What's on in Newtown on a budget?
78 upcoming events
We've rounded up 78 upcoming events in Newtown on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Newtown on a budget
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Sun27
Sunday 27 September
Sun 27 · 2 PMFree
🎉Club☀️Open air
Sapphic Sundae Feat. DJ Mikx
157 King St
Sun 27 · 3 PMA$20
🏷️Other
Teochew Meet Up / Newtown, Sydney
8 52 Hong Kong Restaurant
Sun 27 · 5 PMA$0
🧘Wellness🌳Outdoors
Music and Meditation
Temple on the Park
Mon 28A$17
🎤Stand-up
Sydney's best comedy show! Wild!
The Bank Hotel, The Marly, Newtown Hotel, Stonewall Newtown & Imperial
Mon 28Free
🎉Club💿DJ set
KEY’D-UP PIANO BAR
The Newtown Hotel
Mon28
Monday 28 September
Tue29
Tuesday 29 September
Tue 29A$0
✂️Workshop
After someone dies: What happens next?
Newtown Neighbourhood Centre
Tue 29 · 3 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services💼Career
Come and get techie: Newtown Library
Newtown Library
Tue 29 · 3 PMA$10
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Gentle yoga with Georgina
Older Women's Network - Newtown Wellness Centre
Tue 29 · 6 PMA$25
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Kundalini Yoga From The Himalayas
Older Women's Network - Newtown Wellness Centre
Tue 29 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Botany View Hotel
The Botany View Hotel
Wed30
Wednesday 30 September
Wed 30A$10
🧘Wellness🎷Swing
Ukulele with Lindy
Older Women's Network - Newtown Wellness Centre
Wed 30 · 12 PMA$10
🧘Wellness
Gongbath – sound healing
Newtown
Wed 30 · 1:30 PMA$10
🪡Crafts🧘Wellness
Creative Connections – Art Therapy Class
Older Women's Network - Newtown Wellness Centre
Wed 30 · 6:15 PMFree
🎬Cinema🍿Film club
Film screening + Q&A: Sukundimi Walks Before Me
Newtown Dendy Cinema
Wed 30 · 6:15 PMFree
🎬Cinema🗣️Talk
Sukundimi Walks Before Me — Q&A and screening
Newtown Dendy Cinema
Wed 30 · 7 PMA$5–6.61
🎲Improv🎤Stand-up
No Strings Improv | Open improv comedy sessions
Studio 2 - Grace Acting Studios
Wed 30Free
👑Drag show🎉Club
DAH !
The Newtown Hotel
Wed 30 · 8 PMA$15–30
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
"The Cookers” at Eight O'clock Sharp
Newtown Mission
Wed 30 · 9 PMA$9–12
🎤Stand-up
$9 Comedy Show | Amateur Open Mic | The Laugh Inn
The Newtown Hotel
Thu 1Free
👑Drag show🎉Club
DAH !
The Newtown Hotel
Thu1
Thursday 1 October
Thu 1 · 3:30 PMA$0
🎪Street party
Well Life Services Grand Opening
Well Life Services
Thu 1Free
👑Drag show🎤Music quiz
FELICITY’S FULL HOUSE
The Newtown Hotel
Thu 1 · 8 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic☀️Open air
SADDLE CLUB | Originals and Country Covers by Indra @ Palomino Bar Enmore
Palomino Lounge Enmore
Fri 2Free
👑Drag show🎤Music quiz
FELICITY’S FULL HOUSE
The Newtown Hotel
Later
Sat 3 · 3 PMA$20
🧘Wellness
Accentuate the Positive: How to work with negative emotions
Temple on the Park
Sun 4 · 10 AMA$55
🗣️Talk🤔Philosophy
The Search for a Sense of Personal Identity: a Buddhist View
Newtown
Sun 4 · 2:30 PMA$55
🗣️Talk🤔Philosophy
Understand Your Mind
Newtown
Mon 5 · 1 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🗣️Talk
Environmentally Sustainable Design at the RS&S Mill: Talk and Tour
AsOne Coworking
Tue 6 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Shut Up and Write @ Rebecchi's
Rebecchi's
Tue 6 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk
NEBC Conversation Series: Defining Belonging
Dendy Cinemas Newtown
Wed 7 · 6:45 PMA$20–50
