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What’s your Sydney spring personality? A beach wanderer, weekend bruncher, creative crafter or someone who will happily say yes to anything that gets you out of the house? With warmer days on the horizon, there’s no shortage of things to do in Sydney this weekend. From making something with your hands to chasing sunshine by the harbour, here are a few spring-ready ways to spend your weekend.
Get crafty with a hands-on workshop
Craft days are on the rise, and there’s good reason why! More people are turning to hands-on activities as a way to put their phones down, tune out and get creative. Whether you’re catching up with friends or simply want to try something new, discover plenty of hands-on workshops around Sydney, from pottery and painting to jewellery making.
Try a wheel throwing class and get your hands stuck into some clay, or make something colourful at a neon paint and sip session. Feeling fancy? A perfume making class lets you create your own signature scent, while a Turkish mosaic lamp workshop is a fun way to spend an afternoon making colourful home decor to add to your space.
The best part? You don’t need to be naturally crafty. These workshops are designed to be beginner-friendly, so you can simply turn up, have a go and see what happens.
Chase the jacarandas in bloom
Few things announce spring in Sydney quite like a jacaranda-covered street. When those purple blooms arrive, it’s the perfect excuse to grab your camera, round up a friend and go for a wander.
Kirribilli’s McDougall Street is one of the city’s most famous jacaranda spots, but you’ll find purple pockets around suburbs including Paddington, the North Shore and the Inner West too.
Make a morning of it by picking up coffee along the way, wandering somewhere new and stopping for a leisurely lunch afterwards. No rigid itinerary required—just follow the flowers!
Make brunch the main event
Sydney’s café culture was practically made for spring weekends. Instead of rushing through breakfast, turn brunch into an event.
Pick a neighbourhood you don’t usually visit and make a morning of exploring it. Wander through local streets, stop for a long brunch and finish with a sweet treat or coffee.
Or want to learn how to make it yourself? Try a barista and coffee art class in Surry Hills and learn how to make better coffee and pick up some latte art skills along the way. If you’re a fan of matcha (like the whole world is!), grab your friends and head to this matcha making workshop, conveniently also located in Surry Hills. Here, you can discover how to whisk your own matcha and enjoy a matcha latte that you made yourself.
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Get creative with a picnic
Spring picnic season has finally arrived. Find a grassy patch in a park, bring your favourite snacks and make a few hours of it.
To spice up your picnic, add a creative activity. Pack a sketchbook and draw the scenery, bring a journal, make friendship bracelets or put together a little flower arrangement from blooms you’ve picked up locally.
If you’d rather have everything taken care of, this flower arranging picnic is a great spring-friendly option. You’ll work with flowers to create your own arrangement, then enjoy a picnic lunch outside and enjoy the spring weather.
Take your weekend to the water
Spring is prime time for rediscovering Sydney’s coastline. Before the summer crowds and serious heat arrive, head out for one of the city’s iconic coastal walks.
Try the Bondi to Coogee walk for dramatic ocean views, stop for a swim if the weather is feeling generous, or keep things gentler with a wander around the harbour. Pack some snacks, bring a hat and let the day unfold at its own pace.
Make your weekend all about food
Sydney weekends and good food go hand in hand, so why not make your next meal part of the experience?
Instead of choosing another restaurant, learn how to make something yourself. A dumpling making session in Potts Point is a fun pick for groups, while a French croissant baking workshop in Maroubra is perfect for anyone who dreams of mastering those flaky layers at home.
For something with a little more evening energy, head to a cocktail and dumpling making class. You’ll get to make, shake and eat your way through the experience—essentially the ideal weekend combination.
Make something for your home
Spring is the perfect time to do some cleaning and freshen up your home, which is why we recommend a class to learn a new skill and spend some time with your favourite people!
Make it out of the group chat with a resin art class and design a cheeseboard and coaster set, make your own candle to add some fragrant scents to your home, or have a go at stained glass suncatcher making and create something that will catch the spring sunshine.
You get to chat while you work, learn something new and leave with a handmade souvenir of your day.
Slow down with a garden-inspired activity
Not every spring weekend needs to be packed from morning until night. Sometimes you just want to do something relaxing, creative and a little bit wholesome.
A greenhouse terrarium making class or Kokedama workshop is a lovely way to spend a slower afternoon and make your own leafy creation to add to your collection (or start up a new one at home). For something even more zen, try a bonsai class for beginners and learn the basics of caring for your own miniature tree.
These are the kinds of spring activities that make you forget to check your phone for a couple of hours, which might be exactly what you and your weekend need.
End the weekend with a sunset
Leave some room for doing absolutely nothing. Pick up takeaway, find a harbour-side lookout or beach spot and watch the sky change colour as the day winds down.
A good spring weekend in Sydney can be as simple as sunshine, good food, a creative activity and time with people you enjoy.
So whether you’re chasing jacarandas, learning to throw pottery or simply sitting by the water with a coffee, there are plenty of things to do this weekend in Sydney. Spring is here—you might as well make the most of it.
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