8 Unique Ways to Spend a Hens Weekend in Sydney

Relax, unwind and bond with your favourite people at a hens weekend in Sydney! A fun-filled weekend away with your best girl pals is the perfect excuse for a mini getaway to de-stress before the big day. While most hens party ideas focus on a night out in the town, an afternoon activity or a hen day that is over before you know it, a hens weekend gives you the time to make memories with your loved ones and fit in plenty of hens party activities and hen party games throughout the weekend. And 2024 is the perfect time for a bachelorette party getaway!

Not only is heading along to a hens weekend with your besties a rare chance to spend some time with your girlfriends before the planning process starts to ramp up, it's also an important moment for the bride-to-be to celebrate the people that have played a crucial role in her life – and vice versa. Plus, there are ways to plan a hens weekend while still being considerate of everyone's time and budget. By choosing to stay in Sydney and offering a wide variety of hens party activities, you can try to appeal to everyone attending. It can be stressful to balance so many competing priorities so let us help you with ideas for a hens party weekend! 

Organising a hens staycation can be easier than planning an extravagant weekend away. Instead of spending time in transit getting to a destination and quickly racking up an expensive bill, you'll have more time and space – and of course, funds – to put into the weekend. Plus, if you’re tasked with pulling together the whole weekend, it will take the pressure off organising everyone’s travel itinerary. It also means that guests with other events on the weekend of the hen party will still be able to pop in for some of the fun. 

There are so many fun things to do in Sydney, so even if you're all well-experienced locals, it's easy to ensure that everyone will have the opportunity to try out an activity they have always wanted to do, or better yet, something they never even knew existed in their own neighbourhood! The first step is finding some affordable accommodation in Sydney, and after that, it’s time to look at what activities will best suit your hen weekend and party guests. Whether you’re looking for hens day ideas in the comfort of the accommodation, hens night ideas around Sydney, or vice versa, we have you covered for the weekend. Looking for more classy hens party ideas in Sydney? We've got you covered!

Top 5 hens party ideas in Sydney

• Cocktail and Dumpling Making Class with Honkas Bar + Eats

• Clay and Sip Wheel Throwing Pottery Class with Print Paint Pot

• Tufting Class for Beginners: Make a Tufted Rug with TUTU Studio

• Perfume Making Class: Make Your Own Signature Scent with Kiss Ready Lips

• Beginner's Kintsugi Workshop with Kintsugi Australia

How to Kickstart Your Hens Weekend in Sydney 

Staying in during your hen weekend offers the perfect opportunity for guests to relax and fully enjoy your chosen accommodation, but like any good hens party, you can’t just leave it there. You will need to have some fun hen party ideas at home planned even if you're just after a relaxing night in. These fun and relaxing workshops are the perfect way to bond with each other over the weekend and learn some awesome new skills. Plus if you try a mobile class for hens parties, they can come right to your accommodation and do all the set up, taking a load off you!

Natural Soy Candle Making Class

What better way to remember a hen party than by taking home a memento from the weekend? Even better, it could be something made by you, like a natural scented candle. What's better for a relaxing hens party idea than a candle making class with your favourite people? You can all choose your favourite natural scents and each create bespoke candles with unique signature scents! Then, long after the festivities are over, there's nothing like sitting back, lighting a candle and letting your nose transport you to a favourite memory.

Succulent Terrarium Making Class

The simple addition of interior plants not only aesthetically brightens a space but also has some impressive health benefits. Succulent terrariums can reduce anxiety and stress, help sharpen your focus and purify the air. And despite all the magic and romance around wedding time, it can also be super stressful and nerve-wracking as the big day approaches. Not only is a succulent terrarium making class a fun hens weekend idea for everyone during the day or night, but taking home your individually designed piece will actually be a very valuable addition to the bride’s (and her guest’s) home or workspace as the wedding day approaches!

Classic Cocktail Making Class

You can’t say farewell to your best friend's single life without a few cocktails, and staying in would generally mean forgoing these beloved drinks. However, organising a cocktail making hens party will not only mean you get to sip these delights in the comfort of your own place, it also teaches you some handy mixology skills to continue making the drinks all night. You can choose to learn classic popular cocktails or more exotic spins on signature cocktails if you're after something a bit more unique. This activity is perfect for an afternoon or at-home hen night during your weekend staycation in Sydney. Just because you're staying home doesn't mean you can't enjoy a quality tipple! 

Hand Building Pottery Workshop

Everyone knows the famous pottery scene in the 1990s movie Ghost. Take some of that passion and throw it into a hand building pottery workshop! Even though it won’t be the bride and groom partaking in the activity doesn’t mean you can’t have some fun with the girls. By the end of the class, you will have made a coffee or tea mug, a breakfast bowl and any other creations you have in mind. This activity is perfect for a fun day out during the hen weekend.

Twist, Sip and Paint Workshop

If you know the bride has always wanted to try painting but needs some encouragement, then why not surprise her with a twist, sip and paint workshop one night during the hen weekend. In these workshops, encouragement comes in two forms: your best girlfriends around you and of course wine! You will be guided by an artist to create your own take on the selected picture, and by the end of the class, you’re bound to impress yourself and everyone else with your newfound skills and reconnection to art.

Chocolate Truffle Workshop

If you’re dealing with guests of all ages and vast interests you will need to find some common ground. Finding something that everyone will enjoy can be tough, but you can't go wrong with a chocolate truffle workshop (unless they're dairy-free of course!) In this workshop, you will be able to choose a mould before creating your own delicious filled chocolate where the flavours are completely in your hands. This class is guaranteed to get deliciously messy and is a great way to bond and have fun with the girls during a hens weekend in Sydney. 

DIY Flower Crown Making

Nothing says "wedding" like a beautiful bouquet of blooms or a fabulous flower crown! At flower crown workshops in Sydney, you'll learn the art of flower crown making from a local florist. What better way to spark inspiration for the big day? Enjoy learning about a plethora of flower varieties and discover the technical aspects of flower crown making. After the class, celebrate with a few selfies! This is one of the most popular hen's party ideas on offer because it's both fun and functional. You'll learn how to create flower crowns for the big day and enjoy spending time with you nearest and dearest. DIY wedding? Yes, please! 

Dinner sorted with cooking classes

It's dinner time and you and the other hens have spent all day playing hens party games, enjoying hens party activities and throwing in some relaxing to keep everyone energized and now it's time for dinner. Well you could go out to a restaurant but why not elevate the event in true hens party style by organising a cooking class? Not only is it a fun way to spend the evening, you'll all get to sit down at the end and eat your creations. Sharing a meal you all made together just make that dinner time a little extra special. Plus you'll all learn new recipes to take home and spoil others with (or each other again). So whether you're keen to learn how to hand make pasta, roll your own sushi or throw some shrimp on the barbie, there's a cuisine to please everyone.