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
InnerDance ~ Kundalini EnerJourney in SYDNEY * NSW
FlourMill Space
Wed 7 · 8 PMA$15–30
🎷Jazz🔬Experimental
LIGHT and SOUND — Leonie Cohen + Yao Mikami; Paul Cutlan + Abby Constable
Newtown Mission
Thu 8 · 12 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
GAS SYD presents The NXT1
STUDIO 551
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic
Open Mic Night Newtown: Musicians, comedians and poets
8 52 Hong Kong Restaurant
Thu 8 · 6 PMA$6.61
📜Poetry🎫Concert
Poetry & Song Open mic and feature performances, Newtown
8 52 Hong Kong Restaurant
Thu 8 · 6 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Class of 2026 Graduation Mass
St Josephs College Geelong, Br OS Adams Centre (Gym)
Thu 8 · 6:15 PMA$20–60
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Epicure Ecstatic Dance - Newtown
FlourMill Space
Sat 10 · 10:30 AMFree
📚Literature🥂Opening
Rising Lines: Book Launch
Rebecchi's
Mon 12Free
✂️Workshop🗣️Talk
Word Partners Oceania Sydney Training October 2026
ENC Office Training Room
Tue 13 · 5:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop🏋️Fitness
Staying Motivated with your Training
Kieser Geelong
Wed 14 · 5:30 PMFree
🎫Concert
Newtown Open Mic Night
8 52 Hong Kong Restaurant
Wed 14 · 7 PMA$2
🎤Stand-up
FREE ENTRY // COMEDY ARCADE
Astro's Arcade Bar
Wed 14 · 8 PMA$15–30
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
The Ed Rodrigues Band at Eight O'clock Sharp
Newtown Mission
Sat 17A$0
🧾Drop-in services🧘Wellness
Newtown anxiety support group
Newtown Neighbourhood Centre
Sat 17 · 7 PMA$20–30
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
JAMIE LENA KERSLAKE — The Ruins of an Over-Enthused Heart Album Launch (with Ebs Yeah)
The Confectionery - Recording Studio & Rehearsal Space
Mon 19 · 2 PMFree
Social knitting group
Newtown Library
Wed 21 · 8 PMA$15–30
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌐World music
East of West
Newtown Mission
Thu 22 · 1:30 PMA$20–35
🗣️Talk
Guiding Youth through cultural confusion
St. Stephen's Anglican Church
Fri 23 · 6 PMA$20
Freaky Friday
Train station's ticket gate
Sat 24 Oct · 6 AMA$15–30
IT'S ALL LOVE HALLOWEEN PARTY SYDNEY 2026
24 King St
Sat 24 Oct · 12:15 PMA$20–40
Surf Coast Calisthenics 21st Annual Concert 2026
Sacred Heart College - Performing Arts Theatre
Sat 24 Oct · 4:30 PMA$10
♀️Feminism💛Inclusivity
Matriarch Circle x Womens Library
The Women's Library
Sat 24 Oct · 6 PMA$12
Lesbian Film Club Sydney Trivia Night & Halloween Dress-Up
Newtown Neighbourhood Centre
Sun 25 Oct · 10 AMFree
Guild St Mary's Cricket Fun Day- Geelong Children's Week Event
Frier Reserve
Wed 28 Oct · 12 PMFree
Project Independence in Geelong - Discovery Sessions
St Mary's Sporting Club Geelong
Wed 28 Oct · 8 PMA$15–30
🔬Experimental🎷Jazz
SIWJF - Sumn Conduit plus Bonnie Stewart Solo
Newtown Mission
Thu 29 Oct · 5:30 PMFree
🏷️Other
Sydney Monthly Social Tech Meetup
Mountain Goat Newtown
Thu 29 Oct · 7:30 PMA$15–25
🎤Stand-up
Stand-Up Comedy Show | Monthly at Buddy's in Newtown
Buddy's Bar Newtown
Thu 29 Oct · 7:30 PMA$20–30
Buddy's Comedy | Stand-Up Comedy Newtown
Buddy's Bar Newtown
Fri 30 Oct · 5 PMFree
Spooky Ball - Haunted Castle 2026
Pride Centre
Fri 6 Nov · 10 AMFree
Family Open Morning
28 Oxford St
Sat 7 Nov · 3 PMA$20
🧘Wellness🗣️Talk
Beating burnout and stress
Temple on the Park
Wed 18 Nov · 6:30 PMA$20–25
NSW Premiere - What Happened to Olivia?
