St, Balmain

ARTSPARK

43 Merton St, Rozelle; Book at artspark-studio.com.au, $75 per family, 8+ years

BREWERY BIRTHDAY BASH

29 April, from 4pm

Pop by for a beer and say cheers to three years as White Bay Beer Co. celebrates their 3rd birthday!

WHITE BAY BEER CO.

26 Mansfield St, Rozelle

OZHARVEST

22 Apr, 8am-1pm

OzHarvest’s mission is to feed people in need, stop food waste and protect our planet. Find their stall at the local markets to find out about what work they do and learn about food waste.

OZHARVEST

Orange Grove Markets, Lilyfield

VOICES AND PICTURES FROM THE PAST

11 April to 6 May, Tuesdays and Saturdays, 11.30am-3pm

As part of the National Trust Heritage Festival, the Balmain Association will be sharing stories from the donated collection of family history books and presenting a photographic display of where these stories evolved from. Included is Gourlies Corner, which depicts growing up in Balmain and all the activities that occurred in a corner grocery store during the 1950’s.

BALMAIN WATCH HOUSE

179 Darling St, Balmain

MUSIC ON THE STREETS

22 April, 10am-3pm

Enjoy your favourite local music at Loyalty Square Balmain and along Darling Street in Rozelle and Balmain. 343 Brass Band, Batucada Funk, Oompah Loompah Band and The Marble Circus Band plus more will feature.

CHEESE GALORE

Sit down cheese tasting on Wednesday 26th April from 6pm (90 minutes) includes: 4 cheeses + 4 matching condiments + 2 cured meats + crackers and bread, $90 per person.

Cocktail Classes

22, 28 & 29 April, from 6pm

Shake and strain like a true mixologist during this hands-on cocktail making masterclass. You’ll learn how to make three Vietnamese inspired cocktails, before enjoying your creations paired with a modern Vietnamese platter.

THE REVERIE CAT

LILY FIELDS GIN SPECIAL

Try the newest local gin! Use the ‘festival’code at check out, and receive 10% off online purchases.

LILY FIELDS GIN lilyfieldsgin.com.au

Jazz in the Park Picnic Cheese Hamper ‘The Summer Picnic Cheese Platter’, $79 with free delivery on Saturday 29th April for all residents of Balmain, Birchgrove and Rozelle.

CHEESE CELEBRATION

2/595 Darling St, Rozelle

Book and order, cheesecelebration.com.au

576 Darlng St, Rozelle Bookings essential, $105 per ticket, 20% discount at restaurant after the class.

FREE COFFEE

22-29 April

Enjoy one FREE coffee with your meal when you spend $15. Available 11am-2pm daily.

BERTONI

281 Darling St, Balmain

BON APPETIT TUESDAY

25 March, lunch and dinner

Enjoy $25 meal + drink from the Bon Appetit Tuesday menu.

ROYAL OAK BALMAIN

36 College St, Balmain

JAZZ IN THE PARK

29 April, 2-5pm

Jazz in the Park is back! Pack a picnic rug and find a patch of grass in Gladstone Park. Suitable for the whole family and it’s free.

GLADSTONE PARK

Balmain

After the Jazz in the Park book your favourite restaurant or pub, and have a meal with family and friends. Support local!

Local Bar Palooza

Bottomless dumplings and Japanese beers for $65 (2 hours) Duck and Pinot, Choice of two sizes, 1/2 duck and 2 glasses $40 or whole duck and bottle $65

Join in the fun at Local Bar Palooza is a week-long event celebrating local talent and bringing the community together for a fun and entertaining experience. Featuring live music performances, stand-up comedy shows, DJ sets, a rt exhibits, workshops, and more.

Local Bar

729 Darling St, Rozelle Bookings essential localbar.com.au

Corner Bar Festival Specials

Cocktail O’Clock 4-6pm, Mon to Fri. Delicious themed Cocktails on special and $5 Estrella Damm Lager

Tex Mex Tues - $20 Taco Boards including a complimentary Tecate Beer

Wed Tastes of Despana GlebeSpanish Tapas menu and a free glass of Despana’s famous Sangria

Thurs- Dumplings & Curries

Fri - Live Music

Weekends - Corner Bar

Famous Bottomless Brunch all weekend, 2 hours of Margarita Cocktails, Wines, Beer & Sangria, Paired with delicious Mexican dishes, $70 pp, Bookings essential

CORNER BAR

632 Darling St, Rozelle

Sandy Bakeshop Specials

29 April, 2-5pm

Craternoon, Saturdays 22 April and 29 April, 1-3.30pm BYO project, join the table and have a yarn FREE; Jazz in the Park special, 29 April, Festival picnic box to enjoy at Jazz in the Park featuring Sandy Bakeshop

Favourites, pre-order; Cookie marbling workshop Thurs 27 April, 4-4.45pm, a colourful cookie decorations workshop. Ages 5+ parents to stay with kids. $20 per child, limited spaces

SANDY

7/332 Darling St, Balmain sandybakeshop.com.au

Meet The Artist

29 April, 10am-1.30pm

Meet local Artists Kirana and Julius Haag at their Open Studio. See a wide range of paintings and sculptures from this artistic family, enjoy a cup of tea and hear the stories behind the artworks.

KIRANA HAAG

202 Darling St, Balmain

FREE MEAL OFFER

Receive a free Mac & Cheese with any order. Use code N84677D5 at check out.

Limited to the first 20 orders.

THE DINNER CO. thedinnerco.com.au

JAZZ IN THE JUNGLE

29 April, noon–2pm

Enjoy the jazz vibes amongst the living plants and greenery.

THAT PLANT SHOP

661 Darling St, Rozelle