Dendy Cinemas Newtown
Sun 22 Nov · 12 PMA$15–60
🍽️Food
Beaujolais Long Lunch 2026
The Heights Heritage House and Garden
Sat 5 Dec · 3 PMA$20
🧘Wellness
How to remain unshaken by life’s ups and downs
Temple on the Park
Fri 1 Jan · 7 AMA$0
27km for 2027 - Torquay
LSKD Geelong
See also in Newtown on a budget
Tomorrow · 8 PMFree
🎸Rock💿DJ set
Music at The MiTCH feat. Lemon Joe
The MiTCH, Alexandria
Sat 10 · 7 PM
🎶Singer-songwriter🌐World music
漂洋过海来听你｜海洋 Lucas 2026 Live Show
7–11 Allen Street Waterloo NSW 2017
Tomorrow · 4 PMA$35–100
🌐World music🎶Singer-songwriter
African Gospel Echoes - Australia Tour 2026 - Sydney
Hillsong Church Waterloo Campus
Sun 27 · 2 PMA$40–45
🎤Karaoke
SING IT! with Trevor Jones
The Grand Electric, Sydney
Fri 2 · 7 PMA$20–70
☀️Open air🌳Outdoors
Home Of The Brave 2026
Aunty Fay Carroll Hall, Green Square Public School and Community Spaces, Zetland
Sat 3 · 2 PM
🎷Jazz💜Soul / Funk
move my way festival / eora / Carriageworks
Carriageworks, Sydney
At 7 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Husky
The Vanguard, Sydney
Tomorrow · 7:30 PMA$10–20
🎸Rock💿DJ set
'POSIES' - For Clift EP Launch
The Chippo Hotel, Chippendale
At 7 PMA$22
🎉Club💿DJ set
Friday Singles Night
Bar Noun (Green Square Acai), Zetland
At 6:30 PMA$15–23
💿DJ set🎉Club
Barley Passable Presents; "She Moves With The Wind"
The Eveleigh Hotel, Redfern
Tomorrow · 7 PMA$27.78–59.54
🎉Parties
Saturday Night Kirtan & Dinner in Redfern
Humming Puppy Yoga Sydney, Redfern
At 6 PMA$11.38–14.38
🎉Club💿DJ set
FREAKS UNION INAUGURAL GENERAL MEETING
Goodspace, Chippendale
At 6:45 PMA$20
🪕Country🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Cowboy Country Friday nights
The Imperial Erskineville
At 7:35 PMFree4.7(584)
🎉Club
Alcotraz: Sydney's First Prison-Themed Cocktail Bar
Alcotraz Sydney: Cell Block One-Six
At 9:30 PMA$22
🎤Stand-up
We need to talk - Couples comedy show
Improv Theatre Sydney, Alexandria
Thu 1 · 6:30 PMA$7–12
📜Poetry📜Poetry slam
Bread & Butter Poetry Slam - SEPTEMBER 2026
The Nest Creative Space - Eora / Sydney, Alexandria
Sat 10 · 3 PMA$39–45
🕺Musical🎭Theatre
ICONS: Trailblazers of the Stage and Screen
Pact, Sydney
Fri 2 · 6:30 PMA$17–27
🎭Theatre
In The Works: Azimeh / عزيمه
PACT Centre for Emerging Artists, Erskineville
At 7 PMA$30–95
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
Ready Set Drag Sydney
Two80 Cabaret, Surry Hills
At 8 PMA$53.19–106.14
🎤Stand-up
悉尼｜假期带娃观演｜喜剧之王单口季｜明星漫才专场 —「开机」
Tom Mann Theatre, Surry Hills
Tomorrow · 7:30 PMA$38.37
🎤Stand-up
Secret Comedy Club in Surry Hills - Sydney Stand Up Comedy Show
Crown Hotel Surry Hills
Tue 29
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Shane Cotton and Fiona Pardington
1301SW, Melbourne
Sun 4 · 11 AMA$0–53.24
🧺Market
Wild Faaji x StreetSouk: Sydney Streetwear Marketplace [FREE RSVP]
110 Botany Rd, Alexandria
Wed 30 · 5:30 PMA$15
📚Literature
South Eveleigh September Book Club 2026
Books Ever After (above The Grounds South Eveleigh)
Wed 30 · 6:30 PMA$399
🍽️Food
Giuseppe Mascarello x Giacomo Boveri Barolo and Timorasso Wine Dinner
Attenzione! Food & Wine, Redfern
TomorrowA$5
🖼️Exhibition
Shipwreck Odyssey
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
Tomorrow · 12 PMA$17.19
🍽️Food
8000 Years of Wine: Georgia & Beyond
40 Hansard St, Zetland
Tomorrow · 3 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition
TBSSS annual studio exhibition
Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School, Erskineville
At 5 PMFree
👾Video games
Factory 95 - Meet the Developers
F10.01.101 New Law Building Annex, Lecture Room 101, Camperdown
At 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Gender and Cultural Studies
New Law Building Foyer, Level 2 (F10-201), Camperdown
Tomorrow · 5:30 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Ordinary
The Lord Gladstone, Sydney
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Venues in Newtown on a budget
Dollie & Stella
5 events
Newtown Mission
5 events
Bootleggers (Kelly's upstairs)
6 events
333 King St
23 events
Temple on the Park
6 events
The Newtown Hotel
27 events
Older Women's Network - Newtown Wellness Centre
6 events
FlourMill Space
23 events
Enmore Theatre
6 events
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The Enmore Theatre
11 events
8 52 Hong Kong Restaurant
5 events
Newtown Neighbourhood Centre
7 events